The Indiana, Michigan, Minnesota, and Missouri DOTs have received top honors in this year’s Mid-America regional American Transportation Awards competition, sponsored by AASHTO, AAA, and the U.S. Chamber of Commerce. The competition honors transportation projects in three categories: Ahead of Schedule, Under Budget, and Best Use of Innovation.
Of the twelve transportation projects from seven Mid-American states, five projects received awards.

Two states took home awards in the Ahead of Schedule category. Indiana Department of Transportation (INDOT) won in the small category (projects that cost under $25 million) for its I-465/Allisonville Road Interchange Reconstruction Project. Missouri Department of Transportation was awarded the win in the large category (costing more than $200 million) for its Safe and Sound Bridge Improvement Program.
In the Under Budget category, Minnesota Department of Transportation was named winner in the medium category (projects costing between $25-$200 million) for the Highway 169/I-494 Interchange Reconstruction Project. Indiana DOT took home a second award, this time for its I-69 Evansville to Indianapolis Corridor (Sections 1-3) Project (large category).
Two projects received an award in the Best Use of Innovation category: Michigan Department of Transportation for its Main Street Makeover (M-150) Project (small category) and Missouri DOT won again for its Shared Four-Lane Highway Project (medium category).

For more information about these projects and the competition, visit americastransportationawards.org and the AASHTO press release.