Welcome to
the Federal Highway Administration's (FHWA) Public
Affairs news and information archives for 1999. 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. It also governs the safety of hazardous
cargoes as they move over the nation's highways.
 Secretary
Slater Announces Finalists for Grants Under TEA-21
Community Preservation Provision (1/13/99)
Highway
Construction Savings Top $750 Million in Fiscal Year 1998
(1/15/99)
Karen
Skelton Named FHWA Chief Counsel (1/15/99)
Wykle
Announces Actions in Response to Inspector General Report
(1/21/99)
Secretary
Slater Announces Results Of Survey on Speeding and Unsafe
Driving, National Program to Prevent Red Light Running
(1/22/99)
Remarks by
Secretary Slater at the Aggressive Driving and the Law
Symposium (1/22/99)
FHWA Cites
Utah 1-15 Project as Example of Innovative Way to Build
Roads (1/28/99)
U.S.,
Canada Reach Agreement on Commercial Driver Conditions
(1/29/99)
FHWA
Reports Road Construction Costs For Third Quarter Of 1998
(2/2/99)
FHWA
Awards South Carolina State University $1.5 Million to
Administer National Summer Transportation Institute
(2/5/99)
FHWA
Provides $100,000 for Safety Enforcement on Route 15 in
Virginia (2/12/99)
FHWA
Reports Road Construction Costs for Fourth Quarter of
1998 (2/16/99)
Secretary
Slater Salutes Contributions of Engineers to America's
Transportation System (2/19/99)
FHWA's
South Carolina State Director Receives Trailblazer Award
(2/25/99)
FHWA Makes
Improvements to Highway Information System (2/25/99)
Secretary
Slater Cites Efforts to Gain National Recognition for
Crowley's Ridge Parkway (2/27/99)
Secretary
Slater Announces $441,450 for Interstate Feasibility
Study in Arkansas (2/27/99)
FHWA, IPRF
Form Partners to Improve Concrete Pavement Performance
and Costs (3/16/99)
Statement
by FHWA Administrator Wykle Regarding Amtrak's City
of New Orleans (3/16/99)
Federal
Transportation Grant Funds Help Leimert Park Village
Become Model Community (3/24/99)
FHWA
Selects 30 Colleges and Universities to Host 1999 Summer
Transportation Institutes (3/24/99)
Secretary
Slater Announces Requirement to Make Large Truck Trailers
More Visible (3/26/99)
Clinton Administration Committed to Assuring
Truck Safety, Slater Says (4/10/99)
DOT
Provides $1.6 Million To Oregon To Repair Storm-Damaged
Roads (4/14/99)
U.S.
Transportation Secretary Slater Announces FHWA Awards to
13 For Environmental Excellence (4/15/99)
FHWA
Applauds Successful Prosecution of Major Construction
Firm Engaged in Fraud (4/16/99)
Nation's
Top Highway Official Reports on Bicycle Transportation
Progress at Earth Day Bike-In Rally (4/22/99)
NBA All
Star Karl Malone Accepts DOT Highway Safety Award
(4/25/99)
FHWA
Administrator Cites ITS Applications in New Salt Lake
City Traffic Operations Center (4/27/99)
Secretary
Slater Announces $13.1 Million in Grants to Help Make
Communities More Livable (5/3/99)
FHWA
Reports Road Construction Costs for First Quarter of 1999
(5/5/99)
Deputy
FHWA Administrator Invites Community Applications for
"Smart Growth" Grants (5/12/99)
DOT, EPA
Launch National Transportation Air Quality Campaign
(5/13/99)
New
Inspection Device Using Infrared Technology To Be Tested
on Big Trucks in Four States (5/17/99)
Secretary
Slater Hails Trucking Safety Commitment by Labor,
Management (5/20/99)
Secretary
Slater Announces Plan to Reduce Truck-Related Deaths
(5/25/99)
Fact
Sheet: Commercial motor Vehicle Safety Action Plan
(5/25/99)
Remarks by Secretary Slater on the Commercial
Vehicle Safety Action Plan (5/25/99)
Remarks by FHWA Administrator Kenneth Wykle at
the Announcement of the Commercial Vehicle Safety Action
Plan (5/25/99)
Secretary
Slater Announces $124 Million in Fiscal 1999 Grants for
Borders and Corridors Program (5/27/99)
FHWA
Administrator Kicks Off International Safety Week on
Truck and Bus Safety (6/1/99)
FHWA
Announce Maximum Penalties for Truckers Violating Safety
Regulations (6/7/99)
FHWA
