Dr. James Bryce has been selected to fill the Pat Parsons’ Asphalt Faculty Position within the Wadsworth Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering at West Virginia University’s Benjamin M. Statler College of Engineering and Mineral Resources.

The Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) released its Carbon Reduction Program (CRP) Implementation Guidance, unlocking $6.4 billion in formula funding over five years to help states and localities develop carbon reduction strategies. While the CRP was established in the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA)of 2021, also known as the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law (BIL), NAPA sought inclusion of paving activities by highlighting asphalt pavement's many climate-friendly technologies, to help states and localities meet their climate goals.

The Communications Infrastructure Contractors Association posted a reminder that National Work Zone Awareness Week (NWZAW) will be observed, April 11-15 with this year’s theme of “Work Zones are a Sign to Slow Down.” Over the past few years, the tower industry has been impacted by motorists interfering with and endangering crews who were working in bucket trucks at tower sites adjacent to roadways. An Inside Towers article in 2020 detailed how traffic control is important in tower work.