This award was established by Good Roads to recognize the invaluable and outstanding contribution to the municipal sector made by our dedicated instructors and committee members who have made a significant contribution to Good Roads. Selection of the award recipient will be made by the association’s Nominating Committee based on the following criteria.
The nominee must:
Current members of the Board of Directors and paid instructors are ineligible.
Robin Dunn, CAO, Township of Oro-Medonte
Good Roads is proud to recognize individuals who have dedicated their careers to advancing the good roads cause.
Eligible nominees must meet the following criteria:
The challenges of managing increasingly complex road networks in the 21st century demands innovation. At Good Roads, it is important to recognize and share these success stories. The Neidra Better Practices is intended to do just that. Every year Good Roads recognizes leaders in the following categories:
If you have been involved in a project or an initiative that has improved efficiency, increased effectiveness or service delivery, consider sharing your story.
All submissions will be reviewed by members of the Good Roads Research and Product Development Committee. Winners will be announced at the Good Roads Annual Conference.
Innovative Practices
County of Wellington
Good Roads’ Municipal Concrete Awards annually recognize successful municipal-private sector collaborations in concrete road construction in Ontario. Generously sponsored by Concrete Ontario. |
All projects that involve the construction or maintenance of paving, bridges, culverts, flatwork, sidewalks or curbs are eligible. Projects need to be completed between January 1, 2024 and November 30, 2024.
Winners will be determined on the following criteria:
To nominate a project, please complete the application form and provide supporting documentation no later than December 27, 2024.
Submissions will be reviewed and finalists decided by a minimum of five members of the CAC/CO/OGRA Municipal Concrete Committee.
Municipal Concrete Project Award
Regional Municipality of Durham and Soncin Construction
The Cochrane Street bridge replacement was a very complex undertaking that required careful coordination between the consultant, contractor, Region and rail authority to ensure a safe and efficient workflow.
Good Roads’ Municipal Pavement Awards annually recognize successful municipal-private sector collaborations in hot mix asphalt road construction in Ontario.
All hot mix paving projects completed between January 1, 2023 and November 30, 2023 are eligible.
Winners will be determined on the following criteria:
To nominate a project, please complete the application form and provide supporting documentation no later than December 27, 2024. Late submissions will not be reviewed.
Submissions will be reviewed and finalists decided by a minimum of five members of the OAPC/Good Roads Municipal HMA Liaison Committee.
Municipal Paving Award
County of Elgin and Brantco Construction
The resurfacing of 9.9 km of Sunset Road (Elgin County Road #4) is a major arterial roadway during summer between the City of St. Thomas and the Village of Port Stanley, exemplified many paving best practices.
At Good Roads we know that knowledge will power the 21st century and that education is the most effective way of gaining knowledge.
In recognition of this, Good Roads is committed to building the next generation of municipal leaders by helping offset the cost of school for one deserving candidate. Preference will be given to someone pursuing studies in a field related to Good Roads’ mandate such as civil engineering, public administration, or political science.
Eligibility criteria:
Award: $2,500.00
Good Roads supports equity, diversity and inclusion. Students who are Indigenous (First Nations, Inuit and Metis), have a disability or are from a racialized background are encouraged to apply.
Essays will be reviewed by a cross-function panel of Good Roads representatives.
Dependents of Good Roads staff and board are ineligible to apply.
“How would you better integrate equity, diversity, and inclusion in Ontario’s municipal transportation and infrastructure sector?”
Please write no more than 1,250 words outlining your proposal with tangible and measured ideas to include all members of equitable society. You can provide specific recommendations from policy frameworks, financial/budgeting considerations, to applying engineering/infrastructure design and principles. Feel free to supply examples, photos, graphs and the like.
Email your entry to Scott Butler, Executive Director:
ExecutiveDirector@GoodRoads.ca
Deadline for submissions is Friday, December 06, 2024.
A winner will be announced Wednesday, March 05, 2025.
Cally Mann
Municipality of Arran Elderslie
Thank you to Cally who is currently working on her Bachelor of Arts at Toronto Metropolitan University. She identified an incomplete sidewalk to a new park, and provided a clear solution, plus added the extra detail providing a budget solution, along with photos and Google maps.