AASHTO Journal - Tue February 06, 2018
Congress Eyes Stopgap Funding; State DOTs Could Feel Pressure
House Republican leaders have indicated they plan to hold a vote in the coming week to again extend government-wide funding on a stopgap basis, through a new "continuing resolution" that would fund programs through March 22 and head off a potential shutdown as the current CR expire Feb....
Emily Buenzle - Wed January 31, 2018
Industry Leaders React to Trump's State of the Union Address
President Trump called to Congress to put together a substantial infrastructure bill in his State of the Union address Jan. 30. In his remarks, Trump focused on two key infrastructure areas—rebuilding and speeding up the process for obtaining permits, The Hill reported....
AASHTO Journal - Tue January 16, 2018
DOT Chiefs Explore Options, Limits on States' Efforts to Increase Project Funding
Generating new investment in transportation infrastructure at the state level requires building public trust and increasingly adopting "creative" or new approaches, CEOs of state departments of transportation said Jan....
Wed December 27, 2017
MDOT SHA Receives Federal Funds to Advance e-Construction
The Maryland Department of Transportation State Highway Administration (MDOT SHA) will further advance the state's e-construction initiatives with the purchase of new electronic devices. Through the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) Every Day Counts program, MDOT SHA has received $100,000 to buy iPads that will be used to document construction projects....
Fri December 22, 2017
PA STIC Receives National Recognition for Excellence
Pennsylvania Department of Transportation (PennDOT) Secretary Leslie S. Richards recently announced that the Pennsylvania State Transportation Innovation Council (PA STIC), received a 2017 STIC Excellence Award for its ongoing efforts to train local governments on innovative and efficient ways to improve their local road networks....
Tue October 31, 2017
Virginia DOT's Susan Shaw Receives National Honor
Susan N. Shaw, the Virginia Department of Transportation's Northern Virginia megaprojects director, was recognized by the American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials at its annual meeting in Phoenix, Ariz., for a career overseeing major transportation improvements in Northern Virginia, totaling more than $3 billion....
Tue October 24, 2017
AASHTO Board Elects Braceras as Vice President
On Sept. 28, the American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials' Board of Directors elected Tennessee Department of Transportation Commissioner John Schroer, as the association's president....
Wed October 11, 2017
Colorado, Idaho Projects Win ATA's 'Best in Nation'
A multimodal project in Colorado that installed advanced technology to speed emergency responses and added new travel options including a commuter bikeway — along with a project in Idaho that removed the last of 18 dangerous intersections — were honored as the top winners in the 2017 America's Transportation Awards competition....
Mon September 11, 2017
AASHTO Expresses Strong Support for FHWA Administrator Nominee Trombino
The White House announced it has nominated Paul Trombino, former Iowa Department of Transportation director and former president of the American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials, to lead the Federal Highway Administration....
Tue September 05, 2017
AASHTO Taps WVDOT'S Gillispie to Chair NTPEP Committee
David Bernhardt, Association president, appointed Aaron Gillispie of the West Virginia Department of Transportation to chair the National Transportation Product Evaluation Program Oversight Committee. That program is a public-private partnership that provides single-source testing of common products used by state DOTs and manufactured to AASHTO standards....
