AASHTO Journal - Thu February 07, 2019
Nason Calls for More Rural Road Safety at FHWA Nomination Hearing
During a hearing before the Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works on Jan. 29, Nicole Nason said that, should the committee confirm her nomination as administrator of the Federal Highway Administration, she plans to place a special focus on rural roadway safety....
AASHTO Journal - Thu January 31, 2019
State Transportation Officials Urge Speedy Confirmation of Nason to Lead FHWA
The American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials urges the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee to approve the nomination of Nicole Nason to be the next Administrator of the Federal Highway Administration....
AASHTO Journal - Mon January 28, 2019
Two AASHTO Policy Letters Address FHWA Proposed Rule On Products, Waiver Request To FCC
The American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials filed two policy letters on Jan. 11, the first providing comments on proposed rule on proprietary products issued by the Federal Highway Administration last November and the second commenting on a proposed waiver that would allow deployment of Cellular Vehicle-To-Everything or C-V2X technology in the 5.9 GHz band....
AASHTO Journal - Mon January 14, 2019
Several Key Technology Trends In 2019 May Impact Transportation
A "convergence" of several "transformative technologies" are expected to impact U.S. society and the transportation industry as well in 2019, according to a new whitepaper published by research firm IHS Markit on Jan....
AASHTO Journal - Thu November 29, 2018
AASHTO to Offer Transportation 'Resiliency' Webinars in December
AASHTO's Resilient and Sustainable Transportation Systems technical services program is offering five webinars this December that focus on several key "resiliency" topics, from how to make highways and bridges more earthquake resistant to improve the cybersecurity defenses of state DOT information technology systems....
AASHTO Journal - Tue November 20, 2018
Let It Snow: State DOTs Prepare Fleets for Winter Ops
As winter approaches, state departments of transportation across the country are preparing for highway snow removal operations — with some already having engaged in storm response. The Colorado Department of Transportation dealt with what it called a "compact winter storm system" that hit the northern and eastern portions of the state on Oct....
AASHTO - Wed November 14, 2018
North Dakota DOT Targets Highway Deaths
The North Dakota Department of Transportation has unveiled an ambitious five-year "Vision Zero Plan" that it views as a starting point for eliminating both fatalities and injuries due to motor vehicle crashes on the state's highways....
AASHTO Journal - Mon October 22, 2018
Report: Deteriorated Roads Cost Motorists More Than $1K Each Year
A new study issued by TRIP Inc. claims that driving on deteriorated urban roads costs U.S. motorists an average of $1,049 annually in additional vehicle repair needs, extra maintenance, higher fuel consumption and tire wear, plus accelerated vehicle deterioration and depreciation....
AASHTO Journal - Wed October 10, 2018
AASHTO Names Vanguard Winners
Collin Castle of the Michigan Department of Transportation and Alison Ragan of the Wyoming Department of Transportation were named the winners of the 2018 Transportation Vanguard Award during the annual meeting of the American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials in Atlanta Sept....
AASHTO Journal - Tue October 09, 2018
FHWA Offers $300M in Grants for Federal Lands, Tribal Projects
The Federal Highway Administration published a 22-page Notice of Funding Opportunity in the Federal Register on Oct. 4 to make $300 million available through its Nationally Significant Federal Lands and Tribal Projects or NSFLTP program – with this funding being made available “for the first time” to build and repair roads and bridges that serve tribal or federal lands, according to a statement from the agency....
