1 / 22

Discussion of RACTC Evaluation Report and Request for Direction for Promoting the Use of RAC

Discussion of RACTC Evaluation Report and Request for Direction for Promoting the Use of RAC. Discussion of RACTC Evaluation Report RAC Program Options RACTC Accomplishments Staff Recommendation. Discussion of RACTC Evaluation Report.

lyndon
Download Presentation

Discussion of RACTC Evaluation Report and Request for Direction for Promoting the Use of RAC

An Image/Link below is provided (as is) to download presentation Download Policy: Content on the Website is provided to you AS IS for your information and personal use and may not be sold / licensed / shared on other websites without getting consent from its author. Content is provided to you AS IS for your information and personal use only. Download presentation by click this link. While downloading, if for some reason you are not able to download a presentation, the publisher may have deleted the file from their server. During download, if you can't get a presentation, the file might be deleted by the publisher.

E N D

Presentation Transcript

  1. Discussion of RACTC Evaluation Report and Request for Direction for Promoting the Use of RAC

  2. Discussion of RACTC Evaluation Report • RAC Program Options • RACTC Accomplishments • Staff Recommendation

  3. Discussion of RACTC Evaluation Report • Generally, staff agrees with the findings of the RACTC Evaluation Report

  4. Findings from RACTC Evaluation Report • Respond effectively to inquiries from local public agencies • Attend public workshops, make presentations, and exhibit at trade shows • Developed attractive and useful educational and informational materials • Designed, implemented, and maintain a RAC website • Operate toll-free “hot lines” and satisfactorily respond to inquiries

  5. Findings from RACTC Evaluation Report • Both Centers operate in a reactive mode • Neither Center developed targeted, proactive RAC outreach programs or protocols • Technology Center staff work on activities infrequently; their principal attention resides with duties related to their county positions • Coordination and collaboration between the two Centers is weak and information disseminated can sometimes be inconsistent • Little, if any, coordination exists between the Centers and Caltrans

  6. Discussion of RACTC Evaluation Report • Clarification of findings Full-time staffing Consistency of Information Interaction with Caltrans

  7. RUBBERIZED ASPHALT CONCRETE TECHN0LOGY CENTERS (RACTC) • Los Angeles County Public Works • Sacramento County Municipal Services Agency -DOT

  8. HIGHLIGHTS OF THE SOUTHERN CAL. RACTC • 15 various workshop events with over 550 attendees • 15 Conferences & Trade Shows Booths • Publication Distribution- RACTC Informational Brochure (2,100+), Field Inspection Guide (1,100+), Design and Construction Guidebook (625+)

  9. HIGHLIGHTS OF THE SOUTHERN CAL. RACTC • Incentive Program – 10 Cities totaling $57,000 • Web Site – 392,000 hits • E-mails – Averaging 8 responses per month • Toll Free Hot Line – Average 30 calls per month

  10. HIGHLIGHTS OF THE NORTHERN CAL. RACTC • Web Site Rollout SB 1346 • Production and distribution of 800 RAC Design and Construction Guidebook – In conjunction with Caltrans, FHWA, Industry • Over 30 individual seminars with local agencies

  11. Contacted 1,700 people & information on 44 agency RAC Projects posted to collaborate with potential users + 231 RAC Usage Survey NORTHERN CAL. RACTC

  12. HIGHLIGHTS OF THE NORTHERN CAL. RACTC • Formal seminars with over 70 attendees in San Jose, Fresno, Lake Tahoe, & Oakland – Redding in process • 1000 CD’s produced of Seminars with audio • 10-year follow-up noise study for Thousand Oaks

  13. HIGHLIGHTS OF THE NORTHERN CAL. RACTEC • Air emission testing contract • On-going responses to toll free hot line and e-mail • Web site links to RACTEC from APWA, CELSOC, ASCE, MTC • Comprehensive RAC training modules for engineers, inspectors, & laboratory technicians

  14. Training Module Samples SCRAP TIRE 1/16” +/- in Size HIGH NATURAL RUBBER 1/32” +/- in Size

  15. Training Modules Samples • 2,000 recycled tires per lane mile 2-Inch Overlay • 2.1 tires per ton

  16. Training Module Samples Rubber is blended with liquid asphalt heated in excess of 350° F.

  17. Training Module Samples BLENDER CONTROL PANEL MIXING/ REACTION TANK CRM PROPORTIONING: -SCRAP TIRES (3 BAGS) -HIGH NATURAL (1 BAG) BLENDING PAVING ASPHALT & CRM

  18. Training Module Samples Paving Asphalt Asphalt Rubber Binder Crumb Rubber Samples ARHM

  19. Training Module Samples “…vibratory rollers using the vibratory mode shall be used for initial break down rolling. The initial coverage…shall commence before the…temperature falls below…(290 F)”

  20. RAC Program Options • Continue current RACTC structure and implement the recommendations of the evaluation report • Split the duties of the RACTC program. Use the Tech Centers for some duties and contract with an industry expert for the other duties • Have CIWMB staff assume full control of RACTC program duties by performing some of the above duties and contracting out the rest

  21. Staff Recommendation • Staff Recommends using the Tech Centers in a reduced role and contracting for other program functions • Tech Centers would perform the duties they have shown proficiency in: website maintenance, toll-free hotline and e-mail response, preparation and distribution of informational and educational materials, and technical consulting, as needed • Contracted expert would perform targeted outreach and RAC marketing, technical consulting and oversight of a RAC demonstration project program

  22. Discussion of RACTC Evaluation Report and Request for Direction for Promoting the Use of RAC • Questions • Comments

More Related