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AASHTO PUBLISHES FIRST ‘COMMUTING IN AMERICA’ REPORT The American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials recently released a new report entitled Commuting in America 2021: The National Report on Commuting Patterns and Trends—Brief 21.1. The Changing Nature of Work – the first in a series of several reports produced by the Census Transportation Planning Products or CTPP program on the subject PENNDOT VETERAN & A.I.I. LEADER MCAULEY PASSES AWAY George McAuley, a longtime veteran of the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation who most recently served as the agency’s executive deputy secretary, passed away suddenly in February. McAuley had also chaired the steering committee of the American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials Innovation Initiative, known as A.I.I., since REGISTRATION CLOSING SOON FOR NEW AASHTO LEADERSHIP Registration closes May 21 for one of two programs within its new leadership development series unveiled by the American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials last year; programs revamped under a new contract with the University of Kansas signed in October 2020. AASHTO’s 2021 leadership development series includes three newly renamed leadership development AASHTO, ITS AMERICA REEMPHASIZE SIGNIFICANCE OF THE SAFETY Reducing the amount of wireless communication spectrum available to vehicle-to-everything or V2X technology “seriously undermines” efforts to reduce the number of annual traffic injuries and fatalities occurring on U.S. roadways while also short-circuiting efforts to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and improve transportation equity. That is the argument the HOUSE T&I COMMITTEE UNVEILS $547B SURFACE TRANSPORTATION The House of Representatives Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure unveiled its five-year, $547 billion surface transportation reauthorization bill on June 4. Dubbed the Investing in a New Vision for the Environment and Surface Transportation in America or INVEST in America Act, the committee plans to markup the bill on June 9. [Above photo by the AASHTO LAUNCHES NEW 2021 LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT SERIES The American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials plans to open 2021 registration soon for its brand new leadership development series, revamped under a new contract with the University of Kansas signed in October 2020. AASHTO’s 2021 leadership development series includes three newly renamed leadership development institutes – the AASHTO Management Institute REGISTRATION OPENS FOR TWO AASHTO LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT The American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials has opened registration for two programs within its brand new leadership development series, revamped under a new contract with the University of Kansas signed in October 2020. AASHTO’s 2021 leadership development series includes three newly renamed leadership development institutes – the AASHTO Management PRESIDENT’S FY 2022 BUDGET REQUEST SEEKS $88B FOR USDOT The 72-page fiscal year 2022 budget request issued by the Office of Management and Budget on May 28 seeks $88.2 billion for the U.S. Department of Transportation – an increase of $352 million or 0.4 percent over the enacted FY 2021 level, though that number does not include funding proposed by President Biden (seen above) AASHTO ISSUES 2021 BENEFITS OF TRANSPORTATION REPORT A new report by the American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials illustrates the many economic and quality of life benefits delivered by state department of transportation infrastructure projects. Building off an inaugural analysis issued in 2020, AASHTO’s latest report – entitled The Benefits of AASHTO UPDATES TRANSPORTATION ASSET MANAGEMENT GUIDE The American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials recently released the second edition of its Transportation Asset Management Guide: A Focus on Implementation. AASHTO said the purpose of this 324-page guide is to further the understanding of asset management techniques and advance its practices among transportationagencies.
AASHTO PUBLISHES FIRST ‘COMMUTING IN AMERICA’ REPORT The American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials recently released a new report entitled Commuting in America 2021: The National Report on Commuting Patterns and Trends—Brief 21.1. The Changing Nature of Work – the first in a series of several reports produced by the Census Transportation Planning Products or CTPP program on the subject PENNDOT VETERAN & A.I.I. LEADER MCAULEY PASSES AWAY George McAuley, a longtime veteran of the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation who most recently served as the agency’s executive deputy secretary, passed away suddenly in February. McAuley had also chaired the steering committee of the American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials Innovation Initiative, known as A.I.I., since AASHTO EXECUTIVE INSTITUTE NOW TAKING APPLICATIONS The American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials are accepting applications for the AASHTO Executive Institute (AEI), the third and final installment in the association’s revamped leadership development series. AEI, formerly known as the National Transportation Advanced Leadership Institute, will offer a unique senior executive professional development experience AASHTO ISSUES ANNUAL REPORT FOR 2020 The 2020 annual report released by the American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials highlighted how the organization handled the challenges presented by the COVID-19 while maintaining its focus on supporting state departments of transportation. “AASHTO achieved many significant accomplishments in 2020, and chief among them was its support for state AASHTO SEEKS CANDIDATES FOR THREE POSITIONS The American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials is seeking applicants for three positions: a program manager for Operations Policy; an alliance manager for the AASHTOWare program; and a director of national operations for the National Operations Center of Excellence. Full details including job requirements and duties areavailable at
AASHTO LAUNCHES NEW 2021 LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT SERIES The American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials plans to open 2021 registration soon for its brand new leadership development series, revamped under a new contract with the University of Kansas signed in October 2020. AASHTO’s 2021 leadership development series includes three newly renamed leadership development institutes – the AASHTO Management Institute U.S. AIR FORCE PLANNING ROCKET CARGO DELIVERY STUDY As part of its Rocket Cargo Vanguard program, the U.S. Air Force has assigned its Air Force Research Laboratory or AFRL to determine the viability and practicality of using large commercial rockets for handling global logistics delivery needs for the U.S. Department of Defense. AFRL will research anddevelop the
STATE BUDGET PROVIDES $10.3B TO FLORIDA DOT The new “Florida Leads” $101.5 billion state budget signed by Governor Ron DeSantis (R) (seen above) on June 2 for fiscal year 2021-2022 provides a total of $10.3 billion to the Florida Department of Transportation.That $10.3 billion includes $9.44 billion for the State Transportation Work Program, which is an ongoing five-year plan forthe
TWO-YEAR RURAL ROAD TEST UNDERWAY OF AUTOMATED SHUTTLE BUS The Automated Driving Systems (ADS) for Rural America project recently deployed a Ford Transit 350HD automated shuttle bus for a two-year journey traversing a 47-mile loop of Midwestern roadways – part of an effort to help “train” automated driving software to operate on rural roads. The University of UNIVERSITY ENGINEER CONDUCTING ROAD SUBSURFACE STUDY FOR A University of Arkansas geotechnical engineer is collaborating with the Arkansas Department of Transportation to map subsurface conditions before road construction begins to identify issues early and help keep highway construction projects on track and on budget. [Pictured in above photo: Clint Wood, center right, and civil engineering graduate students Landon Woodfield, left, Salman FAA ISSUES FINAL POLICY FOR AIRPORT SOLAR PROJECTS The Federal Aviation Administration recently published a final policy aimed at ensuring that airport solar projects do not create hazardous glare for air traffic control personnel and aircraft pilots. FAA said in a statement that its policy applies to proposed solar energy systems at “federally obligated airports” with control towers – a NORTH DAKOTA DOT’S PANOS TAPPED TO BE WASHTO PRESIDENT Bill Panos (seen above), director of the North Dakota Department of Transportation, is the new president of the Western Association of State Highway Transportation Officials or WASHTO. Panos, who previously served as WASHTO vice president, took over as president of the organization on June 1. Hereplaces James
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AASHTO Journal – Your weekly transportation news magazine. Top Stories. USDOT Seeks Transportation Equity Assessment Input. Top Stories. FHWA Issues AID Program Grants to Seven State DOTs. Nation. Republicans Increase Infrastructure Counteroffer to $928B. Top Stories. EPW Committee Unanimously Passes Surface ReauthorizationBill.
