BISMARCK, ND — The North Dakota Department of Transportation (NDDOT) inducted three new members into the North Dakota Transportation Hall of Honor during a ceremony at the annual North Dakota Transportation Conference at the Bismarck Event Center.
Inductees include Brosz Engineering founder Dan Brosz, retired NDDOT employee Bennett Kubischta, and President of Gratech Company, LLC, Harley Neshem.
The Transportation Hall of Honor was created to recognize those who have had a major role and made a lasting contribution to the development of the highway system on the state, county, or local level. It also honors those who participate in highway safety programs or help promote the vital function roadways provide for the state and its citizens.
“These individuals displayed remarkable dedication to their work and to the state of North Dakota," NDDOT Director Ron Henke said. "Their contributions have shaped communities and commerce across our state and their influence shapes not only the future of transportation, but our memories of its past.”
For more than 40 years, Brosz has been a partner to local governments, especially during the oil booms. He is a leader in rural transportation engineering, an advocate for fair infrastructure funding, and a mentor to a generation of professionals in North Dakota’s transportation community.
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Kubischta began working at NDDOT in 1970 as a Surveyor and transitioned into writing environmental documents for countless projects. He collaborated with numerous governmental and non-governmental organizations to build projects and programs that are still in service.
For 70 years, Neshem's companies have worked on the construction of key routes across North Dakota, and he has been an active leader in the Associated General Contractors of America and the Associated General Contractors of North Dakota. Neshem has spent 40 years advocating for adequate infrastructure funding and many other vital issues that have shaped the state.
