Smooth Operators

Among the National Asphalt Pavement Association's 2012 Quality in Construction Awards was the 2012 Sheldon G. Hayes Award to the Shelly Company's southern division (Dover, Ohio), part of the materials division of Oldcastle Inc., for the "smoothest asphalt pavement in the country," something all drivers can appreciate. The smooth strip runs for 11 miles on I-70 in Licking and Franklin counties in Ohio. The NAPA awards singled out 96 asphalt pavement projects for their use of green construction practices, i.e., incorporating reclaimed or recycled materials and using warm-mix asphalt.
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The National Asphalt Pavement Association (NAPA) announced the winners of its 2012 Quality in Construction Award for excellence in construction of asphalt pavement, plus the winners of the 2012 Sheldon G. Hayes Award for the smoothest asphalt pavement in the country, and the Ray Brown Award for the smoothest airport pavement in the country.

The 2012 Sheldon G. Hayes Award went to the southern division of the Shelly Co. for an 11-mile strip on I-70 in Ohio. Runners up were Norris Asphalt Paving Co. of Ottumwa, Iowa, for its work on US 34 in Adams and Union counties, Iowa, and Knife River Corp., Idaho Division of Boise, Idaho, for its work on the eastbound lanes of I-84 in southern Idaho.

The 2012 Ray Brown Award went to J.D. Ramming Paving Co. of Austin, Texas for its work on runway 13/31 at Austin Executive Airport.

For 2012, 85 companies and 205 projects competed in the Quality in Construction Awards. To view a complete list of winners visit here.