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2012 TxDOT/TXAPA Quality Asphalt Pavement Awards

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This year marked the 15th year of this award program. As always, the competition was very close and making the selection of the ultimate winner was extremely difficult. We want to thank the winning TxDOT districts and TXAPA members for their hard work and diligence in striving to be the best. Due to the Partners in Quality attitude of TXAPA members and the TxDOT districts, Texas has on of the best asphalt highway systems in the nation.

The following is a list of the categories and the associated winners:

FULL DEPTH LARGE CATEGORY


L-R: Robert Hall, Gary Fallis, Thomas Jones,
Bobby Littlefield, Brad Martin, Derek Angel,Tracey Friggle

District:  Paris
County:  Grayson
Prime Contractor:  C.Watts & Sons Construction Co., Inc.
HMA Producer:  R.K. Hall Construction, Ltd.
Contractor:  R.K. Hall Construction, Ltd.
Project:  HP 2010 (398) ES
Highway: US 82 WB
Tons: 50,038

FULL DEPTH SMALL CATEGORY


L-R: Tracey Friggle, Darlene Goehl, Catherine Hejl,
Wade Miller, Derek Angel

District:  Bryan
County:  Grimes
Prime Contractor:  Big Creek Construction, Ltd.
HMA Producer:  Big Creek Construction, Ltd.
Contractor:  Big Creek Construction, Ltd.
Project:  STP 2011 (563) /CSJ 0315-03-052
Highway: SH 90
Tons: 14,537

OVERLAY LARGE CATEGORY


L-R: Tracey Friggle, Robert Hall, Rex Foster, Dale Winfield,
Jim Roesler, Joe Chappell, Derek Angel

District:  Amarillo
County: 
Potter
Prime Contractor:  R.K. Hall Construction, Ltd.
HMA Producer: 
R.K. Hall Construction, Ltd.
Contractor: 
R.K. Hall Construction, Ltd.
Project:  0090-05-091
Highway: IH 40
Tons:
40,965

OVERLAY LARGE w/OPEN GRADED SURFACE CATEGORY


L-R: Tracey Friggle, Darlene Goehl, Catherine Hejl,
Scott Gillam,  Derek Angel

District:  Bryan
County: Brazos
Prime Contractor:  Knife River Corporation - South
HMA Producer: 
Knife River Corporation - South
Contractor: 
Knife River Corporation - South
Project:  NH 2011 (316) / 0049-12-079
Highway:  SH 6
Tons: 
54,012

OVERLAY MEDIUM CATEGORY


L-R: Greg Malatek, Tracey Friggle, Albert Schlather,
Don Nyland, Roland Nunez, Derek Angel

District:  Austin
County:  Travis
Prime Contractor:  Hunter Industries, Ltd.
HMA Producer: 
Colorado Materials, Ltd.
Contractor:  
Hunter Materials, Ltd.
Project: 
2689-01-025
Highway:  FM 2304
Tons:  13,275

OVERLAY SMALL CATEGORY


L-R: Tracey Friggle, Robert Hall, Thomas Jones, Gary Fallis, Richard Whitlow, Bobby Littlefield, Brad Martin, Derek Angel

District:  Paris
County: Grayson
Prime Contractor:  R.K. Hall Construction, Ltd.
HMA Producer: 
R.K. Hall Construction, Ltd.
Contractor: 
R.K. Hall Construction, Ltd.
Project:  STP 2010 (078) ES
Highway: US 82 EB
Tons:  9,043

OVERLAY SMALL w/OPEN GRADED SURFACE CATEGORY


L-R: Randy Hopman, Tracey Friggle, Lane Leissner,
Jeffrey Harmon, Lance Phillips, Cal Hays, Derek Angel

District:  Tyler
County: Smith
Prime Contractor:  A.L. Helmcamp, Inc.
HMA Producer:  APAC-Texas, Inc. - Wheeler Companies

Contractor:  A.L. Helmcamp, Inc.
Project:  STP 2011 (351)
Highway: FM 344
Tons:  14,635

AIRPORT RUNWAY RESURFACING CATEGORY


L-R: Tracey Friggle, Jimmy Whited, Mike Crum,
Derek Angel

Owner:  Travis County Field, LLC
Contractor:
J.D. Ramming Paving Co., LLC
HMA Producer:  RTI Hot Mix

CITY OVERLAY LARGE CATEGORY

L-R: Tracey Friggle, Tony Lopez, Brian Polk, Martin Haros,
Ben Liggett, Derek Angel

Owner:  City of Austin
Prime Contractor: APAC-Texas, Inc. - Wheeler Companies
HMA Producer:   APAC-Texas, Inc. - Wheeler Companies

PASS THRU FULL DEPTH LARGE CATEGORY


L-R: Tracey Friggle, Mario Campos, Ben Liggett,
Robert Gaylord, Derek Angel


Owner:  Williamson County
Prime Contractor: APAC-Texas, Inc. - Wheeler Companies
HMA Producer:   Dan Williams Company

 

 
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