APWA Announces 2022 Public Works Project of the Year Award Winners

The American Public Works Association (APWA) has announced the winners of the 2022 Project of the Year awards. Each year APWA recognizes the efforts of public works agencies, contractors, and consultants who develop, own, and maintain infrastructure projects that promote excellence in construction management and administration.

Award Categories

Awards are provided in four divisions and five categories.

The divisions are: S Projects less than $5 million S Projects $5 million but less than $25 million S Projects $25 million to $75 million S Projects more than $75 million

The categories are: S Structures S Transportation S Environment S Historical restoration/preservation S Disaster or emergency construction repair

Projects of the Year for Small Cities/Rural Communities are awarded to those cities or counties with a population of 75,000 or less and in the same categories listed.

“We are very excited to recognize the Project of the Year award recipients at PWX, APWA’s annual conference and exposition to be held in August in Charlotte, North Carolina,” said Stan Brown, P.E., PWLF, president of APWA. “These projects exemplify the creativity and engineering skill our members and their partners possess.”

“The projects that have received these awards are a great illustration of our members’ ingenuity, creativity, and willingness to partner to improve the quality of life for residents throughout North America,” said Scott D. Grayson, CAE, APWA chief executive officer.

2022 Winners

The winners of the 2022 Public Works Projects of the Year Awards are:

Disaster or Emergency Construction/Repair S Less than $5 million: Irondequoit Bay Marine

Park Revitalization (Irondequoit, N.Y.) S $5 million but less than $25 million: 7th Street and Salt River Bridge Emergency Repair (Phoenix, Ariz.)

Environment

S Less than $5 million: Albany Street Stormwater

Pond (Thurston County, Wash.) S $5 million but less than $25 million:

Minnehaha Park Area Sewer Rehabilitation (Eagan, Minn.) S $25 million to $75 million: Reedy River Basin

Sewer Tunnel Project (Greenville, S.C.) S More than $75 million: Lick Run Valley

Conveyance System and Greenway (Cincinnati, Ohio)

Historical Restoration/Preservation

S Less than $5 million: Water Works Park Water

Treatment Plant High Lift Pump Station Roof

Rehabilitation (Great Lakes Water Authority,

Mich.) S $5 million but less than $25 million: Langone

Park and Puopolo Playground Renewal (Boston, Mass.) S $25 million to $75 million: Main Street Station

Train Shed Rehabilitation (Richmond, Va.) S More than $75 million: San Francisco

Animal Care and Control Facility (San

Francisco, Calif.)

Structures

S Less than $5 million: Veteran’s Memorial Park

Phase II (Chandler, Ariz.) S $5 million but less than $25 million:

Hardberger Park Land Bridge (San Antonio,

Texas) S $25 million to $75 million: I-579 Urban Open

Space Cap (Pittsburgh, Penn.)

Transportation

S Less than $5 million: Great Western Trail (Sycamore, Ill.) S $5 million but less than $25 million:

Mountains to Sound Greenway Trail I-405 to 132nd Avenue S.E. (Bellevue, Wash.) S $25 million to $75 million: Fairview Avenue

North Bridge Replacement (City of Seattle

Department of Transportation) S More than $75 million: Yonge Street Bus Rapid

Transit Project (York Region Transit Corp.)

Small Cities/Rural Communities Projects of the Year

S Disaster/Emergency: Caswell Beach Dune

Infiltration Project (Caswell Beach, N.C.) S Environment: North Pleasant Valley Desalter

Facility Project (Camarillo, Calif.) S Historical Restoration/Preservation: City of

Saratoga Springs (N.Y.) City Hall S Structures: T.B. Hanna Station–Universal

Design (Raymore, Mo.) S Transportation: La Quinta Village Complete

Streets–A Road Diet Project (La Quinta, Calif.)

For more information on any of this year’s project winners, see the current issue of the APWA Reporter at https://apwa.partica.online/ reporter/july-2022/project-of-the-year. S