AASHTO, ITS AMERICA REEMPHASIZE SIGNIFICANCE OF THE SAFETY Reducing the amount of wireless communication spectrum available to vehicle-to-everything or V2X technology “seriously undermines” efforts to reduce the number of annual traffic injuries and fatalities occurring on U.S. roadways while also short-circuiting efforts to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and improve transportation equity. That is the argument the REGISTRATION CLOSING SOON FOR NEW AASHTO LEADERSHIP Registration closes May 21 for one of two programs within its new leadership development series unveiled by the American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials last year; programs revamped under a new contract with the University of Kansas signed in October 2020. AASHTO’s 2021 leadership development series includes three newly renamed leadership development AASHTO SETS 2021 TRANSPORTATION POLICY PRIORITIES Following the inauguration of the Biden-Harris administration, the American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials released a list of 2021 policy priorities to guide its efforts in support of a broad swath of transportation infrastructure strategies and investments. To that end, AASHTO highlighted two sets of key priorities it plans to pursue in 2021. FHWA ISSUES GUIDANCE TO CLARIFY HIGHWAY ROW USES The Federal Highway Administration issued a guidance document on April 27 to provide “clarification” to both its division offices and state departments of transportation on leveraging highway right-of-way or ROW for “certain uses” such as climate change, equitable communications access, and energy reliability. The agency added that its guidance BIDEN HARRIS ADMINISTRATION REVEALS INFRASTRUCTURE Biden Harris Administration Reveals Infrastructure Priorities. U.S. Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg ( seen above) and members of the House of Representatives Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure discussed the possible priorities for a potentially $2 trillion-plus infrastructure funding package during a hearing on March25.
AASHTO AND NSBA RELEASE NEW STEEL BRIDGE FABRICATION The American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials and the National Steel Bridge Alliance recently released a new set of guidelines for steel bridge fabrication. The Steel Bridge Fabrication QC/QA Guidelines, G4.1, supersede existing S4.1 guidelines and provide information complementary to applicable welding codes and American Institute of Steel Construction or AISC JUNDT TO CONTINUE AS SOUTH DAKOTA DOT SECRETARY Governor Kristi Noem (R) announced on March 17 that Joel Jundt (seen above) would continue to serve as secretary of the South Dakota Department of Transportation. She named him interim secretary in November 2020 following the retirement of Darin Bergquist. “Joel has long been respected throughout the industry AASHTO SURVEY FINDS DRONE USE EXPLODING AMONG STATE DOTS A 2019 survey conducted by the American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials indicates that 36 out of 50 state departments of transportation or 72 percent are now funding centers or programs to operate drones. That’s up from 20 out of 44 state DOTs or 45 percent in AASHTO’s 2018 survey. On top of AASHTO PUBLISHES NEW MANUAL FOR BRIDGE ELEMENT INSPECTION The American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials released the second edition of its Manual for Bridge Element Inspection reference guide on March 25. This edition replaces two current AASHTO publications: The first edition of the MBEI, published in 2013, along with its 2015 Interim Revisions.AASHTO JOURNAL
AASHTO Journal – Your weekly transportation news magazine. Top Stories. USDOT Seeks Transportation Equity Assessment Input. Top Stories. FHWA Issues AID Program Grants to Seven State DOTs. Nation. Republicans Increase Infrastructure Counteroffer to $928B. Top Stories. EPW Committee Unanimously Passes Surface ReauthorizationBill.
AASHTO, ITS AMERICA REEMPHASIZE SIGNIFICANCE OF THE SAFETY Reducing the amount of wireless communication spectrum available to vehicle-to-everything or V2X technology “seriously undermines” efforts to reduce the number of annual traffic injuries and fatalities occurring on U.S. roadways while also short-circuiting efforts to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and improve transportation equity. That is the argument the REGISTRATION CLOSING SOON FOR NEW AASHTO LEADERSHIP Registration closes May 21 for one of two programs within its new leadership development series unveiled by the American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials last year; programs revamped under a new contract with the University of Kansas signed in October 2020. AASHTO’s 2021 leadership development series includes three newly renamed leadership development AASHTO LAUNCHES NEW 2021 LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT SERIES The American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials plans to open 2021 registration soon for its brand new leadership development series, revamped under a new contract with the University of Kansas signed in October 2020. AASHTO’s 2021 leadership development series includes three newly renamed leadership development institutes – the AASHTO Management Institute AASHTO SETS 2021 TRANSPORTATION POLICY PRIORITIES Following the inauguration of the Biden-Harris administration, the American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials released a list of 2021 policy priorities to guide its efforts in support of a broad swath of transportation infrastructure strategies and investments. To that end, AASHTO highlighted two sets of key priorities it plans to pursue in 2021. AASHTO AND NSBA RELEASE NEW STEEL BRIDGE FABRICATION The American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials and the National Steel Bridge Alliance recently released a new set of guidelines for steel bridge fabrication. The Steel Bridge Fabrication QC/QA Guidelines, G4.1, supersede existing S4.1 guidelines and provide information complementary to applicable welding codes and American Institute of Steel Construction or AISC JUNDT TO CONTINUE AS SOUTH DAKOTA DOT SECRETARY Governor Kristi Noem (R) announced on March 17 that Joel Jundt (seen above) would continue to serve as secretary of the South Dakota Department of Transportation. She named him interim secretary in November 2020 following the retirement of Darin Bergquist. “Joel has long been respected throughout the industry BIDEN HARRIS ADMINISTRATION REVEALS INFRASTRUCTURE Biden Harris Administration Reveals Infrastructure Priorities. U.S. Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg ( seen above) and members of the House of Representatives Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure discussed the possible priorities for a potentially $2 trillion-plus infrastructure funding package during a hearing on March25.
