2021-2022 ACEC/MW Engineering Excellence Awards Winners
Congratulations to our winners! Our 2021-2022 judging panel selected the top projects. The top 14 projects are eligible to compete in the ACEC National Compeition, and the firms were recognized with Honor Awards at our Engineering Excellence Awards Gala on December 8, 2021. The top 3 projects received Grand Awards, with the very top project receiving the Grand Pinnacle Award.
Grand Pinnacle Award Winner
Firm: Parsons Transportation Group, Inc. with VDOT
Project: Route 7 and Battlefield Parkway Interchange
Grand Award Winners
In DesignFirm: AECOM with National Park Service and Federal Highway Administration Eastern Federal Lands Division
Project: Rehabilitation of the Arlington Memorial Bridge
In Non-Design
Firm: Straughan Environmental, Inc. with District Department of Energy & Environment
Project: Uncovering the History of DC's Buried Streams
Honor Award Winners
Firm: CMTA with Arlington County, VMDO Architects, and Bowman Engineers
Project: Lubber Run Community Center
Firm: Straughan Environmental, Inc. with District Department of Energy & Environment
Project: Branch Avenue Park Design-Build Stream Restoration
Firm: A. Morton Thomas and Associates, Inc. with DDOT
Project: Minnesota Avenue Revitalization, Phase 2
Firm: Volkert, Inc. with the Town of Hillsboro and Archer Western Construction
Project: Route 9 Pedestrian Safety & Traffic Calming
Firm: Kimley-Horn and Associates, Inc. with Arlington County
Project: Columbia Pike Multimodal Street Improvements
Firm: Mead & Hunt and JMT with DDOT
Project: Crosstown Cycle Track
Firm: Stantec with City of Baltimore Department of Transportation
Project: Edmondson Avenue Bridge Replacement
Firm: EBA Engineering, Inc. with City of Baltimore
Project: Emergency Repair of PCCP Water Main under I-83 Bridge
Firm: Volkert, Inc. with VDOT Culpeper District and Kokosing Industrial
Project: Restoration of the Historic Waterloo Bridge
Firm: Whitman, Requardt & Assoc. (WRA) with City of Cumberland
Project: Combined Sewer Overflow Storage Facility
Firm: M.C. Dean with Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority (WMATA)
Project: Metro Platform LED Lighting Replacement
Merit Award Recipients
Firm: Stantec with Prince George’s County Department of Public Works & TransportationProject: Sunnyside Avenue Bridge Replacement
Firm: EBA Engineering, Inc. with DDOT
Project: Metropolitan Branch Trail
Firm: Delon Hampton & Associates with Ed Scott & Ronald Lipscomb
Project: Marriott Residence Inn Baltimore
Firm: JMT with Montgomery County DOT
Project: Aspen Hill Neighborhood Greenway
Firm: SETTY & Associates with Cube Root Corporation and the District of Columbia Department of General Services
Project: District of Columbia Public Schools Epidemic Preparedness (COVID) HVAC Upgrades
Firm: RK&K with DDOT
Project: Rock Creek East One Livability Study
Firm: Sheladia & Associates with Montgomery County Department of Public Works and Transportation, Division of Facilities & Services
Project: Long Branch Library Refreshment Project
Firm: JMT with DDOT
Project: Black Lives Matter Plaza
Firm: Straughan Environmental, Inc. with Prince George’s County Department of the Environment
Project: Cedar Haven Living Shorelines
Firm: Stantec with Montgomery County DOT
Project: Frederick Road Bike Path
Firm: WSP with Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority (WMATA)
Project: WMATA Metrorail Reorganization at the Rail Operations Control Center
Firm: Precision Systems, Inc. with DDOT
Project: Citywide Bus-Bicycle Priority Initiative
Firm: Whitman, Requardt & Associates with Howard County Recreation and Parks
Project: Blandair Regional Park – Destination Playground and Quiet Games (Phase 3)
Firm: WSP USA, Inc. with DDOT
Project: Chestnut Street Sidewalk Improvements
Firm: Whitman, Requardt & Associates with Maryland Department of Transportation State Highway Administration
Project: MD 32 from MD 108 to Linden Church Road Design-Build
Firm: EXP U.S. Services, Inc. with DDOT and Fort Meyer Construction
Project: Parkside Pedestrian Bridge