Five Take Top 2017 Paving Awards

During the first morning of the Virginia Asphalt Conference & Expo, VAA and VDOT announced the winners of the top paving projects of 2017. VDOT selected a Maintenance Paving Winner from 9 candidate projects and a Construction Paving Winner from 4 candidate projects. VDOT’s top Maintenance Project was the resurfacing of I-95 Southbound in Fairfax County completed by Virginia Paving Company. This project was paved at night with heavy traffic using SMA as the final surface. Ride numbers for all four lanes were in the 40’s and 50’s. VDOT top Construction Project was the construction/reconstruction of I-81 Exit 310 in Staunton District. W-L Construction and Paving along with Stuart M. Perry teamed to pave SMA, and SUPERPAVE mixes on the I-81 mainline and ramps, SR 37 mainline, and the associated front road. Congratulations to all three companies on their awards.

VAA picked three projects as Virginia’s Best in 2017. Allan Myers was recognized in the Roadway Paving category for their SMA overlay project on the Richmond-Metropolitan Toll Road. Mike Dudley, VAA Director of Technical Services, noted the very smooth mat and uniform surface laid by Allan Myers’ crew. Virginia Paving Company was the winner in the new Airport Paving category for work performed at Ronald Reagan National Airport where grades, numerous in pavement and adjacent to pavement structures, and P401 mix provided challenges. Finally, Superior Paving Corp. was recognized in the Commercial category for their paving in a new subdivision in Northern Virginia. This project required numerous short pulls, handwork and negotiating other construction traffic. Unfortunately, no company won the VAA Green Paving award. No projects were submitted that met the stringent criteria for this category. Fortunately, numerous recycling and porous asphalt projects were completed in 2018 and VAA hopes to see these submitted for this award in the coming year.

All winning projects will be featured in the next VAA Membership Directory. VDOT Districts and VAA members are encouraged to start narrowing down your submission list for 2018. Look for the photos to be showcased on the VAA website homepage soon.