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December 13, 2011

ODOT recipient of national pavement awards

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EDMOND — Three recent Oklahoma Department of Transportation projects received national recognition for project excellence at the American Concrete Pavement Association’s 22nd annual “Excellence in Concrete Pavement” national awards. The national awards, which recognize companies and agencies for safe, efficient and durable concrete pavements, were presented at the closing banquet ceremony as part of ACPA’s 48th annual meeting Dec. 2.

Of the 31 awards given nationally this year, three were awarded to projects in Oklahoma and all three were gold awards, the highest honor in each category.

The Oklahoma Department of Transportation received the gold award in the divided highways (urban) category for the I-40 reconstruction project between Oklahoma City and El Reno in Canadian County. The $60 million project reconstructed an 8-mile section of I-40 between Garth Brooks Blvd. and U.S. 81 and included safety improvements, resurfacing and reconstruction of three sets of bridges. Partially funded through federal economic stimulus dollars, the reconstruction was one of the largest projects in ODOT’s history. This section of I-40 had been mentioned in a Parade Magazine survey of commercial truckers as one of the roughest roads on the interstate system. The project, completed more than nine months ahead of schedule in December 2010, was constructed by Duit Construction Co. Inc. of Edmond and designed by Poe and Associates Inc. of Oklahoma City.

The second award ODOT received was the gold award in the highway overlay category for a project on I-35 south of S.H. 15 in Noble Co. This $13 million project involved reconstruction and resurfacing 5 miles of I-35 north of U.S. 412/Cimarron Turnpike exit. The project also added 5 miles of cable barrier to I-35 between S.H. 15 and U.S. 412. This innovative project, also constructed by Duit Construction, started in August 2009 and was completed in July 2010.

The Oklahoma Department of Transportation also received the gold award in the urban arterials and collectors category for the reconstruction of S.H. 4 in Yukon in Canadian County. The $13 million project involved reconstructing three miles of S.H. 4 between I-40 and S.H. 66 in Yukon. This project consisted of removing the existing two lane roadway and widening the road to five lanes. It also included upgrading storm sewers, sidewalks and traffic signals on S.H. 4 and S.H. 66 throughout the extent of the project. The project was completed under budget, on time and open to traffic in December 2010. Triad Design Group of Oklahoma City designed the project and it was constructed by Duit Construction.

The National Excellence in Concrete Pavement award is the concrete pavement industry’s highest and most prestigious recognition. The awards are sponsored jointly by ACPA and Concrete Construction Magazine and distinguish projects for quality, efficiency, smoothness, reduced costs and minimizing road-user delays.

Additional awards were given for highway and airport projects in Arizona, California, Colorado, Georgia, Guam, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Minnesota, Michigan, Missouri, North Dakota, Ohio, South Carolina, Texas, Utah and Wisconsin.

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