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
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