AASHTO SURVEY FINDS DRONE USE EXPLODING AMONG STATE DOTS A 2019 survey conducted by the American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials indicates that 36 out of 50 state departments of transportation or 72 percent are now funding centers or programs to operate drones. That’s up from 20 out of 44 state DOTs or 45 percent in AASHTO’s 2018 survey. On top of AASHTO PUBLISHES NEW MANUAL FOR BRIDGE ELEMENT INSPECTION The American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials released the second edition of its Manual for Bridge Element Inspection reference guide on March 25. This edition replaces two current AASHTO publications: The first edition of the MBEI, published in 2013, along with its 2015 Interim Revisions. AASHTO ISSUES NEW PUBLICATIONS CATALOG The American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials recently issued a new publications catalog. The new index – entitled AASHTO Publications Catalog-2021, Volume 2 – includes the latest information concerning the organization’s publications, including descriptions, available formats, and prices. This 2021 Publications Catalog features several recently released REGISTRATION OPENS FOR AASHTO 2021 VIRTUAL SPRING MEETING The American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials has opened the registration portal for 2021 spring meeting, which will be held virtually May 10-14 due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. To register for this meeting, click here. The agenda for AASHTO’s 2021 virtual spring meeting will cover a wide array of transportation andinfrastructure
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Two recent polls conducted by insurance firm Esurance indicate that even though a large percentage of motorists remain uninterested in giving control of the steering wheel over to self-driving or connected and autonomous vehicles – called CAVs for short – the potential savings of doing so could amount to several thousand dollars per year,along
NCDOT USING TECHNOLOGY TO GIVE TRUCKERS TRAFFIC ALERTS The North Carolina Department of Transportation is collaborating with Intelligent Imaging Systems – a Canada-based company that provides innovative connected-truck technology, including in-cab communications – to reduce the risk of commercial truck crashes due to work zone activity and other traffic slowdowns. “We strive to let people know of unexpected AASHTO ISSUES 2021 BENEFITS OF TRANSPORTATION REPORT A new report by the American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials illustrates the many economic and quality of life benefits delivered by state department of transportation infrastructure projects. Building off an inaugural analysis issued in 2020, AASHTO’s latest report – entitled The Benefits of AASHTO UPDATES TRANSPORTATION ASSET MANAGEMENT GUIDE The American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials recently released the second edition of its Transportation Asset Management Guide: A Focus on Implementation. AASHTO said the purpose of this 324-page guide is to further the understanding of asset management techniques and advance its practices among transportationagencies.
FHWA ISSUES GUIDANCE TO CLARIFY HIGHWAY ROW USES The Federal Highway Administration issued a guidance document on April 27 to provide “clarification” to both its division offices and state departments of transportation on leveraging highway right-of-way or ROW for “certain uses” such as climate change, equitable communications access, and energy reliability. The agency added that its guidance 052821 – PAGE 2 – AASHTO JOURNAL The Utah Department of Transportation officially kicked off major construction on the $750 million West Davis Highway project on May 25; a project expected to reduce delays on local roads west of I-15 by more than 30 percent, improve freight flows, and improve overall travel times for state residents. AAA TRAVEL: MEMORIAL DAY DRIVING SURGE EXPECTED Meanwhile, AAA expects just 237,000 Americans to travel by other transportation modes, including bus and train, over the Memorial Day holiday. This is the second-lowest volume on record, higher only than the 185,000 who traveled in 2020. In 2021, travel via these modes will be 88 percent below 2019 levels, the group said. MARC WILLIAMS TAPPED TO BE TXDOT EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR The Texas Transportation Commission has named Marc Williams (seen above) to serve as executive director of the Texas Department of Transportation effective June 1. He replaces James Bass, who is stepping down to become the executive director of the Central Texas Regional Mobility Authority. Williams, who hasAASHTO JOURNAL
AASHTO Journal – Your weekly transportation news magazine. Top Stories. USDOT Seeks Transportation Equity Assessment Input. Top Stories. FHWA Issues AID Program Grants to Seven State DOTs. Nation. Republicans Increase Infrastructure Counteroffer to $928B. Top Stories. EPW Committee Unanimously Passes Surface ReauthorizationBill.
AASHTO, ITS AMERICA REEMPHASIZE SIGNIFICANCE OF THE SAFETY Reducing the amount of wireless communication spectrum available to vehicle-to-everything or V2X technology “seriously undermines” efforts to reduce the number of annual traffic injuries and fatalities occurring on U.S. roadways while also short-circuiting efforts to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and improve transportation equity. That is the argument the REGISTRATION CLOSING SOON FOR NEW AASHTO LEADERSHIP Registration closes May 21 for one of two programs within its new leadership development series unveiled by the American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials last year; programs revamped under a new contract with the University of Kansas signed in October 2020. AASHTO’s 2021 leadership development series includes three newly renamed leadership development AASHTO SETS 2021 TRANSPORTATION POLICY PRIORITIES Following the inauguration of the Biden-Harris administration, the American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials released a list of 2021 policy priorities to guide its efforts in support of a broad swath of transportation infrastructure strategies and investments. To that end, AASHTO highlighted two sets of key priorities it plans to pursue in 2021. FHWA ISSUES GUIDANCE TO CLARIFY HIGHWAY ROW USES The Federal Highway Administration issued a guidance document on April 27 to provide “clarification” to both its division offices and state departments of transportation on leveraging highway right-of-way or ROW for “certain uses” such as climate change, equitable communications access, and energy reliability. The agency added that its guidance BIDEN HARRIS ADMINISTRATION REVEALS INFRASTRUCTURE Biden Harris Administration Reveals Infrastructure Priorities. U.S. Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg ( seen above) and members of the House of Representatives Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure discussed the possible priorities for a potentially $2 trillion-plus infrastructure funding package during a hearing on March25.
