Cities and local agencies throughout California recently received $114.5 million in grants to help fund 60 litter removal as well as neighborhoods and public space beautification projects. [Above photo by Caltrans] That funding includes $14.5 million set aside…
AASHTO 2023 Annual Meeting Set for November
The American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials has officially opened the registration portal for its 2023 Annual Meeting…
Western State DOT Projects Win Coveted Regional Awards
Nine state department of transportation projects from the western region of the United States won coveted 2023 America’s Transportation Awards for their…
Video: Hawaii DOT Talks Transportation Resiliency
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 the Washington State Department of Transportation, as its 2022-2023 president during its 2022 Annual Meeting…
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, along with a first-ever state department of transportation-focused human resource metrics report. [Above…
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…
