Awards

The SR 179 project has won numerous awards, including:

• Best Project Award from the prestigious Institute of Transportation Engineers (ITE) 2005 Transportation Planning Council. 
• All America Road by the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA)
• Transportation Research Board, January 2005: paper presentation, poster presentation, publication
• 2004 Arizona Planning Association award for public outreach and multi-agency coordination
• Gold winner in the Spotlight Awards, The League of American Communication Professionals, for project web site, www.scenic179.com
• Silver winner in the Magellan Awards, The League of American Communication Professionals, for publicity campaign
• Honorable mention in the Community Leadership category of Arizona Clean and Beautiful “Governor’s Pride in Arizona” awards program
• One of the seven Notable Practices in the AASHTO (American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials) Center for Environmental Excellence's Best Practices in Context Sensitive Solutions Competition.