Fall 2008 Newsletter
NEW! Fall 2008 Newsletter
It is not too late to register for the 2008 NPHQ Annual Highway Quality Conference. Check out the content of this Conference in this Newsletter. Download your registration form and submit it today. The 2009 Call for Nominations for the 2009 National Achievement Awards is also presented in this newsletter.
NEW! FALL 2008 QUALITY QUICK TAKES
Quality Quick Takes, Fall 2008
Call for Nominations
NEW! 2009 National Achievement Award
The Call for Nominations for the 2009 NPHQ National Achievement Award has been issued by the NPHQ Steering Committee. Nominations are due in the office of the NPHQ Executive Director by 5:00 P.M. on May 5, 2009. This will be the eighth time these awards have been offered, the first time being in 1995.
This Call for Nominations is extended to each State Highway Agency, each State Highway Quality Partnership, each County Roadway Agency, and each City Street Department in the United States. Also, the limit of one nomination per public entity has been removed. This could be the year for your Federal, State, County, or City roadway delivery team to win this coveted award.
If you are unable to download and print this package with the nomination form, a printed copy can be obtained by contacting Executive Director Bob Templeton using the contact information on the last page of this form.
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2009 NPHQ Annual Highway Quality Conference
NEW! The 2008 NPHQ Annual Highway Quality Conference will be held on November 6-7 in San Antonio, Texas at the Hyatt Regency Riverwalk Hotel. The focus of the Conference will be Building Highway User Support. Private sector speakers are being recruited to present their methods for getting their staffs to focus on customer satisfaction. Mr. John Martin, CEO of Southeastern Institute of Research is confirmed as the keynote speaker to kick off the conference. You don't want to miss this conference. Please download and submit your completed Conference Registration Form and plan to meet with us. The conference finishes at Noon on Friday, November 6, providing opportunity for you to stay over and enjoy San Antonio.
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Download the Preliminary Conference Agenda
Conference Sponsorships
Platinum, Gold, Silver, and Bronze sponsorships are available for The NPHQ 2008 Annual Highway Quality Conference announced above. These sponsorships provide an excellent opportunity for organizations and firms to participate in the conference and publicize their name and products, programs, and/or services to those attending the Conference. The Steering Committee is anticipating 85 to 100 attendees at this conference. Attendees will be from State, Federal, and local highway agencies, highway industry organizations, private highway industry firms, academia, etc. The benefits for being a sponsor at this conference are as follow:
- One complimentary Conference registration for a representative of the sponsoring company or organization
- All sponsors will be recognized by the NPHQ moderator during the opening session
- One 30-inch by 60-inch table top exhibit space offered to each sponsor for displaying information about the sponsoring company or organization and/or its programs
- Recognition of each sponsor on the sponsor page of the Conference program document
- Recognition by signage at entrance to Conference Room for each sponsor, which will identify sponsors and levels of sponsorship in a location attendees frequent throughout conference
- All sponsors may place literature or promotional items at each place setting on each table at the sponsored event
The various sponsorships are available on a "first come first served" basis. Contact Bob Templeton at
(512) 301-9899 or btempleNPHQ@aol.com to learn which sponsorships are available.
Download the Sponsorship Forms and submit your form and payment today to:
B. F. Templeton
Executive Director
National Partnership for Highway Quality
12009 W. Highway 290 STE 4
Austin, Texas 78737
Summer 2008 QUALITY QUICK TAKES
Quality Quick Takes, Summer 2008
2008 HIGHWAY QUALITY CONFERENCE ANNOUNCED.
Please click here for more information.
The Call for Nominations for the 2008 Arizona Transportation Partnering Excellence Award has been issued.
For more information, click here  .
NPHQ Newsletter (Spring 2008) NEW!
The NPHQ Annual Conference is rapidly approaching. This newsletter highlights the credentials of Mr. John Martin, President and CEO of Southeastern Institute of Research, who will deliver the Keynote address on Thursday, November 6 to give the conference a rousing start. Mr. Martin will also deliver the Challenge and Send Off address at the end of the conference on Friday Morning, November 7. Download this Newsletter to find other articles of interest.
Registrations are coming in. Download and send your registration today if you have not done so.
Fall, 2008 Quality Conference Registration Form
NPHQ Newsletter (Spring 2008) NEW!
Read highlights from a high-level panel's presentations on the National Surface Transportation Policy and Revenue Study Commission's Findings given at the NPHQ Steering Committee's Spring meeting; review the Maryland Quality Initiative's celebration of 15 years of success; learn about the new America's Transportation Awards; consider FHWA's search for up to 6 states to pilot a new project delivery strategy for reconstructing highways and bridges safer, faster, and better; and meet the new member of the NPHQ Steering Committee.
