Rankin County Road Department Pavement Preservation Program Honored with 2019 Past President’s Award

Caption: Larry Tomkins, Ergon Asphalt & Emulsions, Inc., accepts the asphalt emulsion producer plaque for their contribution to AEMA Past Presidents' Award winning Rankin County Road Department 2018 Pavement Preservation Program. Photo by Tom Kuennen, courtesy of FP2.

GLEN ELLYN, IL, March 5, 2019 – At the 46^th Annual Meeting of the Asphalt Emulsion Manufacturers Association (AEMA), February 18-21, 2019 in Cancun, Mexico, the Rankin County, MS, Road Department; TL Wallace Construction; and Ergon Asphalt & Emulsions, Inc. were awarded the 2019 AEMA Past President’s Award for Emulsion Excellence for the Rankin County 2018 Pavement Preservation Program. This award is presented in recognition of a specific project utilizing asphalt emulsions completed in the past calendar year and is awarded to the agency, the contractor, and the emulsion manufacturer of the winning entry.

Rankin County Road Department, within just a two-year period, went from using hot mix and some chip seal to using almost every tool in the pavement preservation toolbox, greatly enhancing their ability to keep their good roads good.  They have also served a resource to other Mississippi counties, enabling even more roads to be properly maintained. 

In 2018, they treated 100 miles including 55 miles of stand-alone chip seal, 31 miles of stand-alone micro surfacing, 6 miles of cape seal combining rejuvenating scrub seal and micro surfacing, 6 miles of cape seal combining chip seal and micro surfacing, and 2 miles of cape seal combining rejuvenating scrub seal and highly modified micro surfacing.

This year’s award-winning project was a double winner at the 2019 Pavement Preservation & Recyclin Alliance (PPRA) Annual Meeting, also receiving the International Slurry Surfacing Association’s Excellence in Pavement Preservation Award.

ABOUT THE ASPHALT EMULSION MANUFACTURERS ASSOCIATION (AEMA):

The Asphalt Emulsion Manufacturers Association (AEMA), founded in 1973, is an international non-profit trade association of asphalt emulsion producers and sellers, suppliers, users, research personnel, public officials, consulting engineers, and contractors working together to promote the increased and more efficient use of asphalt emulsions.

AEMA is a founding member of the Pavement Preservation & Recycling Alliance along with the Asphalt Recycling & Reclaiming Association and the International Slurry Surfacing Association. PPRA is a partnership of leading industry associations (AEMA, ARRA, ISSA) to advance sustainable, eco efficient, and innovative pavement applications.

To learn more, visit www.aema.org or call us at 630-942-6579.