Awards
Over Three Decades of
Award-Winning Work
2025 Arthur W Gruhn Excellence in Construction
Historic Preservation Project:
Bulkeley Bridge Aesthetic Lighting, I-84 Eastbound & Westbound, Between Exits 50 -53, Hartford/East Hartford, CT
(Presented by CTDOT District 1 Construction)
2025 Arthur W Gruhn Excellence in Construction
Large Project:
Rehabilitation of the Dexter Coffin Bridge #00454 I-91 Over the Connecticut River, Windsor Locks/East Windsor, CT
(Presented by CTDOT District 1 Construction)
2024 Arthur W Gruhn Excellence in Construction
Large Project:
Rehabilitation of Bridges Number 00107 & No. 03532 I-95 NB, Exit 27A to Route 8 NB, Bridgeport, Connecticut
(Presented by CTDOT District 3 Construction)
2024 Arthur W Gruhn Excellence in Construction
Small Project:
Replacement of Bridge No, 01120 Route 74 over the Skungamaug, Tolland, CT
(Presented by CTDOT District 1 Construction)
2022 Arthur W Gruhn Excellence in Construction
Small Project:
Rehabilitation of Ferry Street Bridge No. 03998 Over Amtrak between Middletown Avenue and State Street, New Haven, CT
(Presented by CTDOT District 3 Construction)
2020 Arthur W Gruhn Excellence in Construction
Historic Preservation Project:
Replacement of Bridge 4470- and Reconstruction Old Farms Road and Route 10 Intersections, Avon, CT
(Presented by CTDOT District 4 Construction)
2019 Arthur W Gruhn Excellence in Construction
Small Project:
Rehabilitation of Bridge Ridge Road over Routes 5 & 15, Wethersfield, Connecticut
(Presented by CTDOT District 1 Construction)
2017 Arthur W Gruhn Excellence in Construction
Innovative Construction Methods:
Project for Geosynthetic Reinforced Sail-Integrated Bridge System (GRS-ISB) I-84 Exit 63 EB Off Ramp and Route 30 & Route 83 Intersection, Manchester, CT
(Presented by CTDOT)
2022 DOT Project of the Year:
Yellow Mill Bridge DOT Rehab by Contech Engineered Solutions
2023 International Bridge Concepts Abba G. Lichtenstein Medal:
Presented to ROTHA Contracting Company Inc. for a recent outstanding achievement in bridge engineering, demonstrating artistic merit and innovation in the restoration and rehabilitation of bridges and historic or engineering significances on the Town Bridge over Farmington River Presented by Engineers’ Society of Western Pennsylvania* Sponsored by TRANSYSTEMS International Conference 2023
2001 ACI The New England Chapter of the American Concrete Institute and The New England Mixed Concrete Association:
In Recognition of Creative Use of Concrete in New England Present the Bridge Award to ROTHA Contracting Company, Inc. for Cherry Hill Road Bridge, Middlefield, CT