AASHTO AND NSBA RELEASE NEW STEEL BRIDGE FABRICATION The American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials and the National Steel Bridge Alliance recently released a new set of guidelines for steel bridge fabrication. The Steel Bridge Fabrication QC/QA Guidelines, G4.1, supersede existing S4.1 guidelines and provide information complementary to applicable welding codes and American Institute of Steel Construction or AISC JUNDT TO CONTINUE AS SOUTH DAKOTA DOT SECRETARY Governor Kristi Noem (R) announced on March 17 that Joel Jundt (seen above) would continue to serve as secretary of the South Dakota Department of Transportation. She named him interim secretary in November 2020 following the retirement of Darin Bergquist. “Joel has long been respected throughout the industry AASHTO SURVEY FINDS DRONE USE EXPLODING AMONG STATE DOTS A 2019 survey conducted by the American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials indicates that 36 out of 50 state departments of transportation or 72 percent are now funding centers or programs to operate drones. That’s up from 20 out of 44 state DOTs or 45 percent in AASHTO’s 2018 survey. On top of AASHTO PUBLISHES NEW MANUAL FOR BRIDGE ELEMENT INSPECTION The American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials released the second edition of its Manual for Bridge Element Inspection reference guide on March 25. This edition replaces two current AASHTO publications: The first edition of the MBEI, published in 2013, along with its 2015 Interim Revisions.AASHTO JOURNAL
AASHTO Journal – Your weekly transportation news magazine. Top Stories. USDOT Seeks Transportation Equity Assessment Input. Top Stories. FHWA Issues AID Program Grants to Seven State DOTs. Nation. Republicans Increase Infrastructure Counteroffer to $928B. Top Stories. EPW Committee Unanimously Passes Surface ReauthorizationBill.
AASHTO, ITS AMERICA REEMPHASIZE SIGNIFICANCE OF THE SAFETY Reducing the amount of wireless communication spectrum available to vehicle-to-everything or V2X technology “seriously undermines” efforts to reduce the number of annual traffic injuries and fatalities occurring on U.S. roadways while also short-circuiting efforts to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and improve transportation equity. That is the argument the REGISTRATION CLOSING SOON FOR NEW AASHTO LEADERSHIP Registration closes May 21 for one of two programs within its new leadership development series unveiled by the American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials last year; programs revamped under a new contract with the University of Kansas signed in October 2020. AASHTO’s 2021 leadership development series includes three newly renamed leadership development AASHTO SETS 2021 TRANSPORTATION POLICY PRIORITIES Following the inauguration of the Biden-Harris administration, the American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials released a list of 2021 policy priorities to guide its efforts in support of a broad swath of transportation infrastructure strategies and investments. To that end, AASHTO highlighted two sets of key priorities it plans to pursue in 2021. FHWA ISSUES GUIDANCE TO CLARIFY HIGHWAY ROW USES The Federal Highway Administration issued a guidance document on April 27 to provide “clarification” to both its division offices and state departments of transportation on leveraging highway right-of-way or ROW for “certain uses” such as climate change, equitable communications access, and energy reliability. The agency added that its guidance BIDEN HARRIS ADMINISTRATION REVEALS INFRASTRUCTURE Biden Harris Administration Reveals Infrastructure Priorities. U.S. Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg ( seen above) and members of the House of Representatives Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure discussed the possible priorities for a potentially $2 trillion-plus infrastructure funding package during a hearing on March25.
AASHTO AND NSBA RELEASE NEW STEEL BRIDGE FABRICATION The American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials and the National Steel Bridge Alliance recently released a new set of guidelines for steel bridge fabrication. The Steel Bridge Fabrication QC/QA Guidelines, G4.1, supersede existing S4.1 guidelines and provide information complementary to applicable welding codes and American Institute of Steel Construction or AISC JUNDT TO CONTINUE AS SOUTH DAKOTA DOT SECRETARY Governor Kristi Noem (R) announced on March 17 that Joel Jundt (seen above) would continue to serve as secretary of the South Dakota Department of Transportation. She named him interim secretary in November 2020 following the retirement of Darin Bergquist. “Joel has long been respected throughout the industry AASHTO SURVEY FINDS DRONE USE EXPLODING AMONG STATE DOTS A 2019 survey conducted by the American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials indicates that 36 out of 50 state departments of transportation or 72 percent are now funding centers or programs to operate drones. That’s up from 20 out of 44 state DOTs or 45 percent in AASHTO’s 2018 survey. On top of AASHTO PUBLISHES NEW MANUAL FOR BRIDGE ELEMENT INSPECTION The American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials released the second edition of its Manual for Bridge Element Inspection reference guide on March 25. This edition replaces two current AASHTO publications: The first edition of the MBEI, published in 2013, along with its 2015 Interim Revisions. AASHTO ISSUES NEW PUBLICATIONS CATALOG The American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials recently issued a new publications catalog. The new index – entitled AASHTO Publications Catalog-2021, Volume 2 – includes the latest information concerning the organization’s publications, including descriptions, available formats, and prices. This 2021 Publications Catalog features several recently released REGISTRATION OPENS FOR AASHTO 2021 VIRTUAL SPRING MEETING The American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials has opened the registration portal for 2021 spring meeting, which will be held virtually May 10-14 due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. To register for this meeting, click here. The agenda for AASHTO’s 2021 virtual spring meeting will cover a wide array of transportation andinfrastructure
