The American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials has moved its press release hosting page, AASHTO News, from https://aashtonews.wpengine.com to a new web address: https://transportation.org/pressreleases. All AASHTO News items – from event notifications, executive leadership announcements, and transportation policy commentary, can now be found at the new https://transportation.org/pressreleases web address. Please update your records, […]
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ORLANDO—The board of directors of the American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials today elected Roger Millar, secretary of the Washington State Department of Transportation, as its 2022-2023 President. The board also elected Paul Ajegba, director of the Michigan Department of Transportation, as its 2022-2023 vice president. “To be entrusted with this national leadership […]
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Two State Transportation Projects Earn Top Awards in National Competition
editor 10/22/2022 0 COMMENTSORLANDO ––An equity-inspired project that reconnected a community of color in downtown Pittsburg and a project that is guiding active transportation projects and programs across Washington State received the top prizes in the 2022 America’s Transportation Awards competition. The American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials, AAA, and the U.S. Chamber of Commerce sponsor […]
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AASHTO Immediate Past President Victoria Sheehan Right Choice to Lead TRB
editor 10/19/2022 0 COMMENTSWASHINGTON – The following is a statement from the American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials regarding the announcement of Victoria Sheehan’s new role as Transportation Research Board (TRB) executive director. “Victoria Sheehan is an outstanding choice by the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine to lead TRB,†said Jim Tymon, AASHTO executive […]
READ MORENortheastern Region Winners Named for 2022 America’s Transportation Awards Competition
editor 07/13/2022 0 COMMENTSWASHINGTON—Six state department of transportation projects in Maine, New York State, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, and Maryland won regional awards in the 2022 America’s Transportation Awards competition. The contest honored projects for benefiting communities in several ways, such as revitalizing a neighborhood cut off from downtown Pittsburg in the 1950s due to Interstate construction, utilizing a […]
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