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APWA names 2016 Public Works Projects of the Year during PWX

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. […]

August 29, 2016

Roadbuilding

APWA to honor Missouri Coalition for Roadway Safety with performance award

The American Public Works Association (APWA) will award the Missouri Coalition for Roadway Safety (MCRS) with the Exceptional Performance in Safety award at its Public Works Expo in August. The Exceptional Performance Awards were established in 1996 and aim to “recognize individuals, teams, or organizations in the areas of adversity, journalism and safety whose outstanding […]

June 27, 2016

Roadbuilding

Buyers SaltDogg MDS combines dump body with 4-season spreader

Buyers Products has introduced its new SaltDogg Municipal Dump Spreader (MDS) that combines a dump body with a four-season spreader to provide municipalities a product they can use year round. The product was on display at the American Public Works Association 2016 North American Snow Conference in Hartford, Connecticut. The MDS is constructed from 304 […]

May 25, 2016

Roadbuilding

WinterPave asphalt additive a built-in “anti-icer” for roads

Cargill Deicing Technology displayed the WinterPave asphalt anti-freeze product, which lowers the freezing temperature of water on a road surface, at the 2016 North American Snow Conference in Hartford, Connecticut. The company is the exclusive U.S. distributor for the product. Rather than a topical product broadcast on pavements, such as salt, WinterPave is added to […]

May 25, 2016

Roadbuilding

APWA recognizes 3 agencies for snow, ice control at Snow Conference

The American Public Works Association recognized three public works agencies with its Excellence in Snow and Ice Control award during the 2016 North American Snow Conference in Hartford, Connecticut. The Longmont, Colorado, Department of Public Works and Natural Resources was cited for its annual Snow and Ice Control plan, which “outlines strategies to maintain a […]

May 24, 2016

Roadbuilding

Association management veteran Scott Grayson named APWA, CPWA executive director

The American Public Works Association (APWA) and the Canadian Public Works Association (CPWA) have named Scott Grayson as their new executive director, a role he will take over April 15 from interim executive director Larry Frevert. Grayson currently serves as associate managing director for the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers in Washington, D.C., and […]

March 18, 2016

Roadbuilding

APWA rebrands its annual conference and expo as PWX

The American Public Works Association’s annual conference will be back next year, but with a new name. The APWA announced at the conference on Tuesday that it was rebranding what was previously known as the International Public Works Congress and Exposition to PWX—from the 45 letter original title down to just three. PWX, which stands for […]

September 2, 2015

Roadbuilding

Tech panel paints portrait of a safer connected vehicle and infrastructure future at APWA Congress

Panelists speaking on public works technology during the American Public Works Congress gave a nearly utopian vision of the future of transportation systems, extolling the potential of a future where vehicles, buses, traffic signals and infrastructure all seamlessly communicate. Speaking at a general session of APWA’s International Public Works Congress and Exposition were Kate Hartman, […]

September 1, 2015

Roadbuilding

APWA honors 23 Public Works Projects of the Year during congress and expo

The American Public Works Association recognized 23 projects as part of its 2015 Public Works Projects of the Year Award during the groups International Public Works Congress and Exposition in Phoenix. The awards each year celebrate “the alliance between the managing agency, the contractor, the consultant, and their cooperative achievements.” Awards are given in five […]

September 1, 2015

Roadbuilding

Georgia DOT earns 4 awards from state American Public Works Association chapter

The Georgia chapter of the American Public Works Association (APWA) has presented the state’s department of transportation with four awards for projects representing “the best achievements in the public works profession.” “These awards highlight the fantastic work the people of Georgia Department of Transportation (GDOT) do every day ensuring the mobility, safety and preservation of […]

August 12, 2015

Roadbuilding

‘Lone Survivor’ Marcus Luttrell to give opening keynote at APWA Int’l Public Works Congress & Expo

The American Public Works Association’s (APWA) 2015 International Public Works Congress & Exposition, set for August 30 through September 2, will feature more than 400 exhibitors and is expected to attract nearly 6,000 attendees to the Phoenix Convention Center. APWA has also secured Marcus Luttrell, a former Navy Seal and the author of “Lone Survivor […]

August 11, 2015

Roadbuilding

Reporter drives a snowplow, vehicle damage ensues

Many folks in heavy snow areas often express their displeasure with the quality of snowplow work near the homes, all the while not realizing the difficulty of maneuvering those big machines around parked cars and other urban obstacles. WGN Reporter Marcus Leshock recently got firsthand experience at driving one of these rigs at the American […]

June 2, 2015