Committee Corner, August 2025

Cold In-Place Recycling Committee

CIR Committee is working towards achieving small milestones on the on-going committee projects. 

The RoadResource.org webpage review for the CIR pages as concluded as a larger group and a subcommittee has been tasked with finalizing edits that will be shared with Technical Director for comment. Next step will be group review of the CCPR pages.

The Specification Database has populated data for majority of the United States and Canadian provinces, next steps will involve screening the entries for missing information, removing not applicable specifications, and discussing how to present the database as it should align with other ARRA committees.

CIR Committee intends to meet in late August or early September to provide project updates and highlight key ARRA initiatives such as the Awards, Website and EPD/LCA, and also other industry initiatives, such as the AASHTO Emulsion Task Force.

Cold Planing Committee

The State Milling Specification spreadsheet is complete. We are working to convert the Excel file to a PDF with a table of contents that is clickable, taking you to the desired state specifications. Additionally, each state has a hyperlink to the specifications website so users can go directly there, if desired.

Although progress is slow, we have a rough outline of the future webinar presentation and are working to complete that prior to year end. If anyone has photos of cold planers in action, especially doing unconventional work (i.e. excavation of non-asphalt materials, 3D, Micro-milling, etc.) we’d love to take a look for possible use in this webinar.

FDR/ Soil Stabilization Committee

The FDR and Soil Stabilization committee has been working on the following items:

• 1 page flyers for NACE and other agency meetings covering FDR and Soil/Base Stabilization.
• The Script for some Promotional Videos for FDR and now Soil/Base Stabilization.
• We are working on updating the FAA P-207 specifications and have completed several reviews of other agency specifications, such as the Army Corp of Engineers.  
• Another major effort is to finish the review of RoadResource.org in our discipline areas
• And the creation of a national database of FDR and Soil/Base Stabilization specifications.

Marketing & Membership Committee

The ARRA Marketing and Membership Committee has advanced key initiatives to strengthen outreach, visibility, and member engagement. Following the committee merger, we’ve worked closely with discipline committees to align efforts and drive results. Highlights include launching a comprehensive social media strategy and content calendar, executing a contract with Loggy Media to produce promotional videos showcasing ARRA technologies (CP, CR, HIR, FDR, SS), supporting the website rebuild with a year-end completion goal, and releasing new PowerPoint presentations and one-page technology flyers. These efforts are helping grow ARRA’s membership, expand business opportunities, and accelerate adoption of technologies.

Hot In-Place Recycling Committee

The storyboard for our upcoming animated video has been completed and submitted to the marketing committee for review. As part of the video development, the committee is actively gathering detailed information on each discipline of Hot In-Place Recycling (HIR), using the BARM as a framework. This includes collecting photos and crafting compelling narratives to effectively communicate the process and its benefits.

In parallel, we continue to evaluate and document the current pavement calculator and website content, as they do not yet fully reflect the value, efficiency, and cost-saving advantages of HIR. Additional efforts are underway, including a comprehensive review of the BARM, development of more project-based content, updates to the HIR Checklist, and outreach for new memberships through our vendor network. We're also compiling more success stories to help showcase the proven impact of HIR and further strengthen our promotional efforts.