The American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials recently appointed a new director of communications and marketing while hiring a new director of technology and digital strategy. Maggie Kasperski Maggie Kasperski, AASHTO’s new director…
State DOTs Highlight Benefits Of $1.2T Infrastructure Bill
Numerous short- and long-term economic and quality-of-life benefits are poised to flow from the $1.2 trillion “Infrastructure Investment & Jobs…
WYDOT Release: Transportation Commission awards over $27 million in contracts in August
The Wyoming Transportation Commission awarded $27 million in bids for Wyoming Department of Transportation construction projects during its last regular…
Transportation Awards Given To Six Northeastern State DOTs
Four state departments of transportation won six regional awards on August 18 during the Northeast Association of State Transportation Officials virtual video presentation. [Above photo by PennDOT] Those four Northeastern state DOTs – based in Delaware,…
AASHTO Lauds Passage Of Bipartisan Infrastructure Bill
WASHINGTON – The following is a formal statement from the American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials regarding today’s passage of the bipartisan Senate infrastructure bill, the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act. “AASHTO is…
Support Builds For Senate’s $1.2T Bipartisan Infrastructure Bill
Following the release of the full legislative text of the $1.2 trillion “Infrastructure Investment & Jobs Act” or IIJA in the Senate on August 1 – a bill clocking in at 2,702 pages – a large number of transportation industry organizations…
Eight Southern State DOT Projects Win Regional Awards For Improving Community Safety, Access, And Efficiency
WASHINGTON—State department of transportation projects in Florida, Georgia, Louisiana, North Carolina, and South Carolina earned regional recognition in the America’s Transportation Awards for projects that provided innovative transit options…
Transportation Awards Given To Five Southern State DOTs
Five southern state departments of transportation won regional awards for eight transportation projects on August 3 from the Southern Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials. [Above photo by the Florida DOT] This is the first of four regional…
ODOT to invest nearly $2 billion to improve infrastructure
COLUMBUS – The Ohio Department of Transportation (ODOT) is gearing up for another busy construction season. This year, ODOT will invest $1.92 billion into 956 projects to improve transportation across the state. The 2021 construction program includes…
Biden Harris Infrastructure Plan Allocates $621B For Transportation
The $2.3 trillion infrastructure investment package unveiled by the Biden Harris administration on March 31 – entitled the American Jobs Plan – allocates $621 billion in overall spending to the transportation sector, with the largest slice of…
