Caltrans asphalt specs change again
Caltrans and industry met for several years to overhaul Section 39 of the Caltrans asphalt specifications, and a major revision was published on July 31, 2007. A significant revision was published in March of 2008. More meetings have been held and a new revision was published in June of 2009. CalAPA is currently gathering feedback on how the new specification is performing in the field. Watch this page for news on this and other Section 39 happenings.
Click HERE to visit the main page of the Caltrans Office of the Office Engineer, which publishes specifications. The OE also publishes a "look ahead" of future Caltrans projects
Click HERE to download the marked-up Section 39 specifications handed out by Terrie Bresette of Caltrans on June 16, 2009 at a joint CalAPA-Caltrans Section 39 seminar (File Size Warning: 2.4 MB file).
The Caltrans Division of Construction maintains a Hot Mix Asphalt page of helpful informaiton. Click HERE to view.
Caltrans posted the updated version of the Section 39 specification (along with all other sections) on its website on June 10, 2009. The entire document is 381 pages. Ciick HERE to download a truncated version (66 pages in PDF format) that is just the section that pertains to asphalt (Section 39)
If you want to download the entire updated specification (a 359 page PDF document), click HERE .
CalAPA is offering a half-day seminar statewide, reviewed by Caltrans, titled, "Critical Changes to Caltrans 39 Asphalt Specifications." Click HERE to view schedule or sign-up.
Caltrans updated its Quality Control Manual for Hot Mix Asphalt in June of 2009. Click HERE to download the latest version. Note: Use with the 2006 Amendment to the Standard Specifications.
The Caltrans Material Plant Quality Program (MPQP) manual was last updated in July of 2008. Click HERE to download it.
A Quality Control Plan Review Checklist for Hot Mix Asphalt (a Word document) can be found HERE.
Caltrans Quality Control Quality Assurance Manual orginally published in June 2002.
Click HERE to view.
Click HERE to read a California Asphalt Insider article about delays in JMF verification as a result of confusion over Section 39 changes.