As we look to 2022 and beyond, I am excited to know that the future is bright in our shared industry. I am humbled by the good people and ideas that build this country and give us our infrastructure. Simply put, we are all a part of an incredible legacy.
Indeed, it is a legacy built on grit, determination, innovation, and dedication that gave us all that we have today. So, the question I keep asking myself is this: Is it enough? Is it enough to keep doing things as we have always done? Is it enough to simply pass along the torch of this legacy? Is it enough to simply keep the flame of the torch lit, ensuring that those who follow will indeed have a light to go on, but not much more?
Or should we dare to think differently? Should we dare to change what has been done or what has worked so well? We’ve literally moved mountains in the past, and I think it is past time we do it again. Maybe not in the literal sense (although we are still doing that exact thing today), but more so in the sense of moving the mountains, which preclude us from thinking differently about designs, about construction practices, about how we test pavements, about what is and what is not possible and about what it is that our legacy will be?
I believe we owe as much to the legacy upon which we all draw from each and every day. We certainly have the ability. The same grit, determination, and innovation that gave us all that we have still runs deep in each of our individual and collective veins as an industry.
I believe we can do it. The past proves we’ve done it before, so let’s do it again. Not because we want to, but because we have to — I believe we owe as much to the legacy upon which we all draw from each and every day. We certainly have the ability. The same grit, determination, and innovation that gave us all that we have still runs deep in each of our individual and collective veins as an industry.
The future is indeed bright in our industry — let’s make it just a bit brighter. Here’s to a great year in 2022!
– Reed
