Awards

ELIGIBILITY

Any public/private organization engaged in the practice of highway and transportation engineering/construction in Western Pennsylvania is eligible to enter the awards program.

GENERAL CRITERIA

Entries must be submitted to ASHE through a member of the Pittsburgh Section.

1.      Projects entered in the competition must be within a 125-mile radius of Downtown Pittsburgh.

2.      Construction of projects must have been substantially completed between January 1, 2025 and December 31, 2025.

3.      Each entry must be prepared in accordance with these Criteria (Page 1) and Entry Form (Page 2).  Non-compliance with the rules will automatically disqualify an entry.

4.      See Page 3 for Rating Guidelines

5.      Firms may submit more than one entry.

6.     The ASHE Awards Committee reserves the right to determine eligibility of all entries.

SUBMISSION

Email a pdf submission to Justice Newland no later than July 31, 2026 to the following e-mail address: [email protected]

AWARDS

The owner, the designer and the contractor of the winning entry will receive a plaque acknowledging their achievement.  Additional plaques may be purchased.

The winning projects for 2026 will be presented at this year’s fall Past President’s Banquet.  Two of the winning projects will be recommended to ASHE National for consideration of Project of the Year.

CATEGORIES

Any highway/transportation construction project within the following construction cost categories.

CATEGORY A:

    $10,000,000 or less

CATEGORY B:

   Greater than $10,000,000 but less than $30,000,000

CATEGORY C:

    Greater than $30,000,000

JUDGING

Entries will be judged on the basis of the work performed by the entering firm only and according to the weighted Rating Guidelines on the third page.