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Title: AASHTO Awards
Post by: Mergingtraffic on November 21, 2016, 03:25:25 PM
I didn't know they had a competition and I also didn't know there was a "People's Choice" aspect to it as well.

https://americastransportationawards.org/

https://americastransportationawards.org/americas-top-transportation-projects-competing-for-final-national-awards/

CT DOT took top honors for the completion of the new Q-Bridge in New Haven as well as the reconstructed and widened I-95/I-91/CT-34 interchange.

FL DOT won the "People's Choice" for the Eller Drive Intermodal Container Transfer Facility Overpass project.
Title: Re: AASHTO Awards
Post by: kurumi on November 22, 2016, 12:42:38 AM
GG ConnDOT!
Title: Re: AASHTO Awards
Post by: Alex on November 22, 2016, 08:30:54 AM
FDOT and other DOT's had been tweeting for followers to vote for their respective projects throughout the fall. Several good ones were nominated this year, and the Q Bridge was against the I-635 LBJ Express, which is equally a significant accomplishment.
Title: Re: AASHTO Awards
Post by: dgolub on November 22, 2016, 08:47:20 AM
Go Yale!
Title: Re: AASHTO Awards
Post by: hbelkins on November 22, 2016, 12:05:45 PM
Kentucky had an entry a couple of years ago. Unfortunately there's no way to limit the number of votes one person can cast, so we lost to Florida in a blatant case of ballot-box stuffing.
Title: Re: AASHTO Awards
Post by: Alex on November 22, 2016, 12:32:22 PM
Quote from: hbelkins on November 22, 2016, 12:05:45 PM
Kentucky had an entry a couple of years ago. Unfortunately there's no way to limit the number of votes one person can cast, so we lost to Florida in a blatant case of ballot-box stuffing.

The various DOT's encourage it too FWIW.

https://twitter.com/MyFDOT/status/789103889500872704
Title: Re: AASHTO Awards
Post by: hbelkins on November 22, 2016, 08:00:39 PM
Quote from: Alex on November 22, 2016, 12:32:22 PM
Quote from: hbelkins on November 22, 2016, 12:05:45 PM
Kentucky had an entry a couple of years ago. Unfortunately there's no way to limit the number of votes one person can cast, so we lost to Florida in a blatant case of ballot-box stuffing.

The various DOT's encourage it too FWIW.

https://twitter.com/MyFDOT/status/789103889500872704

Yep. Kentucky did too.  :-D