ASPHALTopics | Spring 2020 | VOL 33 | NO 1

“The quality aspect was a major factor and we are very pleased
about that,” says James Rosien, Vice-President of the Heavy
Civil Division for Tomlinson. “Our quality control team was
onsite for the entire project.”
With a price tag of almost $9.5 million, the project was a major
one for Ottawa-based Tomlinson, one that was taken on with
enthusiasm due to its complexities and importance as a major
provincial highway.
Rosien says the company is proud of both the work done and
the acknowledgment because it was a team effort involving
people at many levels. He adds the honour is especially
important because of the tight specifications that are
required by MTO and which were met by Tomlinson.
Because of the specification requirements, it was important
for Tomlinson to continually monitor gradation, asphalt cement
content, compaction, air voids, and driving smoothness. As
well as the constant presence of the quality control team,
Tomlinson also used a portable asphalt plant that allowed
the operations and paving crews to work in a seamless and
efficient way.
“Everything that is required is very precise in terms of the
specifications,” Rosien says. “But we have an accomplished
and experienced team that knew what had to be done and
went out and did it. It was a challenge, but that is what made
it such a worthwhile project.”
Rosien says the team effort was carried out under the
direction of Glenn Pye, Paving Superintendent of the Tomlinson
paving crew, who took great pride in every step of the process.
Pye was featured in the fall 2019 issue of ASPHALTopics as an
Unsung Hero due to his well-earned reputation in the industry.
The project, which began in mid-May 2019, stretched from
2.2 km east of Nagle Rd. to Lake Rd. near Grafton. The work
also included culvert and storm sewer rehabilitation. The
majority of the work was completed by October and finished
on time.
Tomlinson’s Project Co-ordinator, James Colton, says paving
operations were conducted at night due to the high volume
of traffic that flows along the Highway 401 corridor. Working
at night demanded detailed planning and execution in order
to manage traffic. He says traffic oversight was also a key
component of the project because made it safe for both the
driving public and workers.
Colton adds that by using the portable asphalt plant, the
work was done quickly with shorter delivery cycles for hot
mix asphalt. Communication and organization between all
of those on the job, including milling sub-contractor Roto-Mill
Inc., helped to keep the work flowing.
Ken McIntyre, Contracts Manager for the Heavy Civil Division
at Tomlinson, says the company is delighted to receive the
award. “This celebrates the company’s commitment to high
quality projects,” McIntyre says. “Congratulations to everyone
who was part of this team!”
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