County wins Ontario Concrete Award for excellence and innovation
WELLINGTON COUNTY – The County of Wellington and its project team received a 2023 Ontario Concrete Award at the annual Ontario Concrete Awards Banquet on Dec. 6.
“The awards recognize the talent and effort of the best designers, contractors, suppliers, and owners in Ontario,” states a Dec. 7 press release from the county.
The county was recognized in the Specialty Concrete Applications category for the Wellington Road 32 (Lake Road) project.
This is the first time the county has received an Ontario Concrete Award.
“I’d like to congratulate the county’s roads division on their 2023 Concrete Award,” said Warden Andy Lennox.
“It’s wonderful to have our work highlighted and recognized at the provincial level.”
The Cematrix product was used for the first time on a County road.
The product was selected after a geotechnical review recommended the lightweight cellular concrete to be used as a road base on sections of Lake Road due to wet roadside conditions. The road previously was subject to prominent rutting and pavement fatigue due to the poor road base conditions. There will be extensive post construction monitoring to confirm the performance of this innovative use of the Cematrix product.
“County staff were pleased to work with the consultant engineer MTE Consultants Inc., general contractor Cox Construction Limited and material supplier CEMATRIX Canada Inc. on this award-winning project,” commented county engineer Don Kudo.
The Ontario concrete industry has been acknowledging excellence and innovation over the past 20 years with the Ontario Concrete Awards.