AGC: WORK ZONE CRASHES UP DESPITE PANDEMIC TRAFFIC DROP An annual survey conducted by the Associated General Contractors of America and construction software provider HCSS found that 60 percent of highway contractors experienced work zone crashes over the past year – despite a decline in vehicular traffic due to the COVID-19 pandemic. “The men and women of the construction industry are frequently working just HOUSE T&I COMMITTEE UNVEILS $547B SURFACE TRANSPORTATION The House of Representatives Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure unveiled its five-year, $547 billion surface transportation reauthorization bill on June 4. Dubbed the Investing in a New Vision for the Environment and Surface Transportation in America or INVEST in America Act, the committee plans to markup the bill on June 9. [Above photo by the AASHTO, ITS AMERICA SUE FCC TO STOP SPECTRUM REALLOCATION The American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials and the Intelligent Transportation Society of America are suing the Federal Communications Commission in federal court to stop the agency’s plan to reallocate swaths of the 5.9-gigahertz (GHz) wireless communication spectrum to non-transportation uses. ITS America and PRESIDENT’S FY 2022 BUDGET REQUEST SEEKS $88B FOR USDOT The 72-page fiscal year 2022 budget request issued by the Office of Management and Budget on May 28 seeks $88.2 billion for the U.S. Department of Transportation – an increase of $352 million or 0.4 percent over the enacted FY 2021 level, though that number does not include funding proposed by President Biden (seen above) NHTSA: CRASH DEATHS UP IN 2020 DESPITE LESS DRIVING According to preliminary estimates released June 3 by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, some 38,680 people died in motor vehicle traffic crashes in 2020: the largest projected number of fatalities since 2007, the agency said. That spike in traffic fatalities also occurred despite a drop invehicle miles
FRA, FTA SUBMIT EIA, ROD REVIEWS FOR HUDSON TUNNEL PROJECT The Federal Railroad Administration and Federal Transit Administration jointly issued the final environment impact statement or FEIS as well as a record of decision for the Hudson Tunnel Project on May 28 – a key infrastructure component of the $30 billion Gateway Project.The Hudson tunnels, owned by Amtrak, serve as a critical link for the passenger railroad’s Northeast Corridor. NCDOT USING TECHNOLOGY TO GIVE TRUCKERS TRAFFIC ALERTS The North Carolina Department of Transportation is collaborating with Intelligent Imaging Systems – a Canada-based company that provides innovative connected-truck technology, including in-cab communications – to reduce the risk of commercial truck crashes due to work zone activity and other traffic slowdowns. “We strive to let people know of unexpected MINNESOTA DOT UNVEILS FIRST STATEWIDE PEDESTRIAN SAFETY The Minnesota Department of Transportation released its first Statewide Pedestrian System Plan on May 26 – a plan that provides policy and investment guidance to improve places where people walk across and along Minnesota highways. The plan identifies current priority areas for investments while laying out specific strategies toAASHTO JOURNAL
AASHTO Journal – Your weekly transportation news magazine. Top Stories. USDOT Seeks Transportation Equity Assessment Input. Top Stories. FHWA Issues AID Program Grants to Seven State DOTs. Nation. Republicans Increase Infrastructure Counteroffer to $928B. Top Stories. EPW Committee Unanimously Passes Surface ReauthorizationBill.
AASHTO, ITS AMERICA REEMPHASIZE SIGNIFICANCE OF THE SAFETY Reducing the amount of wireless communication spectrum available to vehicle-to-everything or V2X technology “seriously undermines” efforts to reduce the number of annual traffic injuries and fatalities occurring on U.S. roadways while also short-circuiting efforts to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and improve transportation equity. That is the argument the REGISTRATION CLOSING SOON FOR NEW AASHTO LEADERSHIP Registration closes May 21 for one of two programs within its new leadership development series unveiled by the American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials last year; programs revamped under a new contract with the University of Kansas signed in October 2020. AASHTO’s 2021 leadership development series includes three newly renamed leadership development AASHTO SETS 2021 TRANSPORTATION POLICY PRIORITIESBIDEN ADMINISTRATIONPRIORITIES
Following the inauguration of the Biden-Harris administration, the American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials released a list of 2021 policy priorities to guide its efforts in support of a broad swath of transportation infrastructure strategies and investments. To that end, AASHTO highlighted two sets of key priorities it plans to pursue in 2021. FHWA ISSUES GUIDANCE TO CLARIFY HIGHWAY ROW USES The Federal Highway Administration issued a guidance document on April 27 to provide “clarification” to both its division offices and state departments of transportation on leveraging highway right-of-way or ROW for “certain uses” such as climate change, equitable communications access, and energy reliability. The agency added that its guidance AASHTO AND NSBA RELEASE NEW STEEL BRIDGE FABRICATIONNSBA STEEL BRIDGE HANDBOOKNSBA STEEL BRIDGEAASHTO STEEL BRIDGE DESIGNNSBA STEEL BRIDGE DESIGN HANDBOOKAASHTO BRIDGENSBA BRIDGE The American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials and the National Steel Bridge Alliance recently released a new set of guidelines for steel bridge fabrication. The Steel Bridge Fabrication QC/QA Guidelines, G4.1, supersede existing S4.1 guidelines and provide information complementary to applicable welding codes and American Institute of Steel Construction or AISC BIDEN HARRIS ADMINISTRATION REVEALS INFRASTRUCTURE Biden Harris Administration Reveals Infrastructure Priorities. U.S. Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg ( seen above) and members of the House of Representatives Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure discussed the possible priorities for a potentially $2 trillion-plus infrastructure funding package during a hearing on March25.
