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Kirk wins Dave Campbell Quality Award
October 17th, 2024
Stephen Kirk, chief internal auditor, was honored recently with the Dave Campbell Quality Award at the American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials’ (AASHTO) Internal and External Audit Conference, for outstanding service in auditing for a state department of transportation. Stephen Kirk Kirk has served as IDOT’s voting member on the AASHTO Internal and […]
Caltrans’ Chernioglo wins AASHTOWare award
October 10th, 2024
Igor Chernioglo, P.E. – a transportation engineer with the California Department of Transportation – recently received a Prismatic Legacy Award for his work on behalf of AASHTOWare. AASHTOWare, a division of the American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials (AASHTO), offers a suite of transportation software products delivered through a collaborative business model with […]
Boardman outlines vision for Wisconsin DOT
September 25th, 2024
Kristina Boardman – who officially became secretary of the Wisconsin Department of Transportation on September 12 – recently outlined her strategic vision for the agency in terms of addressing statewide transportation needs. Kristina Boardman. Photo courtesy of Wisconsin DOT. Formerly deputy secretary of the Wisconsin DOT, Boardman was named secretary after former secretary Craig Thompson […]
Eucalitto assumes AASHTO presidency
September 23rd, 2024
Garrett Eucalitto, commissioner of the Connecticut Department of Transportation and AASHTO vice president, has been formally named AASHTO president; finishing the term of Craig Thompson, the former secretary of Wisconsin Department of Transportation and former AASHTO president, who stepped down to take on a new role in the education sector. Garrett Eucalitto “Commissioner Eucalitto has […]
Agenda details released for AASHTO 2024 Safety Summit
September 13th, 2024
The American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials (AASHTO) recently released key agenda details for its 2024 Safety Summit and Peer Exchange, to be held October 15-17 in Houston. To register for the 2024 Safety Summit, click here. The summit brings together state department of transportation leaders, management, and practitioners – as well as transportation […]
Top 12 finalists unveiled for America’s Transportation Awards
September 11th, 2024
The American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials (AASHTO) has revealed the Top 12 finalists for the 2024 America’s Transportation Awards. After four regional competitions this summer, state departments of transportation from California, Arizona, Washington State, New Jersey, Delaware, Pennsylvania, West Virginia, Tennessee, Florida, Illinois, Michigan, and Ohio achieved the highest scores. These finalists, […]
Mid-American state DOTs win transportation awards
September 3rd, 2024
State department of transportation projects in Indiana, Michigan, Illinois, Ohio, Kansas, Kentucky, Minnesota, and Wisconsin won top prizes in the regional 2024 America’s Transportation Awards competition. Jim Tymon. Photo courtesy of AASHTO. The 10 winning projects were selected from 27 nominated by nine state DOTs in the Mid America Association of State Transportation Officials or […]
AASHTO issues new interlocking pavement guide
August 29th, 2024
Image courtesy of AASHTO. The American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials (AASHTO) recently released a brand new publication: “AASHTO Guide for Interlocking Pavements, 1st Edition.” This guide – intended as a resource for both state departments of transportation and municipal public works departments – represents a synthesis of the research and decades of […]
Southeastern state DOT projects win regional awards
August 27th, 2024
Ten state department of transportation projects in Arkansas, Florida, Georgia, North Carolina, Tennessee, and West Virginia took home top prizes in the southeastern or SASHTO region of the 2024 America’s Transportation Awards competition. Selected from 25 projects nominated by eight state DOTs in the SASHTO region, they are among 106 nominations submitted by 39 state DOTs as […]
PennDOT’s Carroll named chair of AASHTO’s TransComm
August 21st, 2024
The American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials (AASHTO) recently appointed Mike Carroll – secretary of the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation – to a two-year term as chair of its Committee on Transportation Communications, known as TransComm. Mike Carroll. Photo courtesy of PennDOT. Carroll – named PennDOT secretary in January 2023 – is a former state representative […]