WVDOH sweeps national asphalt awards for second year in a row

The West Virginia Division of Highways (WVDOH) swept all three categories for quality paving work in the national Asphalt Pavement Alliance's 2024 Perpetual Pavement Awards. It is the second year in row the WVDOH has won all three categories.

"We are thrilled with being selected again for this prestigious award," said Transportation Secretary Todd Rumbaugh, P.E. "This shows our intent to use the best design practices to produce a world-class transportation system."

"On behalf of the Asphalt Industry, Congratulations on winning all three Perpetual Pavement Awards for the second year in a row!" said John Crane, executive director of the Asphalt Paving Association of West Virginia. "This is wonderful news and a testament to the work administer by the WVDOH, the personnel involved throughout the years, and all our endeavors to do the best we can for our fellow taxpayers."

This awards honor agencies whose outstanding design practices on their roadway networks meet Perpetual Pavement design standards. A National Center for Asphalt Technology engineer evaluated the nominations and validated the winners.

The agency won a Perpetual Pavement Award by Performance for a paving job on County Route 40 (Birch River Road) in Braxton County. The WVDOH won a Perpetual Pavement Award by Design for the Powell Mountain section of US 19 in Nicholas County. The Perpetual Pavement Award by Conversion was awarded for a paving job from Kenna to Fairplain on Interstate 77 in Jackson County.

The Asphalt Pavement Alliance believes asphalt roads can last indefinitely with regular maintenance if properly built and cared for. Perpetual Pavement Awards recognize roads that have lasted more than 35 years without a structural failure and have received normal maintenance, roads that have been switched to pavement that are expected to meet those standards, or newly built roads built to standards such that they should last at least 35 years with normal maintenance.​

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