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APA announces 7 state DOTs as winners for 2014 Perpetual Pavement Awards

Updated Apr 24, 2015

pavementThe Asphalt Pavement Alliance (APA), in coordination with the National Center for Asphalt Technology (NCAT) have selected seven transportation agencies to receive the 2014 Perpetual Pavement Awards, honoring these departments for their work in successful “long-life” asphalt roads.

NCAT engineers evaluate “well-performing asphalt pavements” that are 35 years old or older, have had no structural failures, and have had at least 12 years between resurfacing. “The road must demonstrate the characteristics expected from a long-life, Perpetual Pavement design: excellence in design; quality in construction; and value for taxpayers,” APA said in a statement.

The winners for 2014 include:

The Asphalt Institute, National Asphalt Pavement Association, and the State Asphalt Pavement Associations make up the partnership that is the APA.