Awards & Honors

At AMT, we adhere to high standards. We believe that the projects on which we work are worthy of external recognition and we strive to spend each day doing work that is deserving of that recognition.

We believe that recognition from our peers is a reflection of our dedication to quality and innovation in our work. Not only have our completed projects earned accolades from our peers, but that same quality is reflected in our staff members who earn similar recognition through national organizations in their respective fields of expertise.

Here are some highlights of our recent accomplishments:

2023 Women In Leadership Award – Murphy Tuomey

Environmental Protection Program (EPP) Project Award Winner – 211 White House Bridge Replacement Project

Best Project Award – Route 277 Widening Project in Stephens City

Largest Engineering Firms in Greater Washington

Honor Award - US 219 Design-Build, From I-68 to Old Salisbury Road

Merit Award - Smartscale Auxiliary Lane Additions and Interstate Paving (Exit 141 to 143)

Merit Award - Route 360 Bridges Richmond District

Merit Award - McHenry/Thayerville Water System Connection

Top Workplaces 2022

2022 EEA Statewide Coating Inspection Services Category 1st Place – Wheeling Suspension Bridge

“Overall Winner” of VTCA Engineering Awards Program – Chatham Bridge Rehabilitation and Replacement Project

Region Winner Small Projects Less than $25 Million - Chatham Bridge Rehabilitation and Replacement

Award of Merit – Renovation/Restoration – Capitol Hill Montessori at Logan

Award of Merit – Government Public Building College Park City Hall

Honor Award – Minnesota Avenue Revitalization, Phase 2

Merit Award - Huntington Avenue Bridge

Merit Award - Brooke Road Safety Improvements

Honor Award - Marvin Gaye Recreation Center

Honor Award - I-66 at Route 15 Park & Ride Design Build

MdQI Partnering under $5M Award - MD 845-A Keedysville Urban Reconstruction Project

MdQI Maryland State Highway Administration Award Under $5M - MD 845-A Keedysville Urban Reconstruction Project

Outstanding Achievement for Outstanding Project Delivery or Partnership - Southgate Drive Connector Project Team

Less than $10 Million Honorable Mention - Buffalo Creek Pedestrian-Bicycle Bridge and Trail Connections

National Recognition Award - The Wharf

Honor Award - The Fields at RFK Campus

Honor Award - Western Maryland Hiker Biker Rail Trail

Historic Preservation Award - Pratt Library Restoration

Honorable Mention for the Dave Pearson Watershed Excellence Award – Forest Hills Park in Charlottesville, VA “Designing Bioretention for a 13-acre Watershed” presentation

Glass Hammer Award

National Community Service Award - Janice Gary

Top Workplaces 2020

National Recognition Award – Southgate Drive / US 460 Bypass Interchange

#8 Top Project of 2019 – Southgate Drive / US 460 Bypass Interchange

Honor Award – Southgate Drive / US 460 Bypass Interchange

Honor Award – Southgate Drive / US 460 Bypass Interchange

Baltimore Top Workplace 2019

Best Project – Museum of the Bible
Best Project – Recreation Pier At The Wharf
Merit Award – I95 Temple Avenue Interchange
Improvements
Best Project – Duke Ellington School of the Arts

Honorable Mention – US Route 1 Improvements at Fort Belvoir

Innovative Transportation Solution Award for an Innovative Project Managed by a Woman – MD 4/Suitland Parkway

Honor Award – Route 1 at Fort Belvoir Design-Build

Grand Award – The Wharf, Phase I

Safety Awards Honorable Mention – West Virginia Construction Inspection Team

Impact Award – The Wharf, Phase I
Excellence in Institutional Development – Dunbar
High School Modernization

First Place, Studies, Research and Consulting Category – West Virginia University Evansdale Campus Traffic Study

Honor Award – Brookside Gardens Entryway and Parking Lot

Honor Award – Virginia Capital Trail

Community Impact Award – Virginia Capital Trail

Best Overall Project – Virginia Capital Trail

Finalist - Statewide Coating Inspection

Merit Award – Southgate Drive at Route 460 Bypass Visualization

Category Winner, VDOT Less Than $10 Million – Virginia Capital Trail

Honor Award – Towson Finished Water Reservoir

Project of the Year - WSSC Bi-County Water Tunnel

Merit Award – Greening DC Streets

John L. Martin Partnered Project of the Year – Avens Bridge Route 670

Outstanding Project Medium Size Access – West Point Landing, West Point, VA

Prime Consultant of the Year

Engineering Excellence Award - Coating Inspection Services

Young Professional Award – Matt Peach

Public Building of the Year – Southern Regional Tech Rec Complex

Merit Award – Indian Hollow Road Bridge

Virginia Asphalt Award for Superior Paving – Interstate 81 between Mile Markers 25 and 26.72

