OK/AR Chapter, ACPA Awards Scholarships to Local Students

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OU Civil Engineering student Jeremy Ng receiving Scholarship check from OK/AR ACPA Executive Director, Brent Burwell

OK/AR Chapter, ACPA handed out scholarships to two local students in August as they prepared to return to fall classes. Students pursuing a degree in civil engineering or construction management and who work as an intern for an OK/AR Chapter member company are eligible for this scholarship.

Jeremey Ng spent his summer as an intern for MacArthur Associated Consultants. He is a senior at the University of Oklahoma and plans to graduate in the Spring with a BS in Civil Engineering. He had a chance to work on site at a concrete paving project at Will Rogers World Airport this summer where he witnessed first hand the importance given to material testing and sampling that he had learned while in school. He also spent time working with a design squad and was introduced to WinPas and PCase pavement design software.

Will Little is a Construction Management student at Oklahoma State University who spent the summer working as an intern for Allen Contracting. Will was able to gain broad concrete paving experience including spending time working on the construction of a concrete pavement on Western Avenue in the City of Stillwater. He will be returning to OSU this Fall as a Junior.

Congratulations to both our 2016 Scholarship winners!

 

Blaine County Overlay Underway

SH 51 Blaine County

SH 51 Blaine County

Construction on SH 51 in Blaine County began earlier this week. The new section will consist of a 5″ thick bonded concrete overlay placed on the newly milled surface of the existing HMA pavement. The contractor, Duit Construction, placed about 20oo’ before deciding to stop paving due to high temperatures. The contractor is planning on switching to night paving to avoid further temperature limitations and reduce inconvenience to the traveling public.

ODOT Spec Rewrite Meeting Open To ACPA Members

AOGC is hosting a concrete paving specification review on Thursday February 25th at 1pm.

ACPA MEMBERS are welcome to attend. 

Short Street in Oklahoma City has Long History

We came across a great article about  N. Guernsey Avenue that is over 100 years old and wanted to share it with you. Enjoy! 

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“The city’s oldest concrete street, Guernsey avenue from Twenty-third to Twenty-fourth streets, was laid in 1918. Concrete was not used, with this exception, until 1920.”

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