TORRINGTON, CT The team of O&G Industries and Tutor Perini Corporation was recently awarded the National Asphalt Pavement Association's (NAPA) Quality in Construction Award for the reconstruction of I-95 / I-91 / Route 34 Interchange, known as Contract E.

The six-year, $365 million project was completed in the fall of 2017 and involved the demolition of 19 bridges over the 7.2-mile span of highway, including one that took place overnight in sub-freezing temperatures. The project was one of the several projects that comprised the Pearl Harbor Memorial Bridge replacement project.

The project has won four additional awards including: 2017 Congress (CBC) Project Team Award of Merit for a Transportation Project, 2017 American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials America's Transportation Award for Projects over $200M, 2017 Connecticut Road Builders Association (CRBA) Arthur Gruhn Excellence in Construction Award for Large Projects and the 2014 Connecticut Construction Industries Association (CCIA) Excellence in Construction Health & Safety Award.

The award was presented at NAPA's 63rd Annual Meeting in San Diego, California.