Highway Awards
Below you will find a selection of the highway awards IHC has collected during our more than 60 years in business. These awards recognize the best performance in each respective category being judged. This category includes such projects as interchanges, ramps, restorations, climbing lanes and construction. Selection is usually based on quality control, complexity, pavement smoothness, and innovation.

Highway Awards
Year Owner Description Award
2010 CDOT I-25
(US 119 to US 66)
CO/WY ACPA Award for Divided Highways - Urban
2010 MI DOT I-69 D-B-F
(Lapeer County Line to Miller Rd)
MACPA Award for Divided Highways - Rural
2010 MI DOT I-196
(South Haven)
MACPA Award for Overlays
2009 CDOT I-25
(Colorado State Line to Cheyenne, WY)
ACPA Gold Award for Divided Highways - Rural
2009 CDOT I-25
(Colorado State Line to Cheyenne, WY)
CO/WY ACPA Award for Divided Highways
2009 MI DOT I-75
(Birch Run Creek to Bridgeport Interchange)
MCPA ACPA Award for Divided Highways
2008 MI DOT I-196
(South Haven, Allegan & Van Buren Ctys)
MCPA ACPA Award for Divided Rural Highways
2008 CDOT I-25
(Between 5th Street and Meadows Parkway, Castle Rock)
CO/WY ACPA Award for Divided Urban Highways
2007 MI DOT
Van Buren Cty, MI
I-94
(Paw Paw and Antwerp Twshps, MI)
ACPA MCPA Honorable Mention for Best Ride
2007 CDOT, Region 4
Morgan Cty, CO
I-76
(Ft. Morgan to Brush)
CO/WY ACPA Award for Rural Divided Highways
2005 CDOT, Region 2
El Paso Cty, CO
I-25 at Monument Interchange CO/WY ACPA Award for Rural Divided Highways
2003 CDOT I-70 Stratton CO/WY ACPA Award for Rural Divided Highways
2003 CDOT I-25 Climbing Lanes II
(Castle Pines to Founders Pkwy)
CO/WY ACPA Award for Urban Divided Highways
2003 NM DOT I-40 Tramway East NM ACI Honorable Mention for Excellence in Concrete
2002 MI DOT I-69
(State Rd to Girard Rd)
MCPA Award for Divided Rural Highways
2002 CDOT US-285
(Eagle Cliff Rd to Settlers Rd)
CO/WY ACPA Award for Rural Divided Highways
2001 NM DOT I-40 Tramway East New Mexico ACI Award
2001 NM DOT I-40 Tramway East NM ACPA Award for Urban Divided Highways
2001 NM DOT I-40 Tramway East NM ACPA Award for Smoothness
2001 Douglas County Dep't of Public Works South Lake Gulch Rd
(Garton Rd to SH-83)
CO/WY ACPA Award for Excellence Rated Best PCC Rural Divided Highway Pavement Constructed in Colorado in 2000
2001 CDOT C-470
(Morrison Rd to I-70)
CO/WY ACPA Award for Excellence Rated Best PCC Urban Divided Highway Pavement Constructed in Colorado in 2000
2001 MI DOT I-69 Coldwater MCPA Award for Divided Rural Highways
2001 MI DOT I-69 Coldwater MCPA Award of Excellence
2000 MI DOT US-23 Fenton ACPA Award for Overlays
2000 MI DOT US-23 Fenton MCPA Award for Rural Divided Highways
2000 CDOT I-76
(Hudson to Keenesburg)
CO/WY ACPA Award for Excellence Rated Best PCC Rural Divided Highway Pavement Constructed in Colorado in 2000
2000 CDOT I-70 Agate CO/WY ACPA Award for Rural Divided Highways
2000 MI DOT I-94 Paw Paw MCPA Award for Rural Divided Highways
1999 CDOT I-70 Airpark ACPA Award for Rural Divided Highways
1999 CDOT I-70 Airpark CO/WY ACPA Award for Rural Divided Highways
1999 CDOT US-34 Greeley Bypass ACPA Finalist for Urban Divided Highways
1999 CDOT US-34 Greeley Bypass CO/WY ACPA Award for Urban Divided Highways
1998 CDOT I-70 Strasburg CO/WY ACPA Award for Rural Divided Highways
1998 MI DOT I-285 NB New Boston ACPA Finalist for Rural Divided Highways
1996 MI DOT I-94 Jackson MCPA Award for Rural Divided Highways
1996 WY DOT I-80 Dana Ridge CO/WY ACPA Award for Rural Divided Highways
1996 WY DOT I-80 Dana Ridge FHWA Silver Medal Award
1993 CDOT I-76 Iliff ACPA Award for Interstate Highways and Tollways
1993 CDOT I-76 Iliff CO/WY ACPA Award for Interstate Highways and Tollways
1993 CDOT I-76 Iliff FHWA Region 8 Award for Interstate Highways and Tollways
1992 CDOT I-76
(Roggen to Wiggins)
CO/WY ACPA Award for Interstate Highways and Tollways
1992 CDOT I-76
(Roggen to Wiggins)
FHWA Region 8 Award for Interstate Highways and Tollways
1991 CDOT I-76 Crook ACPA Finalist for Interstate Highways and Tollways
1991 MI DOT I-69
(Shaftsburg to Church)
MCPA C.B. Laird Award
1989 MI DOT I-94 Marshall MI DOT Award for Best Paving in the State in 1988
1989 MI DOT I-94 Paw Paw MCPA C.B. Laird Award
1978 MI DOT I-96 Jeffries Freeway
(Newburg to Warren Ct)
MCPA C.B. Laird Award
1977 MI DOT I-275
(West Rd to Sibley Rd)
MCPA C.B. Laird Award
1972 MI DOT I-94
(Haggerty Rd to 6- and 7-Mile Rds)
MCPA C.B. Laird Award