The American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials has appointed Jennifer Toth (above) – director of the Arizona Department of Transportation – to a two-year term as chair of its Committee on Planning. [Above photo by the Arizona DOT] AASHTO’s Committee on Planning addresses all aspects of the transportation planning process, including federal regulations, […]

The American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials has appointed Lauren Eichenfels (above) – communication and public involvement planner for the Rail, Transit & Planning Division of the Montana Department of Transportation – as vice-chair of its Committee on Transportation Communications, known as TransComm. [Above photo via the Montana DOT] Eichenfels has over a […]

The American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials recently issued an updated specification guide for certain aspects of concrete bridge elements. [Above image by AASHTO] The new “Guide Specifications for Design of Bonded FRP Systems for Repair and Strengthening of Concrete Bridge Elements, 2nd Edition” are intended for use in the repair and strengthening […]

The American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials is seeking nominations for the 2023 America’s Transportation Awards competition. [Above image by AASHTO] AASHTO opened the nomination portal for the 2023 America’s Transportation Awards on March 3, with April 14 the deadline for online application submissions. Click here to submit a nomination for this year’s […]

The American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials is seeking nominations for its 2023 President’s Transportation Awards program. [Above: Montana DOT won the 2022 President’s Transportation Award for Research for its Trail Creek Structures Project. Photo by AASHTO.] Those awards – which will be give out at the 2023 AASHTO Annual Meeting November 12-16 […]

The Steel Bridge Task Force – which consists of the American Iron and Steel Institute or AISI, the National Steel Bridge Alliance or NSBA, and the American Association of State and Highway Transportation Officials T-14 Technical Committee for Structural Steel Design – recently awarded Heather Gilmer (third from left above), a senior engineer at Pennoni, […]

The American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials recently made appointments to its Transportation Policy Forum or TPF and Snow and Ice Cooperative Program or SICOP. [Above image of AASHTO] First, AASHTO named Allison Camden – senior director of external relations for the Washington State Department of Transportation – to a two-year term as […]

The American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials recently unveiled a video that provides a preview of the sixth annual AASHTO re:source Technical Exchange or “TechEx” Conference that will be held March 27-30 in Fort Worth, TX. [Above image by AASHTO re:source] AASHTO re:source is a technical service program that provides services and tools through […]

The American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials, an equal-opportunity employer, is seeking to fill a full-time position with its AASHTO re:source technical service program, headquartered in Frederick, MD. [Above image by AASHTO] AASHTO re:source provides services and tools through three major programs: the Laboratory Assessment Program, the Proficiency Sample Program, and the AASHTO […]

The annual AASHTO re:source Technical Exchange or “TechEx” conference begins on March 27 in Fort Worth, TX, and the three-day gathering features a wide variety of educational sessions, covering everything from root cause analysis techniques to how the asphalt paving industry is moving toward a “net zero” future in terms of reducing greenhouse gases or […]