The Kennedy Rd./16th Ave. project used 50,368 tonnes of WMA.
he winner for 2021 was Brennan Paving & Construction Ltd. for their rebuilding of Kennedy Road/16th Avenue in York Region. The finalists were Associated Paving & Materials Ltd. for the widening of Haldimand Road 20, and Sierra Infrastructure for the doubling of Rest Acres Road in Brant. The Municipal Paving Project of the Year Award recognises and promotes successful collaborations between asphalt producers, pavers, and municipalities for excellence and innovation in Ontario paving projects. All entrants to the competition are assessed on the finished pavement’s conformance to the project’s specifications, visual appearance, overall quality, innovations, and considerations such as tight schedules and dealing with traffic flows, among others.
Brennan Paving & Construction’s Rebuild of Kennedy Road/ 16th Avenue Resurfacing a busy road is a major challenge for any paving company. But for Brennan Paving & Construction Ltd. (a division of The Miller Group), redoing two sections of York Region’s Kennedy Road and 16th Avenue was a major exercise in preplanning and safety management. Under a $7,574,485 contract, the company removed and replaced over 38.7 lane kilometres of four lane urban arterial roads in a heavy traffic zone that included many vulnerable areas. “It was a very, very high profile job, especially on the Kennedy Road portion,” says Chris Hankey, Estimator/ Project Manager with Brennan Paving & Construction. “We were right around a number of schools where we had children crossing Kennedy Road
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