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05/07/2009 Major Report to Be Released at Michigan News Conference

(Dearborn, MI)—Driving on rough roads costs the average American motorist approximately $400 a year in extra vehicle operating costs. Drivers living in urban areas with populations over 250,000 ...

04/29/2009 States Deliver Economic Recovery Projects Nationwide: Low Bids Mean More Projects and Jobs Possible

Pennsylvania Secretary of Transportation Allen D. Biehler told a House transportation committee this week that competition for stimulus projects is helping drive down bids for the work, offering an ...

04/24/2009 Price Tag to Reduce Congestion, 'Go Green,' and Improve Safety Outlined in Bottom Line Report

By 2015, governments at all levels will need to more than double their spending on highways and bridges to keep up with increased traffic, freight congestion, the demands of aging highways and ...

04/13/2009 John Porcari, Secretary of the Maryland DOT Chosen to Become Deputy Secretary of the U.S. DOT

John Porcari, Secretary of the Maryland Department of Transportation, is President Barack Obama's choice to become the next Deputy Secretary of the U.S. Department of Transportation.

"John ...

04/06/2009 2nd Annual Transportation Awards Competition to Recognize Outstanding Transportation Projects

Americans used the nation's highway system to travel almost three trillion miles last year. That's equal to nearly six million trips to and from the moon. Getting people and goods to their ...

04/03/2009 AASHTO Applauds Nomination of Victor Mendez to Head FHWA

Victor Mendez, former Director of the Arizona Department of Transportation and the 2007 President of the American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials, has been named by ...