2020 WDCSITE Project of the Year Award – Deadline September 30, 2020
This award is given to a project that applied innovative methods and techniques to solve a transportation problem/issue for the overall betterment of the community. The project should clearly demonstrate the use of effective and trend setting solutions that reflect in-depth knowledge in the field of transportation.
ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS:
- The competition is limited to agencies/consultants and projects located within the WDCSITE geographic area: Washington DC, Maryland, Northern Virginia – Arlington, Fairfax, Loudoun, and Prince William County
- Project should be able to highlight substantial involvement of at least one WDCSITE member
- Project may be of any type (study, design, or construction) or magnitude
- The committee will accept submission of projects that are work-in-progress. However, should your project be selected for the award, the same project cannot be submitted again for consideration the next two (2) years
CRITERIA FOR JUDGEMENT:
Projects submitted for this award will be judged on the following criteria:
- Use of sound engineering principles with application of innovative solutions and ideas
- Social, environmental, and significance of the project to the relevant community/area
- Project complexity and net benefit of the project
- Technical value to the transportation engineering profession
- Dollar value of the project will not be a major consideration while evaluating submissions
SUBMISSION ITEMS:
- The submittal shall consist of a project description of no more than two pages that outlines its benefits (including graphics/pictures)
- Include the name of the agency/firm, project location and information necessary to judge the project based on the stated criteria
- Up to two additional pages of drawings/graphics will be accepted as an appendix (if necessary)
- Applicants are also encouraged to submit a technical paper about their project for presentation at the annual meeting
Please reach out to Vivek Hariharan for any questions.