Bill > HB499

This bill directs the Virginia Department of Transportation (VDOT) to establish a work group to review a specific study on using reclaimed asphalt pavement (RAP) in road construction, with the goal of finding ways to effectively use RAP to save time, money, and reduce carbon emissions for the Commonwealth. RAP is essentially old asphalt that has been removed from roads and can be recycled into new asphalt mixtures. The work group will include representatives from the highway construction industry, such as the Virginia Asphalt Association and Old Dominion Highway Contractors Association, along with any other stakeholders VDOT deems necessary. The work group is expected to finish its meetings by November 1, 2026, and then submit a report detailing its findings and recommendations to key legislative committees by December 1, 2026.

https://lis.virginia.gov/bill-details/20261/HB499