We all know that Virginia boasts some excellently performing pavements. Pay some attention to the roads as you travel throughout the state and you’ll see that the pavement structures were built to last. Fortunately, this practice continues with many newly designed and constructed pavements. In 2022, the Virginia Department of Transportation (VDOT) sought recognition for our state’s recent projects of significance and was awarded two Perpetual Pavement Awards (PPA) by the U.S. Asphalt Pavement Alliance (APA), one under Performance and the other under Design. As a requirement for receiving PPAs, the pavements met strict Perpetual Pavement criteria and demonstrated the characteristics expected from long-life asphalt pavements: excellence in design, quality in construction, and value for the traveling public. Perpetual by Design Recognizing the opportunity to highlight a significant project in Virginia, VDOT submitted the I-64 Widening and Reconstruction Segment II in Newport News, James City County, and York County for the PPA by Design Award, a category established in 2021. VDOT recognized the efforts taken to embrace new technologies and methods with open arms exemplified by this project, especially when compared to other states’ projects around the country. Not to mention, this project was the largest single pavement recycling project in North America at its completion. The project set for this segment of the Interstate 64 corridor was initially conceived as a reconstruction of the existing four-lane divided interstate section using jointed concrete while also adding a new travel lane David T. Lee, PE, Vice President, Virginia Asphalt Association continues on page 18 △ Perpetual Pavements SHINE IN VIRGINIA I-64 Widening and Reconstruction Segment II in Newport News, James City County, and York County, PPA by Design Award Winner. VAASPHALT.ORG 17
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