Paving Awards Presented in Kearney

Nebraska Department of Transportation project managers and construction technicians were honored with awards for both concrete and asphalt pavements at the annual NDOT Project Managers’ Conference held March 7-9, 2023, in Kearney, Nebraska. The awards recognized their work on Nebraska highways during 2022.

According to Assistant Construction Engineer Andy Dearmont, the annual paving awards program has three purposes: 1) Showcase Quality: In addition to presentation of the award-winning project, other quality nominated projects are presented to industry stakeholders;

2) Promote Industry: Those who are not familiar with the construction industry are able to see an example of the pride that goes into their work; and 3) Improve Cooperation: The program provides recognition for work well done that is accomplished through cooperation.

The Nebraska Department of Transportation sponsors the awards for excellence in asphaltic concrete pavement construction. Awards of excellence for highway construction projects using concrete pavement are sponsored by the Nebraska Department of Transportation and the Nebraska Concrete Paving Association (NCPA).

Concrete Pavement Quality Awards

Best Secondary State Highway Project: US-6 and US-34 In Hastings; District 4

Project Manager: Kevin Kohmetscher

Inspection Crew: Kevin Bykerk, Austin Himmelberg

Prime Contractor: Werner Construction, Inc., Hastings, Nebraska

Best Interstate Highway Project:

I-80, Brule – Ogallala; District 6

Project Manager: Troy Pedersen

Inspection Crew: Justin Willard, Andrew Reinhard, Charles Stoeger, Todd Dailey, Gene Halsey, Sam Ghaleb, Ben Bartholomew, Brad Miller, Chase Stallup, Ray Berry

Prime Contractor:

Koss Construction Company, Topeka, Kansas