The North Carolina Department of Transportation recently received federal approval to designate two bypass segments of U.S. 70 in Johnston, Wayne, and Lenoir counties as Interstate 42. [Above photo by NCDOT] That I-42 designation marks North Carolina’s second new interstate in eastern North Carolina, after the department received permission last year from the Federal Highway […]
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The Tennessee Department of Transportation has teamed up with Keep the Tennessee River Beautiful (KTRB) and other partners to establish a network of 17 “Seabin” automated litter and debris removal devices across the Tennessee River watershed. [Above photo by the Seabin Project] Seabin devices work continuously to skim and collect marine debris from the surface […]
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Since November, maintenance crews with the West Virginia Division of Highways – part of the West Virginia Department of Transportation – have cleared more than 170 acres of trees and branches overhanging more than 500 miles of state roadways: enough trees and branches to fill up about 170 football fields. [Above photo by the West […]
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The Pennsylvania Department of Transportation and Department of Environmental Protection are joining forces to encourage local businesses and residents to support the state’s spring “Pick Up Pennsylvania” campaign, focused on removing litter from state roadways, waterways, and “green spaces” such as state parks. [Above photo by PennDOT] That collaborative effort between the two agencies is a […]
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The American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials has appointed Melissa Batula (above at left) and Brent Rewis (above at right) to serve four-year terms as the Region 1 and Region 2 members, respectively, on its Special Committee on Research and Innovation. The Special Committee on Research and Innovation supports AASHTO, its members, and the […]
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The American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials – an equal opportunity employer – seeks to hire a meetings specialist; a full-time position located in the organization’s Washington, D.C., headquarters office. [Above image by AASHTO] This position is responsible for coordinating the overall logistics and support of AASHTOWare user groups and task force meetings, […]
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The American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials – an equal opportunity employer – seeks to hire a transportation products program analyst to work at its headquarters in Washington, D.C., in support of AASHTO’s National Transportation Product Evaluation Program or NTPEP as well as AASHTO’s Committee on Materials and Pavements. [Above photo by AASHTO] […]
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The nomination portal for the 2022 America’s Transportation Awards remains open from now until April 8. [Above graphic by AASHTO] States can nominate up to three projects for one of the following categories: Operations Excellence, Best Use of Technology & Innovation, and Quality of Life/Community Development. Click here to nominate a project for this annual contest. This awards program […]
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