2021 Award Winners

Planning Award

Project: Pavement Asset Management Program

Agency: MDOT MPA

Scope: Develop digital database to track conditions of MPA’s lots to predict and plan rehabilitation and repair efforts.

Location: Maryland Port Administration Terminals

Cost: $200,000

County/City: Baltimore City

Firm: WRA - Baltimore, MD

Green/Sustainability/Environmental Award

Project: Howard County Compost Facility at Alpha Ridge Landfill

Agency: CEAM / Howard County

Scope: Expansion of a one-acre pilot to a full-scale municipal compost facility.

Location: Marriottsville, MD

Cost: $7 million

County/City: Howard County

Firms: EA Engineering Inc. - Hunt Valley, MD

Allan Myers - Fallston, MD

C.J. Miller - Hampstead, MD

Innovation Award

Project: High Performance Pond Partnership

Agency: MDOT TSO, MDE, MES

Scope: Demonstration project installing Continuous Monitoring and Adaptive Control (CMAC) in three ponds to increase retention time and water quality in ponds.

Location: Aberdeen, MD / Hagerstown, MD / Fruitland, MD

Cost: $3.1 million

County/City: Harford County / Washington County / Wicomico County

Firm: OptiRTC - Boston, MA

Apex – Rockville, MD

Partnering Awards – Under $5 Million

Project: Replacement of Small Drainage Structures on MD 146

Agency: MDOT SHA

Scope: The replacement of three small structures on MD 146 over drainage ditches.

Location: Dulaney Valley Road from Bosley Road to Timonium Road, adjacent to Loch Raven Reservoir

Cost: $1.1 million

County/City: Baltimore County

Firms: Concrete General - Gaithersburg, MD

Stantec - Baltimore, MD

KCI Technologies - Sparks, MD

Partnering Awards – $5 Million to $10 Million

Project: MD 355 over Little Bennett Creek

Agency: MDOT SHA

Scope: Replacement of bridge along MD 355 OVER Little Bennett Creek.

Location: MD 355 Frederick Road from MD 109 to Croghan Lane

Cost: $8 million

County/City: Montgomery County

Firms: Wilson T. Ballard - Owings Mills, MD

Concrete General - Gaithersburg, MD

Triangle Contracting Group - Frederick, MD

Prime AE Group - Baltimore, MD

Partnering Awards – Over $ 10 Million

Project: I-81 Improvements including Dual Bridges over the Potomac River

Agency: MDOT SHA

Scope: Widening and superstructure replacement of the I-81 bridges and the interstate in Maryland and West Virginia. Also includes a dual bridge over the Potomac River.

Location: South of US 11 in West Virginia to North of MD 68/63 in Maryland

Cost: $89.3 million

County/City: Washington County, Maryland and Berkeley County, West Virginia

Firms: RK&K - Baltimore, MD

Triton Construction - Saint Albans, WV

Modal Awards – Projects Under $5 Million

CEAM

Project: Langdon Stormwater Management Facility

Agency: CEAM / Carroll County

Scope: Construct a regional stormwater management facility to address water quality, channel protection, and flood protection for a drainage area with more than 96 acres of impervious surface.

Location: Westminster, MD

Cost: $3.14 million

County/City: Carroll County

Firms: CLSI Inc. - Westminster, MD

Highland Turf Inc. - Finksburg, MD

MDOT MAA

Project: Long Term Lot A Culvert Replacement at BWI Marshall Airport

Agency: MDOT MAA

Scope: Replacement of two existing culverts between the main parking lot and overflow lot.

Location: BWI Marshall Airport in Linthicum, MD

Cost: $1.2 million

County/City: Anne Arundel County

Firms: ADCI - Ellicott City, MD

JMT - Hunt Valley, MD

Michael Baker International - Linthicum, MD

American Siteworks - Linthicum Heights, MD

MDOT MPA

Project: Dundalk Marine Terminal Privately Owned Vehicle Gate Improvements

Agency: MDOT MPA

Scope: Demolition and replacement of the privately owned vehicle entrance/exit gate.

Location: Dundalk Marine Terminal in Dundalk, MD

Cost: $1.3 million

County/City: Baltimore County

Firms: WBCM - Towson, MD

Denver-Elek - Essex, MD

MDOT MTA

Project North Avenue Rising Penn North Metro Station Improvements

Agency: MDOT MTA

Scope: Replacement of two hydraulic elevators, new drainage to divert stormwater away from the elevators, and new architectural storefront system on Pennsylvania Avenue.

Location: Penn North Metro Station / Baltimore City

Cost: $2.5 million

County/City: Baltimore City

Firms: Gannett Fleming - Baltimore, MD

W.M. Schlosser Company Inc. - Hyattsville, MD

MDOT SHA

Project: Wilson Run Replacement Culvert

Agency: MDOT SHA

Scope: Replaced open structure with a reinforced concrete culvert.

