ACPA
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A conversation with Bill Davenport,
VP/communications, American Concrete
Pavement Association
T
he American Concrete Pavement
Association (ACPA) is the only trade
association in the United States that is
specifically focused on the interests of the concrete
pavement industry. Based in Rosemont, Ill., the
association was formed in 1963 and incorporated in
1964. The association has a decidedly business-to-
business and business-to-government focus, as its
member companies are primarily engaged in public
works projects acrossNorthAmerica.
One of the factors that prompted the formation of
ACPAwas the landmark legislation signed into law
by PresidentDwightD. Eisenhower. The legislation
authorized the construction of the nation's Interstate
highway system. In the early 1960s, a group of
paving contractors, material & equipment suppliers
and leaders of the Portland Cement Association
recognized a need for an organization to meet the
needs of the concrete pavement industry. ACPA's
founding principles included maintaining and
