The Nevada Department of Transportation (NDOT) needed to widen and revamp ramps along a 3.7-mile stretch of Interstate-15, between U.S. Route 95 and Sahara Ave. Known as Project NEON, it has proven to be the largest infrastructure project in Nevada’s history and has earned the American Concrete Pipe Association’s 2019 Project Achievement Award, ACPA’s annual […]
The objective of the ASTM Honors and Awards Program is to recognize the dedication and exemplary effort of ASTM members in regard to the development and promulgation of ASTM Standards and related information. C13 Chairman’s Award: John Kallemeyn, Forterra In recognition and appreciation of active engagement in, and exceptional contributions to, the Committee C13 on Concrete […]
Purpose: To recognize agencies which have demonstrated creative and innovative accomplishments through projects that have been designed utilizing precast concrete pipe or boxes. Promote public awareness of the activities and contributions of public agencies and the ACPA and its members. Eligibility: Any member agency of AASHTO may enter this Award Program. Agencies and ACPA members […]
Receiving the Project Achievement Award on behalf of MDOT and NCPI were: (L to R) Kathy Washabaugh, Jim Washabaugh (NPCI), Rebecca Curtis, P.E. Deputy Chief Bridge Engineer (MDOT), Josh Beakley, P.E., (ACPA) Michigan Department of Transportation (MDOT) called for the removal of the bridge over Goodings Creek on Caine Road, […]
Purpose: To recognize agencies which have demonstrated creative and innovative accomplishments through projects that have been designed utilizing precast concrete pipe or boxes. Promote public awareness of the activities and contributions of public agencies and the ACPA and its members. Eligibility: Any member agency of AASHTO may enter this Award Program. Agencies and ACPA members […]
This award is in recognition of outstanding professional achievement as Concrete Pipe News Reporter of the year. Year Recipient Company Name 1971 Robert J. Bailey Price Brothers Company 1972 Dr. Richard A. Parmelee Northwestern University 1972 Lee Stockton Price Brothers Company 1973 Marvin R. Boring Reliance Universal Inc. Ohio 1974 Leonard L. Klein Superior Products Co. […]
This award is for exemplary service to the concrete pipe industry through work performed for the Manufacturing/Quality Committee in education and quality control. Year Recipient Company Name 2011 Mel C. Marshall Mel C. Marshall Industrial Consultants Inc. 2012 Dave Anderson Cretex Companies, Inc. 2013 Tom Umek Cretex Companies, Inc. 2014 Jeff Hite Rinker Materials – Concrete Pipe […]
This award is in recognition of technical contributions through a distinguished career in the concrete pipe industry. Year Recipient Company Name 2006 Jim Nystrom Cretex Companies. 2007 Robert Spiekerman California Precast CPA 2008 Paul Heffern Independent Consulting Services 2009 Joseph Zicaro Rinker Materials-Concrete Pipe Division 2012 Joe Lundy Hanson Pipe & Precast 2013 Eric Carleton Independent Concrete 2014 Josh […]
This award is the highest recognition of support and service to the industry presented to an individual for lifetime achievement. Year Recipient Company Name 1999 Joseph Zicaro CSR Hydro Conduit Corp. 2001 Charles Gallagher The Cretex Companies, Inc. 2002 John H. Bailey The Cretex Companies, Inc. 2003 Jim Carder Carder Concrete Products Co. 2005 Aldo Bussio Geneva Pipe Company […]
University Region’s Lansing TSC was recognized at the Aug. 17 Operations Executive Staff meeting for receiving the American Concrete Pipe Association award for their quick and professional work in an emergency repair of two culverts on M-43 near Grand Ledge. Last summer, shoulder failure on M-43 prompted inspectors to investigate the condition of 70-year-old culverts […]
Purpose: To recognize agencies which have demonstrated creative and innovative accomplishments through projects that have been designed utilizing precast concrete pipe or boxes. Promote public awareness of the activities and contributions of public agencies and the ACPA and its members. Eligibility: Any member agency of AASHTO may enter this Award Program. Agencies and ACPA members […]
Aging MDOT Cast-in-Place Culvert Replaced with Precast Bill Washabaugh, Northern Concrete Pipe, Inc. Will Thompson, P.E., Lansing Transportation Service Center Manager Michigan Department of Transportation An aging three-sided cast-in-place (7-foot x 7-foot) box culvert constructed in 1946 under M-43, west of Grand Ledge, MI was compromised by degradational scour, which undermined its foundation and footings. […]
Richard E. Barnes Award John Finch, Rinker Materials This award is the highest recognition of support and service to the industry presented to an individual for lifetime achievement. Mel C. Marshall Award Tim Ferguson, Forterra The award recognizes contributions to manufacturing and quality. Richard C. Longfellow Award County Materials Each year, a Concrete Pipe News […]
Purpose: To recognize state DOT Departments and leaders which have demonstrated creative and innovative accomplishments through projects that have been designed utilizing precast concrete pipe or boxes. Promote public awareness of the activities and contributions of state DOTs and the ACPA and its members. Eligibility: Any state DOT may enter this Award Program. State DOT’s and […]
DelDOT Program to Replace Corrugated Metal Pipes with RCP Alternative By Jason Hastings, Bridge Design Engineer Delaware Department of Transportation Since the early 2000s, the Delaware Department of Transportation (DelDOT) has been focused on replacing aging and corroding corrugated metal pipe culverts throughout the state. DelDOT defines a state-length bridge as a structure with a hydraulic opening […]
Richard E. Barnes Award George Hand, Oldcastle Precast This award is the highest recognition of support and service to the industry presented to an individual for lifetime achievement. Mel C. Marshall Award Jake Jyrkama, Rinker Materials – Concrete Pipe Division CEMEX The award recognizes contributions to manufacturing and quality. Richard C. Longfellow Award […]
Purpose: To recognize state DOT Departments and leaders which have demonstrated creative and innovative accomplishments through projects that have been designed utilizing precast concrete pipe or boxes. Promote public awareness of the activities and contributions of state DOTs and the ACPA and its members. Eligibility: Any state DOT may enter this Award Program. State DOT’s and […]
Every Minute Counts: Accelerated Bridge Construction in the Fast Lane By Jim Washabaugh, Sales Manager Northern Concrete Pipe Inc. The new precast concrete box culvert/bridge on Michigan’s M-142 over Phillip Drain exemplifies Accelerated Precast Construction (APC) to quickly replace culverts and small bridges in ways emulating ABC (Accelerated Bridge Construction). The award-winning M-142 project in 2014 called for removal of […]