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Arkansas Concrete Pavement Conference

Tuesday, 11 August 2026 10:02
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Despite the heat, industry professionals from across Arkansas and beyond came together at the Hot Springs Embassy Suites conference center to learn how long life concrete pavements can be a benefit to any transportation system. Arkansas DOT Director Jared Wiley kicked things off with opening comments and review of the many initiatives ArDOT has been pursuing. Two Arkansas concrete paving projects were also in the spotlight and honored as Gold Award Winners for Excellence during the conference. Many thanks to our sponsors and exhibitors for all their support!

ACPA National Award Winners

Wednesday, 31 December 2025 13:51
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Congratulations to our ACPA National Award winners! Two OK/AR Chapter projects brought home the Gold from this year’s American Concrete Pavement Association Excellence in Concrete Pavements awards. The I 35 project also earned the Best in Show Innovation award. The awards program encourages high-quality workmanship in every concrete pavement project and serves as a forum for sharing information about highly successful projects.

 

Project:            Taxiway C Reconstruction

Owner               Bill & Hillary Clinton National Airport

Contractor:     Weaver Bailey Contractors

Engineer:         Garver

 

Project:            I 35 in Garvin County

Owner               Oklahoma Department of Transportation

Contractor:     Duit Construction

Engineer:         MacArthur Associated Consultants

Mark Your Calendar – Oklahoma Concrete Pavement Conference March 10th & 11th, 2026

Tuesday, 30 December 2025 15:46
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The dates have been set for March 10 & 11th 2026 for the next Oklahoma Concrete Conference at the Embassy Suites Hotel Downtown Medical Center in Oklahoma City. Please mark your calendars so you don’t miss this important event.

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Arkansas Concrete Pavement Conference

Friday, 15 August 2025 14:07
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Industry professionals from across Arkansas and beyond came together at the Hot Springs Embassy Suites conference center to learn how long life concrete pavements can be a benefit to any transportation system. ArDOT Director Jared Wiley kicked things off with opening comments and a rundown of construction in the great State of Arkansas. Many thanks to our sponsors and exhibitors for all their support!

ACPA Provides Pavement ME Training for Arkansas

Friday, 16 May 2025 15:40
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ACPA delivered a full day of training on designing concrete pavements utilizing AASHTO’s Pavement ME Design tool for Arkansas DOT through ACPA’s OK/AR Chapter. This tool is the state-of-the-art design technology that many DOTs are currently working to implement. ACPA’s training focused on how to ensure that designs can be optimized through strategies beyond increasing thicknesses and costs. The training also focused on the various pitfalls that designers may run into while using the complex tool.