To get the NE Superpave Center up and running. To develop standardized training for superpave technicians that is acceptable throughout the Northeast Corridor. Study includes an annual panel meeting of participating states to discuss the direction the Center will take.

Work related to this Transportation Pooled-Fund (TPF) project has stopped and the contractor is finalizing the remaining TPF contract deliverables. Work Tasks in this TPF included: (i) Administrative Support Services, (ii) Data Collection, Regional Coordination and Technology Transfer, (iii) Regional Database for Superpave Binders, (iv) Quality Management Program for Asphalt Binders, (v) Conduct Round Robin and Hold Technician Workshops, (vi) Uniformity of Tank Material, and (vii) Low Temperature Specification. Results for Task (i) included administrative support to run the Northeast Superpave Center at Penn State University. Results for Task (ii) included coordination and distribution of the joint Superpave Center newsletter, website development and maintenance, coordination of a conference and white paper on the application of Superpave to low volume roadways, and coordination with regional technician certification programs. Results for Task (iii) included development ! of a Microsoft Access database for capturing PG-Binder test results from regional testing laboratories which can be used to provide a standard regional PG-binder Certificate of Analysis (COA). Results from Task (iv) included development of an outline for an asphalt binder quality assurance plan. Results for Task (v) included round-robin testing and analysis of PG-Binder testing, development of a binder technician training and certification program, and holding several binder technician training and certification courses. Results from Task (vi) included a study to evaluate the uniformity of asphalt binder storage tanks. Results from Task (vii) included an evaluation of AASHTO MP1a.