FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WOWO): The Indiana Department of Transportation has announced that the diverging diamond interchange at Interstate 69 and State Road 1 has earned an Honor Award for Engineering Excellence by the American Council of Engineering Companies of Indiana.

The ACEC says the award recognizes outstanding engineering achievements that demonstrate a high degree of merit and ingenuity. The I-69/S.R. 1 interchange is one of eight projects to earn Honor Award designation and is now in the running for the ACEC Grand Project Award, to be announced in March 2016.