2009 APAM MDOT Awards
2009 APAM - MDOT Asphalt Paving Awards
This year,56 projects were evaluated. The judges visited each of the nominated projects and rated them on a scale of 1-10 in the following areas: Appearance: includes overall neatness, no overspray or left-over materials; Ride: must be smooth; Texture Uniformity: free of segregation, major surface grinding, roller markings, etc.; Longitudinal and Traverse Joints: straight, well-blended, smooth and uniform; Edges: straight, uniform, true to the contour of the road; Approaches: blended well with the mainline pavement; Utility Covers: flush with the pavement; Degree of Difficulty: includes exceptional circumstances, maintenance of traffic, night paving, etc. The individual judges scores were then added up and averaged to arrive at the highest project scores.
The awards were presented by Andy Schmidt (Edw. C. Levy Co.) APAM President and Greg Johnson, MDOT Chief Operations Officer. The Asphalt Pavement Association of Michigan and The Michigan Department of Transportation congratulates the 2009 Paving Award Winners!
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Award of Excellence - Special Projects
Mackinac Bridge - Payne & Dolan, Inc.
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L- R: Dan Ulrich, Northwest Design, Gery Hartman, Payne &
Dolan, Inc., Barbara Brown, Mackinac Bridge Authority
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Award of Excellence - Special Projects
Bosch VDA Pad - Ajax Paving Industries
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L: Chuck Gemayel, SME, Dave Marshall, Ajax Paving Industries
R: Chris Keller, D'Angelo Construction Corp.
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Award of Merit - Urban Streets
14 Mile Road/Farmington Roundabout - Cadillac Asphalt, LLC
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L-R: Jerry Jehl, Oakland County, Jim Marcinkowski, OHM, Jim
Cubera, City of Farmington Hills, Dave McIntrye, Cadillac Asphalt
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Award of Excellence - Urban Streets
Center Road, Burton - Ace Asphalt & Paving Co.
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L-R: Ricardo Villarreal, Ace Asphalt & Paving, Timothy O'Dell,
Kraft Engineering & Surveying, Greg Kray, City of Burton
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Award of Merit - Local Agency Project
Douglas Ave. & Lakewood Bld. - Rieth-Riley Construction
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L: Ryan Kemppainen, Ottawa County Road Commission
R: John Boven, Rieth-Riley Construction Co., Inc.
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Award of Excellence - Local Agency Projects
12 Mile Road - Ajax Paving Industries
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L: John Niemla, CRAM Director
R: Tim Hay, Ajax Paving Industries
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Award of Merit - Single Course Overlay
M-28, Luce County - Bacco Construction Co.
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Kyle Fortier, Bacco Construction Co.
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Award of Excellence - Single Course Overlay
I-196 EB - Michigan Paving & Materials/ Grand Region
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L: Aaron Price, Michigan Paving & Materials
R: Bob Heileg, Fleis & VandenBrink
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Award of Excellence - Recreational Projects
Resort Bluff Non-Motorized Path - Rieth-Riley Construction Co.
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L-R: Nils Lindwall, Northwest Design, Allen Hansen, City of
Petoskey, Mark Wagner, Rieth-Riley Construction Co., Inc.
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Award of Merit - Commercial Projects
Parking Lot 56, CMU - Central Asphalt, Inc.
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L-R: Steve Clark, Rowe, Inc., Chad Stirrett, Central Michigan
University, Jerry Watters, Central Asphalt, Inc.
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Award of Excellence - Commerical Projects
Meijer Inc. Store 52 - Pavement Management Services, Inc.
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L: Steve Moran, Michigan Paving & Materials / Spartan Asphalt
R: Kristin Pfauth, Pavement Management Services, Inc.
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Award of Merit - Airports
Oakland County Intl. Airport Runway 9R-27L - Cadillac Asphalt
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L-R: Harvey Mesler, Oakland County, Allen Linson & Rodney
Schleben, Cadillac Asphalt, James Peckham, Peckham Eng.
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Award of Excellence - Airports
Detroit Metro Runway 3L/21R - Ajax Paving Industries
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L-R: Robert Koller, C& S Engineering, Navin Natarajan, DMJM
Aviation, Steven Wiesner, Detroit Metro, Al Farina, Ajax Paving
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Award of Merit - Projects 2,500 - 20, 000 Tons
Northland Dr, - Rieth-Riley Construction Co., Inc.
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L: John Nimela, Director of CRAM
R: Riley Ramoie, Rieth-Riley Construction Co., Inc.
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Award of Excellence - Projects 2,500 - 20, 000 Tons
Farm Lane Underpasses - Rieth-Riley Construction Co., Inc.
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L-R: Andy Linebaugh, MSU, Tony Tupper, Rieth-Riley
Construction, Jerry Swift, MDOT
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Award of Merit - Projects 20,000 - 50,00 Tons
M-94 Schoolcraft Co. - Payne & Dolan, Inc.
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Dave Nyenhuis, Payne & Dolan, Inc.
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Award of Excellence - Projects 20,000 - 50,00 Tons
US-2 Gogebic Co. - Northeast Asphalt, Inc.
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L-R: Andy Schmidt, APAM President, Chuck Van Deusen,
Northeast Asphalt, Greg Johnson, MDOT Chief Operations Officer
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