# 2026-12440: Feds Launch Design Contest for Highway Worker Memorial

2026-12440, Public Notice: Design Challenge for National Memorial to Fallen Highway Workers in Work Zones, is a Federal Register notice from Transportation Department, Federal Highway Administration published 2026-06-22, effective Submissions must be received on or before October 20, 2026.; PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-06-29).

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## Facts
- Document number: 2026-12440
- Title: Public Notice: Design Challenge for National Memorial to Fallen Highway Workers in Work Zones
- Type: Notice
- Agencies: Transportation Department; Federal Highway Administration
- Citation: 91 FR 37211
- Published: 2026-06-22
- Effective: Submissions must be received on or before October 20, 2026.
- Comments close: not stated
- Significant: no
- Touches household money: yes
- Regulation identifier numbers: none
- Last updated: 2026-06-29

## In one line

Feds Launch Design Contest for Highway Worker Memorial

## Summary

The Federal Highway Administration is calling on creative minds to design a National Memorial honoring highway workers who lost their lives in work zones. Designers must submit their ideas by October 20, 2026, showing how their memorial will be meaningful, safe, and lasting. This is a chance to create a powerful symbol that reminds everyone how important work zone safety really is.

## Abstract

FHWA invites detailed proposals for the design, construction, and installation of a National Fallen Highway Workers Memorial. Proposals should demonstrate both a compelling design vision and a feasible approach to implementation. This memorial will honor the American workers who have lost their lives in highway work zones and serve as a national symbol of the ongoing commitment to work zone safety.

## Effects PRIA read

- Design Prize: $5,000 Award: benefit, high. FHWA is offering a total prize of $5,000 for the winning memorial design. The winning design will be featured on official DOT communication platforms.
- Who Can Enter: U.S.-Only Eligibility: cost, medium. Only U.S. citizens or permanent residents (individuals) and private entities incorporated in and maintaining a primary place of business in the United States may apply. Federal entities and Federal employees acting within the scope of their employment may not apply.
- Preliminary Cost Estimate Cap: $50,000: cost, medium. Applicants must include a preliminary, non-binding cost estimate that does not exceed $50,000 for design, materials, fabrication, installation, and maintenance.
- Prize Payment and Tax Responsibility: cost, low. DOT will pay the cash prize by electronic funds transfer and the winner is responsible for any applicable local, State, and Federal taxes; DOT will comply with IRS withholding and reporting requirements where applicable.
- AI Usage Must Be Disclosed: cost, low. Any use of AI tools in preparing a submission must be disclosed, including tool name, approximate percentage of the document generated or assisted by AI, and purpose; DOT may reject submissions that used AI in an unethical or illegal manner.
- Submission Deadline: October 20, 2026: cost, low. Submissions must be received on or before October 20, 2026; the notice also states submittals should be submitted within 120 days after the announcement's Federal Register publication.
- Track A: Mobile Memorial Size and Logistics: cost, medium. Track A requests a mobile memorial with maximum dimensions of 6' (width) x 4' (depth) x 6' (height), displayable outdoors up to 90 days, disassemblable/reassemblable by a small crew of 4-6 people within 48 hours, climate-adaptable, illuminated at night, and subject to weight/dimension transport con…
- Track B: Permanent Indoor Memorial at DOT (Washington, DC): benefit, medium. Track B requests a permanent indoor memorial at DOT in Washington, District of Columbia, with maximum dimensions of 4' (width) x 2' (depth) x 4' (height) and expectations for structural longevity (e.g., seismic anchors) to minimize long-term maintenance burden on DOT.

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## Sources
- [2026-12440 on federalregister.gov](https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2026/06/22/2026-12440/public-notice-design-challenge-for-national-memorial-to-fallen-highway-workers-in-work-zones)
- [2026-12440 as published (PDF)](https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2026-06-22/pdf/2026-12440.pdf)

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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/federal-register/2026-12440 (as of 2026-06-29).