The leading voice for the crushed stone, ready mixed concrete, sand and gravel, and cement industries' community.
PELA is a 10-month hybrid program with online and in-person educational sessions and networking opportunities.
Careers in the Aggregates, Concrete & Cement Industries
The Pennsylvania Aggregates and Concrete Association (PACA) is the industry’s unified voice, representing more than 200 member companies across the state.
Creating a unified and strong voice for our industry.
PACA monitors and analyzes local, state and federal regulations and advocates for a balanced approach by the regulators.
PACA builds a bridge between our members and our partners at PennDOT, and the Pennsylvania Turnpike Commission along with Pennsylvania’s construction industry to further the use of our materials to the benefit of the commonwealth.
One of the most effective tools in government relations for an industry is a robust advocacy/grassroots strategy.
In the last legislative session, we contributed over $275,000 to our political champions.
November 2025 at Hotel Hershey in Hershey, PA (PACA members only event).
PACA offers comprehensive concrete certification programs for ACI, NRMCA, and PennDOT in the central Pennsylvania area.
Membership has its privileges - most of PACA's events are open to PACA members only.
PACA conducts numerous education and training events during the year.
Choose concrete for your next parking lot project.
Streets built with concrete are built to last, consider concrete for your next project.
Concrete's strong, resilient and the choice for your next building or bridge.
PACA works with the National Ready Mixed Concrete Association (NRMCA) to convert your parking lot or building project to concrete without hurting your bottom line.
PACA drives a member-approved strategic plan to increase market share and engages specifiers and owners on the value of concrete in their projects.
This program provides free continuing education to the design and specifying communities. There are currently four courses available, ranging from 30 minutes to 60 minutes focused on the cement, aggregates and concrete industries. You'll receive a certificate of completion once you pass a quiz. The bookmarking feature allows you to leave the course and resume where you left off when you return.
A deteriorated asphalt parking lot or street that is full of potholes looks bad, represents a safety hazard, could causes damages to vehicles that use it. It can be "repaired" by filling in those potholes but how long will the repair last? Doesn't it make sense to consider a more permanent repair? Why not consider a concrete overlay?
You can transform that damaged pavement into a useful by topping it with concrete. Depending on the application, standard overlays are 4-6 inches thick. One of the advantages of overlays are their simplicity: surface preparation is minimal, and existing concrete paving equipment can be used for placement
A properly-designed concrete overlay will provide many years of low-maintenance service. Unfamiliar with designing concrete pavements? Let us help you with our Design Assistance Program.
In addition, the owner that selects to construct a concrete overlay gets rewarded with the other attributes that make concrete the sustainable choice. Want to add some "flare" to the project? No problem, concrete overlays can be stamped and colored.
Concrete Overlay Design Guide
Light Duty Paving Cross Section
Heavy Duty Paving Cross Section
Concrete Overlay Costs - FHWA Technical Bulletin
Concrete Overlays - Visual Guide
Concrete Overlays
The program is delivered in one (1) module and it should take approximately 30 minutes to complete. You will receive a certificate of completion once you pass the quiz. The bookmarking feature will allow you to leave the course and resume where you left off when you return.