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SUMMARY:APA Innovation Workshop [Invitation Only]
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DESCRIPTION:APA Innovation Workshop [Invitation Only]\n\n10/15/26 09:00 AM EST\n - 10/15/26 04:00 PM EST\Description:\nAPA Michigan Innovation & Implementation Workshop\nOctober 15, 2026\n\nAdvancing proven methods into action, delivering higher quality, longer lasting asphalt pavements. This is a full day built for the people who move Michigan's roads forward, and it's packed with expert insight you won't find anywhere else.\nWho should attend: MDOT and local agency engineers, materials and pavement management staff, designers, construction operations, contractors, and industry suppliers.\nWhy attend:\n\n\n	Hear directly from other state DOT representatives from Utah, North Carolina, and Minnesota who have already implemented these innovations, and get their honest take on what worked and what didn't1\n	Learn from national experts at the Asphalt Institute and NCAT, bringing research and results straight from the field\n	Ask the questions that matter to your agency in a live panel discussion, a rare chance for direct access to peers who've been where you are\n	See the cost side of innovation up close, including rubblization as a life cycle cost option and RAP utilization strategies that can stretch pavement dollars further\n	Get a first look at innovations that could shape the future of asphalt pavement in Michigan\n	Network with agency owners, contractors, and industry leaders all in one room\n	Earn 6.0 PDHs while you're at it\n	Lunch is provided, so you can spend the day focused on the content, not logistics\n\nSession lineup:\n\n\n	Why Innovate\n	HP Binders and HiMod Mixes\n	RAP Utilization\n	Incentivizing Warm Mix\n	Designing Mixes for Safe Friction\n	Rubblization as an Unbeatable LCCA Option\n	Recycling Agents\n	Panel Discussion, moderated by NCAT\n\nFor MDOT and local agency owners, this is a rare chance to sit down with counterparts from other state DOTs, hear what they've tried, and ask them the questions that will help you decide what could work here in Michigan. Opportunities like this don't come around often, and this one is worth clearing your calendar for.\nFor contractors and other APAM members, this is your seat at the table. Be in the room while these conversations happen, understand what's on the horizon, and help shape what comes next for Michigan's roads.\n\nFor more information, please contact APAM. \n\n1Speakers subject to change. While the agenda above reflects confirmed session topics, some individual speakers are still being finalized and may be updated closer to the event date.
X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:APA Innovation Workshop [Invitation Only]<br /><br />10/15/26 09:00 AM EST - 10/15/26 04:00 PM EST<br />Description:<br /><strong data-olk-copy-source="MessageBody">APA Michigan Innovation &amp; Implementation Workshop</strong><br />
October 15, 2026<br />
<br />
Advancing proven methods into action, delivering higher quality, longer lasting asphalt pavements. This is a full day built for the people who move Michigan's roads forward, and it's packed with expert insight you won't find anywhere else.<br />
Who should attend: MDOT and local agency engineers, materials and pavement management staff, designers, construction operations, contractors, and industry suppliers.
<p><strong>Why attend:</strong></p>

<ul>
	<li>Hear directly from&nbsp;<strong>other state DOT representatives</strong>&nbsp;from Utah, North Carolina, and Minnesota who have already implemented these innovations, and get their honest take on what worked and what didn't<sup>1</sup></li>
	<li>Learn from&nbsp;<strong>national experts at the Asphalt Institute and NCAT</strong>, bringing research and results straight from the field</li>
	<li><strong>Ask the questions</strong>&nbsp;that matter to your agency in a live panel discussion, a rare chance for direct access to peers who've been where you are</li>
	<li>See the cost side of innovation up close, including rubblization as a life cycle cost option and RAP utilization strategies that can stretch pavement dollars further</li>
	<li>Get a&nbsp;<strong>first look at innovations</strong>&nbsp;that could shape the future of asphalt pavement in Michigan</li>
	<li><strong>Network</strong>&nbsp;with agency owners, contractors, and industry leaders all in one room</li>
	<li><strong>Earn 6.0 PDHs</strong>&nbsp;while you're at it</li>
	<li><strong>Lunch is provided</strong>, so you can spend the day focused on the content, not logistics</li>
</ul>
<strong>Session lineup:</strong>

<ul>
	<li>Why Innovate</li>
	<li>HP Binders and HiMod Mixes</li>
	<li>RAP Utilization</li>
	<li>Incentivizing Warm Mix</li>
	<li>Designing Mixes for Safe Friction</li>
	<li>Rubblization as an Unbeatable LCCA Option</li>
	<li>Recycling Agents</li>
	<li>Panel Discussion, moderated by NCAT</li>
</ul>
For&nbsp;<strong>MDOT and local agency owners</strong>, this is a rare chance to sit down with counterparts from other state DOTs, hear what they've tried, and ask them the questions that will help you decide what could work here in Michigan. Opportunities like this don't come around often, and this one is worth clearing your calendar for.<br />
For&nbsp;<strong>contractors and other APAM members</strong>, this is your seat at the table. Be in the room while these conversations happen, understand what's on the horizon, and help shape what comes next for Michigan's roads.<br />
<br />
For more information, please contact APAM.&nbsp;<br />
<br />
<sup>1</sup>Speakers subject to change. While the agenda above reflects confirmed session topics, some individual speakers are still being finalized and may be updated closer to the event date.
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