Paving for Quality: The Larry H. Lemon Award
This article appears in the Fall 2025 print edition of NAPA Quarterly. Subscribe here.
LARRY H. LEMON AWARD HONORS TOP 10 QIC PROJECTS UNDER 50K TONS
Winners of NAPA’s Larry H. Lemon Quality in Construction Award earn the distinction for excellence in construction of an asphalt pavement using less than 50,000 tons of asphalt. The 2024 winners received their award during the association’s Annual Meeting.
The Larry H. Lemon Quality in Construction Award recognizes the 10 highest-scoring projects submitted for a Quality in Construction Award in the General Paving (less than 50,000 tons) category.
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Projects submitted for a Quality in Construction (QIC) Award are evaluated by an independent pavement engineer who assigns each project a numerical score based on how well the contractor met specifications and achieved density on the finished pavement. All pavements meeting a benchmark figure earn the QIC Award. The Larry Lemon Award honors the 10 highest-scoring projects, as determined in the review.
“The asphalt pavement industry is committed to building high-quality projects that deliver superior performance to the traveling public. All contractors’ projects earning a Quality in Construction award are measured against best practices designed to live up to that commitment.”
-2024 NAPA Chair Brady Meldrem.
Scroll to see the winners of the 2024 Larry H. Lemon Awards.
Shelly & Sands Inc.
Zanesville, Ohio
Earle Asphalt Co.
Wall Township, New Jersey
Northeast Asphalt Inc., A Walbec Group Co.
Greenville, Wisconsin
E&B Paving
Fort Wayne, Indiana
Apex Paving Co., Delta Companies Inc.
Cape Girardeau, Missouri
Gerken Paving, Inc.
Napoleon, Ohio
Summers-Taylor, Inc.
Johnson City, Tennessee
