We sat down with Derek to hear his professional take on the problems he and his peers face concerning aging asphalt pavements. What are some of the current trends or changes you've seen in pavement management since you've been on duty here? Derek – I think typically in the past there wasn't such an emphasis on shortage of funding so it was a practice of use the existing pavement 'til it's completely deteriorated (then) tear it up and put new back down. Recently the amount