Four Southern Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials (SASHTO) highway projects received Regional America’s Transportation Awards during the SASHTA annual meeting in Biloxi, Mississippi.
Winners will compete for the grand prize at America’s Transportation Awards this fall. The American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials (AASHTO), AAA and the U.S. Chamber of Commerce teamed up for the second year in a row to present the award to the transportation projects that benefit taxpayers by completing projects on time and on budget while using innovative management.
The SASHTO winners will join winners from three other regions to compete for the grand prize this fall at the AASHTO annual meeting on October 25. A People’s Choice Award will also be given at the meeting and will be awarded to the project with the most on-line votes from the general public.
Winning projects from SASHTO are listed below with their winning categories.
- North Carolina Department of Transportation’s Clayton Bypass Project, winning in the On Time, Medium Project category
- North Carolina Department of Transportation’s Ocracoke Bridges Project, winning in the Innovative Management, Small Project category
- Louisiana Department of Transportation’s Front Street Natchitoches Restoration Project, winning in the On Time, Small Project category
- Florida Department of Transportation’s 95 Express Miami Project, winning in Innovative Management, Medium Project category
For more winning projects and information on the contest, visit America’s Transportation Awards website.
