CONCRETE
"OSCARS" AWARDED FOR NEW JERSEY PROJECTS
While all of Hollywood
readies itself for the biggest event of the year, New Jersey's
concrete elite were doing just the same. Every year, for 40 years
on the second Thursday in May, nearly 700 industry members gather
to pay tribute to the finest concrete projects constructed in
the state. There, the grand award winners are presented with the
concrete industry's version of the Oscar: "Rocky."
Sponsored by the New Jersey Concrete and Aggregate
Association and the New Jersey Chapter of the American Concrete
Institute, the awards recognize projects completed by the end
of 2002 and honor excellence in concept, originality and application
of concrete in both design and construction. Winners are chosen
by a panel of judges from the concrete industry.
Modeled after Atlas, the Greek methological
character that was condemned by Zeus "to hold up the sky
forever," Rocky bears the weight of one cubic yard of concrete
on his back with the winning project's name inscribed on the front.
A statuette constructed, of course, in concrete, Rocky stands
12 inches high and weighs approximately 6.5 pounds. Each member
of the grand award project - the concrete contractor, architect,
engineer and general contractor - will receive a Rocky. The project
winners are as follows:
GRAND AWARD - Ocean City - Longport Bridge, Ocean City, NJ
MERIT AWARDS
Cabot Distribution Center/Volkswagon
of America, Cranbury
Cendant Mortgage, Mt. Laurel
East Milton Avenue Bridge Replacement,
Rahway
Expressrail Lead Track Relocation
over McLester Street Depressed Roadway, Elizabeth
Kean University Farm Building Addition,
Restoration and Renovation, Union
Liberty Towers, Jersey City
Oak Glen Water Treatment Plant,
Howell
Riverview Executive Park Parking
Garage, Trenton
Route 71 Pedestrian Tunnel at Monmouth
University, West Long Branch
Secaucus Road Interchange, US Rt.
1 & 9, Section 6J, North Bergen & Jersey City
Stamped Concrete Pool Deck - Retaining
Wall, River Vale
The Borgate Hotel Casino &
Spa, Atlantic City
