The American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials recently released Maintenance Guidelines for Steel Bridges to Address Fatigue Cracking and Details at Risk of Constraint-Induced Fracture, G14.1-2021 – a joint publication between AASHTO and the National Steel Bridge Alliance. [Above graphic by AASHTO] This publication provides guidelines for the maintenance actions to address fatigue […]

The American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials has appointed Christopher Peoples (seen above), chief engineer for the North Carolina Department of Transportation, to a two-year term as chair of its National Transportation Product Evaluation Program or NTPEP. [Above photo by the NCDOT] NTPEP combines the professional and physical resources of AASHTO member departments […]

The American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials has named Lisa Wilson (seen above) – the deputy director of engineering and operations for the Utah Department of Transportation – to a two-year term as co-vice chair of its Committee on Transportation System Operations or CTSO. [Above photo by the Utah DOT] CTSO focuses on […]

The American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials – an equal opportunity employer – seeks to hire a program director for environment, a full-time position located at its headquarters in Washington, D.C. [Above image by AASHTO] The program director provides leadership and oversight for AASHTO’s environmental programs, including the Committee on Environment and Sustainability […]

The American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials recently named Nancy Daubenberger (above at left) and Christos Xenophontos (above at right) as chairs for two of its committees. Daubenberger, named commissioner of the Minnesota Department of Transportation in late May, will serve a two-year term as chair of Committee on Right of Way, Utilities, […]

The American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials recently released the 42nd edition of its “Standard Specifications for Transportation Materials and Methods of Sampling and Testing, and AASHTO Provisional Standards,” commonly referred to as the “Materials Standards” publication. [Above image by AASHTO] Developed by the organization’s Committee on Materials and Pavements, the Materials Standards guide […]

Casey Soneira, program manager for engineering for the American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials, appeared on the latest AASHTO re:source podcast episode to discuss updates made to the 42nd Edition of the AASHTO Materials Standards guide. [Above image via AASHTO Re:source] AASHTO re:source – which launched its podcast series in September 2020 – is part […]

Dr. Shawn Wilson (seen above) – secretary of the Louisiana Department of Transportation and Development – will be the keynote speaker at the American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials Agency Administration Managing Committee annual conference August 22-25 in Charleston, SC. To register for this conference, click here. [Above photo by AASHTO] Wilson – […]

The American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials – an equal opportunity employer – seeks to hire a communications and marketing specialist to implement marketing strategies, marketing communications, and public relations activities, both external and internal, for its AASHTOWare division. [Above image by AASHTO] AASHTOWare offers a suite of transportation software products delivered through […]

The American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials recently issued 2022 Interim Revisions to its “LRFD Specifications for Structural Supports for Highway Signs, Luminaires, and Traffic Signals, 1st Edition.” [Above image by AASHTO] Originally published in 2015, the “LRFD Specifications for Structural Supports for Highway Signs, Luminaires, and Traffic Signals, 1st Edition” includes current […]