AASHTO

Tue September 05, 2017

AASHTO Taps WVDOT'S Gillispie to Chair NTPEP Committee

David Bernhardt, Association president, appointed Aaron Gillispie of the West Virginia Department of Transportation to chair the National Transportation Product Evaluation Program Oversight Committee. That program is a public-private partnership that provides single-source testing of common products used by state DOTs and manufactured to AASHTO standards....

Mon August 28, 2017

Six Southern States Receive Top Awards in National Contest

State department of transportation projects that swiftly addressed a spike in wrong-way driving fatalities and that used safety improvements to encourage pedestrian and bicycle travel were winners in the southern regional America's Transportation Awards competition....

Mon August 21, 2017

FAA Awards $167.6M in New Airport Improvement Grants to 64 Facilities

U.S. Department of Transportation Secretary Elaine Chao said Aug. 7 that the Federal Aviation Administration is issuing $167.6 million in new airport infrastructure grants to 64 facilities in 30 states as part of the agency's Airport Improvement Program....

Mon July 24, 2017

AASHTO Names Top Projects in Northeastern States

State department of transportation projects that greatly improved safety for transit commuters and revolutionized the way it collected tolls across an entire state are among the winners in the northeast regional America's Transportation Awards competition....

Wed July 19, 2017

AASHTO Names Western Winners in 10th Annual Contest

State department of transportation projects that restored essential highways following devastating landslides and improved safety for motorists and wildlife are among the winners in the western regional America's Transportation Awards competition....

Fri June 09, 2017

MaineDOT Hosts Transportation Officials at AASHTO Spring Meeting in Portland

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, during the week of May 22....

Wed March 08, 2017

AASHTO Sets National Goal of Sustainable, Long-Term Transportation Funding

Getting Congress and the Trump administration to put in place a sustainable and long-term funding stream for transportation investment tops the list of policy priorities the American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials has set in its 2017 legislative action agenda....

Fri September 16, 2016

AASHTO Names Project Finalists for 2016 Awards

The American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials, AAA and the U.S. Chamber of Commerce, announced the finalists in the 2016 America's Transportation Awards competition. Twelve projects from 10 state departments of transportation are competing for the national Grand Prize and the People's Choice Award....