Reclaimed Asphalt Pavement in Asphalt Mixtures: State of The Practice

Subject:	ACTION: Distribution of the FHWA RAP in Asphalt Mixtures State of the Practice, FHWA-HRT-11-021	Date:
From:	Michael F. Trentacoste Associate Administrator for Research, Development, and Technology	Reply to: Attn. of:	HRDI-10 A. Copeland, 33097
To:	Associate Administrator for Infrastructure Associate Administrator for Federal Lands Associate Administrator for Planning, Environment, & Realty Directors of Field Services Director of Office of Technical Services Federal Lands Highway Division Engineers Division Administrators

The Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) Office of Infrastructure Research, Development (R&D), in partnership with the Office of Pavement Technology, would like to announce the availability of the Reclaimed Asphalt Pavement (RAP) in Asphalt Mixtures: State of the Practice report, FHWA-HRT-11-021 dated April 2011.  This report supports FHWA’s recycled materials policy, aimed at advancing the use of recycled materials in highway applications.  The purpose of this report is twofold:  i) inform practitioners about the state of the practice for RAP use in the United States, and ii) provide best practices for increasing the use of RAP in asphalt pavement mixtures while maintaining high-quality pavement infrastructures. 

The RAP in Asphalt Mixtures:  State of the Practice report may be downloaded from the Turner Fairbank Highway Research Center website at http://www.fhwa.dot.gov/publications/research/infrastructure/pavements/11021/index.cfm.  Please inform your appropriate State DOT representative of the availability of this report. 

If you have any questions, please contact Dr. Audrey Copeland in the Office of Infrastructure R&D at Audrey.copeland@dot.gov or Mr. John Bukowski in the Office of Pavement Technology at john.bukowski@dot.gov.

cc:
Jorge Pagan, HRDI-1
Cara Fitzgerald, HRDI-1
Jack Youtcheff, HRDI- 10
Mark Swanlund, HRDI- 1
Pete Stephanos, HIPT-1
John Bukowski, HIPT-10