Celebrating Project Excellence: 2024 ACPA and APAI Awards  

Celebrating Project Excellence: 2024 ACPA and APAI Awards  

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Ashlyn Halstead

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This winter, our asphalt and concrete divisions were celebrated for their award-winning projects and achievements in 2024.  

ACPA Awards 

In December, Milestone team members traveled to Arizona to attended American Concrete Pavement Association’s (ACPA) National Excellence in Concrete Paving Awards Gala. For over 30 years, the awards program has recognized contractors, engineers and project owners responsible for the country’s most outstanding concrete pavement projects.  

We are proud to announce that two of our projects were honored at this event: 

Silver National Excellence in Concrete Paving Award:  

K4 Plant; Mitchell, Indiana  

Contractor: Milestone Contractors  

Owner: Heidelberg Materials  

Engineer: Salas O’Brien  

Gold National Excellence in Concrete Paving Award:   

Runway 5R-23L and Taxiway D – Package #2; Indianapolis, Indiana  

Contractor: Milestone Contractors  

Owner: Indianapolis Airport Authority  

Engineer: Circle City Aviation Partners JV (Kimley-Horn & Woolpert)  

Congratulations to our concrete division on this amazing honor and achievement! Thank you to all employees, suppliers and subcontractors for your teamwork and collaboration on these projects. Lastly, thank you to the American Concrete Pavement Association for recognizing the excellence our employees dedicate to these projects.  

Heidelberg Team at ACPA team
Heidelberg Team

APAI Awards 

The Asphalt Pavement Association of Indiana (APAI) held their annual Winter Expo in Muncie, Indiana, in December. The Winter Expo is a time for the association to recognize the commitment to quality on INDOT, agency and private asphalt pavement projects around the state. Along with the Quality in Asphalt Pavement Awards, Safe Worker Awards, Scholarships and Unsung Hero Awards were given. Below are the awards Milestone received for 2024 from APAI: 

APAI Safe Worker Award Recipients 

Milestone Employees: Harry Burgess, Jeff Cain, Dylan Cowins, Billy Farrenkopf, Brandon Foreman, Cory Hughes, Stacey Irvin, Nathan Oden 

2024 Quality in Asphalt Pavement Award  

Project: Subaru Yard Operations Lot – greater than 3,000 tons 

Subaru Team at APAI Winter Expo
Subaru Parking lot crew

Congratulations to our asphalt and concrete divisions on the fantastic awards and achievements received this year. These awards are a testament to the dedication and hard work of our team. We are proud of our achievements and excited to continue our mission of improving lives through quality infrastructure. 

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