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Shafer concrete firm lauded for work on I-35 improvement projectA Shafer firm was nationally recognized Dec. 1 for excellence in concrete pavement projects. Shafer Contracting Co. and the Minnesota Department of Transportation Metro Division received the Excellence in Concrete Pavement award during the annual conference in San Diego, Calif. The duoís award was in the divided highways category for their combined efforts to improve I-35 in the Lino Lakes area. About six miles of I-35 was renovated and the project was recognized for the concrete pavement quality and smoothness, according to an association statement. Prior to concrete, the section was covered in asphalt. Workers took off all but two inches of asphalt to leave for a base layer, thereby reducing the cost of the project, the statement said. Pictured below are, left to right, Matt Zeller of CPAM; Doug Schwartz, concrete engineer with the department of transportation; Steve Gentz, Shafer Contracting Co.; and Mark Snyder of CPAM. Another state construction company, located in St. Michael, was honored for work on Highway 96 in Ramsey County, according to the Concrete Paving Association of Minnesota (CPAM). The awards program is sponsored by the American Concrete Pavement Association and Concrete Construction Magazine. They are meant to recognize achievements in concrete. ©ECM Post Review |