Seven projects from five states were named the top transportation projects as northeast regional winners for the 2017 America’s Transportation Awards. The awards were presented during the Northeast Association of State Transportation Officials’ annual meeting in Philadelphia.
The western regional winners of the America’s Transportation Awards were announced in June.
The American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials (AASHTO), the AAA motor club and the U.S. Chamber of Commerce sponsor the America’s Transportation Awards program, which honors the best transportation projects in the categories of Quality of Life/Community Development, Best Use of Technology and Innovation and Operations Excellence. This is the tenth year of the program.
Nineteen project nominations from eight states and the District of Columbia were submitted for the northeast region this year. The winners include:
“The need to reconstruct Route 1, considered the “Main Street” of tourist-driven Ogunquit, Maine, with no viable detour options caused deep concern throughout the community. MaineDOT worked with the community to come up with a plan for the $13.5 million project, which included reconstructing a two-mile stretch of the route, building two bridge, completing 6.5 miles of drainage work, and building 2.6 miles of brick and paved sidewalk. To help out local business leaders, MaineDOT agreed to halt road construction during the peak tourist season (Memorial Day through Labor Day). The public was kept informed through a weekly public newsletter and a public information campaign. In the end, the project provided a safer, upgraded Route 1 a month ahead of schedule and under budget.”