JUNDT TO CONTINUE AS SOUTH DAKOTA DOT SECRETARY Governor Kristi Noem (R) announced on March 17 that Joel Jundt (seen above) would continue to serve as secretary of the South Dakota Department of Transportation. She named him interim secretary in November 2020 following the retirement of Darin Bergquist. “Joel has long been respected throughout the industry AASHTO SURVEY FINDS DRONE USE EXPLODING AMONG STATE DOTS A 2019 survey conducted by the American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials indicates that 36 out of 50 state departments of transportation or 72 percent are now funding centers or programs to operate drones. That’s up from 20 out of 44 state DOTs or 45 percent in AASHTO’s 2018 survey. On top of AASHTO PUBLISHES NEW MANUAL FOR BRIDGE ELEMENT INSPECTION The American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials released the second edition of its Manual for Bridge Element Inspection reference guide on March 25. This edition replaces two current AASHTO publications: The first edition of the MBEI, published in 2013, along with its 2015 Interim Revisions.AASHTO JOURNAL
AASHTO Journal – Your weekly transportation news magazine. Top Stories. USDOT Seeks Transportation Equity Assessment Input. Top Stories. FHWA Issues AID Program Grants to Seven State DOTs. Nation. Republicans Increase Infrastructure Counteroffer to $928B. Top Stories. EPW Committee Unanimously Passes Surface ReauthorizationBill.
AASHTO, ITS AMERICA REEMPHASIZE SIGNIFICANCE OF THE SAFETY Reducing the amount of wireless communication spectrum available to vehicle-to-everything or V2X technology “seriously undermines” efforts to reduce the number of annual traffic injuries and fatalities occurring on U.S. roadways while also short-circuiting efforts to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and improve transportation equity. That is the argument the REGISTRATION CLOSING SOON FOR NEW AASHTO LEADERSHIP Registration closes May 21 for one of two programs within its new leadership development series unveiled by the American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials last year; programs revamped under a new contract with the University of Kansas signed in October 2020. AASHTO’s 2021 leadership development series includes three newly renamed leadership development AASHTO SETS 2021 TRANSPORTATION POLICY PRIORITIESBIDEN ADMINISTRATIONPRIORITIES
Following the inauguration of the Biden-Harris administration, the American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials released a list of 2021 policy priorities to guide its efforts in support of a broad swath of transportation infrastructure strategies and investments. To that end, AASHTO highlighted two sets of key priorities it plans to pursue in 2021. FHWA ISSUES GUIDANCE TO CLARIFY HIGHWAY ROW USES The Federal Highway Administration issued a guidance document on April 27 to provide “clarification” to both its division offices and state departments of transportation on leveraging highway right-of-way or ROW for “certain uses” such as climate change, equitable communications access, and energy reliability. The agency added that its guidance BIDEN HARRIS ADMINISTRATION REVEALS INFRASTRUCTURE Biden Harris Administration Reveals Infrastructure Priorities. U.S. Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg ( seen above) and members of the House of Representatives Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure discussed the possible priorities for a potentially $2 trillion-plus infrastructure funding package during a hearing on March25.
AASHTO AND NSBA RELEASE NEW STEEL BRIDGE FABRICATIONNSBA STEEL BRIDGE HANDBOOKNSBA STEEL BRIDGEAASHTO STEEL BRIDGE DESIGNNSBA STEEL BRIDGE DESIGN HANDBOOKAASHTO BRIDGENSBA BRIDGE The American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials and the National Steel Bridge Alliance recently released a new set of guidelines for steel bridge fabrication. The Steel Bridge Fabrication QC/QA Guidelines, G4.1, supersede existing S4.1 guidelines and provide information complementary to applicable welding codes and American Institute of Steel Construction or AISC JUNDT TO CONTINUE AS SOUTH DAKOTA DOT SECRETARY Governor Kristi Noem (R) announced on March 17 that Joel Jundt (seen above) would continue to serve as secretary of the South Dakota Department of Transportation. She named him interim secretary in November 2020 following the retirement of Darin Bergquist. “Joel has long been respected throughout the industry AASHTO SURVEY FINDS DRONE USE EXPLODING AMONG STATE DOTS A 2019 survey conducted by the American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials indicates that 36 out of 50 state departments of transportation or 72 percent are now funding centers or programs to operate drones. That’s up from 20 out of 44 state DOTs or 45 percent in AASHTO’s 2018 survey. On top of AASHTO PUBLISHES NEW MANUAL FOR BRIDGE ELEMENT INSPECTION The American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials released the second edition of its Manual for Bridge Element Inspection reference guide on March 25. This edition replaces two current AASHTO publications: The first edition of the MBEI, published in 2013, along with its 2015 Interim Revisions. AASHTO ISSUES NEW PUBLICATIONS CATALOG The American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials recently issued a new publications catalog. The new index – entitled AASHTO Publications Catalog-2021, Volume 2 – includes the latest information concerning the organization’s publications, including descriptions, available formats, and prices. This 2021 Publications Catalog features several recently released REGISTRATION OPENS FOR AASHTO 2021 VIRTUAL SPRING MEETING The American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials has opened the registration portal for 2021 spring meeting, which will be held virtually May 10-14 due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. To register for this meeting, click here. The agenda for AASHTO’s 2021 virtual spring meeting will cover a wide array of transportation andinfrastructure
AGC: WORK ZONE CRASHES UP DESPITE PANDEMIC TRAFFIC DROP An annual survey conducted by the Associated General Contractors of America and construction software provider HCSS found that 60 percent of highway contractors experienced work zone crashes over the past year – despite a decline in vehicular traffic due to the COVID-19 pandemic. “The men and women of the construction industry are frequently working just AASHTO, ITS AMERICA SUE FCC TO STOP SPECTRUM REALLOCATION The American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials and the Intelligent Transportation Society of America are suing the Federal Communications Commission in federal court to stop the agency’s plan to reallocate swaths of the 5.9-gigahertz (GHz) wireless communication spectrum to non-transportation uses. ITS America and HOUSE T&I COMMITTEE UNVEILS $547B SURFACE TRANSPORTATION The House of Representatives Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure unveiled its five-year, $547 billion surface transportation reauthorization bill on June 4. Dubbed the Investing in a New Vision for the Environment and Surface Transportation in America or INVEST in America Act, the committee plans to markup the bill on June 9. [Above photo by the PRESIDENT’S FY 2022 BUDGET REQUEST SEEKS $88B FOR USDOT The 72-page fiscal year 2022 budget request issued by the Office of Management and Budget on May 28 seeks $88.2 billion for the U.S. Department of Transportation – an increase of $352 million or 0.4 percent over the enacted FY 2021 level, though that number does not include funding proposed by President Biden (seen above) NHTSA: CRASH DEATHS UP IN 2020 DESPITE LESS DRIVING According to preliminary estimates released June 3 by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, some 38,680 people died in motor vehicle traffic crashes in 2020: the largest projected number of fatalities since 2007, the agency said. That spike in traffic fatalities also occurred despite a drop invehicle miles
FRA, FTA SUBMIT EIA, ROD REVIEWS FOR HUDSON TUNNEL PROJECT The Federal Railroad Administration and Federal Transit Administration jointly issued the final environment impact statement or FEIS as well as a record of decision for the Hudson Tunnel Project on May 28 – a key infrastructure component of the $30 billion Gateway Project.The Hudson tunnels, owned by Amtrak, serve as a critical link for the passenger railroad’s Northeast Corridor. NCDOT USING TECHNOLOGY TO GIVE TRUCKERS TRAFFIC ALERTS The North Carolina Department of Transportation is collaborating with Intelligent Imaging Systems – a Canada-based company that provides innovative connected-truck technology, including in-cab communications – to reduce the risk of commercial truck crashes due to work zone activity and other traffic slowdowns. “We strive to let people know of unexpected MINNESOTA DOT UNVEILS FIRST STATEWIDE PEDESTRIAN SAFETY The Minnesota Department of Transportation released its first Statewide Pedestrian System Plan on May 26 – a plan that provides policy and investment guidance to improve places where people walk across and along Minnesota highways. The plan identifies current priority areas for investments while laying out specific strategies toAASHTO JOURNAL
AASHTO Journal – Your weekly transportation news magazine. Top Stories. USDOT Seeks Transportation Equity Assessment Input. Top Stories. FHWA Issues AID Program Grants to Seven State DOTs. Nation. Republicans Increase Infrastructure Counteroffer to $928B. Top Stories. EPW Committee Unanimously Passes Surface ReauthorizationBill.
