Asphalt Awards

About the Award

WAPA recognizes technological advancements and innovations in asphalt pavements through its annual Asphalt Awards. Awards are given in any of three categories:

• State – WisDOT Region or Office
• Local – City, County, Town, or Village
• Business – Commercial Business or Association

Thank you to everyone who submitted an application for this year’s award. Winners were announced at the 2023 Annual WAPA Conference and Business Meeting. Applications for the 2024 awards will announced in the fall.

Current and Previous Winners

State

Year	Recipient	Project
2023	WisDOT SW Region	Resurfacing the US 18/151 corridor in Dane County from Mount Horeb to Verona involved 48 lane miles and 6 interchanges. Press release.
2022	WisDOT NC Region and BTS	100% recycled project on STH 173 in Nekoosa. Press release.
2021	WisDOT Bureau of Technical Services	Advancing innovation in asphalt pavements. Press release.
2020	WisDOT SE Region	Rehabilitation Work on Marquette Interchange Perpetual Pavement Project. Press release.
2019	WisDOT NC and NE Regions	Pulverize/Relay and Cold In-Place Recycling Project. Press release.
2018	WisDOT NW Region and City of Rice Lake	Asphalt Interlayer Project. Press release.
2017	WisDOT NE Region	Percent Within Limits (PWL) Implementation. Press release.
2016	WisDOT SW Region and FWHA	In-Place Density/Air Void Regression on STH 21. Press release.

Local

Year	Recipient	Project
2023	Green Lake County Highway Department	Aggregates sourced from a site less than a mile from the project. Press release.
2022	Calumet County Highway Department	Environmentally Sustainable Construction Practices. Press release.
2021	City of Kaukauna	Innovative Pavement Design. Press release.
2020	Sauk County Highway Department	Warm-Mix Asphalt and Cold In-Place Recycling. Press release.
2019	City of Marshfield	Fiber Mix Asphalt. Press release.
2018	City of Stevens Point	Perpetual Pavement Design. Press release.
	Fond du Lac County Highway Department	Various Construction Test Sections. Press release.
2017	City of Janesville	Recycled Asphalt Mix Designs and Performance Testing. Press release.
	Marathon County Highway Department	Various Construction Techniques including Cold In-Place Recycling and Thin Asphalt Overlays. Press release.
2016	City of Milwaukee	High Impact Paving Program. Press release.
	City of Platteville	Thin Asphalt Overlay Program. Press release.

Business

Year	Recipient	Project
2023	Road America	The racetrack offers unique paving challenges, including more slopes and quicker transitions into super-elevation curves. Two paving crews, two grading crews, a milling crew, and up to 46 trucks on the highest volume days were on site to help achieve the tight construction window.
2022	Fabel Repair & Collision Center	Polymer modified asphalt parking lot to accommodate for heavy loading and truck traffic.
2020	FKG Oil - MotoMart	Polymer modified asphalt paving while utilizing speed of construction to remain open safely through project completion.
2019	Milwaukee Public Schools	Created new construction program based on discussions with industry, with an emphasis on partnering for longevity, safety, and pavement performance.
2018	Christ the King Lutheran Church	Innovative paving practices for parking lot reconstruction in Delafield.
2017	Kieler Farms and MSA Professional Services	Construction of an asphalt feed pad at new dairy farm in SW Wisconsin. The 1000' x 250' feed pad consists of 5" MT mix with a 3" 3-MT 58-28S lower lift and a 2" 5-MT 58-28H surface lift.
2016	Mills Fleet Farm	Use of Fibers in Parking Lot Reconstructions. Both in Wausau and Hudson locations, Mills Fleet Farm is milling 2” and paving a 4 LT (or E-0.3 12.5 mm) PG 58-28 mix with the addition of fibers to increase tensile strength and reduce reflective cracking.