2020 transportation award winners focus on environmental sustainability, new technologies, mobility and development

The International Bridge, Tunnel and Turnpike Association (IBTTA) today announced the seven winners of its prestigious 2020 Toll Excellence Awards  acknowledging industry leaders implementing transportation projects worldwide focusing on environmental sustainability, advancement of emerging technologies, easing mobility and alleviating congestion

“This year’s Toll Excellence Award winners have continued to set the bar higher for the transportation industry throughout the world,” said Samuel Johnson, Interim CEO of the Transportation Corridor Agencies and President of IBTTA.  “From investing in environmental sustainability efforts to be valued partners in their local communities to the creation of a high-tech testing center to further the development of emerging technologies, our members lead the way in transportation.”

The seven award winners will make presentations at 11:00am ET on September 10^th during IBTTA's Virtual 88th Annual Meeting and Exhibition, September 10 and 14-16, 2020.  One of the seven recipients will also be honored with the President’s Award for Excellence, the association’s highest achievement, during the Opening Session, Monday morning, September 14th.

“Toll authorities and industry partners demonstrate their continued leadership conceiving, developing and implementing programs and strategies that advance mobility, safety and efficiency for drivers around the world,” said David Machamer, Chair of IBTTA’s Toll Excellence Awards Committee and Assistant Executive Director, PIKEPASS and Toll Operations for the Oklahoma Turnpike. “Against historic, extraordinary circumstances this year due to the COVID-19 pandemic, these award winners continue to find ways to break new ground that ultimately will mean safer, more reliable and better experiences for our customers, the driving public.”

This year’s recipients of IBTTA’s 2020 Toll Excellence Awards are:

• Administration and Finance: North Texas Tollway Authority

• Customer Service and Marketing Outreach: Washington State Department of Transportation

• Social Responsibility: Illinois Tollway

• Technology: Florida's Turnpike Enterprise (FTE)

• Toll Operations, Engineering and Maintenance: E-470 Public Highway Authority

• Private Sector Innovation Award: Egis

• Private Sector Innovation Award:  HNTB Corporation