Speaker

• Larry Peirce Texas Asphalt Pavement Association
  Larry Peirce

  Texas Asphalt Pavement Association

  Larry Peirce is the Director of Special Projects for The Texas Asphalt Pavement Association (TXAPA). He works closely with specifying agencies throughout Texas including the Texas Department of Transportation, Cities, Counties, as well as statewide associations such as the American Public Works Association – Texas Chapter (APWA-TX), Texas Association of County Engineers and Roadway Administrators (TACERA), and American Society of Civil Engineers – Texas (ASCE). Larry has been in the civil Infrastructure industry for over 40 years, mainly in highway / roadway construction and large civil works projects. He began in the pavement data collection and evaluation sector and has worked in the pavement research area with the FHWA’s Strategic Highway Research Program (SHRP-LTPP) Long Term Pavement Performance Program and SuperPave asphalt implementation efforts, as well as the geotechnical and construction materials industry in Texas with PaveTex Engineering and Fugro Consultants. He served for over 6 years as the Executive Director of the Lime Association of Texas and then worked for Lhoist North America, the largest lime producer in Texas and globally, leading the technical support and project development initiatives for the roads and civil market sector in Texas and other areas in the U.S. for over 7 years.