Build a Better Mousetrap

The National Build a Better Mousetrap Competition allows Local Highway Jurisdictions to share creative ideas!  LHTAC has recently updated the application to be open all year. Share today!


Application – Now open all year!

Click here to share your creative ideas with LHTAC.

Submit photos and videos to BJohnson@LHTAC.org.

What do you win?

  • Three (3) winners will be presented a trophy at their governing commission meeting and recognized at their relevant association’s annual conference.
  • Three (3) winners will be submitted to the National Build a Better Mousetrap Competition.
  • The Team Winner will receive a free T2 class through the LHTAC T2 Center. 
  • Individual Winners will receive a cash-value gift card.

2025 Winners

  • Individual Award – City of Rupert, Community Outreach
  • Individual Award – Highway District 4, Stop Sign Safety
  • Team Award – Nez Perce County Road and Bridge, Mitigation of Hazards

Congratulations to our 2025 Build a Better Mousetrap winners!

2024 Winners

  • Team Award – City of Nampa, Weed-Seeker
  • Individual Award – City of Rupert, Joint Bridge Repair

Congratulations to our 2024 Build a Better Mousetrap winners!

Additional Resources

FHWA has a lot of helpful information online at https://www.fhwa.dot.gov/clas/babm/.

If you have questions, contact Brody Johnson at BJohnson@LHTAC.org or call (208) 344-0565.