Twelve state department of transportation (DOT) projects were named finalists in the 2020 America’s Transportation Awards competition by the American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials (AASHTO).
The top 12 finalists are:
Arizona DOT: Loop 202 South Mountain Freeway (Best Use of Technology & Innovation Category, Large Project Group)
Connecticut DOT: Community Connectivity Grant Program – Boxer Square Revitalization (Quality of Life/Community Development Category, Small Project Group)
Georgia DOT: Columbus Riverwalk Project (Quality of Life/Community Development Category, Small Project Group)
Hawaii DOT: Kauai Emergency Repairs (Operations Excellence Category, Medium Project Group)
Minnesota DOT: Minnesota Connected and Automated Vehicle (CAV) Challenge (Best Use of Technology & Innovation Category, Small Project Group)
New Jersey DOT: Route 72, Manahawkin Bay Bridges – Contract 4 (Quality of Life/Community Development Category, Medium Project Group)
North Carolina DOT: Drones: North Carolina’s Future of Healthcare Logistics (Best Use of Technology & Innovation Category, Small Project Group)
Ohio DOT: I-670 SmartLane Project (Best Use of Technology & Innovation Category, Medium Project Group)
Pennsylvania DOT: Automated Work Zone Speed Enforcement Program (Operations Excellence Category, Small Project Group)
Virginia DOT: I-81 Corridor Operations Expansion Program – 2019 Activities (Operations Excellence Category, Small Project Group)
Washington State DOT: State Route 99 Tunnel Project (Operations Excellence Category, Large Project Group)
Wisconsin DOT: WIS 116 Bridge (Quality of Life/Community Development Category, Small Project Group)
An independent panel of transportation industry experts will select the grand prize winner, while the public will decide the people’s choice award winner through online voting – which ends on October 25. Online votes are weighted to each state’s population, allowing for greater competition between states with larger and smaller populations.
To vote in this year’s contest, click here.
The winners will be announced at the virtual AASHTO Annual Meeting the week of November 9-13, 2020.