2020 Excellence in Paving Award Winners
Each year, the Maryland Asphalt Association and the Maryland Department of Transportation State Highway Administration visit asphalt paving projects completed that year that have submitted for consideration. The team of asphalt experts hit the road starting November, visiting each project all over the state, taking photos and video, and noting the workmanship, smoothness, joints, texture, and tie-ins with other pavements.
16 submissions stood out as the pinnacle of workmanship in the state and were chosen as 2020 Excellence in Paving Award winners. The submissions included county roads, primary, secondary, and interstates, as well as pavement at BWI and a port-side auto processing center, representing over 330,000 tons of asphalt.
In lieu of an awards ceremony traditionally held at the annual Paving Conference, this year—with the help of our generous sponsors Blacklidge Emulsions, Bitumar USA, Carter Machinery, and Mr. Mike Moses of George Associates, Inc.—award winners were given custom Maryland Asphalt Association gaiters with carbon filters and 2020 Excellence in Paving hard hat stickers, in addition to the customary plaques for each project.
Please watch for more information on the 2021 Excellence in Paving Awards submissions this fall.
The 2020 winners are:
- County Rehabilitation/Resurfacing – PG 925-H(F)/E Palmer Rd. — Tucker Rd. to Della Ln. (Owner: Prince George’s County Department of Public Works & Transportation; Contractor: Olney Masonry Corp.)
The Tucker Road project was an open section road urbanized to include curds & gutter and sidewalks. The work comprised of base pavement repair and a full-width mill and overlay treatment within the project limits. This project also included substantial infrastructure upgrades including underground storm drain, sidewalks, curb and gutters installation and complete and contiguous bike lane treatments connecting communities to major recreational facility and trail networks.
- County Rehabilitation/Resurfacing – PG 925-H(F)/E Tucker Rd. — Saint Barnabas Rd. to Palmer Rd. (Owner: Prince George’s County Department of Public Works & Transportation; Contractor: Olney Masonry Corp.)
Palmer Road was open section and is now transformed into fully urbanized roadway including curbs, gutter and sidewalks. Prior to the paving operations, this project also included substantial infrastructure upgrades including underground storm drain, sidewalks, curb and gutters installation and complete and contiguous bike lane treatments connecting communities to major recreational facilities and trail networks.
- Primary Resurfacing – PG854B51 — PG8545177 MD 450 — MD 704 to MD 193 (Owner: MDOT SHA District 3)
This project had the highest score for a Primary Resurfacing project with an 18.1 rating out of a possible 20. The crew properly employed the Maryland Method to construct the longitudinal joints which will help with the durability and long life of the project. The mix consistency along with a very uniform texture gave the project great appearance. The ride on the project tied for the best of the year with a 9.2 out of 10.
- Secondary Resurfacing – CL389B52 — XY7065177 MD 91 Bloom Rd. to the Baltimore Co. Line (Owner: MDOT SHA District 7)
This nearly 3.5-mile paving operation provided for a resilient and sustainable roadway for years to come. It featured variability with paving depending on the section and many tie-ins. The smooth pavement scored very high on its workmanship.
- Secondary Resurfacing – FR716B56 — XY7105177 MD 550 Sabillasville Rd. — Browns Quarry Rd. to Washington Co. Line (Owner: MDOT SHA District 7)
This 2.5-mile paving operation featured variability with paving depending on the section and many tie-ins. The smooth winding pavement scored very high on its workmanship. Traveling from the Washington County Line to Browns Quarry Road featured one picturesque scene after another with smooth transitions.
- Primary Resurfacing – CL389B53 — XY7065177 MD 140 — Cedarhurst Rd. to Old Westminster Pike (Owner: MDOT SHA District 7)
This just more than half-mile long project featured a combination of a wedge and leveling course and highly durable SMA with its stone-on-stone matrix, which will provide the intersection of MD 140 and MD 91 with a highly rut resistant and resilient roadway for years to come.
- Secondary Resurfacing – KE395B56 —XY7145177 MD 290 — Olivet Hill Rd. to Wilson Point Rd. (Owner: MDOT SHA District 2)
This project had the highest score for a Secondary Resurfacing project with an 18.5 rating out of a possible 20. This project featured a single layer after a mill without a wedge and leveling course. The crew properly employed the Maryland Method to construct all of the longitudinal joints which will help with the durability and long life of the project. The mix consistency along with a very uniform texture gave the project a great appearance.
