XXI CILA Archives

XXI CILA IN PUNTA DEL ESTE - NOVEMBER 2021

With the expectation set by the arrival of COVID-19 vaccines and the opening of borders

The Uruguayan Association of Roads and the Organizing Commission of the XXI Ibero-Latin American Congress of Asphalt (CILA) follow the firm in the organization of the Congress that will be held in Punta del Este from 21 to November 26 of 2021 together with the 13th Congress of the Uruguayan Highway. Both events will be held simultaneously, taking advantage of the facilities of the Convention Center and Enjoy Hotel, which provides an optimal setting for holding this type of Congress.

We invite you to submit summaries of technical papers until March 30, 2021. East XXI WHAT It will be a unique opportunity for local authors to present at one of the most important congresses in the world of asphalt.

32 years have passed since the V CILA, which was also held in Punta del Este in 1989, and it is to be expected a long time for another CILA Congress to be held in the region.

We enclose again the Bulletin N ° 1 with all the necessary information of the event.

NEWSLETTER N ° 1

XXXIX ASPHALT MEETING

Grupo Bitafal participated in the XXXIX Meeting of the “Dr. Jorge O. Agnusdei "

The Permanent Asphalt Commission of Argentina organized its traditional Asphalt Meeting in virtual format from 26 to November 28 last. The congress was scheduled to be held in June 2020 at the Iguazú Falls in Misiones, a place that remains open to be held in future editions. More than 1200 people registered and more than 800 were connected simultaneously in the most important moments of the event.

Presentations on recycling pavements, the use of modifying additives for asphalt and mixtures, as well as progress in tests on asphalt mixtures and emulsions, stood out.

Grupo Bitafal was present with two papers, one on our book on surface treatments and the other on asphalt emulsions by degree of performance.

The conference was attended by various works by authors from Argentina, Uruguay, Paraguay, Brazil and Bolivia, among other countries, presenting on various topics related to asphalt pavements. The keynote conferences were given on the other side of the Atlantic with the presence of Lic. Ma. of Mar Colás, Engineer Adriana Martínez and Engineer Alberto Bardesi from Spain.

From Uruguay, Eng. Faustina Keuliyan also participated, presenting on "Design and implementation of an on-site recycling project with foamed asphalt in Uruguay" and at the closing of the Congress a tribute was made to Eng. Jorge Agnusdei where Eng. Lucio Cáceres a few words remembering one of the founders of CILA.

Also at the closing it was carried out by the Qco. Santiago Kröger, Eng. Lucio Cáceres as delegates of the CILA in Uruguay and Eng. Boris Goloubinsteff as President of the AUC and of the Organizing Commission, the invitation to the XXI CILA to be held in Punta del Este in November 2021.

12th CONGRESS OF ROADS URUGUAYA

On 25, 26 and 27 September, the biannual conference of the Uruguayan Association of Roads was performed.

LATU again in the more than 350 players in the Uruguayan roads were present to exchange and learn about the latest developments in local infrastructure, maintenance, mobility, road safety and artwork, among other topics.

The same Bitafal Group participated in the exhibition presenting the new rheometer (DSR) of CITEVI well as new products supported by this equipment as are the HIMA, the PG 70-28 and new level of performance emulsions (EPG) . Technical presentations were linked to the performance of the above products and the recently published book "High Performance Surface Treatments".

The opening of the Congress was delivered by President of the AUC, Ing. Gerardo Fernandez, Minister of Transport, Víctor Rossi, Director of Mobility of the IMM, Pablo Inthamoussú, the Director of LATU and IDB representative for Uruguay.

Special conferences were given by Ing. Maria Mar Colas, from CEPSA and ATEB(Spain) “Surface treatments with asphalt emulsions for low-traffic highways”, by Mr. Jorge Setelich (Undersecretary of Transport and Public Works, Uruguay) “Central Railway Project – Uruguay in progress”, from Ec. Gonzalo Márquez (Municipal Government of Montevideo, Uruguay) “Electric Mobility in Montevideo: Where are we and where are we going?”, by Ing. Fabián Schvartzer (Independent Consultant, Argentina) with “Contribution of high-performance geocells in the calculation of pavement structures” and Dr. Ing. José Ramón Marcobal (SACYR, Spain) “Contributions to pavement engineering in Uruguay: a look towards the future”

In addition a thematic table "Proposals of Political Parties for the sector" where representatives gave their vision of how we are and proposals for the next period of government was conducted.

Within the thematic blocks, more than 30 technical papers on Transport, Road Safety, Structures, management and maintenance as well as pavements are presented.

The BITAFAL Group participated with four technical papers on "Surface treatments High Performance", "Advanced study of mixtures using different asphalts", "New asphalt emulsions level of performance" and "Recycling with cement and multiple treatments locked" together with the DNV.
At the close of the Congress there was a distinction as the best work of the Congress "Implementation of a mechanistic-empirical method for pavement design in Uruguay" of Ing. Martin Scavone and Gerardo Flintsch.

The novelty of the exhibition was that the outdoor showed new Wirtgen KMA 220 recent acquisition of CVC for recycling mixtures using foamed bitumen.
We look forward to the next Congress of Roads Uruguaya that possibly be done with the IBWC XXI.

AUC HAS NEW HEADQUARTERS

More spacious, comfortable and bright, the new headquarters of the Uruguayan Association of Roads will allow greater flexibility and frequency of activities thereof.

The new location has a large conference room that can hold about 100 seated people. In turn, easily storable furniture was acquired that allows for training and postgraduate courses for up to 50 participants. The facilities are complemented by a meeting room, an office, a kitchen with a dining room and bathrooms. We congratulate the Association and its Board of Directors for the change made and we wish an excellent use of the headquarters. The address is Wilson Ferreira Aldunate 1322 Of. 202 and the phone +598 29009412.

On 29 July with the presence of about 50 members of the Ordinary General Assembly of the AUC who officiated in turn as opening the property acquired was performed. A new feature this year is the realization Technical Diploma in roadworks will feature 8 modules to perform during this year and next year and aims training of technical staff at work. For more information about the Diploma (https://www.auc.com.uy/event/curso-topografia-diploma-de-tecnico-en-obras-viales/). In turn he appeared to Uruguay as a possible future site of the XXI IBWC to be held in the year 2021, an event that will be confirmed in the coming months and keep you informed.

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With the expectation set by the arrival of COVID-19 vaccines and the opening of borders

Grupo Bitafal participated in the XXXIX Meeting of the “Dr. Jorge O. Agnusdei "

On 25, 26 and 27 September, the biannual conference of the Uruguayan Association of Roads was performed.

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XXI CILA Archives - Bitafal