Report Finds ‘No Public Consensus’ on How to Fix Michigan’s Roads
editor@aashto.org May 31, 2019 0 COMMENTSThe Center for Michigan Public Engagement released a report on May 28 that indicates Michigan residents are “divided” on how much more money the state should spend to fix its roads and bridges, as well as on where that money should come from. According to the Fixing Michigan’s Road Mess: The Unclear Path Ahead report, […]
READ MOREBob Brock (seen above), director of aviation and unmanned aircraft systems at the Kansas Department of Transportation, was one of 12 new members named to the Federal Aviation Administration’s Drone Advisory Committee. The 35-member DAC is a broad-based, long-term federal advisory committee that provides the FAA advice on key unmanned aircraft systems (UAS) integration issues […]
READ MOREMississippi DOT’s Carr Wins CTAA Award for the Second Time
editor@aashto.org May 31, 2019 0 COMMENTSCharles Carr, director of the Mississippi Department of Transportation’s Office of Intermodal Planning, received the Dr. Aaron Henry Distinguished Service Award from the Community Transportation Association of America on May 22 for the second time during the group’s annual conference – held this year in Palm Springs, CA. The organization gave this award to Carr […]
READ MOREArizona DOT Adopts New Water Saving Policies for Rest Areas
editor@aashto.org May 31, 2019 0 COMMENTSWater is scarce commodity at highway rest areas managed by Arizona Department of Transportation, with most of them located in remote desert locations and relying on their own wells. That’s partly why the agency made changes over the last few years that today save 40,000 gallons of water every day across the 28 highway rest […]
READ MOREAASHTO Issues Second Edition of Low-Volume Roads Guidelines
editor@aashto.org May 31, 2019 0 COMMENTSThe American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials recently issued the second edition of its “Guidelines for Geometric Design of Low-Volume Roads,” available from the AASHTO Store by clicking here. First published in 2001, AASHTO’s guidelines aim to help highway engineers select appropriate geometric designs for local and collector roads with low daily traffic […]
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