ACPA Announces 2024 Excellence in Concrete Pavement Award Winners

The American Concrete Pavement Association (ACPA) is pleased to announce the 31 recipients of its 35th Annual “Excellence in Concrete Pavements” awards, which recognize quality concrete pavements constructed in the United States and Canada. The awards program encourages high-quality workmanship, quality, and creativity in concrete pavement projects.

The award-winning projects were paved by 23 different contractors and are located in 12 states or regions represented by ACPA-affiliated chapters and state paving associations. Award winners were recognized during the annual Excellence in Concrete Pavements Awards Program held on Thursday, December 5, 2024, during ACPA’s 61st annual meeting in Phoenix, AZ. ACPA also expresses appreciation to the 32 professionals who served as judges of the award submittals, reviewing nomination details, and scoring the projects.

Concrete Pavement Restoration for Highways and Airfields

Silver Award – I-70 Rifle to Silt Concrete Pavement Rehabilitation, Garfield County, Colorado

  • Contractor: Myers & Sons Construction
  • Owner: Colorado Department of Transportation
  • Engineer: AtkinsRéalis

Gold Award – Denver International Airport Runway 17L-35R Pavement Rehabilitation and Electrical Upgrades, Denver, Colorado

  • Contractor: Millstone Weber, LLC
  • Owner: City & County of Denver, Department of Aviation
  • Engineer: Woolpert, Inc.

County Roads

Silver Award – Kanza Road Reconstruction, Marion County, Kansas

  • Contractor: Wildcat Construction Co., Inc.
  • Owner: Marion County
  • Engineer: EBH Engineering

Gold Award – County Highway B53, Palo Alto County, Iowa

  • Contractor: Croell, Inc.
  • Owner & Engineer: Palo Alto County

Roller Compacted Concrete – Industrial-Commercial

Silver Award – Colonel’s Island Terminal Improvements, North Side, Brunswick, Georgia

  • Contractor: Morgan Corp.
  • Owner: Georgia Port Authority
  • Engineer: Moffatt & Nichol

Gold Award – Port Houston, Barbours Cut CY 4&5, Seabrook, Texas

  • Contractor: A.G. Peltz Group, LLC
  • Owner: Port Houston
  • Engineer: Jacobs Engineering

Roller Compacted Concrete (Roadways and Airfields)

Silver Award – Air Capitol Drive, Park City, Kansas

  • Contractor: Andale Construction, Inc.
  • Owner: City of Park City, Kansas Champtown Partners
  • Engineer: PEC Engineering

Gold Award – 160th Street Crossing, Noblesville, Hamilton Co., Indiana

  • Contractor: E&B Paving, LLC
  • Owner: Martin Marrietta

Industrial Paving

Silver Award – Mitchell, IN K4 Plant, Mitchell, Indiana

  • Contractor: Milestone Contractors LP
  • Owner: Heidelberg Materials
  • Engineer: Salas O’Brien

Gold Award – Sioux Falls Public Safety Training Campus, Sioux Falls, South Dakota

  • Contractor: T&R Contracting, Inc.
  • Owner: City of Sioux Falls
  • Engineer: Stockwell Engineers

Reliever & General Aviation Airports

Silver Award – Rosecrans Memorial Airport, Reconstruct Runway 17-35, Buchanan, Missouri

  • Contractor: Ideker, Inc.
  • Owner: City of St. Joseph
  • Engineer: JVation

Gold Award – Green Bay Austin Straubel International Airport, Rehabilitate Taxiways, Aprons, and Auto Gates, Green Bay, Wisconsin

  • Contractor: Vinton Construction Company
  • Owner: Green Bay Austin Straubel International Airport
  • Engineer: Mead & Hunt

Military Airports

Silver Award – Special Operations Facility (SOF) Hangar at Laguna Army Airfield, Yuma, AZ

  • Contractor: Southwest Concrete Paving Company (SWCP)
  • Owner: AFCEC/CFS
  • Engineer: Mead & Hunt

Gold Award – NAS Lemoore P-391 F-35 Maintenance Hangar, Naval Air Station Lemoore, California

  • Contractor: Southwest Concrete Paving Company (SWCP)
  • Owner: NAVFAC Southwest
  • Engineer: Jacobs Engineering

Commercial Service Airports

Silver Award – The New Signal Terminal and Parking at KCI, Platte County, Missouri

  • Contractor: Ideker Inc.
  • Owner: Kansas City Aviation Department
  • Engineer: Garver

Gold Award – Runway 5R-23L and Taxiway D, Package #2, Indianapolis, Indiana

  • Contractor: Milestone Contractors, LP
  • Owner: Indianapolis Airport Authority
  • Engineer: Circle City Aviation Partners JV (Kimley-Horn & Woolpert)

Municipal Streets & Intersections (less than 30,000 square yards)

Silver Award – 30th Street & Colorado Avenue Protected Intersection and Underpass, Boulder, Colorado

  • Contractor: Concrete Works of Colorado
  • Owner: City of Boulder
  • Engineer: Otak, Inc.

