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AASHTO Calls on Trump to Find Common Ground with Democrats on Infrastructure

AASHTO Calls on Trump to Find Common Ground with Democrats on Infrastructure

| December 27, 2016

  The American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials (AASHTO) has called on President-elect Donald Trump to advance his infrastructure plan and emphasized that to “put his own mark on transportation with a historic-sized investment program, Trump could reportedly find common ground with many congressional Democrats but might need to overcome reluctance among Republican […]

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AASHTO Supports Elaine Chao as U.S. Transportation Secretary

AASHTO Supports Elaine Chao as U.S. Transportation Secretary

| December 2, 2016

The American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials  (AASHTO) has expressed its strong support for “Transportation Secretary Nominee Elaine Chao and the administration of President-elect Donald Trump to fully fund the nation’s critical transportation needs and ensure a healthy and robust national transportation system.” “Former Labor Secretary Chao is a respected leader who, based […]

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Transportation Projects in Connecticut and Florida Win Top National Awards

Transportation Projects in Connecticut and Florida Win Top National Awards

| November 17, 2016

The American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials (AASHTO), AAA and the U.S. Chamber of Commerce have announced that the Connecticut Department of Transportation has earned the Grand Prize and the Florida Department of Transportation was voted the People’s Choice Award winner in the 2016 America’s Transportation Awards competition. Now in its ninth year, the […]

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AASHTO Board Elects Maine’s David Bernhardt President and Tennessee’s John Schroer VP

AASHTO Board Elects Maine’s David Bernhardt President and Tennessee’s John Schroer VP

| November 16, 2016

The American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials Board of Directors today elected Maine Department of Transportation Commissioner David Bernhardt, P.E., as the association’s president. Tennessee Department of Transportation Commissioner John Schroer was elected vice president. As President, Bernhardt will concentrate on three emphasis areas: working closely with the new Administration and members of […]

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