Two recently completed transportation projects have been announced as American Public Works Association (APWA) Award Winners!
The Lone Elm/Old 56 Improvement Project won the Kansas City Metro APWA Transportation Project of the Year Award within its funding range category and the 119th Street and I-35 Improvement Project also won the Project of the Year Award for its funding range category.
Both of these projects are now in the running for national awards.
“Flow of traffic and congestion management in Olathe consistently ranks as the top priority of Olathe citizens in our DirectionFinder survey. These projects provide significant reduction in traffic delays in both areas. I am proud of the hard work that our team put into delivering these great projects”, commented City Engineer Nate Baldwin.
Another APWA Award is linked to the City of Olathe. A video entitled, “A Day in the Life of” received recognition. Olathe Right-of-Way Coordinator Brent Berry, who is involved in the APWA ROW Committee, played a huge role in this project.
You may remember the City announcing in December that the Lone Elm project had won an American Council of Engineering Companies Engineering Excellence Award as well. This win had secured the project a chance at a national win and the City should find out in May if Lone Elm was selected as the winner.
