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Barr is proud to announce that Phases 2 3 of the Mouse River Enhanced Flood Protection project earned American Public Works Associations APWA 2021 Public Works Project of the Year Award in the Small Cities Rural Communities category in the 25M - 75M division.The project was completed in 2020 and included more than 8900 feet of earthen levee interior drainage pump stations river crossings of municipal utilities and 1600 feet of bioengineered streambank restoration. For nearly a decade Barr and local partner Ackerman-Estvold have worked with the City of Minot Souris River Joint Board and North Dakota Water State Water Commission on the planning design permitting and construction of the plan.This project is a product of the commitment and dedication of our staff our partners at Ackerman-Estvold and our clients at the Souris River Joint Board and the City of Minot. We are honored to receive such prestigious recognition and thankful for the many people who came together to bring this project to fruition said Jason Westbrock a senior civl engineer at Barr and project manager for this project.APWA is honored to celebrate the 2021 Projects of the Year awards. The award recipients exemplify infrastructure projects that are planned designed constructed and maintained to advance the quality of life for all in their communities. With the challenges of failing infrastructure across North America public works projects are critical to rebuilding our resiliency and telling our story to support infrastructure funding. Even during the COVID-19 pandemic our public works heroes continued to deliver on their projects said APWA President Mary Joyce Ivers CPFP PWLF. I am proud and inspired by all of our public works members who continue to deliver outstanding selfless services to their communities even in times of a pandemic and emergencies. I am so excited to celebrate these Project of the Year recipients and look forward to meeting you in St. Louis at PWXAPWA will recognize this years Project of the Year Award winners in a video posted to www.apwa.net on August 31.The beauty of the Project of the Year Awards is that they highlight the amazing collaborative efforts to build and rebuild Americas infrastructure. Every year I am amazed at the innovation and vision the award recipients share to improve quality of life for the public said APWA Chief Executive Officer CEO Scott D. Grayson CAE.Awards are won in four divisions and five categories. The divisions are 1 projects less than 5 million 2 projects of 5 million but less than 25 million 3 projects of 25 million to 75 million and 4 projects of more than 75 million. The categories are 1 structures 2 transportation 3 environment 4 historical restorationpreservation and 5 disaster or emergency construction repair.Projects of the Year for the Small CitiesRural Communities are awarded to those cities or counties with a population of 75000 or less and in the same categories of 1 structures 2 transportation 3 environment 4 historical restorationpreservation and 5 disaster or emergency construction repair.
