2007 Ohio Asphalt Paving Conference

February 7, 2007Fawcett Center

Campus of The Ohio State University

Trinidad Lake Asphalt

Peter T. Grass, P.E.President, Asphalt Institute

7 Wonders of the World?

• The Great Pyramid of Giza• The Hanging Gardens of Babylon• The Statue of Zeus of Olympia• The Temple of Artemis at Ephesus• The Mausoleum at Halicarnassus• The Colossus at Rhodes• The Lighthouse of Alexandria

8 Wonders of the World?

• The Great Pyramid of Giza• The Hanging Gardens of Babylon• The Statue of Zeus of Olympia• The Temple of Artemis at Ephesus• The Mausoleum at Halicarnassus• The Colossus at Rhodes• The Lighthouse of Alexandria• The Grand Canyon (USA Today Poll)

8 Wonders of the World!

• The Great Pyramid of Giza• The Hanging Gardens of Babylon• The Statue of Zeus of Olympia• The Temple of Artemis at Ephesus• The Mausoleum at Halicarnassus• The Colossus at Rhodes• The Lighthouse of Alexandria• La Brea Pitch Lake – Trinidad!

Lexington, KY

Atlanta, GA

303 Miles

Atlanta, GA

Miami, FL

596 Miles

Miami, FL

Port of Spain

1,611 Miles

Total:

2,510 Miles

Trinidad & Tobago

• Two Islands• 1.3 Million population• King’s English• Capitol is Port of Spain – Trinidad• Trinidad and Tobago Dollar or TT Dollar

– TT$6 to US$1 typically• US Passport• Exit tax