Awards & Recognition

2021 PEOPLE'S CHOICE AWARD and IMPRESS AWARD in the Operations Category - Voted #1 by the County Road Association (CRA) 2022 Highway Conference Attendees for Kalamazoo County Consolidated Dispatch Authority and Active 911

2021 PEOPLE'S CHOICE AWARD and IMPRESS AWARD in the Collaboration Category - Voted #1 by the County Road Assocation (CRA) 2022 Highway Conference Attendees for Geographic Information Systems (GIS) Public Act 51 Mileage Certification Maps

2021 IMPRESS AWARD from the County Road Association (CRA) in Communications for Hybrid Board Meetings

2021 Public Works Project of the Year Award from the American Public Works Association (APWA) Southwest Branch in the Transportation $1M – $5M category for the Sprinkle Road 2021 Project

2021 Project of the Year Award from the American Public Works Association (APWA) for the East Michigan Avenue Emergency Repair - Emergency Response Less than $1 Million

2020 IMPRESS AWARD from the County Road Association (CRA) - Excellence in Operations for Winter Operations Navigation System

2020 IMPRESS AWARD from the CRA - Excellence in Collaboration for Traffic Signal Preemption Devices

2020 IMPRESS AWARD from the CRA - Excellence in Communications for Informational Meetings Go Virtual  

2020 Branch AWARD for Public Works Project of the Year from the American Public Works Association (APWA) Transportation More than $1 Million for Drake Road Rehabilitation and Signal Interconnect Project.   

2020 Branch AWARD for Public Works Project of the Year from the APWA for Disaster or Emergency Construction/Repair for East Michigan Avenue Emergency Repair. 

2020 Branch AWARD for Public Works Project of the Year from the APWA for Transportation Less than $1 Million for 8th Street Aggregate Lift.  

2019 Distinguished Service AWARD for outstanding contributions to the advancement of Michigan's county roads, County Road Association (CRA) gratefully presented to Joanna Johnson, Managing Director for the RCKC

2019 Peoples Choice AWARD for 2019 IMPRESS Awards Communications Category Voted #1 by CRA 2020 Highway Conference for 110 Years of Service Campaign 

2019 IMPRESS AWARD from the CRA for Urban Engineer of the Year was presented to RCKC Traffic and Project Engineer, Jim Hoekstra.

2019 IMPRESS AWARD from the CRA for Excellence in Communications for 110 Years of Service Campaign

2019 IMPRESS AWARD from the CRA for Excellence in Operations for Roadside Vegetation Response

2019 Organization Award from Michigan Transportation Asset Management Council (TAMC) honors the RCKC and Wakeshma Township for demonstrating outstanding achievement and collaboration in implementing the core principles of asset management.

2019 Organization AWARD from TAMC honors the RCKC and Ross Township for demonstrating outstanding achievement and collaboration in implementing the core principles of asset management.

2019 Project of the Year AWARD from the American Pulbic Work Association (APWA) Michigan Chapter for the W Avenue Preventive Maintenance Scrap Tire Grant Project Transportation - less than $1 million.  

2018 IMPRESS AWARD from the CRA for Excellence in Collaboration for Municipal Maintenance Technician Apprenticeship.  

2018 IMPRESS AWARD from the CRA for Excellence in Operations for Preventative Maintenance for the W Avenue Scrap Tire Grant Project.

2018 Branch AWARD for Public Works Project of the Year Transportation - Innovative Projects from the APWA for the W Avenue Preventive Maintenance Scrap Tire Grant Project. 

2018 Branch AWARD for Public Works Project of the Year Government Cooperation from APWA for the Wakeshma Township Local Road Millage.

2018 Project of the Year AWARD from the APWA Michigan Chapter for the S. Burdick Street project transportation less than $1 Million.

2017 National Asphalt Pavement AWARD for Quality in Construction for work on approximately 1.2 miles of Stadium Drive in Kalamazoo Michigan. 

2017 Branch AWARD for Public Works Project of the Governmental Cooperation from APWA for the S. Burdick Street - Cork Street to Stockbridge Avenue project

2017 Branch AWARD for Public Works Project of the Year Transportation Less than $5,000,000 from APWA for the G Avenue - 32nd Street to 37th Street project

2017 AWARD of Merit Projects 10,000 - 30,000 Tons from the Asphalt Pavement Association of Michigan (APAM) and Michigan Deparmtment of Transportation (MDOT) for providing the people of Michigan the Highest Quality Asphalt Pavement on Stadium Drive from 9th Street to US-131 

2017 Joanna Johnson, Managing Director for the RCKC was elected Vice President of the County Road Association of Michigan (CRA) at the organization's 2017 Highway Conference on March 16  

2016 AWARD of Appreciation was presented to Diane DeWaters, Senior Accountant for the RCKC and 2016 President of the Southern Michigan Road Commission Finance & Human Resources Association by the CRA

2016 CRA Urban Engineer of the Year awarded to Ryan Minkus, County Engineer for the RCKC from the CRA

2016 IMPRESS AWARD from the CRA for Excellence in Communications for RCKC Connect

2016 IMPRESS AWARD from the CRA for Excellence in Operations for the Pneumatic Tire Roller Attachment/Extension

2016 Branch AWARD in Public Works Project of the Year Transportation from APWA for the Pneumatic Tire Roller Attachment / Extension

2016 Branch AWARD in Public Works Project of the Year Quality of Life from APWA for the Texas Drive Non-Motorized Trail Extension; Collaborative Project with Texas Township

2015 Organizational AWARD from TAMC

2015 Project of the Year AWARD from Southwest Branch of the APWA for the Kalamazoo Township Local Infrastructure 3 year Plan project in the Category of Transportation - greater than $2 million 

2015 Project of the YearAWARD from the Michigan Chapter of the APWA in the Category less than $1 million for the D Avenue west of 6th Street Chip Seal 

2015 IMPRESS AWARD - Excellence in Communications from CRA for the Texas Township Road Tour

2015 IMPRESS AWARD - Excellence in Operations from CRA for the D Avenue Chip Seal Trial Program

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