Awards

This page features details on the project and personal awards given out by ASHE Central Ohio, as well as the ASHE National Person of the Year Award.


Project-of-the-Year Award


2019 – Project-of-the-Year Winners

 

2019 >$5M Construction Cost Winner

Hard Shoulder Running Pilot Project (SmartLane)

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Owner: ODOT District 6

Consultant: Burgess & Niple, Inc.

Contractor: Complete General

 

2019 <=$5M Construction Cost Winner

Olentangy Trail – Bethel Road Connector

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Owner: Columbus Recreation and Parks Department

Consultant: Burgess & Niple, Inc.

Contractor: Complete General

 

2019 Peers’ Choice Winner

Piatt Road Extension

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Owner: Delaware County Engineer

Consultant: The Mannik & Smith Group, Inc.

Contractor: Strawser Paving Company

 

Past Project of the Year Awards

2018 >$5M Costruction Cost and Peers’ Choice Winner

Southern Ohio Veterans Memorial Highway

Designed by: ms consultants

Contractor: Portsmouth Joint Venture

Owner: ODOT/Portsmouth Gateway Group

2018 <=$5M Construction Cost Winner

Parsons Avenue Streetscape

Designed by: Woolpert

Contractor: Complete General Construction

Owner: City of Columbus


 

2017 >$5M Construction Cost and Peers’ Choice Winner

Newark Downtown Revitalization

OHM Newark POY

Designed by: OHM Advisors

Contractor: George J. Igel & Co.

Owner: City of Newark

2017 <=$5M Construction Cost Winner

PIC-CR22-6.95 Scioto Darby Road over Big Darby Creek

Designed by: Korda Nemeth Engineering, Inc.

Contractor: Eagle Bridge Company

Owner: Pickaway County Engineer


2016 >$5M Construction Cost Winner

Sawmill Parkway Extension

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Designed by: Burgess & Niple

Contractor: Trucco Construction

Owner: Delaware County

2016 <=$5M Construction Cost and Peers’ Choice Winner

Delaware U.S. 23/Pennsylvania Ave. Improvement Project

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  • Designed by: ms consultants
  • Contractor: Trucco Construction
  • Owner: City of Delaware, Public Works Department

2015 <$5M Construction Cost Winners:

Spring and Long Multimodal Conversion


2014 – Project Exceeding $5 Million:

I-71/670 Interchange Reconstruction

2014 <=$5M Construction Cost Winner:

Lithopolis-Winchester Road Bridge Rehabilitation


2013 >$3 Million Construction Cost Winner:

I-270 & Roberts Rd. Diverging Diamond Interchange (DDI)

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2013 <=$3 Million Construction Cost Winner:

County Rd. 794 (W. Blee Rd.)

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2012 >$3 Million Construction Cost Winner

Rich Street Bridge Replacement

Grand Illumination Scioto Mile Bicentennial Park Columbus Ohio

  • Designed by Burgess & Niple.
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2012 <=$3 Million Construction Cost Winner

Cosgray Road and Shiers-Ring Road Roundabout

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  • Designed by American Structurepoint.
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2011-2012 Project of the Year Winner

Alkire Road Widening and Railroad Bridge Replacement.
  • Designed by TranSystems Corporation.
  • Construction completed by Shelly and Sands.
  • Project owner is Franklin County.

2010-2011 Project of the Year Winner

UNI-161-12.98 Industrial Parkway Project
  • Designed by Burgess & Niple,
  • Construction completed by Turco Construction.
  • Project owner is The City of Dublin.
  • The project scope included traffic operations analyses, environmental documentation, preliminary and detailed design and final plan development to reconstruct the interchange and secondary roadways.

2009-2010 Project of the Year Winner

NCR-2 North High Street Project
  • Designed by MS Consultants
  • Project owner is The City of Columbus


Person of the Year Award

The Person of the Year Award is actually named the Meritorious Service Award. The award is presented at the discretion of the Board of Directors for recognition of a member’s service to highway users throughout Ohio.

Meritorious Service Award Recipients – Central Ohio
  • 1991-1992: Bill Baker (Posthumously)
  • 1992-1993: John Circle
  • 1993-1994: Fred Hempel
  • 1994-1995: Marvin Boring
  • 1995-1996: Ron Zook (also 1995 National Person of the Year)
  • 1996-1997: Bernard Hurst
  • 1997-1998: Philip L. Hall
  • 1998-1999: Roland Nesslinger (also 2000 National Person of the Year)
  • 1999-2000: Ken Miller
  • 2000-2001: Not awarded
  • 2001-2002: Dave Jones
  • 2002-2005: Not awarded
  • 2005-2006: P. Frank O’Hare


National Robert E. Pearson / Person of the Year Award

For more information on the National ASHE Robert E. Pearson / Person of the Year Award, please click here.

Past National Person of the Year Award recipients from Central Ohio
  • 2000-2001: Roland A. Nesslinger
  • 1995-1996: Ronald Zook
  • 1990-1991: Wayne Kauble