THE ASSOCIATION CONSISTS OF 14 MEMBER STATES (AL, AR, FL, GA, KY, LA, MS, NC, SC, TN, TX, VA, WV AND COMMONWEALTH OF PUERTO RICO) WHOSE PURPOSE IS TO ENCOURAGE A BALANCED TRANSPORTATION SYSTEM WITHIN THE MEMBER STATES, TO STUDY VARIOUS MATERIAL, METHODS OF CONSTRUCTION AND MAINTENANCE, TO DISCUSS SOLUTIONS TO THE PROBLEMS EXPERIENCED WITHIN TRANSPORTATION FACILITIES, TO EXCHANGE IDEAS AND EVALUATE…