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Top 12 finalists unveiled for America’s Transportation Awards

September 11th, 2024

The American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials (AASHTO) has revealed the Top 12 finalists for the 2024 America’s Transportation Awards. After four regional competitions this summer, state departments of transportation from California, Arizona, Washington State, New Jersey, Delaware, Pennsylvania, West Virginia, Tennessee, Florida, Illinois, Michigan, and Ohio achieved the highest scores. These finalists, […]

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Mid-American state DOTs win transportation awards

September 3rd, 2024

State department of transportation projects in Indiana, Michigan, Illinois, Ohio, Kansas, Kentucky, Minnesota, and Wisconsin won top prizes in the regional 2024 America’s Transportation Awards competition. Jim Tymon. Photo courtesy of AASHTO. The 10 winning projects were selected from 27 nominated by nine state DOTs in the Mid America Association of State Transportation Officials or […]

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Southeastern state DOT projects win regional awards

August 27th, 2024

Ten state department of transportation projects in Arkansas, Florida, Georgia, North Carolina, Tennessee, and West Virginia took home top prizes in the southeastern or SASHTO region of the 2024 America’s Transportation Awards competition. Selected from 25 projects nominated by eight state DOTs in the SASHTO region, they are among 106 nominations submitted by 39 state DOTs as […]

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Northeast state DOT projects win awards

July 30th, 2024

Eight projects from state departments of transportation in Connecticut, Delaware, Pennsylvania, New York, and New Jersey won top prizes in the regional 2024 America’s Transportation Awards competition. These projects from the Northeast region were recognized for their positive impact on communities, ranging from employing new safety measures to save lives to investing in customer-focused transit. […]

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Western state DOT projects win regional awards

July 17th, 2024

Ten projects from state departments of transportation in California, Arizona, Utah, Washington State, Nebraska, South Dakota, Oregon, North Dakota, and Texas took home top prizes in the 2024 America’s Transportation Awards competition. These projects, ranging from implementing new safety countermeasures to save lives to enhancing active transportation networks to increase mobility for all, were recognized […]

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America’s Transportation Awards extends entry period

April 5th, 2024

The American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials (AASHTO) has extended the nomination deadline for the 2024 America’s Transportation Awards contest to April 19. Click here to submit a nomination for this year’s competition. This program, now in its 17th year, seeks to highlight the important work state departments of transportation do every day to improve quality of […]

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State DOTs win top prizes in America’s Transportation Awards competition

November 29th, 2023

A popular rail trail project benefiting active transportation users in the Northeast and a partnership that delivered additional transit services to the public out west were announced as winners in the competitive America’s Transportation Awards contest. Utah Department of Transportation and Utah Transit Authority joined forces to deliver the “Teamed Up for Transit” project, which earned […]

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Finalists named for America’s Transportation Awards

September 19th, 2023

The American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials recently unveiled the Top 12 finalists competing for the two national 2023 America’s Transportation Awards. Jim Tymon. Photo courtesy of AASHTO.  Sponsored by AASHTO, AAA, and the U.S. Chamber of Commerce, the America’s Transportation Awards contest serves as a catalyst to honor state DOTs and the […]

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Mid America state DOT projects win regional awards

August 22nd, 2023

Seven state department of transportation projects from Iowa, Minnesota, Illinois, Kentucky, and Wisconsin recently won regional 2023 America’s Transportation Awards for the positive impacts those endeavors made on their respective communities; from adding adult changing rooms at rest stops to providing immediate assistance in the aftermath of a tornado. Wisconsin DOT receiving the regional 2023 America’s Transportation […]

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Northeast DOT projects take home America’s Transportation Awards

July 28th, 2023

Eight state department of transportation projects from Connecticut, Maine, New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania, and Vermont were presented the distinguished 2023 America’s Transportation Awards for transportation projects that made a difference in their communities—whether through massive emergency repair, active transportation infrastructure, or safety improvements. This year’s regional winners were chosen from a selection of 19 projects […]

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