Governor Proclaims National Concrete Pipe Week 2023

WHEREAS, reinforced concrete pipe and precast concrete products are of vital importance to sustainable communities and to the health and well-being of the people of North Carolina; and

WHEREAS, reinforced concrete pipe and precast concrete products are integral to safe, durable, and long-lasting drainage systems in transportation projects designed and built by the North Carolina Department of Transportation, representing tens of millions of dollars in infrastructure investment; and

WHEREAS, such reinforced concrete pipe and precast concrete products could not be manufactured without the dedicated efforts of thousands of employees in the North Carolina concrete pipe and precast industry; and

WHEREAS, the concrete pipe and precast concrete products industry in North Carolina generates hundreds of millions of dollars in sales, purchases tens of millions of dollars in goods and services in the state, and contributes tens of millions of dollars in state and local taxes annually; and

WHEREAS, 2023 marks the 116^th year of the American Concrete Pipe Association and the 59^th year of the Carolinas Concrete Pipe and Products Association, and both organizations were established as a means of exchanging ideas and establishing high quality, standardized concrete products; and

WHEREAS, it is in the public interest for North Carolina residents to gain knowledge and understand the important service that reinforced concrete pipe and precast concrete products provide in every community across the state; and

WHEREAS, the State of North Carolina recognizes the importance of the concrete pipe and precast concrete products industry to our state’s infrastructure, the importance of the industry to our economic well-being, and the substantial contribution of the individuals in the concrete pipe and precast concrete products industry to the health, safety, welfare, and quality of life of our residents and communities;

NOW, THEREFORE, I, ROY COOPER, Governor of the State of North Carolina, do hereby proclaim September 24 – 30, 2023, as “NATIONAL CONCRETE PIPE WEEK” in North Carolina, and commend its observance to all citizens.