AASHTO President Millar: Resilience Key to Transportation
editor@aashto.org March 24, 2023 0 COMMENTSRoger Millar (above), secretary of the Washington Department of Transportation and 2022-2023 president of the American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials, talked why resilience is a critical factor in current and future transportation planning efforts during a visit to AASHTO headquarters in Washington, D.C. [Above photo by AASHTO] In town for the four-day […]
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In an 11-page letter sent to the Federal Highway Administration on March 17, the American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials urged the agency to “carefully consider” the impact of potential safety regulations on infrastructure projects – especially in terms of cost and completion timelines. [Above image by AASHTO] “Every state DOT in the […]
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The U.S. Department of Transportation recently issued $94 million in funding to 59 projects via the first round of grants from the new Strengthening Mobility and Revolutionizing Transportation or “SMART” grants program. [Above photo by the USDOT] Funded by the $1.2 trillion infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act or IIJA enacted in November 2021, the new SMART […]
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Amtrak, PNRRA Detail Plans for Scranton-New York Rail Service
editor@aashto.org March 24, 2023 0 COMMENTSThe results of a two-year analysis examining the potential for rail service between Scranton and New York were recently released by Amtrak and the Pennsylvania Northeast Regional Railroad Authority or PNRRA. [Above photo by Marc Glucksman for Amtrak] That study included operations planning to develop a sample schedule, ridership estimates, economic impacts, and an infrastructure […]
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The American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials hosted its 2023 AASHTO Executive Institute March 20-23 in Washington D.C. [Above photo by AASHTO] Thirty-one senior state department of transportation executives from around the country attended the four-day program to examine emerging transportation policies and discuss critical transportation issues. The AEI – formerly the National […]
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The Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration or PHMSA – a division of the U.S. Department of Transportation – has made more than $25 million in grants available through two separate programs to train first responders, strengthen safety programs, improve safety, reduce environmental impacts, and educate the public on local safety initiatives. [Above image by […]
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Motorists on northbound U.S. 301 will soon play an important role in an effort by the Florida Department of Transportation to identify the most effective concrete pavement designs for statewide usage. [Above photo by Florida DOT] The agency said its new concrete “test road” is the first of its kind in the southeastern United States; […]
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The South Carolina Department of Transportation recently released a video saluting the work of three of its State Highway Emergency Program or SHEP roadside workers. [Above photo by the SCDOT] Those three incident responders were not only commended for their passion and integrity in promoting the SHEP program, but also described what a typical day […]
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The Connecticut Department of Transportation recently launched a payment pilot program in partnership with Token Transit that will allow state transit customers to buy two-hour Adult, Senior/Disabled, and Youth bus passes for all local CTtransit and CTfastrak buses on their smartphones. [Above photo by CTtransit] To use Token Transit, customers can download the Token Transit mobile app or […]
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The Oregon Department of Transportation recently unveiled a website that tracks how the state’s public agencies are collectively reducing greenhouse gas or GHG emissions across Oregon. [Above photo by the Oregon DOT] The Oregon Transportation Emission website pulls together regulations, programs, funding, goals, and partnerships into one place, then rates progress across six transportation categories […]
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