2009 APAM MDOT 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!

 

Award of Excellence - Special Projects

Mackinac Bridge - Payne & Dolan, Inc.

L- R: Dan Ulrich, Northwest Design, Gery Hartman, Payne &

Dolan, Inc., Barbara Brown, Mackinac Bridge Authority

Award of Excellence - Special Projects

Bosch VDA Pad - Ajax Paving Industries

L: Chuck Gemayel, SME, Dave Marshall, Ajax Paving Industries

R: Chris Keller, D'Angelo Construction Corp.

Award of Merit - Urban Streets

14 Mile Road/Farmington Roundabout - Cadillac Asphalt, LLC

L-R: Jerry Jehl, Oakland County, Jim Marcinkowski, OHM, Jim

Cubera, City of Farmington Hills, Dave McIntrye, Cadillac Asphalt

Award of Excellence - Urban Streets

Center Road, Burton - Ace Asphalt & Paving Co.

L-R: Ricardo Villarreal, Ace Asphalt & Paving, Timothy O'Dell,

Kraft Engineering & Surveying, Greg Kray, City of Burton

Award of Merit - Local Agency Project

Douglas Ave. & Lakewood Bld. - Rieth-Riley Construction

L: Ryan Kemppainen, Ottawa County Road Commission

R: John Boven, Rieth-Riley Construction Co., Inc.

Award of Excellence - Local Agency Projects

12 Mile Road - Ajax Paving Industries

L: John Niemla, CRAM Director

R: Tim Hay, Ajax Paving Industries

Award of Merit - Single Course Overlay

M-28, Luce County - Bacco Construction Co.

Kyle Fortier, Bacco Construction Co.

 

Award of Excellence - Single Course Overlay

I-196 EB - Michigan Paving & Materials/ Grand Region

L: Aaron Price, Michigan Paving & Materials

R: Bob Heileg, Fleis & VandenBrink

Award of Excellence - Recreational Projects

Resort Bluff Non-Motorized Path - Rieth-Riley Construction Co.

L-R: Nils Lindwall, Northwest Design, Allen Hansen, City of

Petoskey, Mark Wagner, Rieth-Riley Construction Co., Inc.

Award of Merit - Commercial Projects

Parking Lot 56, CMU - Central Asphalt, Inc.

L-R: Steve Clark, Rowe, Inc., Chad Stirrett, Central Michigan

University, Jerry Watters, Central Asphalt, Inc.

Award of Excellence - Commerical Projects

Meijer Inc. Store 52 - Pavement Management Services, Inc.

L: Steve Moran, Michigan Paving & Materials / Spartan Asphalt

R: Kristin Pfauth, Pavement Management Services, Inc.

Award of Merit - Airports

Oakland County Intl. Airport Runway 9R-27L - Cadillac Asphalt

L-R: Harvey Mesler, Oakland County, Allen Linson & Rodney

Schleben, Cadillac Asphalt, James Peckham, Peckham Eng.

Award of Excellence - Airports

Detroit Metro Runway 3L/21R - Ajax Paving Industries

L-R: Robert Koller, C& S Engineering, Navin Natarajan, DMJM

Aviation, Steven Wiesner, Detroit Metro, Al Farina, Ajax Paving

Award of Merit - Projects 2,500 - 20, 000 Tons

Northland Dr, - Rieth-Riley Construction Co., Inc.

L: John Nimela, Director of CRAM

R: Riley Ramoie, Rieth-Riley Construction Co., Inc.

Award of Excellence - Projects 2,500 - 20, 000 Tons

Farm Lane Underpasses - Rieth-Riley Construction Co., Inc.

L-R: Andy Linebaugh, MSU, Tony Tupper, Rieth-Riley

Construction, Jerry Swift, MDOT

Award of Merit - Projects 20,000 - 50,00 Tons

M-94 Schoolcraft Co. - Payne & Dolan, Inc.

Dave Nyenhuis, Payne & Dolan, Inc.

Award of Excellence - Projects 20,000 - 50,00 Tons

US-2 Gogebic Co. - Northeast Asphalt, Inc.

L-R: Andy Schmidt, APAM President, Chuck Van Deusen,

Northeast Asphalt, Greg Johnson, MDOT Chief Operations Officer