AASHTO Journal - Mon August 27, 2018
AASHTO Urges Timely Passage of 2019 Transportation Funding
The American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials (AASHTO) sent a letter to Senate and House of Representative leaders on Aug. 21 to support the passage of the fiscal year 2019 Transportation, Housing and Urban Development or THUD appropriations bill – emphasizing highway formula funding provided in the House's version of the THUD bill should be the level used in the final reconciliation between the Senate and House versions of that legislation....
AASHTO - Thu August 23, 2018
Winners Announced in National Faces of Transportation Competition
Two captivating photographs and three compelling videos won prizes in the 13th annual Faces of Transportation competition sponsored by the American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials....
AASHTO - Fri August 17, 2018
DDOT Now Accepting Applications for TAP Funding
Roughly $1.2 million in grants are being made available by the District Department of Transportation through the federal Transportation Alternatives Program or TAP, which provides funding to projects considered to be “alternatives” to traditional highway construction....
Maryland Department of Transportation State Highway Administration - Fri August 17, 2018
MDOT SHA Project Wins ATA Award
The Maryland Department of Transportation State Highway Administration's (MDOT SHA) MD 404 highway widening project has been recognized with an America's Transportation Award. Sponsored by the American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials (AASHTO), Socrata, AAA and the U.S....
Utah Department of Transportation - Tue July 31, 2018
AASHTO Awards UDOT for Cottonwood Canyon Project
Once again, the Utah Department of Transportation is a winner in the annual America's Transportation Awards competition sponsored by the American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials (AASHTO)....
AASHTO - Mon July 30, 2018
Amazon Transportation, Logistics Executive Shares View of the Future
Katie Thomson, a former Obama-administration U.S. Department of Transportation official who now serves as vice president and general counsel for Amazon's transportation and logistics operations, offered her perspective on some of the future transportation challenges and opportunities facing America during a speech at the American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials 2018 Joint Policy Committee meeting in Spokane, Wash., on July 18....
AASHTO - Mon July 23, 2018
NE Transportation Projects Win Big in National Competition
State departments of transportation across the country are working to make transportation systems stronger and safer every day through life-changing projects. Six of those projects from four northeastern states were honored in the regional America's Transportation Awards competition for their work in optimizing and expanding transit for inner-city users; saving lives on a busy seasonal roadway; and helping drivers avoid a 42-mi....
University of Maine - Thu July 19, 2018
Engineers Unveil, Test University's Innovative Bridge Girder System
The University of Maine unveiled an innovative, rapidly deployable bridge system July 12 at the Advanced Structures and Composites Center. Engineers, Maine Department of Transportation officials, business leaders, investors, researchers, members from Advanced Infrastructure Technologies (UMaine's licensee for the original “Bridge-in-a-Backpack”) and staff attended the event, at which a bridge span was strength-tested in the laboratory using computer-controlled hydraulic equipment that simulates the heaviest highway truck loads....
AASHTO - Wed July 18, 2018
Denver to Host Transportation Resilience Innovations Summit, Exchange Oct. 9 to 10
Denver will serve as the location for the inaugural meeting on managing the impact of natural and man-made disasters on infrastructure, bringing together transportation leaders from around the country....
AASHTO Journal - Tue July 03, 2018
Concern Over the Economic Cost of Tariffs Continues to Rise
The economic impact of Trump administration tariffs imposed on a number of goods, but especially steel and aluminum, continues to generate growing concern – especially regarding the cost of infrastructure projects....
