HDR Earns 2026 Engineering News-Record Regional Awards
Several HDR projects received recognition from the ENR Regional Best Projects 2026 Awards.
The award program is dedicated to honoring the best construction projects and the companies that designed and built them in the U.S. and Puerto Rico. Projects competed in 18 specialized categories covering a wide range of facilities and infrastructure. ENR's regional editions judged the projects using five criteria, including safety, innovation and teamwork.
Projects deemed best in their category will automatically compete in the national Best of the Best Projects competition, with winners to be announced in early 2027.
The regional categories and their winning projects to date include:
California
- Hangar One Rehabilitation – Best Project Award, Renovation/Restoration
- San Francisco Southeast Wastewater Treatment Plant – Headworks – Best Project Award, Water/Environment
Mid-Atlantic
- Piscataway Bioenergy Program Management – Award of Merit, Water/Environment; Excellence in Sustainability Award
- Pittsburgh International Airport Terminal Modernization Program – Best Project, Airport/Transit; Excellence in Safety Award
Midwest
- Kansas City Streetcar Main Street Extension – Best Project Award, Airport/Transit
- The Ohio State University Hospital – Best Project Award, Healthcare
Mountain States
- US 50 Blue Mesa Bridge Emergency Repair – Best Project Award, Highway/Bridge
New York
- Van Wyck Expressway Capacity and Access Improvements to John F. Kennedy International Airport – Best Project, Highway/Bridge
Northwest
- Federal Way Link Extension – Best Project Award, Airport/Transit
Texas and Southeast
- 44th Avenue East Extension – Award of Merit, Highway/Bridge
- Camp Hall Rail Phase 2 – Best Project Award, Airport/Transit
- Siemens Mobility Passenger Coach Manufacturing Facility – Best Project Award, Manufacturing; Excellence in Sustainability Award of Merit; Finalist, Project of the Year
