AASHTO to Participate in TRB’s ‘Careers in Motion’ Fair
editor@aashto.org January 6, 2023 0 COMMENTSThe American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials will be participating in the Careers in Motion Networking Fair on January 8 from 10:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. at the Walter E. Washington Convention Center in Washington, D.C., as part of the 2023 Transportation Research Board Annual Meeting. [Above image via TRB] AASHTO said the […]
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By voice vote on December 8 the Senate confirmed Shailen Bhatt as the 21st administrator of the Federal Highway Administration. He is the first person of Indian descent to lead the agency, FHWA noted in a statement. [Above photo by AASHTO] The Biden administration nominated Bhatt on July 21 to be FHWA administrator. A former state […]
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At its 2022 Annual Meeting, held in October in Orlando, the Board of Directors of the American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials elected Roger Millar (seen above) as its 2022-2023 president. [Above photo by WSDOT] Appointed secretary of the Washington State Department of Transportation in August 2016, Millar – a 1982 graduate of […]
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The Federal Highway Administration recently kicked off the latest round of transportation innovations through its Every Day Counts or EDC program. [Above image by FHWA] The agency noted that EDC is a successful state-based program that helps identify and rapidly deploy proven, yet underused, innovations that facilitate greater efficiency in project delivery at the state, local and […]
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A new report by the AAA Foundation for Traffic Safety finds that unsafe driving behavior – including speeding, red-light running, drowsy driving, and driving impaired on either cannabis or alcohol – increased significantly from 2020 to 2021. [Above photo via the Oregon DOT] For example, the number of motorists admitting to driving 15 mph or […]
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Video: Winners of the 2022 America’s Transportation Awards
editor@aashto.org December 9, 2022 0 COMMENTSAn equity-inspired infrastructure project that reconnected a community of color in downtown Pittsburg and a project that is guiding active transportation projects and programs across Washington State received the top prizes in the 2022 America’s Transportation Awards competition. [Above photo by AASHTO] Sponsored by the American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials, AAA, and the […]
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The Federal Railroad Administration issued a notice of funding opportunity on December 7 to make almost $2.3 billion in funding available to expand and modernize intercity passenger rail nationwide through the Federal-State Partnership for Intercity Passenger Rail grant program, known as the “partnership program.” The deadline for funding applications is March 7, 2023. [Above photo […]
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Governor Christopher Sununu (R) and the Executive Council have approved the nomination of William Cass (above at left) to be the next commissioner of the New Hampshire Department of Transportation. [Above photo by the New Hampshire DOT] He will complete the term of former Commissioner Victoria Sheehan (above at right), recently selected by the Transportation […]
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After a 31-year career, Paul Ajegba (seen above) – director of the Michigan Department of Transportation – plans to retire at the end of 2022. Governor Gretchen Whitmer (D) named Brad Wieferich to serve as acting director for the Michigan DOT once Ajegba steps down. [Above photo by AASHTO] Ajegba – named Michigan DOT director […]
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Virginia DOT Releases State’s First-Ever Resilience Plan
editor@aashto.org December 9, 2022 0 COMMENTSThe Virginia Department of Transportation recently unveiled the state’s first-ever Resilience Plan – a “formalized framework” that outlines strategies to anticipate, prepare for, and mitigate hazards that disrupt and deteriorate Virginia’s transportation network due to incidents such as recurring flooding and extreme weather events. [Above image by Virginia DOT] “It is our responsibility to ensure […]
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