Welcome to Issue #3 of On the Road for 2020! What a year and what a great time to be involved in the asphalt pavement design, construction, and maintenance industry! Somehow, despite this wonderfully crazy year we have all been a part of, we have made it to August. Which means that even though as busy as everything seems right now, cooler months and shortened days are certainly ahead and just right around the proverbial corner; and while 2020 will certainly be a year to remember, I think I can safely say that many of us are looking forward to a time when things may get back to being a little more “normal” in the near future.

I am really proud of this issue of On the Road. Our friends at the newsLINK Group, LLC have done a great job of helping UAPA put together some of the best interviews and information we have had to date. It was our pleasure to host Lt. Governor Spencer Cox at the 2020 Utah Asphalt Conference this year and it’s exciting and informative to gain better insights into his thoughts on infrastructure in the pages of this issue. Similarly, Natalie Gouchnour’s expertise on Utah’s economy both now and into the future is both reassuring and thought-provoking as we all reconcile the ongoing ramifications of COVID-19 and its continued spread. My favorite piece, however, comes from Daniel Burrus’s article in helping us to all understand that even though events like COVID-19 may rage, we can all exercise and plan to have more control in our lives and in our businesses. I particularly, enjoyed his advice on using COVID-19 as a positive disruptor. He says, “The way I see it, COVID-19 isn’t our biggest problem, it’s what we are doing, or not doing about it.” It’s this kind of information that causes me to think that this issue of On the Road will help give you some good insights and hopefully cause you to act for the better.