A cliffhanger highway, a floating bridge considered to be a technological marvel and an economic lifeline are among the outstanding transportation projects winning the prestigious America’s Transportation Award.
The competition, sponsored by the AAA, U.S. Chamber of Commerce and the American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials, honored state department of transportation projects from the Northeastern Association of State Transportation Officials (NASTO) region. Three additional regional contests will be held in the Midwest, West and South in July and August 2008. The top regional winners will compete for the National America’s Transportation Award.
The transportation projects were judged according to their size in three categories: Innovative Management, On Time and On Budget construction.
The winners in the Northeast region are:
Winner for Innovative Management – Large Project
Rhode Island Department of Transportation (RIDOT)
Iway Bridge Float Project - Providence, R.I.
Winner for On Time – Large Project
Pennsylvania Department of Transportation
Route 22/322 Lewistown Narrows, Mifflin and Juniata Counties, Pa.
Winner for Innovative Management – Medium Project
New York Department of Transportation
Frederick Douglass Susan B. Anthony Memorial Bridge, Rochester, N.Y.
Winner for On Budget – Medium Project
Pennsylvania Department of Transportation
Route 830 Airport Access Project, Jefferson County, Pa.
Winner for On Time – Medium Project
Maryland Department of Transportation
State Route 70 Rowe Boulevard Bridge, Annapolis, MD.
"America’s Transportation Award gives worthy recognition to those professionals and projects that are making our nation’s transportation system safer and better," said AASHTO President Pete Rahn, who presented the awards. "These improvements are saving taxpayers both dollars and precious time."
Find out more, visit www.americastransportationaward.org. The next regional contest will be held in Kansas City, Missouri on July 10, 2008. The National Awards will be presented at the AASHTO Annual Meeting in Hartford, Conn., Oct. 19, 2008.
