Association President John Schroer has appointed the Meg Pirkle from the Georgia Department of Transportation to chair AASHTO's Committee on Traffic Engineering.

Pirkle has been GDOT's chief engineer since Jan. 1, 2015.

Her appointment is for a two-year term that would run until the end of the 2020 AASHTO Annual Meeting.

The committee assesses the effectiveness of traffic control strategies and devices for the efficient and safe operation of the nation's highway system.