Caltrans Excellence in Transportation (EIT) Awards

Category 8 - Major Structures: Bridges, tunnels, overpasses, interchanges, etc.

Scoring Criteria

Your nomination will be scored based on the following criteria:

1. Successfully engaged internal and external stakeholders.
2. Provides travel options to meet local and regional mobility needs.
3. Avoids or mitigates visual impacts and preserves or enhances scenic quality.
4. Demonstrates selection of materials and design to reflect the local context.
5. Demonstrates innovative design or construction methods, and processes that benefit cost, efficiency, safety, quality and use of technology.

Category 8. Nomination Form

Entry Checklist

Each project nomination must consist of the following:

• Project Summary, Project Narrative, and Entrant Organizations and Contributing Individuals .
• One signed  District/Deputy Director Approval form (DOCX) . Note: Only Caltrans-nominated projects must include this form. A single approval form can be used for multiple entries. Nominations made by all other agencies/organizations do not need to include this form.
• Project Photographs  Note: Photograph names must consist of category and project title.
  • Include color photographs displaying different views of the project.
  • At least one hi-resolution landscape photograph.
    • If your project wins, we will use one of the hi-resolution landscape photographs for your plaque and the website.
    • Collages of smaller pictures may be submitted for photographs.
• One signed  photographer's release (DOCX)  for each photo  giving Caltrans the right to use and reproduce the photos without an additional charge. Photos taken by Caltrans staff during their work do not need a signed release.

Submit all forms noted above to the corresponding SmartSheet Link under the corresponding category.

Email any questions to  EIT@dot.ca.gov

All materials entered become the property of Caltrans and will not be returned.