2021 FALL ASPHALT SEMINAR

Advancing Through Collaboration: Paving the Way for Excellence

An inspector ensures proper bonding in an OAPC education video. The Ontario Asphalt Pavement Council’s annual Fall Asphalt Seminar, Advancing Through Collaboration: Paving the Way for Excellence, was again hosted virtually in 2021. The virtual seminar brought together over 120 industry leaders and stakeholders. The keynote presentation “A Collaborative Approach to Warm Mix Implementation — A Contractor/Producer Perspective” was delivered by Justin Baxter of The Miller Group.

The second keynote presenter, Teresa Di Felice, CAA South Central Ontario’s AVP of Government and Community Relations, gave the audience an update on the CAA/ORBA Partnership on The Worst to Best Roads Campaign. Other presentations included MTO Bituminous Specification Updates and Other EMO Initiatives by Gelu Vasiliu; Responsible RAP Use: OGRA/OAPC 2020 RAP Survey Results by Amin Mneina; and Recap of the 2021 Asphalt Technical Symposium (ATS) and OAETG Updates & Next Steps by Sina Varamini. ORBA’s Director of Technical Services, Doubra Ambaiowei, showcased the latest OAPC factsheets and educational videos. Presentations can be found on the ORBA website under Events.