The TRIKO Valley Section of ASHE

The TRIKO Valley Section of the American Society of Highway
Engineer's (ASHE) proudly presented the first annual Donald C. Schramm
Transportation Improvement Awards at its meeting on March 27, 2001. The
Michael A. Fox Highway Project in Butler County, Ohio and the Five Mile Road
Bridge Project in Hamilton County, Ohio were the award winning projects for
the year 2001.

The ASHE TRIKO Valley Section membership is made up of contracting,
consulting and governmental transportation professionals from southeast
Indiana, northern Kentucky and southwest Ohio. The membership established
the Donald C. Schramm Transportation Improvement Awards to recognize
completed transportation projects that truly improve efficiency, safety and
quality of life.

The awards were named after the late Donald C. Schramm. P.E.-P.S.
who was a leader in the transportation engineering field and in Hamilton
County government. He served as the Hamilton County Engineer in the
Cincinnati area from 1973 to 1992. Mr. Schramm and his administration made
every attempt to hasten the completion of the Ronald Reagan Cross County
Highway Project through the very complex federal aid development process.
The personal and professional attributes displayed by Mr. Schramm during his
tenure inspired the ASHE TRIKO Valley Section to name the Transportation
Improvement Awards in his honor.

The Michael A. Fox Highway was named the award winning project for
the "over $2 million" category. The $158 million facility provided the long
awaited freeway connection from the City of Hamilton, Ohio to Interstate 75
through central Butler County. The work also included the creation of six
acres of wetlands, a wetlands park, and a critical link of a planned bikeway
system. The project owner was the Butler County Transportation Improvement
District, which utilized innovative methods to finance and administer the
construction of this most needed facility which saved taxpayers approximately $562,000. Kokosing Construction Company Inc. was the general contractor. KZF Design Inc. and LJB Inc. provided engineering design services.

The Five Mile Road Bridge Project in Hamilton County, Ohio was named
the award winner for the "$2 million and under" category. This $651,000
project included the replacement of an existing concrete deck with a
revolutionary new lightweight Fiber Reinforced Polymer Composite deck. The
application of placing composite deck panels over concrete beams was the
first of its kind in the country. This new impermeable, corrosion proof,
high strength superstructure could last for more than 100 years. The project
owner was the Hamilton County Engineer's Office. Ft. Defiance Construction
and Supply Inc. was the general contractor. LJB Inc. provided engineering
design services.

The ASHE TRIKO Valley Section is pleased to recognize the above
noted projects through the Donald C. Schramm Transportation Improvement
Awards Program. The organization looks forward to recognizing future
projects in years to come that provide positive benefits to the traveling
public and region.
Questions should be directed to the undersigned at (513)-946-8903.

Respectfully submitted,

Ted B. Hubbard, P.E.-P.S.
ASHE TRIKO Valley
Section President