Pavement Maintenance & Reconstruction announced the winners from the 2026 Pavement Awards. These annual awards provide industry-wide recognition for contractors involved in all aspects of the pavement maintenance industry.
Let's meet the winners in each of the award categories:
Paving: Parking Lot, which recognizes the best asphalt paving job, overlay or new construction, completed in the current calendar year on a parking lot of any size.
-->CLICK HERE to learn how Royal Paving orchestrated the complete replacement of a 140,000-square-foot parking lot -- including curbing, sidewalks, trenching, drainage upgrades, a loading dock rebuild and installation of electric vehicle (EV) chargers -- at a busy post office hub.
Paving: Non-Parking Lot, which recognizes the best asphalt paving job – overlay or new construction – completed in the current calendar year on non-highway pavements such as residential or municipal streets, bike paths, hiking paths, sports courts, or driveways.
--> CLICK HERE to learn how Asphalt Contractors Inc. paves in places most contractors never will, across more states than many companies ever touch, and at a scale that reflects both ambition and confidence.
Seal & Stripe: Small Job, which recognizes the best combination sealcoating and striping job completed in the current calendar year on a parking lot, bike path, sports course, golf cart path, or other pavements smaller than 200,000 square feet.
-->CLICK HERE to learn how Sealcoat Specialties Sealcoat Specialties Inc. completes a six-lot school campus project, overcoming weather, scheduling and logistical challenges to deliver high-quality sealcoating and striping work.
Seal & Stripe: Large Job, which recognizes the best combination sealcoating and striping job completed in the current calendar year on a parking lot, bike path, sports course, golf cart path, or other pavements larger than 200,000 square feet.
-->CLICK HERE to learn how PLM Paving & Concrete completed sealcoating for more than 50% of Elmbrook Church's blacktop, which came a total of 592,000 square feet of asphalt pavement, while additionally installing more than 7,500 pounds of crack sealant.
Superior Striping, which recognizes pavement marking/striping projects that exemplify the growing artistry and technique required for interior, exterior, sports surfaces, parking lots, roads, and other pavements.
-->CLICK HERE to learn how Big Apple Services delivered consistent jobsite execution on its work on the City of Decatur, Ga.'s, ongoing bike and pedestrian initiative.
Best Marketing Video, which honors a paving or pavement maintenance company that developed a marketing or promotional video highlighting its company, culture, and/or services.
-->CLICK HERE to learn how Libs Paving showcased its people, culture and core values in an authentic brand film focused on pride, teamwork and quality.
Contractor of the Year, which recognizes a paving and/or pavement maintenance company that consistently demonstrates high job quality, represents the industry professionally, and operates with the business acumen that results in a profitable, well-respected, successful contracting business.
-->CLICK HERE to learn how Piedmont Paving Inc. is an example of what is best about the industry.
Good Neighbor, which honors a paving and/or pavement maintenance company that demonstrates significant participation in their local community by providing pavement-related services and/or financial support to charitable and non-profit organizations that benefit the community.
-->CLICK HERE to learn how Love’s Asphalt donated time, labor, and expertise to transform a neglected school campus.
Hall of Fame, which honors paving or pavement maintenance individuals or companies that have made a significant impact in the growth, improvement and/or professionalism of the paving and pavement maintenance industry.
-->CLICK HERE to learn how World Sweeping Association's Ranger Kidwell-Ross challenged the pavement industry to rethink sweeping as a critical tool for protecting water quality and improving environmental outcomes.
Sweeper of the Year, which honors a contract sweeping company that demonstrates consistently high job quality, represents the company and the industry professionally, and operates with the business acumen that results in a profitable, well-respected, successful contract sweeping service.
-->CLICK HERE to learn how Agua Trucks began their business out of necessity, but grew with purpose.
The Alan Curtis Industry Service Award, which honors a veteran individual or company of the paving and pavement maintenance industry whose pursuit of excellence, dedication to professionalism, pursuit of quality and spirit of achievement have contributed significantly to the growth, development and professionalism of the industry.
-->CLICK HERE to learn more about how Portable Lighting Solutions improves uptime on the jobsite.
Nominations for the 2027 Pavement Awards open June 1, 2026.
