April 2, 2021

For this project, the scope was to rehabilitate a failing roadway. The scope when funding was applied for was a 4-inch mill and 4-inch fill. In the end, over 55,000 tons of fiber-reinforced HMA were placed in a 3-inch mill and a 4-inch fill section.

On one of the most dangerous and busiest highways in the State of Utah, Staker Parson Materials and Construction was able to safely mill and overlay a stretch of US-6 during the night hours from May to September 2020.

The project consists of rotomilling 3-inches of existing asphalt and replacing with 3-inches of new, fine graded HMA. Structure work (E1210, C-288, and F-457); removing existing asphalt, structural pothole patching and repaving paving back.

Construction on SR-92 and SR-144 consisted of 1.5-inch to 3-inch mill and overlay over 11.4 miles using both HMA and SMA mixes. Throughout the project, we placed 7,615 tons of HMA and 21,113 tons of SMA.

The US-89; SR-203 to 40th St. project involved the rehabilitation of the existing roadway on a very busy stretch on US-89 in Ogden, Utah.

Working with the cycling community was one of the more unique aspects of this project. The canyon is a major hotspot for cycling, and our goal was to keep the canyon open to the cyclers as much as possible while maintaining a safe route with the automobile traffic.

Paul “Bup” Minardi is an industry veteran of more than 25 years. Wheeler Machinery Co. employed Bup before he started Mountain Regional Equipment Solutions, Inc. (MRES) in April 2004.

With COVID-19 having such a dramatic impact on fuel demand in 2020, an important public policy vulnerability has resurfaced: Fuel supply and demand is subject to fluctuation, and relying on this inconsistent model to pay for roads leads to unsteady levels of funding.

Clint Morton, Attending BYU in Business Management/Construction Management Expected to Graduate in December 2022 “I have been in the public works industry for 15 years, starting as a seasonal road maintenance worker for Vernal City to my current position of the Street Superintendent for Vernal City. I am an instructor for Utah LTAP, and I

I am the executive director of the Utah Asphalt Pavement Association. Here in 2021, we have a wonderful opportunity to celebrate 10 years since the inception of UAPA back in March 2011.