Administrator Celebrates First Anniversary of TEA-21 at
Maryland I-70/I-270 Groundbreaking (6/14/99)
Secretary
Slater Announces $35 Million Joint Research with GM on
Vehicle Crash Warning Systems (6/24/99)
Deputy
FHWA Administrator Celebrates First Anniversary of TEA-21
at Ambassador Bridge Event (6/25/99)
Secretary
Slater Restates Policy on Banning Trucks on New Jersey
Route 31 (7/1/99)
Reconstruction
on Final Segment of B-W Parkway to Begin Today (7/6/99)
Secretary
Slater Announces 17 Critical Standards for Intelligent
Transportation Systems (7/6/99)
Federal
highway Administrator Celebrates Economic Impact of
TEA-21 at Blue Water Bridge Event (7/8/99)
FHWA
Receives Partnership Award for Worker Health and Safety
(7/15/99)
FHWA
Administrator Celebrates Anniversary of TEA-21, Announces
Grants for Maine, New Hampshire and Vermont (7/21/99)
Secretary Slater, FHWA Administrator Wykle
Announce Legislation to Improve Motor Carrier Safety
(8/2/99)
FHWA
Reports Road Construction Costs for Second Quarter of
1999 (8/3/99)
FHWA Fines Two School Bus Companies for
Violating Safety Regulations (8/5/99)
FHWA Study Describes European Traffic-Control
Practices That Could Be Used in U.S. (8/5/99)
FHWA Plans 1999 Winter Symposium and Equipment
Exposition (8/5/99)
FHWA,
Mexican University Join to Establish Technology Transfer
Center (8/13/99)
FHWA
Toughens Key Safety Rule for Motor Carriers (8/18/99)
FHWA
Permanently Excludes Convicted Illinois Firms,
Individuals From Federally Funded Highway Projects
(8/20/99)
Secretary
Slater Announces Proposals Leading to Improved Small Bus
Safety (8/30/99)
FHWA
Official Receives National Environmental Award (9/7/99)
Secretary
Slater: Survey Shows Americans Run Red Lights Without
Regard for Consequences (9/23/99)
FHWA Releases Y2K Manual for State and Local
Governments (9/24/99)
Secretary
Slater Reports Progress in Motor Carrier Safety (9/28/99)
Statement
by Secretary Slater Upon the Death of Frank Turner
(10/5/99)
FHWA
Announces 1999 Awards Under National Quality Initiative
(10/7/99)
Statement of Secretary Slater Concerning House
Passage of H.R. 2679, the Motor Carrier Safety Act of
1999 (10/14/99)
FHWA Sends Team of Experts to Help Turkey
Recover from Earthquake (10/18/99)
Deputy Secretary Downey Hails Agreement Among
Federal Agencies to Streamline Environmental Review
Process (10/18/99)
Secretary Slater Announces Workshops for Borders
and Corridors Program (10/18/99)
DOT's
Intelligent Transportation Systems Program Surges Forward
with FCC Approval of Radio Band (10/21/99)
Secretary Slater Applauds New Legislation to
Restore Motor Carrier Safety Enforcement Authorities to
Department (10/21/99)
FHWA Helps
Pave the Way for District to Reopen G Street NW
(10/25/99)
Secretary
Slater's Celebrates Completion of First Part of
Metropolitan Branch Trail in Nation's Capital (10/26/99)
FHWA
Announces 1999 Eisenhower Transportation Fellowship
Recipients (10/26/99)
FHWA
Workshops Heat Up Bridge Repair Process (11/1/99)
Transportation,
Interior Departments to Conduct Traffic Improvement Test
in Acadia National Park (11/1/99)
Secretary
Slater Announces $12.7 Million in Grants for Advanced
Technology Vehicle Tests (11/8/99)
FHWA to
Conduct Workshops on Motor Fuel Reporting (11/18/99)
FHWA
Showcases Innovative Method of Protecting Bridges from
Corrosion (11/18/99)
Transportation Researchers Find Unusual Source
for Environmentally Friendly Snow and Ice Control
(12/7/99)
Transportation Partners Designate April 3-7 Work
Zone Safety Week (12/15/99)
Secretary Slater Announces $286 Million for
States in Highway Discretionary Funds (12/21/99)
Secretary
Slater Announces $16.4 Million to Illinois for Stevenson
Expressway, Wacker Drive Projects (12/21/99)
Secretary
Slater Announces $14 Million to Michigan for Dequindre
Yard Bridge Project (12/21/99)
Secretary
Slater Announces $10 Million to Indiana for I-65 Project
(12/22/99)
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