Maryland Department of Transportation State Highway Administration - Fri August 17, 2018
MDOT SHA Project Wins ATA Award
The Maryland Department of Transportation State Highway Administration's (MDOT SHA) MD 404 highway widening project has been recognized with an America's Transportation Award. Sponsored by the American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials (AASHTO), Socrata, AAA and the U.S....
Utah Department of Transportation - Tue July 31, 2018
AASHTO Awards UDOT for Cottonwood Canyon Project
Once again, the Utah Department of Transportation is a winner in the annual America's Transportation Awards competition sponsored by the American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials (AASHTO)....
AASHTO - Mon July 30, 2018
Amazon Transportation, Logistics Executive Shares View of the Future
Katie Thomson, a former Obama-administration U.S. Department of Transportation official who now serves as vice president and general counsel for Amazon's transportation and logistics operations, offered her perspective on some of the future transportation challenges and opportunities facing America during a speech at the American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials 2018 Joint Policy Committee meeting in Spokane, Wash., on July 18....
AASHTO - Mon July 23, 2018
NE Transportation Projects Win Big in National Competition
State departments of transportation across the country are working to make transportation systems stronger and safer every day through life-changing projects. Six of those projects from four northeastern states were honored in the regional America's Transportation Awards competition for their work in optimizing and expanding transit for inner-city users; saving lives on a busy seasonal roadway; and helping drivers avoid a 42-mi....
University of Maine - Thu July 19, 2018
Engineers Unveil, Test University's Innovative Bridge Girder System
The University of Maine unveiled an innovative, rapidly deployable bridge system July 12 at the Advanced Structures and Composites Center. Engineers, Maine Department of Transportation officials, business leaders, investors, researchers, members from Advanced Infrastructure Technologies (UMaine's licensee for the original “Bridge-in-a-Backpack”) and staff attended the event, at which a bridge span was strength-tested in the laboratory using computer-controlled hydraulic equipment that simulates the heaviest highway truck loads....
AASHTO - Wed July 18, 2018
Denver to Host Transportation Resilience Innovations Summit, Exchange Oct. 9 to 10
Denver will serve as the location for the inaugural meeting on managing the impact of natural and man-made disasters on infrastructure, bringing together transportation leaders from around the country....
AASHTO Journal - Tue July 03, 2018
Concern Over the Economic Cost of Tariffs Continues to Rise
The economic impact of Trump administration tariffs imposed on a number of goods, but especially steel and aluminum, continues to generate growing concern – especially regarding the cost of infrastructure projects....
AASHTO Journal - Mon July 02, 2018
The Transportation Impact of Justice Kennedy's Supreme Court Tenure
On June 27, Justice Anthony Kennedy announced that he would be retiring from the U.S. Supreme Court effective July 31, 2018; wrapping up a 30-year tenure that included several major legal decisions that directly affected the transportation industry....
AASHTO Journal - Wed June 20, 2018
Five Western States Honored in National Competition
Outstanding state department of transportation projects that tested innovative ways to improve driver safety on winter roads and brought economic growth to communities are among the top winners in the western regional America's Transportation Awards competition....
AASHTO Journal - Tue June 05, 2018
Tariffs Threaten to Push Highway Project Costs Higher
The Trump administration's long-threatened imposition of tariffs on steel and aluminum imported from Canada, Mexico and the European Union went into effect at midnight on May 31 – a move that is hiking construction costs for state departments of transportation across the country, especially for steel-intensive bridge projects, while also potentially forcing a redirection of funds away from future endeavors....
