To be eligible for the award, individuals must have a minimum of five years of experience in transportation construction.

The medal is awarded for personal merits in the reconstruction and construction of air, sea, internal water, rail transport infrastructure, and road economy; the development, introduction, and application of new technologies and materials that enhance the quality of construction projects; and the execution of major projects in transportation infrastructure.

[1] The medal is circular, 32 millimeters in diameter, with raised edges on both sides and is made of yellow metal.

The front features a composition depicting various transportation structures, including an airport building, a flying airplane, a radar installation in the mountains, a railway bridge with a train, a cargo truck emerging from a tunnel under the bridge, and a sea tanker.

The medal is attached to a pentagonal pad wrapped in a blue ribbon with a series of colored stripes.