Burak Boyaci, P.E., Product Manager for LEAP Bridge Steel at Bentley Systems, takes time to speak with Informed Infrastructure about updates to the AASHTO Bridge Design Specifications, including the field splice design approach and other aspects.
AASHTO Calls for ‘Simpler, More Reliable’ USDOT Process to Spur Use of TIFIA Project Loans
The group that represents state departments of transportation wants to see the USDOT increase the federal share of financing projects under TIFIA, the…
Five Western States Receive Top Honors in National Competition
JUNEAU, AK. – State department of transportation projects that restored essential highways following devastating landslides and improved safety for…
Association Releases LRFD Tunnel Design and Construction Guide Specifications
AASHTO has released for sale a publication detailing load and resistance factor design guide specifications for highway tunnels. The association's Bookstore is offering this 279-page first edition of "LRFD Tunnel Design and Construction Guide Specifications"…
National Transportation Group Holds Major Event in Portland
Portland - This week, the Maine Department of Transportation (MaineDOT) and the American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials (AASHTO) held its annual spring meeting in Portland, Maine. More than 450 of the nation’s top transportation…
AASHTO President Names Five to Lead New Committees
As part of the sweeping overhaul of the association's committee structure that the AASHTO Board of Directors voted last November to adopt, President David Bernhardt has appointed five more officials from state departments of transportation to leadership positions…
AASHTO and AAPA Hold Infrastructure Week Briefing on Freight
WASHINGTON - In conjunction with Infrastructure Week (May 15-19), the American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials (AASHTO), the American Association of Port Authorities (AAPA), Â and the Congressional PORTS Caucus Co-Chairs Rep. Ted…
AASHTO Congratulates Congress on Passage of the WIIN Act
WASHINGTON - The American Association of State Highway and Transportation officials today congratulated Congress after passage of the Water Infrastructure Improvements Act for the Nation, or WIIN Act which includes the Water Resources Development Act (WRDA)…
New Report Documents Progress and Needed Investment to Move Freight Programs Forward In the 21st Century
WASHINGTON –The American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials and the American Association of Port Authorities are today releasing a national freight infrastructure report, The State of Freight II—Implementing the FAST Act and Beyond,…
AASHTO Supports Nomination of Elaine Chao as U.S. Transportation Secretary
WASHINGTON - The American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials looks forward to working with Transportation Secretary Nominee Elaine Chao and the administration of President-elect Donald Trump to fully fund the nation's critical transportation…
