The Work Ahead

The American Public Works Association (APWA) describes Public Works as “the combination of physical assets, management practices, policies, and personnel necessary for government to provide and sustain structures and services essential to welfare and acceptable quality of life for its citizens.”

Each year in May we join in celebrating Public Works Week. We celebrate the projects that serve communities and make them a better place, and we celebrate the people that make those projects happen. It is public works teams that believe in the future of their communities and the value of the work ahead. That know that it is not just work ahead, but great work ahead. It is work that improves our infrastructure, provides for our neighbors, and offers longstanding safety for our communities.

Public works teams make sure that road work ahead means the road will work ahead. That a bump in the road is an opportunity to pave a new one. And the journey to success is always under construction. From water to utilities to trash collection - public works teams know that there will always be work ahead. Because it is public works teams that create great places to live.

Since SSM’s inception almost 90 years ago, we have been a company that strives to make the world a better place. That’s why we have worked with public works employees, officials and administrators to design, manage, oversee, and engineer solutions. We are honored to have worked alongside public works professionals for many years, and to continue to join them in reaching goals, attaining success, and embarking on the work ahead.