2024 ISSA Award Winners

2024 ISSA President's Award- Large Project

City of San Diego, CA- VSS International 

This project was accepted in late 2021 and was completed ahead of time and under budget. The project utilized several versions and combinations of ISSA treatments which included rubber polymer modified slurry seal totaling 1,380,162 square yards. Due to high traffic volume traveled on the project streets and time restrictions, the micro surfacing phase had to move flawlessly to allow enough time for material to cure and avoid any traffic congestion. VSS also worked with the San Diego Police Department by working with a number of dispatched officers to help with traffic flow at major intersections. This project also achieved tremendous sustainability and environmental savings to the community. Greenhouse gas emissions were reduced by approximately 92%. 

2024 ISSA President's Award- Small Project

Town of Owego, NY- Vestal Asphalt Inc

This small town of 18,000 people had no previous treatment history and were skeptical and concerned throughout the project. Vestal made extra efforts in educating the community decision makers on the benefits of  the pavement preservation treatments which included crack seal, fog seal, and micro surfacing. The project took place in a high-profile residential area which included a heavily traveled feeder road. It was important to residents to return to traffic quickly. In addition, traffic control on Main Street was challenging due to the varying nature of traffic and the deliveries for surrounding bars, restaurants, and residential areas. This project was completed on time, under budget and had no safety issues. 

2024 ISSA Excellence in Pavement Preservation

Ada County Highway District

For nearly three decades the Ada County Highway District (ACHD) has Preserved Pavement by way of Crack Seal and Chip Seal.  Every summer for nearly 30 years ACHD applies a crack seal and chip seal treatment to several hundred lane miles of Arterial, Collector and Residential Roadways.  With a Pavement Network for over 5,300 lane miles, it became very important to apply this preservation treatment to keep ACHD’s “Good Roads Good”. During this nearly three-decade timeframe, the Crack Seal and Chip Seal Programs have undergone changes to help streamline the process, become more efficient, and ensure a treatment is applied at the right time.  The chip seal operation is accomplished by using in-house Maintenance Teams and equipment.  ACHD mines the rocks from its own Gravel Pits and uses a contractor to crush, separate and create chips.  The Crack Seal program is accomplished by using a combination of in-house Maintenance Teams and contractors. This results in a cost-efficient chip seal program. In 2023, during chip seal operations, ACHD, by means of innovation and strategic alliances, was able to integrate Pavement Network Safety Enhancements for all users including vehicles, bicycles and pedestrians. 

2024 ISSA International Award for Excellence

C.I. Manufacturas y Procesos Industriales Limitada (MPI)

C.I. Manufacturas y Procesos Indsutriales Limitada (MPI) completed a project on the main access road for Ruitoque Condominium in Columbia. This road is two traffic lanes and built on mountainous terrain, with grades/slopes of up to 20% and considered a low traffic road. The roadway had been in service for more than 20 years without major work. MPI used crack seal on the isolates longitudinal and crescent cracks. After which they used micro surfacing to restore the impermeability of the road and protect it from the loss of binder. Some challenges that MPI faced included completing this project during the rainy season, instability of some slopes, production facility for asphalt emulsions was more than 100 miles away, and rapid opening to traffic everyday as an agreement with the contracting authority. It is also important to note that micro surfacing is not standard in Columbia so this project helped highlight the application to the county. 

2024 ISSA Preservation Performance Award

Regional Municipality of York

Nominated by The Miller Group, the Regional Municipality of York in Ontario, Canada, has preserved Weston Road for the last 14 years by using a high-performance double chip seal. The construction cost was $210,410 and maintenance and repair costs from 2012 to 2023 were roughly $5,500. This project has had minor maintenance to address localized cracking. There has not been major rehabilitation or repairs since construction. Due to increased truck traffic since 2021, there has been slight rutting and fatigue cracking and there are plans for future rehabilitation. Additionally, due to the success of Weston Road, the Region has completed several other roads using this preservation approach which all have similar or better performance. Lastly, the Region has successfully added this tool to their toolbox, benefiting their taxpayers and improving their asset management. 

2024 ISSA Agency Pavement Preservation & Sustainability Program Award

City of Elk Grove, California

The City of Elk Grove, California is truly an agency champion for all things preservation. Nominated by VSS International, Elk Grove has routinely utilized all the disciplines represented by ISSA for over 20 years in innovative combinations designed to treat specific distresses. While they have been using this creative approach, their system continues to grow in terms of lane miles every year and they adapt their inclusion of different Pavement Preservation treatments depending on distress levels and have managed to increase their pavement preservation budget by 60% over the previous budget cycle. The City of Elk Grove was featured on our February “How I Built This Network” series. If you missed it, visit roadresource.org to view the recording and learn more. 

2024 Phil Tarsovich Lifetime Leadership Award

Bob Jerman

Bob Jerman is known for his dedication and passion for the asphalt emulsion and pavement preservation industry. His customer focus served him well as he led Ingevity's global technical service efforts for over 20 years. As ISSA's Technical Director since 2007, Bob provided the guidance and oversight to provide the premier technical resources that our association is known for the world over. Bob's impact on ISSA and the industry will continue to be felt for years to come.