JMT Receives Seven Transportation Engineering Awards from VTCA

	Route 17 – Woods Cross/Davenport Road Roadway Improvements R-Cut Outstanding Transportation Project Grand Prize, Design-Bid-Build
	I-95 Northbound CD Lanes Rappahannock River Crossing Grand Prize, Design-Build Special Recognition: Community Impact
	18th Street Corridor Improvements Honorable Mention, Design-Bid-Build: Less Than $20 Million Special Recognition: Sustainability and Environmental Stewardship
	Nash Road Extension Honorable Mention, Design-Bid-Build: Greater Than $20 Million

Route 17 – Woods Cross/Davenport Road Roadway Improvements R-Cut

Outstanding Transportation Project
Grand Prize, Design-Bid-Build

JMT was the lead designer for a $5.1 million Virginia Department of Transportation (VDOT) project to address the high crash rate caused by crossing and left-turn movements at the intersection of Route 17 and Route 610 (Wood Cross Road and Davenport Road) in Gloucester County, VA. Our team converted the existing intersection into a Restricted Crossing U-turn (R-Cut) configuration, which improved safety while minimizing impacts to right-of-way, utilities, and drainage infrastructure.

Working closely with VDOT and stakeholders, our team accelerated design delivery by six months and developed innovative design waivers for a narrower road shoulder, which reduced construction costs by nearly $800,000 and avoided schedule delays. The completed R-Cut reduced intersection conflict points from 32 to 18, lowering crash risk by nearly 44% while improving traffic operations and capacity along the Route 17 corridor.

I-95 Northbound CD Lanes Rappahannock River Crossing

Grand Prize, Design-Build
Special Recognition: Community Impact

The I-95 Northbound CD Lanes Rappahannock River Crossing project was developed to address chronic congestion, safety concerns, and traffic weaving along one of Virginia’s busiest highway corridors. Serving more than 150,000 vehicles each day, the corridor required improvements to enhance mobility while maintaining traffic flow and minimizing impacts on nearby communities and the environmentally sensitive Rappahannock River corridor. The project added approximately five miles of northbound collector-distributor lanes, extended an auxiliary lane, constructed a new 1,200-foot river crossing, and replaced an existing bridge over Route 17.

JMT served as the lead designer on the design-build team, providing roadway, structural, traffic, environmental, stormwater, permitting, public outreach, and construction support services. Working in a highly constrained environment, the team developed innovative, cost-effective solutions that improved constructability, reduced environmental impacts, and saved the client more than $3 million. The completed project separates local and through traffic to reduce weaving conflicts, improve safety and reliability, and support more efficient travel throughout the Fredericksburg region.

Rodney Hayzlett (Richmond, VA – Highways) pictured second from left. Photo courtesy of VTCA.

Learn more about the I-95 Northbound CD Lanes Rappahannock River Crossing project.

18th Street Corridor Improvements

Honorable Mention, Design-Bid-Build: Less Than $20 Million
Special Recognition: Sustainability and Environmental Stewardship

Located near the Virginia Beach Oceanfront, the City of Virginia Beach’s ViBe Creative District lacked the infrastructure to support its vision as a walkable, economically vibrant arts and cultural hub. The existing 18th Street corridor needed comprehensive roadway and streetscape improvements to safely accommodate both daily pedestrian traffic and large-scale community events.

Clark Nexsen, a JMT Company, led the design, supporting the project from initial visioning through construction. Through extensive stakeholder engagement, the team developed a complete streets approach that balanced accessibility, safety, and artistic expression. The redesigned corridor features expanded pedestrian zones, defined travel lanes, organized on-street parking, vendor zones, ADA-compliant sidewalks and pedestrian crosswalks, pedestrian-scale lighting, and integrated green infrastructure for stormwater management. Functional art elements like custom benches, rotating exhibit spaces, and artist canvases were incorporated throughout the design. The result is an adaptable corridor that functions as everyday infrastructure while seamlessly transforming into a community event space.

Learn more about the 18th Street corridor improvements .

Nash Road Extension

Honorable Mention, Design-Bid-Build: Greater Than $20 Million

Designed to relieve congestion and improve safety along a heavily traveled commuter corridor, the $35 million Nash Road extension project created approximately one mile of new roadway between Beach Road and Route 10 in Chesterfield County, VA. The project included construction of a 4,150-foot, two-lane roadway with shoulders, a 584-foot multi-span bridge over Swift Creek, a hybrid (1×2-lane) roundabout at Beach Road and Nash Road, and a signalized intersection at Nash Road and Route 10.

As lead designer, JMT provided traffic analysis, transportation planning, alternatives analysis, roadway and bridge design, environmental services, public involvement support, utility coordination, stormwater management, traffic engineering, construction administration, and inspection. During construction, our team led the response to the discovery of an unmarked historical cemetery, deploying archaeologists, coordinating with regulatory agencies and descendants, developing a relocation plan, and helping the project advance while preserving important cultural resources.

Learn more about the Nash Road extension project .

Congratulations to everyone involved in these award-winning projects!