- Primary Resurfacing – MO157B51 — MO1575177 MD 187 — Johnson Ave. to I-495 (Owner: MDOT SHA District 3)
This nearly one-mile-long project from Johnson Avenue to I-495 was fine-milled to remove the deteriorated surface and then restored to better-than-new condition with 4,538 tons of a two-inch riding surface asphalt, using polymers to achieve its high performance. The use of the polymers in the binder helped mitigate the bottom-up reflective cracking while resisting the high traffic loading that occurs on this principal artery, which is part of the National Highway System.
- County Reconstruction – 20-048 Grier Nursery Rd. — MD 165 to MD 24 (Owner: Harford County Department of Public Works; Producer: Maryland Paving, Inc.; Specialty Contractor: Recon Construction Services, Inc.)
The Grier Nursery Road showcased the beautiful rolling countryside in Harford County from MD 136 to MD 24. The existing roadway was recycled in place up to a depth of five inches and stabilized with the addition of an emulsified asphalt and Portland cement.
- Interstate Resurfacing – WO350C53 — XY7235177 US 50 — Herring Creek Bridge to Harry W. Kelly Bridge (Owner: MDOT SHA District 1)
This project had a great ride and the millions of people who travel the roadway in and out of Ocean City will appreciate their good work. It is easy to see that the maintenance of the traffic was interesting for this job with all the intersecting roadways and businesses. This project was finished in early April of 2020 and with an average daily traffic count of 31,700 vehicles per day, it had had more than 7 million vehicles traveling on it before our judges were able to evaluate it. The workmanship was excellence and deserving of recognition.
- County Reconstruction – 19-215 Old Federal Hill Rd. — MD 165 to W. Jarrettsville Rd. (Owner: Harford County Department of Public Works; Primary Contractor: Gray & Son, Inc.; Specialty Contractor: Recon Construction Services, Inc.)
The Old Federal Hill Road project traversed the rolling hillside from MD 165 to West Jarrettsville Road. The existing roadway was recycled in place up to a depth of 5” and stabilized with the addition of an emulsified asphalt and Portland cement.
- Interstate Resurfacing – BAA51B53 — XX3865177 I-70 EB — Howard Co. Line to I-695 (IL and OL Ramps) (Owner: MDOT SHA District 4; Primary Contractor: Gray & Son, Inc.)
This two-and-a-half-mile long project—which improved the profile and friction numbers of the section of interstate, enhancing the ride of the traveling public—was the highest measured in the 2020 Excellence in Paving Awards with a score of 18.58 out of a possible 20. The International Roughness Index for the project was a 40, putting it in a class by itself. Everyone who participated in this project should feel a great sense of pride.
- Interstate Resurfacing – BAA51B54 — XX3865177 I-695 — Exit 42 OL to Cove Rd. Bridge (Owner: MDOT SHA District 4; Primary Contractor: Gray & Son, Inc)
This 2.13-mile project was tied for second highest during our 2020 rating, scoring an impressive 9.1 out of 10. You can see the excellent application of the Maryland Joint on this project by the white line at the joint. This provides the joint with the best achievable density and prolongs the life of the pavement.
- City Rehabilitation/Reconstruction — Baltimore City Contract No. TR15307 SHA BC420011: Belair Rd. Streetscape —Cook Ave. to Lasalle Ave., including Belair Rd. and Frankford Ave. Node Improvements (Owner: Baltimore City Department of Transportation)
The Belair Road Streetscape from Cook Avenue to LaSalle Avenue included asphalt milling and overlay, full signal reconstruction at Belair Road and Frankford Avenue, stamped concrete crosswalk at Belair Road and Frankford Avenue, construction of curb & gutter, curb extensions, upgrading non‐compliant ADA pedestrian ramps, sidewalks and driveways, construction of new storm drain pipes and inlets, landscaping and furnishing elements, new pedestrian lighting along Belair Road, and signing and pavement markings.
- Specialty New Construction — Trade Point Atlantic Point of Entry 115 Acre Vehicle Processing Facility (Construction Manager: ARCO National Construction)
This Specialty New Construction in Sparrow’s Point was designed by ARCO National Construction (the 7th largest design/build general contractor in the U.S.) and was constructed and paved by P. Flanigan & Sons. It covered nearly 525,000 square yards with 72,857 tons of asphalt.
- Reconstruction/Construction — Mill and Pave Midfield Taxi Lane and Portions of TW Golf and TW R1 Fully construct the extension of TW Foxtrot (Owner: Maryland Aviation Administration)
This project contained two paving operations which enhanced the serviceability of the midfield taxi lane. Due to logistics, the job spanned two years to maintain Amazon’s very active and growing cargo operation. P. Flanigan & Sons met the stringent smoothness specification on this contract, and we are proud to recognize it with an Excellence in Paving award.
