Roads & Bridges' Top 10 Roads awards

Roads & Bridges' Top 10 Roads awards, created in 2000, recognize the top projects in North America. Each year, nominations are submitted to the R&B editorial staff, which determines the Top 10 list based on project challenges, impact to region and scope of work.

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Top 10 Roads - 2021 Winners

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Bay Area drivers have dealt with congestion and bottlenecks on some of the busiest highways in the country.I-680, a major north-south freeway, connects the southern San Francisco...
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HNTB served as lead designer for the Massachusetts Department of Transportation’s (MassDOT) transformational Casey Arborway Project.This project has literally changed the landscape...
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The project’s goal was to increase access across the island for recreational and subsistence activities.Kiewit Infrastructure West Co. was selected through a best value procurement...
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Overcoming the challenges of a dense urban corridor (This feature published as "Relocating the Railroads" in November/December 2021 issue)
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The Highway 141 flyover bridge was the cornerstone to resolving congestion.Located at the convergence of I-80 and I-35 in the northwestern quadrant of Des Moines, Iowa, not only...
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This project was challenging.Faced with an aging inventory of structures, the Massachusetts Department of Transportation Highway Division partnered with HNTB to tackle a long ...
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The interchange services more than 70,000 vehicles a day.For New York’s Route 17–Route 32 interchange, that number increases during the holiday season thanks to the Woodbury Commons...
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This was no simple parkway extension.Branch Civil Inc. delivered the C.F. Harvey Parkway Extension Project to the North Carolina Department of Transportation under budget and ...
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The project consisted of partial demolition and widening of eight bridges.The Route 710 Pavement Rehabilitation and Widening project spans a 3.5-mile stretch of I-710 through ...
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Before this project, it took motorists roughly 10 minutes to get through ONE intersection.That travel time has been cut down to two minutes, according to a WBBJ-TV report, and...