AASHTO, ITS AMERICA REEMPHASIZE SIGNIFICANCE OF THE SAFETY Reducing the amount of wireless communication spectrum available to vehicle-to-everything or V2X technology “seriously undermines” efforts to reduce the number of annual traffic injuries and fatalities occurring on U.S. roadways while also short-circuiting efforts to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and improve transportation equity. That is the argument the REGISTRATION CLOSING SOON FOR NEW AASHTO LEADERSHIP Registration closes May 21 for one of two programs within its new leadership development series unveiled by the American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials last year; programs revamped under a new contract with the University of Kansas signed in October 2020. AASHTO’s 2021 leadership development series includes three newly renamed leadership development AASHTO SETS 2021 TRANSPORTATION POLICY PRIORITIESBIDEN ADMINISTRATIONPRIORITIES
Following the inauguration of the Biden-Harris administration, the American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials released a list of 2021 policy priorities to guide its efforts in support of a broad swath of transportation infrastructure strategies and investments. To that end, AASHTO highlighted two sets of key priorities it plans to pursue in 2021. FHWA ISSUES GUIDANCE TO CLARIFY HIGHWAY ROW USES The Federal Highway Administration issued a guidance document on April 27 to provide “clarification” to both its division offices and state departments of transportation on leveraging highway right-of-way or ROW for “certain uses” such as climate change, equitable communications access, and energy reliability. The agency added that its guidance AASHTO AND NSBA RELEASE NEW STEEL BRIDGE FABRICATIONNSBA STEEL BRIDGE HANDBOOKNSBA STEEL BRIDGEAASHTO STEEL BRIDGE DESIGNNSBA STEEL BRIDGE DESIGN HANDBOOKAASHTO BRIDGENSBA BRIDGE The American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials and the National Steel Bridge Alliance recently released a new set of guidelines for steel bridge fabrication. The Steel Bridge Fabrication QC/QA Guidelines, G4.1, supersede existing S4.1 guidelines and provide information complementary to applicable welding codes and American Institute of Steel Construction or AISC BIDEN HARRIS ADMINISTRATION REVEALS INFRASTRUCTURE Biden Harris Administration Reveals Infrastructure Priorities. U.S. Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg ( seen above) and members of the House of Representatives Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure discussed the possible priorities for a potentially $2 trillion-plus infrastructure funding package during a hearing on March25.
JUNDT TO CONTINUE AS SOUTH DAKOTA DOT SECRETARY Governor Kristi Noem (R) announced on March 17 that Joel Jundt (seen above) would continue to serve as secretary of the South Dakota Department of Transportation. She named him interim secretary in November 2020 following the retirement of Darin Bergquist. “Joel has long been respected throughout the industry AASHTO SURVEY FINDS DRONE USE EXPLODING AMONG STATE DOTS A 2019 survey conducted by the American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials indicates that 36 out of 50 state departments of transportation or 72 percent are now funding centers or programs to operate drones. That’s up from 20 out of 44 state DOTs or 45 percent in AASHTO’s 2018 survey. On top of AASHTO PUBLISHES NEW MANUAL FOR BRIDGE ELEMENT INSPECTION The American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials released the second edition of its Manual for Bridge Element Inspection reference guide on March 25. This edition replaces two current AASHTO publications: The first edition of the MBEI, published in 2013, along with its 2015 Interim Revisions.AASHTO JOURNAL
AASHTO Journal – Your weekly transportation news magazine. Top Stories. USDOT Seeks Transportation Equity Assessment Input. Top Stories. FHWA Issues AID Program Grants to Seven State DOTs. Nation. Republicans Increase Infrastructure Counteroffer to $928B. Top Stories. EPW Committee Unanimously Passes Surface ReauthorizationBill.
