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Mon August 08, 2022 - Midwest Edition #16
Eight state department of transportation projects in Illinois, Iowa, Michigan, Minnesota and Ohio won regional awards in the 2022 America's Transportation Awards competition. The contest honored projects benefiting their respective communities in several ways, such as improving bike and pedestrian facilities and safety along the shores of Lake Superior, finding a way to keep necessary and lifesaving goods moving seamlessly during emergencies and disasters, and making all travelers safer through innovative signal technologies.
"State DOTs are overwhelmingly focused on innovative solutions to address the transportation issues of today and tomorrow, meeting challenges involving climate change, equity, resiliency and safety," said Jim Tymon, executive director of the American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials. "The America's Transportation Awards program shows just how they're doing that. Whether on foot, in a vehicle, on two wheels, or by rail or transit, state DOTs are continuing to advance a safe, multimodal transportation system."
Sponsored by AASHTO, AAA and the U.S. Chamber of Commerce, the competition serves as a way to recognize state DOTs and highlights the projects they deliver that make their communities a better place to live, work and play. Project nominations fall into one of three categories: Operations Excellence; Best Use of Technology & Innovation; and Quality of Life/Community Development.
All nominated projects will first compete on a regional level against projects of their own size:
In the Mid America Association of State Transportation Officials (MAASTO) region, eight states nominated 18 projects for this year's competition. The following eight projects took home top regional honors in the 2022 America's Transportation Awards contest:
The three highest-scoring projects from each regional competition earn a place on a Top 12 list of projects that will compete for the national Grand Prize — selected by an independent panel of industry judges — and the People's Choice Award, chosen by the public through online voting.
In addition, those top national winners each receive $10,000 cash awards to be donated to a charity or scholarship of the state DOT's choosing. The 12 finalists will be announced and online voting for the People's Choice Award will begin in September, after all regional winners have been announced. AASHTO will reveal the winners for the People's Choice Award and the Grand Prize this October at its 2022 Annual Meeting in Orlando.