“These awards recognize our success in meeting the transportation needs of Marylanders and connecting them to life’s opportunities,” Rahn said.
The awards are for MDOT’s multimillion-dollar transit projects, safety and security measures, highway construction programs and advertising campaigns. The honors showcase the state’s commitment to safety, sustainability, infrastructure, customer service and economic prosperity.
For example: The MDOT State Highway Administration’s (MDOT SHA) $65.4-million project replacing the Dover Bridge, an antiquated swing bridge, with a modern fixed span bridge is among the 12 finalists in the America’s Transportation Awards competition. The project was already honored in the contest with a Quality of Life/Community Development award earlier this summer.
In addition, the Severn River Bridge won an America’s Transportation Operations Excellence award. America’s Transportation Awards are sponsored by the American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials (AASHTO), AAA and the U.S. Chamber of Commerce.
Other awards included:
- Maryland Transit Administration, Maryland Quality Initiative (MdQI) Award of Excellence for Projects under $5 Million for Light RailLink track emergency repairs
- The Maryland Transportaton Authority’s Meshelle M.V. Howard, Women Who Move the Nation Award for Public Transportation from the Conference of Minority Transportation Officials
- National Asphalt Pavement Association, Quality in Construction Award for Excellence in Asphalt Pavements, mill/grind/patch and resurface MD 10 southbound from Marley Creek to Interstate 695.
- National Asphalt Pavement Association, Quality in Construction Award for Excellence in Asphalt Pavements, I-695 inner and outer loop from Greenspring Avenue to MD 25 (Falls Road)
- National Asphalt Pavement Association, Quality in Construction Award for Excellence in Asphalt Pavements, MD 545 (MD 213 to Warburton Road)
- MdQI, Gold Partnering Award Over $5 Million, replacement of median barrier and lane reconfiguration of Severn River Bridge
- MdQI, Municipal Award Project Under $5 Million and Project of the Year Under $5 Million, MD 355 bridge over Monocacy River emergency repairs project
- MdQI, Project of the Year Over $5 Million, Award of Excellence and Partnering Construction Bronze Award, MD 404, US 50 to East Holly Road project
- Maryland Asphalt Association Award, mill and resurface US 1 from Montgomery Road to Kit Kat Road
- Maryland Asphalt Association Award, mill and resurface US 29 interchange at Gorman Road
- Maryland Asphalt Association Award, mill and resurface MD 76, MD 77 to Four Points Road
- Maryland Asphalt Association Award, mill and resurface US 40, Old Cam Road to directional crossover
- Maryland Asphalt Association, State Quality Paving Award, intersection widening and resurfacing, MD 23 at Grafton Shop Road
- Maryland Asphalt Association, State Quality Paving Award, pavement patching and repair I-695 inner loop, CSX Railroad Bridge to MD 140
- Maryland Asphalt Association, State Quality Paving Award, safety improvement and resurfacing I-695 inner and outer loop, Greenspring Avenue to MD 25
- Maryland Asphalt Association, Paving Award, geometric improvements, MD 213 at Frenchtown Road
- Maryland Asphalt Association, Secondary Resurfacing Award, MD 63, near Reiff Church Road
- Maryland Ready Mix Concrete Association, Excellence in Concrete – Bridges Award, widening I-695 and replacement of Old Harford Road bridge
- Academy of Interactive & Visual Art, Communicator Award, Travel for Online Video, “Easier, Better, Safer to the Bridge;” Outdoor/Environmental Billboard for Print Advertising, “We’re on this Road Together: A Bicyclist Might Be Someone You Know”
- MDOT Environmental Excellence Awards, Environmental Hero Award, winter resource reduction initiatives, MDOT Environmental Excellence Awards
- AASHTO, AAA and U.S. Chamber of Commerce America’s Transportation Awards, Quality of Life/Community Development, medium project category, Dover Bridge project
- AASHTO, AAA and U.S. Chamber of Commerce America’s Transportation Awards, Operations Excellence, small project category, Severn River Bridge
- AASHTO, AAA and U.S. Chamber of Commerce America’s Transportation Awards, finalist, Dover Bridge project
