We and many other organizations are
working closely with Congress to resolve
these issues and find long-term, sustainable
solutions.
Highways, airports, roadways, and other
pavements are vital to commerce and other
bus iness , both internationa l ly and
domestically. If we as a nation are going to
remain competitive, we have to invest in the
construction of new facilities, while also
rehabilitating and preserving what we have
in place now. Unfortunately, without long-
term reauthorization of the transportation
legislation, and without solutions to the
federal funding picture, we simply cannot
keep up with the challenges associated with
normal wear and tear; increased traffic;
heavier loads on highways; and other issues
that threatenour system.
BUSINESS WORLD:
As far as your
membership, and ways that you as an
association go about engaging them, what
sorts of things have worked or resonated
most often– is it events? Is it publications?
DAVENPORT:
Publications are cer-
tainly one resource we offer, but in a larger
sense, one of our greatest resources is
information. In recent years, we've been
keeping pace with the digital age, and have
disseminated information via our website
(and microsites); web and smart phone
apps; and other digital delivery methods.
The digital age has had a profound effect on
the way we deliver information, and this
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Concrete overlays are increasingly popular because
of their durability, as well as their economic benefits,
which have come into sharper focus because of the
volatility of asphalt and other petrochemical products.
(Photo courtesy of Ron Youngman, P.E.)