Category Winner, VDOT Less than $10 Million – Indian Hollow Road Bridge

Honorable Mention, VDOT More than $10 Million – Avens Bridge

Honorable Mention, Other Less than $10 Million – Crozet Streetscape

Best Overall Project of the Year – Staunton District – Route 340 Bridge Replacement & Approaches Over Gooney Creek

National Design-Build Award – I-64/Route 15 Interchange Improvements

National Recognition Award – DDOT Greening DC Streets/GI Standards

Project of the Year – I-95 Express Lanes

“Excellence in Concrete” Award, Pervious Pavement Category – MD 4 at MD 794 Waysons Corner Park & Ride Expansion

Top Project Start – The Wharf at Southwest Waterfront DC

Wintergreen Awards –Education Category – Dunbar High School

Outstanding Project Award – DDOT Greening DC Streets/GI Standards

Top Young Professional Award – Yilei Shi

Honor Award – DDOT Greening DC Streets/GI Standards

Honorable Mention – St. Elizabeth’s East Gateway Pavilion

Award of Merit Higher Education/Research - University of Maryland Physical Sciences Complex

Best Project Renovation/Restoration - Dahlgren Chapel, Georgetown University

Award of Merit Specialty Contracting – GWU Science and Engineering Hall

Award of Merit Office/Retail/Mixed Use – AAMC Headquarters

I-64 Westbound Coating Inspection

Honorable Mention – Compton Creek Bridges

Best Pavement Award in the Staunton District – Compton Creek Bridges

Outreach Campaign Award for “Orange Cones, No Phones Program

Contractor Safety Award

Commissioner’s Award for Innovation – Delta Frame Bridge

Safety Excellence Award – Dave Law for I-95 Express Lanes Three Million Work Hours Without a Lost-Time Incident

Merit in Historic Resources Award – Mt. Pleasant Library

Merit in Historic Resources Award – Meridian Public Charter School

Honor Award - Clifton Forge Design Build Route 60

Award of Merit – Towson Garage

Best Firm to Work For

Rising Star in Structural Engineering – Yilei Shi

Honor Award – Woodside Urban Parks Facility Plan

National Recognition Award – Stoney Creek at NIH

Safety Excellence Award – Dave Law for I-95 Express Lanes Two Million Work Hours Without a Lost-Time Incident

Project Merit Award – Town of Ashland Municipal Parking Lot

Merit Award – Town of Ashland Municipal Parking Lot

Honor Award – Witter Recreational Fields

Honor Award – NIH Stoney Creek Pond

Grand Award I-495 Express Lanes

Construction Excellence Award – Rodney Square Beautification

Project Achievement Award, Infrastructure Greater Than $150 Million – I-495 Hot Lanes

Safety Project of the Year – I-495 Hot Lanes

Merit Award – I 495 Hot Lanes

Engineering Excellence Award Coatings Category – I-64 Dunbar-South Charleston Bridge

Route 460 Connector Bridge Ranked #1 in the Country for 2013

Transportation Category – ICC, Contract B

Transportation/Infrastructure Category Ashland Municipal Parking Lot

Best Firm to Work For

Service Award to Don Rissmeyer
(AMT Richmond office)

Hot Firms List

Virginia Transportation Construction Alliance – Merit Award – Amherst Street Complete Streets

Dave Pearson Watershed Restoration Excellence Award – Town of Ashland

Better Models Awards: Amherst St. Improvement, Winchester, VA

Merit Award – Interstate 81 Pavement Recycling

Merit Award – Scratch Gravel Bridges

Partnering Silver Winner - ICC Maryland 200 National Design-Build

ICC Maryland 200 National Design-Build

Outstanding Council Chair Award – Mike Surasky for his work as chair of the Traffic Engineering Council

Happy Creek

Best Projects – Merit Award Interstate 81 Pavement Recycling

Summit Award Silver Award, Green Category – I-81 Pavement Recycling Project

Best Projects – Both Best Project and Merit Awards Transportation Category Intercounty Connector

Design-Build National Award ICC

NOVA Dialogue Governor’s Recognition – Carolyn Wolcott

Exemplary Environment Initiatives ICC

Excellence in Construction Award (Contract C)

Golden Leaf Award For Most Outstanding Technical Paper – I-81 Pavement Recycling Project

