Best Transportation Project: Intercounty Connector, Contract B
Intercounty Connector Contract B, the middle segment of the ICC automated tollway, consists of a new 7.1-mile, six-lane divided highway that links the Montgomery County, Md., technology corridor and Interstate 270/370 to the west, with the commercial corridor and I-95 to the east, extending into neighboring Prince George's County.
The $560-million project included a diamond interchange and a single-point urban interchange. Of the project's 10 bridges, five were built with steel girders to carry state and local crossroad traffic over the ICC.