VAA Virginia Asphalt Spring/Summer 2021

10 SPRING/SUMMER 2021 How do you picture quality? For some, quality is measured by checking and passing a series of tests. For others, they just know it when they see it. With VAA’s Golden Lute Award, it’s a combination of both! Initiated with the 2019 Mid-Atlantic Asphalt Expo and Conference, the Golden Lute Award recognizes the top asphalt paving project completed the previous year. In December 2020, VAA presented the 2019 Golden Lute Award during a virtual conference. The winner was selected from one of seven statewide award categories—VDOT Construction, VDOT Maintenance, Virginia’s Best Green, Municipal, Airfield, Com- mercial, and Roadway paving. The Golden Lute is based on overall surface appearance, project complexity, and ride quality. The 2019 year’s award went to Superior Paving Corp., headquar- tered in Gainesville, for the Scotts Run Station South Public Improvement project. Scotts Run South Public Improvements Scotts Run, public improvement project, is located in Tysons Corner/Mclean, VA, right off I-495 nestled between the McLean silver line metro station and The MITRE corporation office complexes. The multi-phase project realigned the existing Colshire Drive along the McLean Metro Kiss & Ride/Bus station and constructed several new roadways connecting Anderson Road and Chain Bridge Road to Colshire Drive and Dolley Madison Boule- vard (Rte. 123). Overall, the project provided the needed infrastruc- ture to support this area’s commercial, residential, and public use functions. The project scope widened existing roads and added bike Excellence in the Midst of Congestion Superior Paving Corp.’s Award-Winning Scotts Run Project Mark Clutterbuck, Marketing Representative, Superior Paving Corp. James Deverna, Operations Manager NOVA West, Superior Paving Corp. continues on page 12 △