05/19/2026
Congratulations to the outstanding 2026 ACEC Virginia Engineering Excellence Awards winners recognized at the 2026 ACEC National Engineering Excellence Awards held earlier this month in Washington, DC!
The Engineering Excellence Awards honor projects that showcase innovation, creative problem-solving, and the engineering profession’s ability to improve our world. Each national finalist first earned top recognition through one of ACEC’s 51 state and metropolitan member organizations before advancing to a rigorous national judging process led by industry, government, and academic experts.
We are proud to celebrate the following 2026 ACEC Virginia Engineering Excellence Awards winners and their nationally recognized projects:
Grand Award
• Virgil R. Hazelett Reservoir at Cobbs Creek — Arcadis
Honor Award
• James River Crossing — Dewberry Engineers Inc.
National Recognition Awards
• New U.S. Consulate, Nogales, Mexico — Mason & Hanger
• Crystal Spring Tower at Carilion Roanoke Memorial Hospital — Froehling & Robertson, Inc.
• HRPDC Parking Lot Stormwater Quality Retrofits — AMT Engineering
• NRVRWA Water Treatment Plant Modernization — CHA Consulting, Inc.
• VRE Manassas Park Station Parking Expansion — GFT
• Rocky Gap Greenway Phoenix Bridge — CHA Consulting, Inc.
• Grant Avenue Corridor Improvements — Volkert, Inc.
Congratulations to all the firms, project teams, and partners whose work continues to strengthen communities and advance engineering excellence!
Read more about the winners and projects there: https://convention.acec.org/eea-gala/2026-eea-awards/
Group Photo of Mason & Hanger courtesy of ACEC | Photography by Kevin Parisi