For 2022, seven Perpetual Pavement Awards (PPA): By Design were awarded to state departments of transportation (DOTs) and a turnpike authority. These winning projects epitomize the long-life asphalt pavements that reflect the characteristics of a Perpetual Pavement design: excellence in design, quality in construction, and value to taxpayers. To learn more about the 2022 PPA: By Design winners, please click the projects below:
- Arkansas Department of Transportation (ARDOT) Highway 530, Section 8 (MM 6.153 - MM 13.858) in Lincoln County
- Connecticut Department of Transportation (CTDOT) I-84 from Washington St E to Pierpont Rd in the City of Waterbury
- Maryland Department of Transportation (MDOT) State Highway Administration Maryland Route 404 WB (MP 1.2 - MP 5.77) in Talbot County
- Oklahoma Turnpike Authority (OTA) Kickapoo Turnpike from I-40 to I-44 in Eastern Oklahoma County
- South Carolina Department of Transportation (SCDOT) I-26 Volvo Interchange in Berkeley County
Jayson Jordan, Exceutive Director of SCAPA, and SCAPA members Steven Jackson from CR Jackson and Paul Edwards from Reeves Construction presented the 2022 PPA: By Design to SCDOT, during their Dec. Commissioners Meeting. There to accept the award were Christy Hall, Secretary of Transportation; Eric Carroll, SCDOT State Pavement Design Engineer; Merrill Zwanka, SCDOT State Materials & Research Engineer; and SCDOT Commissioners Gene Branham, Barnwell Fishburne, Tony Cox, Bill Dukes, and TJ Johnson.Front Row, Pictured L to R: Hall, Carroll, Zwanka, and Jordan
Back Row, Pictures L to R: Branham, Fishburne, Cox, Dukes, Johnson, Jackson, and Edwards
- Virginia Department of Transportation (VDOT) I-64 Widening & Reconstruction Segment II in Newport News. James City County, & York County
- Washington State Department of Transportation (WSDOT) SR 167 (MP 14.40 - MP 18.24) in King County
WSDOT was presented with their third PPA: By Design at WAPA's 69th Annual Meeting. Guy F. Atkinson Construction LLC and Miles Resources were also recognized for their work on the project. Additionally, WSDOT earned a 2022 PPA: By Performance and a 2022 PPA: By Conversion.