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Top coat paving of Area 2. (Pioneer)The third annual Municipal Paving Project of the Year Award, presented to PioneerConstruction at the OGRA Conference Awards Luncheon in Toronto on February 25,2020, specifically recognizes the successful collaboration between municipalities andasphalt producers for excellence and innovation in Ontario paving projects.Award-winner Pioneer Construction Inc., plus finalists Miller Paving Ltd. andCoco Paving Inc., all made their marks by working closely with their clients.Here’s how they did it.PIONEERCONSTRUCTION’SWIDE-RANGINGOLIVER ROADPROJECT A WINNERThe $4.27 million project that won this year’s Municipal Paving Awardfor Pioneer Construction covered a 9.6 km stretch of Oliver Road in theTownship of Oliver Paipoonge west of Thunder Bay. The project was brokeninto three areas: The Hamlet of Murillo, 8.1 km of rural highway between thetwo settlements, and 800 m of roadway adjacent to Kakabeka Falls. It wascompleted in two phases during the construction seasons of 2018 and 2019.“The actual project was first conceived in 2017 through our Asset ManagementProgram,” says Chris Bowles, Director of Operations for the Municipality ofOliver Paipoonge. “Council and administration had many options to considerwith this project. Outside of overall performance and longevity, saferpedestrian movements and increased roadway capacity upon completionwere of utmost importance.”12 OAPC | ASPHALTOPICS
Area Two was finished in August 2019. (Pioneer)This was a project that had everything as far as a pavingcontractor is concerned. “It was a combination of in-townpaving with curb work for 700 metres in the Hamlet ofMurillo at the east end of the project, plus 8.9 kilometres ofmainline highway paving between Murillo and the Village ofKakabeka Falls at the other end,” says Matt Olinski, PioneerConstruction’s Project Supervisor. “This led to three kindsof paving that had to be done — township paving with two liftsof new asphalt, highway paving with a lift of EAS (expandedasphalt stabilization) surfaced with a lift of new asphalt,and a small portion of highway paving with a RAP base layer(recycled asphalt pavement) and two lifts of new asphalt.”Throughout the project, Olinski worked collaboratively withBowles along with several representatives from Stantec,the municipality’s engineering consultant. “We had regularmeetings with the client and their consultant which allowed usto resolve issues quickly whenever they arose,” says Olinski.“Whenever things in the field were different from what we’dplanned for, we brought this up with the municipality andStantec and they came up with the best solution for us topursue. It helped that Chris Bowles has the experience andengineering knowledge to make these decisions in the field.This kept the project moving and avoided delays that couldhave added weeks to the project.”Phase One of the Oliver Road project took place duringthe summer/fall of 2018. Running from the Murillo railwaycrossing along Oliver Road for about 700 metres (Area 1), thisproject encompassed full depth asphalt removal, the removaland replacement of paved curbs and gutters, and the upgradeof catch basins and manholes. Pioneer Construction alsolaid down additional granular base for cross-fall correction(reducing slope grades), and two 44 mm lifts comprised ofnew SP 12.5 mm mix.In 2019, Pioneer Construction initiated Phase Two of theOliver Road project in Areas 2 (8.1 km of highway betweenthe villages), and Area 3 (last 800 m to Kakabeka Falls).In Area 2, the company carried out full depth reclamationwith expanded asphalt stabilization (EAS) of the existingroad to a depth of 110 mm (~54 mm of surfacing and ~56 mmof underlying granular) as the first lift. The roadway was alsowidened to allow pedestrians on both shoulders. This wastopped with a new 50 mm lift of SP 12.5 mm mix. ››SUMMER 2020 13
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