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Build a Better Mousetrap Spotlights Innovative Solutions

The 2022 Build a Better Mousetrap winners include tools for filling barriers or berms with compact materials such as gravel, for removing debris from around guardrails, and for removing dirt buildup in culverts, as well as an electronic survey tool for prioritizing emergency response.

Watch a video highlighting the 2022 winners of FHWA’s Build a Better Mousetrap competition.

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FHWA sponsors this national recognition program to showcase innovative solutions at the local government and tribal agency levels. Entries are submitted from Local Technical Assistance Program and Tribal Technical Assistance Programs centers from around the country. For more information, visit the Build a Better Mousetrap website.




Notice: The U.S. Government does not endorse products or manufacturers. Trademarks or manufacturers’ names appear in this article only because they are considered essential to the objective of the document.

Recommended Citation: U.S. Department of Transportation, Federal Highway Administration - Washington, DC (2023) Innovator Newsletter, January/February 2023, Volume 16 (94). https://doi.org/10.21949/1521898