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AASHTO president moderates state DOT panel at TRB

January 25, 2024

…by states and the nation as a whole during a session at the 2024 Transportation Research Board Annual Meeting in Washington, D.C. Craig Thompson, secretary of the Wisconsin Department of…

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USDOT’s Buttigieg leads new materials panel at TRB

January 23, 2024

…Research Board’s 2024 Annual Meeting in Washington D.C. Photo courtesy of TRB. Cooper Rinzler with Breakthrough Energy Ventures – a private sector financing firm founded by Microsoft’s founder Bill Gates…

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AASHTO board of directors builds on commitment to safety

December 14, 2023

…reverse this terrible trend,” said AASHTO president and Washington State Department of Transportation Secretary Roger Millar. “The Safety Summit was a major step for us, coming together with federal, state,…

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Top transportation leaders honored for exceptional contributions

December 12, 2023

…years with the Washington State DOT in various roles, including WSDOT secretary. She was honored for her decades of leadership and contributions to the state DOT community. The other President’s…

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AASHTO names chair, vice chair for HR committee

November 24, 2023

…Pelton – assistant secretary-finance and administrative services at the Washington State Department of Transportation – to a two-year term as chair of AASHTO Committee on Human Resources, with Amanda Olive…

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FRA awards more than $16 billion for NEC rail projects

November 22, 2023

…the Northeast U.S.’s five major metropolitan regions – Boston, New York, Philadelphia, Baltimore, and Washington, D.C. FRA Administrator Amit Bose. Photo courtesy of AASHTO. “[These] investments are already creating jobs,…

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TRB announces Roy W. Crum Award recipient

November 16, 2023

…in Washington, D.C. Over the course of his career, Al-Qadi has made exceptional contributions to the field of transportation sustainability and pavement engineering. His transformative work in ground-penetrating radar, truck…

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Longest-serving USDOT deputy secretary passes away

November 14, 2023

…to 1993 and as chairman of the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority from 2015 to 2016. He was also a fellow of the National Academy of Public Administration. Information courtesy…

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How geomembranes help to improve water quality, lower costs and increase efficiencies in wastewater treatment

November 8, 2023

Washington D.C. It was early in the 19th century, after outbreaks of cholera, that water closets in larger towns were connected to storm sewers. Of course, this continued to transfer…

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Port infrastructure projects receive funds

November 7, 2023

…navigable waterways and expand existing waterborne freight services in Alaska, Illinois, Indiana, Louisiana, Texas, Washington, and Wisconsin – strengthening supply chains and ultimately cutting costs for consumers. Of that nearly…

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