The Public Works Officers’ Institute today announced the winners of the first-ever 2014 Outstanding Local Streets and Roads Projects Awards at its annual meeting in Sacramento. The six winners, three cities and three counties, were recognized for making extraordinary efforts to preserve and improve the overall quality of the local streets and roads system. City of Glendale is the overall winner with the cities of Hayward and Santa Monica and the counties of Butte, Los Angeles and Placer also being recognized.

Sponsored by the League of California Cities, California State Association of Counties and County Engineers Association of California, the Outstanding Local Streets and Roads Project Awards Program recognizes projects that serve as best practices and can be replicated by other jurisdictions. The award is also an acknowledgement of the cities and counties that promote sustainability in the local transportation system, including the efficient delivery of infrastructure and environmental stewardship.