AASHTO Journal

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AAA: ‘Jam Packed’ Travel on the…

November 12, 2021

Airports and roads may seem jam packed in late November this year as AAA predicts 53.4 million people to travel ...

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House Passes Bill to Create Air…

November 12, 2021

A bill passed on November 4 by the House of Representatives seeks to form an “interagency working group” to help ...

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Audi Gaining Real-World Insights from C-V2X…

November 5, 2021

What began as an initial deployment of next-generation cellular vehicle-to-everything or C-V2X technologies is now yielding a wealth of real-world ...

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AAA Study: Some Dangerous Driving Behaviors…

November 5, 2021

A new AAA Foundation for Traffic Safety report finds several unsafe driving behaviors – including red light running, drowsy driving, ...

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Study Highlights Potential Benefits from ROW…

November 5, 2021

Recent research published by the Webber Energy Group (WEG) at the University of Texas at Austin and by The Ray ...

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Ericsson Completes 5G Self-Driving Bus Test…

November 5, 2021

International communications firm Ericsson recently wrapped up a pilot test of its remote digital monitoring self-driving 5G bus project in ...

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Senate Bill Allows COVID-19 Relief to…

October 29, 2021

The Senate passed a bill on October 19 to make several categories of infrastructure investments and disaster relief eligible for ...

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Mesa Airlines, Flirtey Launch Drone-Based Delivery…

October 29, 2021

Mesa Air Group – the parent company of Mesa Airlines – recently ordered four drones from aerospace technology company Flirtey, ...

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AASHTO Sends Supply Chain Advice Letter…

October 22, 2021

The American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials sent a 21-page letter to the U.S. Department of Transportation on ...

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President Nominates Leaders for NHTSA, MARAD

October 22, 2021

The Biden administration recently nominated Steven Cliff (above left) to be the administrator of the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration ...

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FAA Launches Airport Design Challenge for…

October 22, 2021

The Federal Aviation Administration Aviation recently kicked of its annual Airport Design Challenge contest for both U.S. and international K-12 students. Registration ...

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FTA Makes Access & Mobility Grants…

October 22, 2021

The Federal Transit Administration recently issued a notice of funding opportunity for $3.5 million worth of fiscal year 2021 grants for ...

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New Research Seeks to Improve Drone…

October 14, 2021

The Mississippi State University or MSU flight lab is researching how “agricultural aviation” flight patterns can help improve aerial drone ...

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Canadian Transit Agencies Test Anti-Bacterial Copper…

October 14, 2021

Antimicrobial copper coatings are being installed on high-touch transit surfaces on Ontario-based Toronto Transit Commission (TTC) and British Columbia-based TransLink ...

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ETAP Podcast: Identifying Infrastructure Bill Benefits

October 8, 2021

In this episode of the Environmental Technical Assistance Program or ETAP Podcast, Joung Lee (seen above at podium) – director ...

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Four State DOTs Get 2021 National…

October 8, 2021

The Roadway Safety Foundation named seven recipients for its 2021 National Roadway Safety Awards, including four state departments of transportation. ...

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FTA Seeking Ways to Improve Safety…

October 8, 2021

The Federal Transit Administration is seeking the input of transit industry personnel, researchers, contractors, government entities, transit users, and other ...

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FAA Awards $479M in Additional Airport…

October 8, 2021

The Federal Aviation Administration recently awarded more than $479 million in additional infrastructure grants to support 123 projects at airports ...

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Report Encourages Sharing of Bridge Corrosion…

October 1, 2021

A new report from the U.S. Government Accountability Office encourages the Federal Highway Administration to share more corrosion-control “best practices” ...