AASHTO’s Transportation TV interviewed Edwin Sniffen, Hawaii DOT deputy director for highways, as part of its “2 Minute State DOT Update” video news series that illustrates how state departments of transportation build, maintain, and improve America’s…
AASHTO Elects 2022-2023 President, Vice President
The board of directors of the American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials have elected Roger Millar (above left), secretary of…
AASHTO Issues Salary Survey, HR Metrics Reports
The American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials recently issued two new publications: a survey of transportation industry salaries,…
Six State DOTs Sign ‘Equity In Infrastructure’ Pledge
On October 11, six state department of transportation chief executives signed a national pledge at a ceremony in the nation’s capital as part of their commitment to expand equity opportunities in the infrastructure sector. [Above image by AASHTO] Those state…
Southern State DOTs Win Regional Transportation Awards
Seven state department of transportation projects in Arkansas (along with Missouri), Georgia, South Carolina, Tennessee, Virginia, and West Virginia won regional honors in the 2022 America’s Transportation Awards competition. [Above photo by SCDOT] The contest…
FHWA, FTA Award $49M In Technology Grants
The Federal Highway Administration and Federal Transit Administration issued a combined $49.2 million in technology grants through two separate yet related programs to improve “mobility and multimodal connections” for those using the U.S. highway and transit…
USDOT Issues Over $2B In New RAISE Grants
The U.S. Department of Transportation recently awarded more than $2.2 billion in grants from the Rebuilding American Infrastructure with Sustainability and Equity or RAISE program to help urban and rural communities move forward on projects that modernize…
Northeastern State DOT Projects Win Regional Awards
Six state department of transportation projects in Maine, New York State, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, and Maryland earned regional recognition as part of the 2022 America’s Transportation Awards competition. [Above photo by the Maine DOT] The award…
AASHTO Issues 40th Annual Public Transportation Report
The COVID-19 pandemic inflicted an unprecedented crisis upon the public transportation industry – and a new report by the American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials provides a snapshot of the transit issues caused by the pandemic.…
USDOT Offers $2.9B In Combined Multimodal Grants
The U.S. Department of Transportation is making $2.9 billion in grant funding available for “major” infrastructure projects through a notice of funding opportunity or NOFO through its new Multimodal Projects Discretionary Grant initiative. The deadline…
