On July 21, the Biden administration nominated Shailen Bhatt (seen above) – a former state department of transportation executive and longtime mobility industry advocate – to be the next administrator of the Federal Highway Administration. [Above photo by AASHTO] Bhatt is currently senior vice president of global transportation innovation and alternative delivery for global consulting […]
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Rep. Kevin McCarthy, R-Calif. (above at left) – minority leader for the House of Representatives – and Rep. Garret Graves, R-La., (above at right) hosted a Republican roundtable discussion on July 19 entitled “Let America Build” that incorporated a state department of transportation perspective on environmental permitting and other regulations associated with infrastructure projects. [Above […]
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USDOT’s Buttigieg Testifies on IIJA Implementation at Hearing
editor@aashto.org July 22, 2022 0 COMMENTSPete Buttigieg (seen above), secretary of the U.S. Department of Transportation, testified on July 19 at a House of Representatives hearing regarding the implementation progress of the $1.2 trillion Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act, enacted in November 2021. [Above image via the House T&I Committee] Buttigieg’s nearly five hours of testimony before the House Transportation […]
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Dr. Shawn Wilson (seated above at far right) and Russell McMurry (seated in the middle) recently shared the perspectives of the state department of transportation community regarding the use of public-private partnerships or “P3s” for major infrastructure projects. [Above image by AASHTO] Wilson is the secretary for the Louisiana Department of Transportation and Development as […]
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The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration has launched a public education campaign dubbed Speeding Wrecks Lives – an effort aimed at changing motorist attitudes toward speeding and reminding drivers of the deadly consequences. [Above photo by NTSB] NHTSA is supporting this campaign, which runs from July 20 through August 14, with an $8 million national media […]
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Two recent Amtrak projects highlight the aid state departments of transportation are rendering to the national passenger railroad operator. [Above photo by Amtrak] In conjunction with the Rhode Island Department of Transportation, Amtrak recently completed Americans with Disabilities Act or ADA-related improvements to the Westerly Rail Station in Westerly, RI. Those upgrades include two new […]
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Governor Michelle Lujan Grisham (D) made leadership appointments at three state agencies on July 14, one of them making Ricky Serna (seen above at right) secretary of the New Mexico Department of Transportation. [Above image Jake Schoellkopf, NMDOT photographer] Serna, who had been acting secretary for the New Mexico Department of Workforce Solutions and director […]
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Kentucky Governor Andy Beshear (D) and Ohio Governor Mike DeWine (R) recently revamped their joint Brent Spence Bridge Corridor plan, unveiling a new proposal that shrinks the project’s impact on the surrounding local properties. [Above image via the KYTC] “While this is a nationally significant project, it is still very much a community-minded project,” said […]
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A $12.9 million Airport Connector resurfacing project in Warwick, RI, is going to include a “massive” landscaping effort that will provide more than 400 plants and trees in both the median and the shoulder of the new roadway. [Above photo by RIDOT] Governor Dan McKee (D) and Rhode Island Department of Transportation Director Peter Alviti, […]
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The Texas Department of Transportation is helping boost public transit investments statewide due to additional federal funding received from the $1.2 trillion Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act, enacted in November 2021. [Above photo by TxDOT] On July 12, the Texas Transportation Commission awarded more than $68 million in federal and state funds to transit providers […]
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