Welcome to
the Federal Highway Administration's (FHWA) 1998 news and
information archives. The FHWA is responsible for
administering the federal highway aid program to
individual states, and working to help plan, develop and
coordinate construction of federally funded highway
projects. The FHWA also regulates and enforces federal
requirements for the safety of trucks & buses. It
also governs the safety of hazardous cargoes as they move
over the nation's highways.
PRESS RELEASES FROM JANUARY
 Coloradan
Honored by DOT for Truck Crash Rescue (1/6/98)
Among
Interstate Truck and Bus Drivers, Low Incidence of
Alcohol Use Allows for Reduced Testing Rate (1/13/98)
Slater
Announces Agreement on Advancing Georgia Transportation
Projects and New Environmental Measures (1/16/98)
DOT
Provides $12 Million to Guam for Typhoon-Damaged Roads
(1/23/97)
DOT
Announces Initial Recreational Trails Program Allocations
for Fiscal Year 1998 (1/29/98)
DOT
Provides $4.3 Million to Northern Mariana Islands for
Flood-Damaged Roads (1/30/98)
PRESS RELEASES FROM FEBRUARY
Secretary
Slater Announces $2 Million to Repair New York's
Flood-Damaged Roads (2/13/98)
Vice
President Gore Announces $20 Million for Flood-Damaged
Roads in California (2/18/98)
Road
Construction Costs Up for Fourth Quarter of 1997
(2/19/98)
President
Clinton Announces Addition $20 Million in Emergency
Reelief for California Roads and Bridges (2/26/98)
PRESS RELEASES FROM MARCH
New
Rule Would Disqualify Commercial Vehicle Drivers for
Grade Crossing Violations (3/11/98)
FHWA,
District Public Works Department Sign Partnership with
Howard University (3/24/98)
FHWA
Awards $500,000 To Minority-Serving Schools For Summer
Transportation Institutes (3/26/98)
PRESS RELEASES FROM APRIL
Earth
Day: FHWA Administrator Wykle Signs West Virginia
Wetlands Agreement (4/22/98)
Transportation
Secretary Slater Announces Awards Competition for
Environmental Excellence (4/22/98)
Secretary
Slater Announces Partnership to Combat Red Light Running
Nationwide (4/30/98)
DOT
Provides $18.5 Million in Funds for Public Lands Projects
(4/30/98)
PRESS RELEASES FROM MAY
FHWA
Reports Road Construction Costs for First Quarter of 1998
(5/11/98)
Transportation
Secretary Slater Announces Project Using Satellite
Tracking to Manage Hours of Service by Drivers (5/14/98)
FHWA Research
Engineer Wins Award for Applied Science (5/22/98)
FHWA
Sponsors First International Transportation Essay Contest
(5/22/98)
Secretary Slater
Announces Joint Information Effort to Improve Air Quality
(5/22/98)
Federal
Highway Administration Opens Biennial Highway Design
Competition (5/22/98)
PRESS RELEASES FROM JUNE
Secretary
Slater Announces All-American Roads, Scenic Byways in 19
States (6/9/98)
Federal
Highway Administration Authorizes Paperless Log System
(6/10/98)
DOT
Provides $5 Million to Pennsylvania to Repair I-95
Section Closed After Fiery Truck Crash (6/19/98)
Secretary
Slater Announces $7.6 Million for Flood, Fire Damage in
Washington (6/18/98)
PRESS RELEASES FROM JULY
Vice
President Gore Announces $60 Million More for
Flood-Damaged Roads in California (7/14/98)
Shibley Appointed FHWA Director of
Communications (7/21/98)
Deputy Transportation Secretary Downey
Inaugurates New Advanced Technology Travel Service
(7/21/98)
PRESS RELEASES FROM AUGUST
FHWA,
Engineers Announce Effort to Promote Engineering Skills,
Careers (8/5/98)
FHWA
Reports Road Construction Costs for Second Quarter of
1998 (8/6/98)
FHWA
Recognizes Highway Safety Partners Before NASCAR
Craftsman Truck Series Race (8/14/98)
FHWA
Cites Colorado, Others for Work on Civil Rights (8/25/98)
PRESS RELEASES FROM SEPTEMBER
Secretary
Slater Announces New Hotline System for commercial
Drivers to Report Safety Violations (9/3/98)
Two
of Three See Other Drivers Run Red Lights Every Day, Says
Survey as National Stop on Red Week Begins (9/4/98)
FHWA
Research Web Site Gets New Look (9/9/98)
Walter
Sutton Named FHWA Policy Director (9/11/98)
Secretary
Slater: FHWA Seeks Minority Colleges to Participate in
Summer Transportation Institutes (9/22/98)
DOT,
NAFEO Sign Memorandum of Understanding to Support
Historically Black Colleges and Universities (9/24/98)
DOT
Provides $5 Million to Puerto Rico for Flood-Damaged
Roads (9/29/98)
New Guardrail Guidelines Will Enhance
Highway Safety (9/30/98)
PRESS RELEASES FROM OCTOBER
FHWA
Restructures Headquarters, Field Organizations (10/2/98)
First
Lady and Secretary Slater Kick Off Millennium Trails
Initiative (10/5/98)
DOT
Provides $4 Million to Alabama, Florida for Flood-Damaged
Roads (10/13/98)
Vice
President Gore Announces Funding of $23.8 Million for
Ohio Roads (10/13/98)
New
FHWA Facility Will Aid Highway Bridge Safety (10/15/98)
Secretary
Slater Announces Innovative Financing Project to Speed
Completion of the Baltimore-Washington Parkway (10/21/98)
PRESS RELEASES FROM NOVEMBER
Secretary
Slater Announces $495 Million for States in Highway
Discretionary Funds (11/2/98)
FHWA
Releases New Edition of Highway Statistics
(11/3/98)
FHWA
Recognizes Outstanding Roadway Safety Projects (11/8/98)
Secretary
Slater Invites States to Apply for Highway Corridors and
Borders Program Funds (11/9/98)
Secretary
Slater Announces $4 Million in Millennium Trails Projects
(11/13/98)
FHWA
Announces 1998 Excellence in Highway Design Awards
(11/18/98)
FHWA
Withdraws from Participation in Truck and Bus Summit
(11/23/98)
PRESS RELEASES FROM DECEMBER
Secretary
Slater Announces $1 Million in Emergency Relief Funds to
Repair North Carolina Bridge (12/3/98)
Secretary
Slater Announces $506,000 in Emergency Relief Funds to
Repair Flood-Damaged Roads in Wisconsin (12/3/98)
Secretary
Slater Announces $1.65 Million in Emergency Relief Funds
for Hurricane-Damaged Roads in Virgin Islands (12/3/98)
Secretary
Slater Announces $1.1 Millino in Emergency Relief Funds
for Flood-Damaged Road in New Jersey (12/3/98)
Secretary
Slater Announces $1.7 Million in emergency Relief Funds
for Hurricane-Damaged Roads in Florida (12/3/98)
Secretary
Slater Announces $2.5 Million in Emergency Relief Funds
for Flood-damaged Roads in West Virginia (12/3/98)
Mid-Atlantic
Region Traffic Engineers/ FHWA Officials Plan for Year
2000 Traffic Control Changes (12/4/98)
FHWA
Hires Convenors to Look at Hours-of-Service Rulemaking
(12/23/98)
FHWA
Deputy Administrator Honored by National Association
(12/31/98)
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