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NEW! Videos of the NPHQ 2009 National Achievement Awards

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NPHQ 2009 National Achievement Award Goes to Utah

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Winners of the 2008 Making A Difference Awards

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National "Making A Difference" Awards Highlight Achievements on America's Highways

San Antonio, TX/November 6, 2008 - National awards announced today at Noon CST recognize highway project and organizational teams that are "Making A Difference" by emphasizing excellence in the principles of quality improvement. Winning teams successfully improved quality or customer service related to highway planning, project delivery, highway maintenance, safety, congestion management, workforce training, environmental stewardship or highway operations. A group of transportation experts selected the award winners, under the auspices of the National Partnership for Highway Quality (NPHQ), a one-of-a-kind coalition of highway stakeholders from federal and state government, private industry and academe.

Suggestions for Completing Nomination for NPHQ Awards

These suggestions have been developed by members of the NPHQ Awards and
Technology Subcommittee based on their reviews of previous years' nominations and the observation that some nominations could have been made stronger by giving more attention to addressing the specified criteria. This information is provided to help preparers focus on preparing nominations that properly respond to the Call for Nominations and that are highly competitive. If questions arise about preparing or submitting a nomination, please contact Executive Director Bob Templeton.
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