When a 114-year-old culvert collapsed below Washington Street near downtown Waukegan, Illinois, the result was a 45-foot deep sinkhole that required emergency repairs. The situation deteriorated after a rainstorm. Immediate […]
The American Concrete Pipe Association (ACPA) is pleased to announce the ACPA Nominating Committee and Board of Directors have named Doug Dayton, P.E. as the new President of the ACPA. […]
Irving, Texas — Dec. 12, 2019 — Over the past five years, legislation calling for “open and fair” competition in the procurement of pipes for taxpayer-funded infrastructure projects has been repeatedly introduced […]
The Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) is the second busiest airport in the United States and the sixth busiest in the world with more than 80 million people passing through […]
Each year, the American Concrete Pipe Association celebrates Concrete Pipe Week to recognize the vital role reinforced concrete pipe plays in strong, durable and disaster-proof infrastructure. Concrete Pipe Week 2019, […]
Whether it’s to handle standard drainage, unusually heavy loads or wide crossings, reinforced concrete pipe and box culverts offer the structural stability and design flexibility needed to get the job […]
As the voice of the reinforced concrete pipe industry, the American Concrete Pipe Association is actively involved in a number of organizations and associations relating to the design and specification […]
The Nevada Department of Transportation (NDOT) needed to widen and revamp ramps along a 3.7-mile stretch of Interstate-15, between U.S. Route 95 and Sahara Ave. Known as Project NEON, it […]
The objective of the ASTM Honors and Awards Program is to recognize the dedication and exemplary effort of ASTM members in regard to the development and promulgation of ASTM Standards […]
In recent years, proponents of so-called “open competition” legislation have tried to convince Congress to add preferential language into highway legislation. This language forces states to spend precious resources justifying […]
Pipeline upgrades often present challenges for growing cities, where communities develop over underground infrastructure. Such was the case in Vancouver, B.C., where additional sewer capacity was needed to meet the […]
AASHTO Committee on Construction, was recently held in Franklin, TN and was hosted by the Tennessee Department of Transportation. ACPA was proud to participate by being a Gold Level Sponsor. […]
As the 20th anniversary of a significant canal breach in Utah passed, the canal company’s investment in repairs and replacement are a triumph for the water users and the engineering community. […]
Photos Courtesy of the City of Greenville As Greenville, N.C., began experiencing historic population growth in the early 2000s, the city faced a challenge common to many historic cities experiencing […]
Join America’s concrete pipe industry in celebration August 18 to 24 The American Concrete Pipe Association invites you to celebrate Concrete Pipe Week with us. During Concrete Pipe Week, producers host […]
Purpose: To recognize agencies which have demonstrated creative and innovative accomplishments through projects that have been designed utilizing precast concrete pipe or boxes. Promote public awareness of the activities and […]
Precast, rigid concrete pipe (RCP) is the ideal choice for durable pipe system installations. In every region across the country, engineers, transportation departments and contractors know they can trust concrete […]
Concrete pipe has been used across America since the late 1860s, and many of those projects have ranged in diameters from 8” to 24”. Concrete pipe in this range has […]
The 2019 ACEC Annual Convention and Legislative Summit was a great success. ACEC didn’t miss a beat under the leadership of newly appointed President/CEO Linda Bauer. Thanks to her effective staff […]
Jeffery (Jeff) Hite became Chair of the American Concrete Pipe Association on March 26, 2019 with a mandate to implement the association’s strategic plan. Jeff is Director Technical Promotions at […]
As the 116th United States Congress gets underway, here’s a look at a top issue on the minds of many in the concrete pipe industry — infrastructure and highway spending. […]
The Colorado Concrete Pipe Association partnered with other Concrete industry representatives to celebrate Concrete Day at the Capitol. They cooked burgers and hot dogs for Colorado legislators and staff. Governor […]
By Adam Snoozy, Sales Territory Manager and William C. Adams, Hancock Concrete Products LLC In Buena Vista County, Iowa, a concrete box culvert recently extended a rural bridge’s service life, as well […]
In November 2018, flames from the Camp Fire, named for its place of origin on Camp Creek Road, raged for 17 days, taking 85 lives and destroying property, memories, wildlife […]
By Douglas Holdener, P.E., Director, Florida Concrete Pipe Association Reinforced Concrete Pipe (RCP) provided the ideal repair solution for the ongoing failures of a private office park’s 20-year-old HDPE […]
Twenty-eight students with experience ranging from 2 weeks to multiple decades took part in last month’s ACPA Quality School in Maddison, WI. Students learned all about concrete pipe and precast […]
Walt Catlett, P.E., South Central Region Engineer, American Concrete Pipe Association At its 2019 Pipe School in January, the American Concrete Pipe Association (ACPA) introduced an education track geared specifically to […]
An editorial by ACPA President Russell Tripp was published in Issue 1 | 2019 of Concrete Plant International (CPI). His editorial focuses on helping producer members meet market demand, building on […]
Inland Pipe is supplying precast concrete box culverts and other drainage structures to the City of Calgary’s Bonnybrook Wastewater Treatment Plant (WWTP) expansion project. The expansion will involve multiple construction […]
Randy Wahlen, PE, Marketing Engineer for Oldcastle Infrastructure One question those of us in the concrete pipe industry often hear is, “Why is minor cracking in concrete pipe ok?” The […]
By: Jeffery A. Hite, Director of Technical Promotions, Rinker Materials Trygve Hoff, P.E., Northeast Region engineer, ACPA Douglas Holdener, P.E., Florida Engineer, ACPA Concrete pipe’s history of performance in North America […]