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Ty Johnson

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Washington, D.C.
As seen in: National Asphalt Pavement Association, The News & Observer, Indy Week, One Bills Live, Harlingen Valley Morning Star, MyRGV, The Brownsville Herald, Technician, Generations Today, The Free Press (Kinston, NC), Goldsboro News-Argus
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Ty Johnson’s Biography

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Ty Johnson is a multimedia journalist and editor based in the Washington, D.C. region.

Ty is the managing editor of Asphalt Pavement Magazine, a publication of the National Asphalt Pavement Association.

He has worked previously as a government reporter for the Brownsville Herald and the Goldsboro News-Argus, sports editor at The Garner Citizen and served as editor-in-chief of N.C. State’s student newspaper, Technician.

His work has appeared in a number of publications, including the Raleigh Ne…

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Paving Beneath The ‘Blue Moon Of Kentucky’

Paving Beneath The ‘Blue Moon Of Kentucky’

Mitigating lane closure times is a major part of interstate work, since factors ranging from weather to logis…

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NAPA Member Solterra Materials, LLC Dazzles In the Desert

NAPA Member Solterra Materials, LLC Dazzles In the Desert

Solterra, led by CEO Pat Weaver, didn’t publish 16 EPDs and become the Lukeville Border Crossing Station’s as…

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The Potential of Plastics

The Potential of Plastics

Project Manager Brandon Reed had heard for years about plastics and their potential applications in asphalt p…

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C.B. Aycock baseball coach Charles Davis still preaching fundamentals in final season

C.B. Aycock baseball coach Charles Davis still preaching fundamentals in final season

C.B. Aycock baseball coach Charles Davis has built his program into a perennial power over his 27-year career…

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Wayne County's Fort Macon connection

Wayne County's Fort Macon connection

By Ty Johnson Published in News on April 22, 2012 1:50 AM Full Size News-Argus/TY JOHNSON Wayne County's voic…

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City flight: Why are they leaving?

City flight: Why are they leaving?

By Ty Johnson Published in News on July 10, 2011 1:50 AM The 2010 U.S. Census numbers pose an interesting que…

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Technology discussions emerge at Midyear

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By Ty Johnson
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NAPA Midyear attendees discussed artificial intelligence, technology, and implementation during programming this week in Columbus. OpenAsphalt API: Building the Industry’s Data Standard explored lessons learned from other construction materials and Europe to reduce data duplication while increasing the usefulness of the data. Panelists in the first workshop of the event shared how a new data standard can allow for a shared rulebook across systems that can streamline quality reporting.
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Dunn & won - National Asphalt Pavement Association - Microsite

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By Ty Johnson
| napanow.org
NAPA presented the 2025 Ray Brown Airport Asphalt Pavement Award to Dunn Construction Co. Inc. of Birmingham, Ala., for their work on Taxiway H Connector at the Birmingham-Shuttlesworth International Airport (BHM) in Birmingham, Ala. “Airports are vital to the nation’s infrastructure and require uncompromising precision,” said NAPA 2025 Chairman Pat Nelson.
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New operational tip shows how burner tuning can cut emissions, costs

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By Ty Johnson
| napanow.org
As asphalt producers face increasing demand for lower emission construction materials, operational efficiency is becoming more important than ever. NAPA’s newest Operational Tip,¬†Asphalt Mix Plants: Burner Tuning, demonstrates how a simple maintenance practice can deliver measurable environmental and financial benefits. The case study highlights how Construction Partners Inc.
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