Specifications / Technical Committee

The IAAP is committed to its partnerships with the Illinois Department of Transportation (IDOT) and Illinois Department of Agriculture, as well as other local and federal agencies, to ensure that the products produced and supplied by our members for road building, agriculture, and shoreline stabilization are the best quality available. The Specifications / Technical Committee helps guide these efforts.

Purpose of the Specifications / Technical Committee is to

Educate the producer membership about current specifications and technical issues relating to road construction;
Monitor technical issues that may impact mining and processing activities; and
Provide solutions to the industry’s technical challenges.

Committee membership is comprised of

Producer members (large, medium and small companies in Illinois and neighboring states)
Associate members (engineering and consulting firms)
Agency representatives (IDOT and ISGS)
Representatives from allied organizations

Current topics being considered by the Specifications / Technical Committee

See committee agenda on this page.

Next meeting: March 19, 2024 at 10:00 at the IAAP office.

Go here for meeting agenda and minutes from past meetings

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Subcommittees

Aglime
Quality / AGCS / Rip Rap
IAAP / IAPA / IDOT
Toll Highway Authority / IAAP
IAAP / ISGS / IDOT Working Group
Specific Gravity / Recycled Asphalt Pavement (RAP) / Fines Utilization

Educating the producer membership and Illinois farmers about current specifications and technical issues such as:

Assisting the Illinois Department of Agriculture and Illinois Department of Transportation in sampling, analyzing, and publishing data about aglime sources.
Monitoring and analyzing research that may impact the use and applications for aglime; and
Providing solutions to technical challenges farmers face do to changes in soil acidity, loss of nutrients and declining crop production.

Committee membership is comprised of producer members--large, medium and small companies producing or selling aglime in Illinois. Producers and Associate members as well as agency representatives are encouraged to join.

Responsible for maintaining quarterly contact with IDOT personnel regarding agency specifications and policy changes and addressing issues that arise with IDOT’s QC/QA program for aggregates.

IAAP along with the Illinois Asphalt Pavement Association (IAPA) and Illinois Department of Transportation (IDOT) working to better understand each others industries and promote a good working relationship.

Working with the Illinois Toll Highway Authority to develop specifications that encourage the use of aggregate materials mined in Illinois.

Ensuring communication and shared information between the industry, Illinois State Geological Survey, and Illinois Department of Transportation to benefit Illinois taxpayers.

Working with IDOT and associated industries to better utilize aggregate products and keep an equal playing field with alternative materials.

Links to websites for additional information
Illinois Center for Transportation at the University of Illinois
Construction Materials Research Group and Concrete Durability Center at the University of Texas at Austin
Illinois Department of Natural Resources – Office of Mines and Minerals
Illinois State Geological Survey
National Stone, Sand & Gravel Association
Associated General Contractors of Illinois
National Ready Mix Concrete Association
American Concrete Pavement Association
National Asphalt Pavement Association
Illinois Asphalt Pavement Association
American Road and Transportation Builders Association
Illinois Road and Transportation Builders Association - IRTBA