AASHTO, ITS AMERICA REEMPHASIZE SIGNIFICANCE OF THE SAFETY Reducing the amount of wireless communication spectrum available to vehicle-to-everything or V2X technology “seriously undermines” efforts to reduce the number of annual traffic injuries and fatalities occurring on U.S. roadways while also short-circuiting efforts to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and improve transportation equity. That is the argument the REGISTRATION CLOSING SOON FOR NEW AASHTO LEADERSHIP Registration closes May 21 for one of two programs within its new leadership development series unveiled by the American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials last year; programs revamped under a new contract with the University of Kansas signed in October 2020. AASHTO’s 2021 leadership development series includes three newly renamed leadership development AASHTO SETS 2021 TRANSPORTATION POLICY PRIORITIESBIDEN ADMINISTRATIONPRIORITIES
Following the inauguration of the Biden-Harris administration, the American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials released a list of 2021 policy priorities to guide its efforts in support of a broad swath of transportation infrastructure strategies and investments. To that end, AASHTO highlighted two sets of key priorities it plans to pursue in 2021. FHWA ISSUES GUIDANCE TO CLARIFY HIGHWAY ROW USES The Federal Highway Administration issued a guidance document on April 27 to provide “clarification” to both its division offices and state departments of transportation on leveraging highway right-of-way or ROW for “certain uses” such as climate change, equitable communications access, and energy reliability. The agency added that its guidance AASHTO AND NSBA RELEASE NEW STEEL BRIDGE FABRICATIONNSBA STEEL BRIDGE HANDBOOKNSBA STEEL BRIDGEAASHTO STEEL BRIDGE DESIGNNSBA STEEL BRIDGE DESIGN HANDBOOKAASHTO BRIDGENSBA BRIDGE The American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials and the National Steel Bridge Alliance recently released a new set of guidelines for steel bridge fabrication. The Steel Bridge Fabrication QC/QA Guidelines, G4.1, supersede existing S4.1 guidelines and provide information complementary to applicable welding codes and American Institute of Steel Construction or AISC BIDEN HARRIS ADMINISTRATION REVEALS INFRASTRUCTURE Biden Harris Administration Reveals Infrastructure Priorities. U.S. Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg ( seen above) and members of the House of Representatives Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure discussed the possible priorities for a potentially $2 trillion-plus infrastructure funding package during a hearing on March25.
JUNDT TO CONTINUE AS SOUTH DAKOTA DOT SECRETARY Governor Kristi Noem (R) announced on March 17 that Joel Jundt (seen above) would continue to serve as secretary of the South Dakota Department of Transportation. She named him interim secretary in November 2020 following the retirement of Darin Bergquist. “Joel has long been respected throughout the industry AASHTO SURVEY FINDS DRONE USE EXPLODING AMONG STATE DOTS A 2019 survey conducted by the American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials indicates that 36 out of 50 state departments of transportation or 72 percent are now funding centers or programs to operate drones. That’s up from 20 out of 44 state DOTs or 45 percent in AASHTO’s 2018 survey. On top of AASHTO PUBLISHES NEW MANUAL FOR BRIDGE ELEMENT INSPECTION The American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials released the second edition of its Manual for Bridge Element Inspection reference guide on March 25. This edition replaces two current AASHTO publications: The first edition of the MBEI, published in 2013, along with its 2015 Interim Revisions. AASHTO ISSUES NEW PUBLICATIONS CATALOG The American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials recently issued a new publications catalog. The new index – entitled AASHTO Publications Catalog-2021, Volume 2 – includes the latest information concerning the organization’s publications, including descriptions, available formats, and prices. This 2021 Publications Catalog features several recently released REGISTRATION OPENS FOR AASHTO 2021 VIRTUAL SPRING MEETING The American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials has opened the registration portal for 2021 spring meeting, which will be held virtually May 10-14 due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. To register for this meeting, click here. The agenda for AASHTO’s 2021 virtual spring meeting will cover a wide array of transportation andinfrastructure
AGC: WORK ZONE CRASHES UP DESPITE PANDEMIC TRAFFIC DROP An annual survey conducted by the Associated General Contractors of America and construction software provider HCSS found that 60 percent of highway contractors experienced work zone crashes over the past year – despite a decline in vehicular traffic due to the COVID-19 pandemic. “The men and women of the construction industry are frequently working just AASHTO, ITS AMERICA SUE FCC TO STOP SPECTRUM REALLOCATION The American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials and the Intelligent Transportation Society of America are suing the Federal Communications Commission in federal court to stop the agency’s plan to reallocate swaths of the 5.9-gigahertz (GHz) wireless communication spectrum to non-transportation uses. ITS America and HOUSE T&I COMMITTEE UNVEILS $547B SURFACE TRANSPORTATION The House of Representatives Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure unveiled its five-year, $547 billion surface transportation reauthorization bill on June 4. Dubbed the Investing in a New Vision for the Environment and Surface Transportation in America or INVEST in America Act, the committee plans to markup the bill on June 9. [Above photo by the PRESIDENT’S FY 2022 BUDGET REQUEST SEEKS $88B FOR USDOT The 72-page fiscal year 2022 budget request issued by the Office of Management and Budget on May 28 seeks $88.2 billion for the U.S. Department of Transportation – an increase of $352 million or 0.4 percent over the enacted FY 2021 level, though that number does not include funding proposed by President Biden (seen above) NHTSA: CRASH DEATHS UP IN 2020 DESPITE LESS DRIVING According to preliminary estimates released June 3 by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, some 38,680 people died in motor vehicle traffic crashes in 2020: the largest projected number of fatalities since 2007, the agency said. That spike in traffic fatalities also occurred despite a drop invehicle miles
FRA, FTA SUBMIT EIA, ROD REVIEWS FOR HUDSON TUNNEL PROJECT The Federal Railroad Administration and Federal Transit Administration jointly issued the final environment impact statement or FEIS as well as a record of decision for the Hudson Tunnel Project on May 28 – a key infrastructure component of the $30 billion Gateway Project.The Hudson tunnels, owned by Amtrak, serve as a critical link for the passenger railroad’s Northeast Corridor. NCDOT USING TECHNOLOGY TO GIVE TRUCKERS TRAFFIC ALERTS The North Carolina Department of Transportation is collaborating with Intelligent Imaging Systems – a Canada-based company that provides innovative connected-truck technology, including in-cab communications – to reduce the risk of commercial truck crashes due to work zone activity and other traffic slowdowns. “We strive to let people know of unexpected MINNESOTA DOT UNVEILS FIRST STATEWIDE PEDESTRIAN SAFETY The Minnesota Department of Transportation released its first Statewide Pedestrian System Plan on May 26 – a plan that provides policy and investment guidance to improve places where people walk across and along Minnesota highways. The plan identifies current priority areas for investments while laying out specific strategies to* Home
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