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, […]
READ MOREAASHTO Doubles Down on Safety as National Roadway Safety Strategy ‘First Mover’
Maggie Kasperski, AASHTO Communications and Marketing Director 02/03/2023 0 COMMENTSWASHINGTON— The American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials has teamed up with the U.S. Department of Transportation to reduce serious injuries and deaths on the nation’s roadways through a commitment to adopt the National Roadway Safety Strategy—one of the first groups in the nation to do so. USDOT’s NRSS outlines a comprehensive approach […]
READ MOREWisconsin DOT Secretary Craig Thompson Elected AASHTO VP
Maggie Kasperski, AASHTO Communications and Marketing Director 01/06/2023 0 COMMENTSWASHINGTON— The board of directors of the American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials unanimously elected Craig Thompson – secretary of the Wisconsin Department of Transportation – as its 2022-2023 vice president on Thursday, Jan. 5. Thompson replaces former AASHTO Vice President and director of the Michigan Department of Transportation Paul Ajegba. Ajegba retired […]
READ MORELouisiana Secretary and AASHTO Immediate Past President Announces Two Endowed Scholarships in Engineering and Policy
Maggie Kasperski, AASHTO Communications and Marketing Director 11/03/2022 0 COMMENTSBATON ROUGE, La. — Louisiana Department of Transportation and Development Secretary Shawn D. Wilson, Ph.D., concluded his one-year tenure as president of the American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials (AASHTO) in an unforgettable manner. As a way to promote and support students from underserved communities, consistent with his presidential priorities, Secretary Wilson has […]
READ MOREORLANDO—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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