The LANE Construction Corporation
www.LANEconstruct.com
Virginia Paving Company is a division of the LANE Construction Corporation, a privately held company founded in 1890 by railroad engineer John S. Lane. LANE was incorporated in the State of Connecticut in 1902 and maintains its headquarters in Cheshire.

Asphalt Pavement Alliance (APA)
www.asphaltalliance.com
APA’s mission is to further the use and quality of hot mix asphalt pavements through research, technology transfer, engineering, education and innovation. The site has information on the many advantages of asphalt as a paving material.

Heavy Construction Contractors Association (HCCA)
www.hcca.net
HCCA is a Northern Virginia-based, regional, and independent construction trade association. [They are the Northern Virginia Chapter of the National Utility Contractors Association (NUCA)]. HCCA represents underground utility contractors, site-developers, heavy construction trucking operations, construction products and goods distributors, construction focused professional firms, municipal public works departments, and other heavy construction interests in the Washington Metropolitan Area.

National Asphalt Pavement Associations (NAPA)
www.hotmix.org
NAPA is the only national trade association that exclusively represents the hot mix asphalt industry. The site contains information on training, pavement designs and downloadable reports on many asphalt issues.

National Center for Asphalt Technology (NCAT)
www.eng.auburn.edu/center/ncat
NCAT is a focal point for hot mix asphalt research and technology transfer. NCAT works to improve hot mix asphalt performance through research, education and information services.

National Center for Pavement Preservation
www.pavementpreservation.org/links/assoclinks.php#
Site has an alphabetical listing of links to numerous paving industry web locations including most of the state asphalt pavement associations.

Old Dominion Highway Contractors Association (ODHCA)
www.odhca.org
ODHCA protects, promotes, and advances the interests of small, midsize, and large highway contractors and their suppliers in Virginia.

Pavement Noise Issues
www.quietpavements.com
Provides information on pavement/roadway noise levels and the advantages of asphalt pavements in reducing noise. Comparisons of the noise levels of different pavement types are provided.

Virginia Asphalt Association (VAA)
www.vaasphalt.org
VAA’s mission is to promote the increased use and quality of hot mix asphalt pavements in the Commonwealth of Virginia.

Virginia Transportation Construction Alliance (VTCA)
www.vtca.org
Provides overall information on Virginia’s transportation programs including legislative activities, VDOT issues and the state’s aggregate industry.

Virginia Utility and Heavy Contractors Council (VUHCC)
www.vuhcc.org
VUHCC was created to provide a legislative and regulatory voice for Virginia’s utility and heavy contractors. VUHCC is a statewide organization comprised of more than 400 utility and heavy contractors and their suppliers.

Federal Highway Administration (FHWA)
www.fhwa.dot.gov
FHWA is charged with the broad responsibility of ensuring that America’s roads and highways continue to be the safest and most technologically up-to-date.

Metropolitan Washington Airports Authority (MWAA)
www.metwashairports.com
MWAA is an independent body created by the Commonwealth of Virginia and the District of Columbia. It has been approved by the U.S. Congress to operate and maintain Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport and Washington Dulles International Airport. The Authority is a public body, corporate and politic and is independent of all other bodies. It is not an agency of the Commonwealth of Virginia or the District of Columbia, nor is it a federal agency.

Metropolitan Washington Council of Governments (COG)
www.mwcog.org/transportation
COG is a regional organization of Washington area local governments, composed of 21 local governments surrounding our nation’s capital, plus area members of the Maryland and Virginia legislatures, the U.S. Senate, and the U.S. House of Representatives. COG provides a focus for action and develops sound regional responses to such issues as the environment, affordable housing, economic development, health and family concerns, human services, population growth, public safety, and transportation.

Virginia Department of Transportation (VDOT)
www.virginiadot.org
VDOT is responsible for building, maintaining and operating the state’s roads, bridges and tunnels. And, through the Commonwealth Transportation Board, it also provides funding for airports, seaports, rail and public transportation.

Virginia League of Counties (VACo)
www.vaco.org
VACo’s mission is to support county officials and to effectively represent, promote and protect the interests of counties to better serve the people of Virginia.

Virginia Municipal League (VML)
www.vml.org
VML is a statewide, nonprofit, nonpartisan association of city, town and county governments established in 1905 to improve and assist local governments through legislative advocacy, research, education and other services.

Virginia State Tourism
www.virginia.org
Information related to Virginia museum exhibits, festivals, educational forums, music events and festivities.