Dear member,

In 2024, the Region of Durham has implemented a Continuous Grade Span (XX + |YY|) specification for all PGAC tank and recovered samples requiring a grade span of 92.0-98.0 for acceptance, 89.0 to 92.0 or 98.0 to 100.0 as borderline, and less than 89.0 or greater than 100.0 as rejectable.

This new specification was implemented unilaterally without industry consultations, and our repeated attempts to connect with regional officials have been unsuccessful so far. In early November, we sent the attached letter to Durham Region Chair John Henry, outlining our serious concerns with the new specification, and we will follow up again to set up a meeting at the earliest opportunity in the new year.

To help us quantify issues resulting from this new specification to better inform our advocacy efforts, we are recirculating this survey to gain better insights and feeback from our AC Suppliers and Asphalt Producers. We ask you to complete this short survey: https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/XV5H3KG 

The survey won’t take longer than five minutes to complete, and your participation will remain strictly confidential. All responses and subsequent analysis of results will be done on an aggregated basis to avoid any inadvertent identification of members. Similarly, the Association continues to abide by all rules and regulations respecting competition and conflict of interest.

Please complete the survey by end of day Friday, February 14, 2025. If you believe a colleague in your organization is better positioned to complete the survey given its regional impact, please feel free to forward to them directly, copying me. Please contact me directly if you have any questions or concerns.

Letter to Regional Chair