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WASHINGTON, D.C. ─ The American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials (AASHTO), AAA, and the U.S. Chamber of Commerce launched the fourth annual America's Transportation Awards competition, which recognizes the nation's outstanding transportation projects.

State departments of transportation are being encouraged to enter their best transportation projects in four categories: "On Time," "Under Budget," "Innovative Management," and "Best Recovery Act Project." Entries must first compete in four regional competitions. A panel of independent judges assigns each project a total number of points. Projects earning the highest number of overall points win regional prizes. The 10 projects scoring the highest number of points will move on to vie for two national awards ─ the Grand Prize and the People's Choice Award. Both awards come with a $10,000 prize that can be used by the winning state for an education grant in the transportation field or to support a community project or charity.

Last year, 28 states and the District of Columbia entered 43 projects for consideration. The Missouri Department of Transportation won the 2010 Grand Prize for the I-64 St. Louis Project. The Mississippi Department of Transportation won the People's Choice Award for the Laurel S-Curve Reconstruction Project.

Deadline for entries is April 22. For more information, visit www.americastransportationaward.org.