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Report Highlights How to Bring More Women Into the Transportation Workforce

A new 40-page report released by the Mineta Transportation Institute on Feb. 11 examines ways to recruit and retain more women in transportation, offering 11 recommendations to help improve both female- and minority-focused hiring practices....


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....


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....


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....


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 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....


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....


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....


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 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....







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