BABM 2023 National Innovation Winners
WEBINAR: October 19, 2023, 11:00AM - 1:00PM PT [CLOSED]
FHWA is hosting a 2-hour webinar to present the national winners of their annual "Build a Better Mousetrap" (BABM) innovation competition. Through this initiative, FHWA works year-round to discover, recognize, and celebrate those local government and tribal agencies who pioneer workplace innovations that ultimately lead to improvements in transportation system performance, safety, and/or efficiency.
No registration required, to join the webinar just click here on October 19th at 2pm (ET) or use the "Registration Buttton" to the right to send you to the Zoom event. Or ... download the event flyer!
Meet This Year's Innovations
- The Mobile Unit Sensing Traffic (MUST) Device — A device specifically designed to monitor traffic, detect dangerous events, and provide real-time warning messages to users along rural roads.
Presenter: HollyAnna Littlebull, Confederated Tribes & Bands of the Yakama Nation - Route 71 Over Shark River Road Diet — This road diet project preserves an old historic bridge while improving safety and saving money.
Presenter: Gerald Oliveto, New Jersey Department of Transportation - Solar-Powered Remote Cameras — These cameras provide more accurate and immediate information on road conditions that assists with emergency response while requiring less maintenance.
Presenter: Matthew Beyer, St. Louis County, Minnesota, Public Works Department - Safe Sightings of Signs & Signals (SSOSS) Software — This automated process for verifying traffic signal sight distances saves time and money while improving accuracy and repeatability.
Presenter: Matthew Redmond, City of Walnut Creek, California
If you have any questions about this upcoming webinar, please contact Trinete Ballard, Program Manager with FHWA’s Local Aid Support at Trinete.Ballard@dot.gov.
To find out more information on this year's BABM winners, watch FHWA's video below
The FHWA BABM Initiative
The Build a Better Mousetrap (BABM) national recognition program highlights locally relevant, innovative solutions and provides a platform to share innovations to everyday challenges that local and tribal transportation professionals encounter on local roads.
These local road solutions range from the development of new project delivery or design processes to the invention of new tools, equipment, or modifications that increase efficiency, enhance safety, reduce cost, and/or improve the quality of transportation on local roads.
Visit FHWA to find out more
BABM 2024
Have an innovation you'd like to share with your sister agencies in California and possibly across the nation?
Contact us to learn more about BABM, to submit an application, or to be a part of next year's competition. We're always looking for ways to showcase great ideas from our local agency partners.
