FDOT and FTBA Announce the 2024 Best in Construction Awards to Recognize Contributions to Communities, Safety, and Innovation in Transportation Projects Throughout Florida  

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — Today, the Florida Department of Transportation (FDOT) announced the 2024 Best in Construction Award recipients. These prestigious awards are presented annually in collaboration with the Florida Transportation Builders’ Association (FTBA) to recognize the excellent contributions of construction contractors which help to maintain Florida’s prominent role as a leader in transportation.

“With our state experiencing record growth year after year, Florida’s transportation industry has taken on the challenge of meeting the increasingly complex needs of our communities through innovative engineering solutions and intentional collaboration with partners, resulting in major successes in every corner of the state,” said Florida Department of Transportation Secretary Jared Perdue, P.E. “The 2024 Best in Construction Awards demonstrate the remarkable professionals who are going above and beyond to deliver the robust transportation network that so many of us depend on, and FDOT is grateful for their continued partnership and dedication to excellence that allow us to carry out this critical work each day.”

FDOT has a significant role in these annual awards, seeking to highlight projects and contractors that embody the values of FDOT, including a focus on communities, safety, and innovation. Contractors are nominated from FDOT's eight District Offices in fifteen diverse categories, from major bridge construction to interchanges and interstates. The FDOT State Construction Office convenes a panel each year to carefully assess the nominated projects, which are evaluated based on a comprehensive set of criteria to identify top-tier projects and contractors who have truly excelled.

“Each year, FTBA is proud to partner with FDOT to recognize the companies and individuals who are doing exceptional work, day in and day out, on the most innovative, complex and impactful transportation projects happening across our great state,” said FTBA President Ananth Prasad. “This year’s recipients have shown a commitment to upholding the highest standards as they work diligently to improve and expand the state’s infrastructure system for the benefit of all Florida’s road users, now and for many years to come.”

The following award categories and partners are recipients of the 2024 Best in Construction Awards and will be recognized at the 2024 FTBA Annual Convention in August on Marco Island:  

• Alternative Contracting: PCS Civil, Inc.  
  For their work widening S.R. 50 (Cortez Boulevard) between Windmere Road to the east of Kettering Road and U.S. 98 to the east of U.S. 301 in Hernando County as well as resurfacing improvements.  
• Bridge: Superior Construction Company Southeast, LLC.  
  For their bridge replacement work on S.R. 687 (4th Street Bridge) between I-275 and 119th Avenue in Pinellas County.  
• Community Awareness: Weekley Asphalt Paving, Inc.  
  For their work on S.R. 922 (NE 125th Street) from NE 5th Avenue to NE 7th Avenue in Miami-Dade County, including intersection improvements, pedestrian ramp enhancements, signage installation, and resurfacing activities. 
• Design-Build: PRINCE Contracting, LLC. 
  For their work on the I-95 corridors from south of Glades Road to south of Linton Boulevard in Palm Beach County. 
• Interchange: Halley Engineering Contractors, Inc. 
  For their work on Florida's Turnpike Enterprise Mainline (S.R. 821) from S.R. 836 (Dolphin Expressway) to NW 106th Street in Miami-Dade County. This project widened and reconstructed the mainline and enhanced several interchanges. 
• Interstate: PRINCE Contracting, LLC.  
  For their work on I-95 corridors from south of Glades Road to south of Linton Boulevard in Palm Beach County. 
• Intelligent Transportation Systems (ITS): SICE, Inc.  
  For their work on testing Connected Vehicle Deployment ITS Communication Systems on S.R. 91 from the Orlando South Interchange to the S.R. 408 Interchange and along S.R. 528 (Beachline Expressway) from I-4 to McCoy Road/Jetport Drive in Orange County.   
• Local Agency Program (LAP): Watson Construction Company, LLC. 
  For their work on SW 62nd Boulevard from SW 43rd Street to SW 20th Avenue in Alachua County. The scope of the project included extension and construction. 
• Major Bridge: Halley Engineering Contractors, Inc. 
  For their work on Florida's Turnpike Mainline (S.R. 821) from S.R. 836 (Dolphin Expressway) to NW 106th Street in Miami-Dade County. This project widened and reconstructed the mainline and enhanced several interchanges. 
• Maintenance of Traffic (MOT): Asphalt Group Inc. 
  For their work on S.R. 112/I-195/Julia Tuttle Causeway from east of S.R. 5/Biscayne Boulevard to S.R. 907/Alton Road in Miami-Dade County. The project improved inside shoulders to accommodate Bus-On-Shoulder (BOS) operations during congested times. 
• Partnering: Ranger Construction Industries, Inc. 
  For their work on S.R. 50 from Hernando/Sumter County line to east of C.R. 478A project in Sumter County, including widening the existing two-lane roadway to a four-lane configuration, significantly increasing capacity and improving traffic flow. 
• Rural: Anderson Columbia Co., Inc. 
  For their work on widening seven miles of S.R. 20 from two lanes to four lanes between the Alachua County line and SW 56th Avenue in Putnam County.  
• Special Significance: General Asphalt Company, LLC. 
  For their work raising the roadway section for two of the 10 miles of construction on U.S. 1/Overseas Highway between mile marks 70 and 80 in Monroe County.  
• Urban: J.B. Coxwell Contracting, Inc.  
  For their work on S.R. 202 (J. Turner Boulevard) and Kernan Boulevard in Duval County, including full reconstruction, widening, milling, and resurfacing.
• Utility Coordination/Damage Prevention: Lead Engineering Contractors, LLC. For key roadway and safety improvements on S.R. 90/U.S. 41/SW 8th Street in Miami-Dade County