America’s Transportation Awards Top 10 Finalists: Interstate 81 Pavement Recycling

America’s Transportation Awards Top 10 Finalists: Intercounty Connector

Best Firm to Work For (Top 20)

Traveling Award – Little Bennett Regional Park

Transportation Engineering Awards -2012 Overall Winner: I-81 Pavement Recycling, Staunton, VA

Subcontractor Appreciation Award in the Engineering Category

Commissioner’s Award for Outstanding Achievement in the “Go Green” Category

Honor Award: PG County Courthouse Plaza

Merit Award: Churchville Avenue Rehabilitation, Staunton, VA

Honor Award: Railroad Crossing over Delphine Avenue, Waynesboro, VA

Michael Wiercinski inducted to Inaugural Class of ACEC/MW College of Fellows

Merit Award: Route 340 Bridge over Jeremy’s Run, Luray, VA

Best Firm to Work For (Top 35)

National Design-Build Award: Base Realignment and Closure/National Capital Region Relocation Administration Facility – The William A. Jones III Building, Andrews Air Force Base, MD

Award of Excellence ICC

Merit Award – Beltsville Laurel Senior Center

Merit Award - Rockville Science Center

Top 10 Road - ICC

Top 500 Design Firm

Woman of the Year – Heidi VanLuven

Better Models Awards - Churchville Avenue Rehabilitation, Staunton, VA

Engineering Award: Railroad Crossing over Delphine Avenue, Waynesboro, VA

Cold In-Place Award: Interstate 81 Pavement Recycling

Award of Excellence – Montgomery College Cultural Arts Center

Award of Excellence for Major Roadway for I-95/695 Section 100 Express Toll Lanes

Merit Award: Royal Lake Spillway, Richmond, VA

Grand Award: NPDES Program, Carrington Watershed

Best Firm to Work For (Top 35)

Top 500 Design Firm

Thoth Award for Excellence

One of the publication’s Projects of the Decade

Award of Excellence for Structural New/Rehab: Woodrow Wilson Bridge, Alexandria, VA

Jeremy’s Run, Luray, VA

Merit Award: 644 Massanutten Resort Drive Route 644, Massanutten, VA

Virginia Transportation Construction Alliance Engineering Award: Jeremy's Run, Luray, VA

Engineering Excellence Awards National Award: Woodrow Wilson Bridge, Alexandria, VA

Grand Award Woodrow Wilson Bridge

Top 500 Design Firm

Best Firm to Work For (Top 40)

Project Achievement Award – Outstanding Achievement in a Multi-Phase Construction Project: Woodrow Wilson Bridge, Alexandria, VA

Gustav Lindenthal Medal for Excellence in Bridge Engineering: Woodrow Wilson Bridge, Alexandria, VA

Virginia Transportation Construction Alliance Engineering Award: Massanutten Resort Drive Route 644, Massanutten, VA

Top 500 Design Firm

Finalist for Outstanding Civil Engineering Achievement Awards: Woodrow Wilson Bridge, Alexandria, VA

Grand Prize: Woodrow Wilson

Construction Inspection and Management Service Award: Grundy Project, Grundy, VA

National Industry Award: West Point Bridges, West Point, VA

Project of the Year Award: West Point Bridges, West Point, VA

Bridge Award of Excellence Woodrow Wilson

Diamond Award: Outer Loop Vascule Span, Woodrow Wilson Bridge, Alexandria, VA

Engineering Excellence Awards National Recognition Award Presented To: Virginia Department of Transportation for the Project VDOT Madison Heights Bypass Route 29

Making a Difference Achievement Award - West Point Bridges

West Point Bridges, West Point, VA

Best Firm to Work For: Civil Engineering Top 50

Best Firm to Work For: Mid-Sized Firms (Top 15)

Best Firm to Work For: Top 50

Appreciation and Support for the Murphy Tuomey/AMT Scholarship: Annual Award

Construction Inspection and Management Service Award-West Point Bridges Project, West Point, Va.

Construction Inspection and Management Service Award-Madison Heights By-Pass Rte. 29

Sustaining Member of the Year

Sustaining Member of the Year

Member Firm of the Year

Engineering Excellence Awards National Recognition Presented to: University of Maryland Comcast Center

Engineering Excellence Awards Honorable Mention
University of Maryland Comcast Center

Award of Excellence for DBE Design Specific Project MD 201 from MD 410 to Edmonston Road

Sustaining Member of the Year

Outstanding DBE Consultant of the Year

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