NPHQ Newsletter (Winter 2008)
This newsletter provides highlights from NPHQ's November, 2007 Conference held in San Diego, CA; announces the resigning the NPHQ charter (National Policy on the Quality of Highways) on NPHQ program's 15th anniversary; and reports the winners of the NPHQ 2007 National Achievement Awards. It also contains information on the Call for Nominations for the 2008 Making A Difference Awards, the date and location of NPHQ's 2008 Annual Conference, the Transportation Curriculum Coordination Council, on line training opportunities through FHWA's National Highway Institute. and NPHQ's web conference on State Quality Partnerships being planned for this year.
2007 National Achievement Award
At its 2007 Annual Conference held November 13-14, NPHQ announced the winners in the competition for the 2007 National
Achievement Award. The nominated projects all delivered exemplary quality for the taxpayer investment. The innovative
practices of the seventeen 2007 nominations were showcased in NPHQ's Award video shown at the conference luncheon.
Click here for a press release summarizing the winners projects.
Click on a nomination below for a summary of the accomplishments of each project.
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2007 National Achievement Award Winners
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Special Recognition for a Structure Project
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Special Recognition for a Small Project
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Gold Level Winners
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State Winners
Call for Nominations
NPHQ issues Call for Nomination for the 2008 Making A Difference Awards. Please note that a new category, Work Force Training, has been added. Nominations must be received by May 5, 2008. Click here to review the Call for Nominations or to download a copy.
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Fall 2007 Conference
NPHQ announces its Fall, 2007 Highway Quality Conference in San Diego, CA on November 13-14. See Announcement, Preliminary Agenda, and Registration Form. Come network with your colleagues from public highway agencies and industry and learn about successes that you can use in your organization.
Register for the conference and make your hotel room reservation today.
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NPHQ Newsletter (Fall 2007)
Inside this issue, you will find the latest information on the NPHQ Fall, 2007 Conference and a conference registration form, a Highways for Life success story related to pavement smoothness, and information on the new technologies being promoted by AASHTO's Technology Implementation Group (TIG).
NPHQ Releases New Informational Brochure.
Click here to read or download.
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Newsletter (Spring 2007)
This issue features new Steering Committee members, the accomplishments of the major winners of the NPHQ 2006 Making A Difference Awards, and the Call for Nominations for the NPHQ 2007 National Achievement Award.
2006 Making a Difference Award Videos
NPHQ has released its 2006 Making a Difference Awards video. Click here for highlights.
AASHTO Standing Committee on Quality 2007 Meeting Set for St. Louis, MO
Indiana Officials Sign Transportation Quality Charter
InsideIndianaBusiness.com Report
3/6/2007 10:50:01 AM
Officials this morning signed the Indiana Partnership for Transportation Quality Charter at the 2007 Purdue Road School. The charter is a cooperative effort by the state's highway industry to keep the roads and highways safe and improve the long-term performance and durability of the state's transportation system. It also will create a program to recognize quality achievement.
Source: Inside Indiana Business
Michigan Creates Quality Partnership To Improve Road Construction Industry
The Michigan Department of Transportation recently formed a partnership between the agency and the private construction community to improve highway quality delivered by construction. The effort will begin with increased training for highway workers. For detailed information, choose a file below.
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Highways for Life
NPHQ is pleased to add FHWA's Highways for Life to the NPHQ About Us/Related Sites page. The Highways for Life program is included and funded under the SAFETEA-LU Act. The program's goals are to improve safety, reduce congestion due to construction, and improve highway quality. Demonstration construction projects, technology transfer, technology partnerships, dissemination of information, monitoring and evaluation of program accomplishments, and stakeholder input and involvement are key components of this program. To learn more about this program and the opportunities available through it, please visit the Highways for Life web site.
America's roadway program is in the midst of a transformation.
Leading the revolution are partnerships of officials, contractors,
engineers, community members, and others who have embraced the idea
that an emphasis on quality - from design, to construction, to delivery
and performance - produces the best possible return on the nation's
roadway investment.
The National Partnership for Highway
Quality exists to lead this highway quality movement.
So what do we mean by “quality?”
The word “quality” signals customer-focused roadway
projects. And who is the customer? Not a contractor or a government
official, but, you, the roadway user.
A “quality” project brings all stakeholders to the
table – from roadway professionals to local citizens and businesses
– to plan, coordinate, and carry out a roadway construction
or maintenance project so that it delivers the maximum return on
the public’s investment.
Through a commitment to the principles of quality management, even
the most complex roadway projects are routinely delivered on budget,
on time – in fact, often well ahead of schedule -- and with
minimum negative impact on all concerned.
That’s why “quality” is recognized by the federal
government, state departments of transportation, roadway contractors,
and local stakeholders as the future of the American road.
Why is “quality” such a big deal now?
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