APWA names 2016 Public Works Projects of the Year during PWX

Updated Aug 30, 2016
Kenneth F. Burns Memorial Bridge Replacement project, winner in the Transportation category, more than $75 million.Kenneth F. Burns Memorial Bridge Replacement project, winner in the Transportation category, more than $75 million.

The American Public Works Association (APWA) announced 25 winners of its 2016 Public Works Projects of the Year on the first full day of the Public Works Expo (PWX) in Minneapolis

“The APWA Project of the Year recognizes the alliance between the managing agency, the contractor, the consultant and their cooperative achievements,” the association says.

Projects are presented in five categories, including Disaster/Emergency, Environment, Historical Restoration, Structures and Transportation. APWA also added Small Cities/Rural Communities this year, that are for cities and counties with populations smaller than 75,000. The association created it to promoted “excellence” for agencies “demonstrating creativity, ingenuity and efficiency in the delivery of public works projects that have a profound impact on the community.”

This year’s Public Works Projects of the Year Award winners include:

Disaster or Emergency Construction/Repair

Less than $5 million

Mesa Dam Rock Debris Talus Stabilization

$5 million-$25 million

Tacoma Central WTP Flood Projection Project

More than $75 million

Texoma to Wylie WTP Pipeline Extension

Environment

Less than $5 million

Squalicum Creek Reroute

$5 million-$25 million

Marblehead Pipeline Replacement Project

$25 million-$75 million

Scioto Greenways

More than $75 million

Thornton Composite Reservoir

Historical Restoration/Preservation

Less than $5 million

St. Augustine Downtown Improvement District

$5 million-$25 million

Washington Bridge Bike Path and Linear Park

More than $75 million

San Francisco War Memorial Veterans Building

Structures

Less than $5 million

Surprise Farms Park Phase II

$5 million-$25 million

Westland City Hall

$25 million-$75 million

Cermak–McCormick Place Elevated Green Line Station

RTS Transit Center

More than $75 million

San Francisco General Hospital Trauma Center

Transportation

Less than $5 million

56th Street Reconstruction

$5 million-$25 million

Kings Beach Commercial Core Project

$25 million-$75 million

City of Yakima Railroad Grade Separations

More than $75 million

Kenneth F. Burns Memorial Bridge Replacement

Small Cities/Rural Communities Projects of the Year

Disaster or Emergency Construction/Repair

Cameron Creek Colony Emergency Water Supply

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Environment

South Red Deer Regional Wastewater System

Historical Restoration/Preservation

Bayfield Historic Streets Reconstruction

Structures

Bud Hendrickson Memorial Natural Trail and Pedestrian Bridge

West Park Wet-Weather Storage Facility

Transportation

Greenspot Road Bridge over Santa Ana River