An improvement project on K-23 in Gove County has been named one of 10 national finalists in the American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials America’s Transportation Award competition.

The K-23 project will compete with others around the country for the national Grand Prize and the People’ Choice Award, which will be presented at the AASHTO annual meeting Oct. 16 inDetroit.

The American Reinvestment and Recovery Act project was designed to improve 17 miles of the highway from the Lane-Gove county line to the Gove city limit. It was completed in August 2010.