Location: Town of Oakland; East Center Street alongside US 219

Cost: $789,000

County/City: Garrett County

Firms: Wallace Montgomery - Hunt Valley, MD

Mercado Inc. - Ashton, MD

Carl Belt Inc. - Cumberland, MD

Modal Awards – Projects Over $5 Million

Baltimore City Department of Transportation (BCDOT)

Project: Headworks and Wet Weather Equalization Facilities Improvements at the Back River Wastewater Treatment Plant

Agency: Baltimore Department of Public Works

Project: Replaced wastewater treatment plant existing headworks for new pumping station and treatment facility with wet weather equalization storage tanks.

Location: 8201 Eastern Avenue, Baltimore, MD

Cost: $429.7 million

County/City: Baltimore City

Firms: JMT - Hunt Valley, MD

WSP - Baltimore, MD

Clark Construction/US Construction Joint Venture - Baltimore, MD

CEAM

Project: MD 355 Crossing (BRAC) Project

Agency: CEAM / Montgomery County DOT

Scope: Construction of a second Metro Entrance housing high speed elevators and a connector tunnel to the existing station.

Location: MD 355 and WMATA Medical Center Station - Bethesda, MD

Cost: $86.8 million

County/City: Montgomery County

Firms: RK&K - Baltimore, MD

Alpha Corporation - Annapolis, MD

Clark Construction - Bethesda, MD

MDOT MAA

Project: Taxiway T2 Construction at BWI Marshall Airport

Agency: MDOT MAA

Scope: Relocation of a portion of Taxiway F connecting Taxiways T and P and redesignation of the relocated portion to Taxiway T2.

Location: BWI Marshall Airport - Linthicum, MD

Cost: $6.6 million

County/City: Anne Arundel County

Firms: ADCI - Ellicott City

Michael Baker International - Linthicum Heights, MD

Allan Myers - Fallston, MD

MDTA

Project: I-895 Bridge Project

Agency: MDTA

Scope: Replacement of 3,300 ft. long steel bridge with new structures on I-895.

Location: I-895; south of Baltimore Harbor Tunnel to the north of Interstate Avenue

Cost: $188.6 million

County/City: Baltimore City

Firms: WRA - Baltimore, MD

Wilson T. Ballard - Owings Mills, MD

JMT - Hunt Valley, MD

Modjeski & Masters - Mechanicsburg, PA

Tutor Perini Corporation - Jessup, MD

MDOT MTA

Project: Kirk Bus Division Modernization – Phase II

Agency: MDOT MTA

Scope: Replacement of existing Kirk Bus Division facility with new bus storage, fueling, washing, radio, administrative, and operator support offices.

Location: Kirk Avenue, Baltimore City, Maryland

Cost: $63.7 million

County/City: Baltimore City

Firms: Gannett Fleming - Baltimore, MD

JMT - Hunt Valley, MD

AECOM - Hunt Valley, MD

W.M. Schlosser Company Inc. - Hyattsville, MD

MDOT SHA

Project: I-81 Improvements including Dual Bridges over the Potomac River

Agency: MDOT SHA

Scope: Widen I-81 from four to six lanes and replacement of the I-81 dual bridges over the Potomac River and MD 68/63.

Location: South of US 11 in West Virginia to North of MD 68/63 in Maryland

Cost: $89.3 million

County/City: Washington County, MD and Berkeley County, WV

Firms: RK&K - Baltimore, MD

Triton Construction - St. Albans, WV

MdQI Projects of the Year for 2021

MdQI Project of the Year - Under $5 Million

Project: Langdon Stormwater Management Facility

Agency: CEAM / Carroll County

Scope: Construct a regional stormwater management facility to address water quality, channel protection, and flood protection for a drainage area with more than 96 acres of impervious surface.

Location: Westminster, MD

Cost: $3.14 million

County/City: Carroll County

Firms: CLSI Inc. - Westminster, MD

Highland Turf Inc. - Finksburg, MD

MdQI Project of the Year - Over $5 Million

Project: I-895 Bridge Project

Agency: MDTA

Scope: Replacement of 3,300 ft. long steel bridge with new structures on I-895.

Location: I-895; south of Baltimore Harbor Tunnel to the north of Interstate Avenue

Cost: $188.6 million

County/City: Baltimore City

Firms: WRA - Baltimore, MD

Wilson T. Ballard - Owings Mills, MD

JMT - Hunt Valley, MD

Modjeski & Masters - Mechanicsburg, PA

Tutor Perini Corporation - Jessup, MD