 The US 40 designation was returned to the Pike around the same time, replacing the temporary SR 440 designation.In February 2013, an segment of I-70 traveling through Franklin, Fairfield, and Licking counties was named by the National Asphalt Pavement Association as the winner of the 2012 Sheldon G. Hayes Award for the best asphalt pavement in the country.Interstate 70 Alternate is an alternate route for I-70, bypassing several exits on I-70.