2011 Engineering Honorable Award:

Sand Creek Relocation Meanders Through Culvert
Judge's Choice Award for Board Design
Benton Harbor, Michigan
Mead & Hunt

Southwest Michigan Regional Airport 's runway extension required rerouting Sand Creek with a 600-foot-long culvert. Fish likely could not swim that length at once. Mead & Hunt designed a meandering, two-stage channel, with resting pools and riffles within the culvert, a design unique in the US and possibly, internationally.