Gold Award – Mineral Point Historic Downtown USA, High Street Reconstruction, City of Mineral Point, Wisconsin

  • Contractor: Parisi Construction Company, Inc.
  • Owner: City of Mineral Point
  • Engineer: Delta 3 Engineering
Municipal Streets & Intersections (greater than 30,000 square yards)

Silver Award – MODOT Route 19 and I-70 Interchange, New Florence, Missouri

  • Contractor: Emery Sapp & Sons, Inc.
  • Owner: Missouri Department of Transportation
  • Engineer: Jacobs Engineering

Gold Award – US Highway 18 and SD Highway 44, Tripp County, South Dakota

  • Contractor: Reede Construction, Inc.
  • Owner: South Dakota DOT Winner Area Office
  • Engineer: South Dakota Department of Transportation
Overlays (Streets & Roads)

Gold Award –175th St/265th Ave NW of Calmar, Winneshiek County, Iowa

  • Contractor: Croell, Inc.
  • Owner & Engineer: Winneshiek County
Overlays (Highways)

Silver Award – US-169 Passing Lane & Pavement Project, Neosho County, Kansas

  • Contractor: Clarkson Construction Company
  • Owner: Kansas Department of Transportation

Gold Award – PCC Overlay, Roads M-27, B-24, Clay County, Iowa

  • Contractor: Cedar Valley Corp., LLC
  • Owner: Clay County
State Roads

Silver Award – IDOT – Emmet County – Highway 9, Emmet County, Iowa

  • Contractor: Cedar Valley Corp., LLC
  • Owner: Iowa Department of Transportation

Gold Award – Perkins Road US-177, Payne County, Oklahoma

  • Contractor: Duit Construction Company, Inc.
  • Owner: Oklahoma Department of Transportation
  • Engineer: Olsson
Urban Arterials & Collectors

Silver Award – City of Madison, South Blair Street, Dane, Wisconsin

  • Contractor: Trierweiler Companies
  • Owner & Engineer: Wisconsin Department of Transportation

Gold Award – Route 28 Interchange Improvement Project, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania

  • Contractor: Golden Triangle Construction
  • Owner: Pennsylvania Department of Transportation
  • Engineer: Michael Baker International
Divided Highways (Urban)

Silver Award – North Split Reconstruction, Indianapolis, Indiana

  • Contractor: E&B Paving, LLC
  • Owner: Indiana Department of Transportation
  • Engineer: Janssen and Spaans

Gold Award – I-75 Modernization Segment 3 Design-Build-Finance-Maintain (DBFM), Oakland County, Michigan

  • Contractor: Ajax Paving Industries, Inc.
  • Owner: Michigan Department of Transportation
  • Engineer: AECOM Great Lakes, Inc.
Divided Highways (Rural)

Silver Award – Nebraska-Fremont-Highway 30, Dodge County, Nebraska

  • Contractor: Cedar Valley Corp., LLC
  • Owner: Nebraska Department of Transportation

Gold Award – US 69 in Calera, Bryan County, Oklahoma

  • Contractor: Duit Construction Company, Inc.
  • Owner: Oklahoma Department of Transportation
  • Engineer: CEC Corporation
About the American Concrete Pavement Association

The American Concrete Pavement Association (ACPA) is the national trade association for the concrete pavement industry. ACPA’s mission is to develop and protect concrete pavement markets through education, advocacy, marketing, and industry technical leadership. ACPA’s vision is for concrete to be the pavement material of choice, benefitting communities and society within U.S. state and local economies. Founded in 1963, ACPA is the world’s largest trade association that exclusively represents the interests of those involved with the design, construction, and preservation of concrete pavements.

Got more questions about your project?

  • Drop files here or
    Accepted file types: jpeg, jpg, gif, png, pdf, Max. file size: 50 MB.
      Allowed formats: jpeg, jpg, gif, png, pdf
    • How would you like us to respond?

    • Note: Some questions will be published anonymously with their answers at the end of this story to share with other readers.