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BREAKING: USDOT Now Taking Applications for $850M in 2017 Fastlane Grants
Oct 28, 2016
U.S. Transportation Secretary Anthony Foxx announced Oct. 28 that the U.S. Department of Transportation's Build America Bureau is soliciting proje...
Voters to Decide Billions in Ballot Issues as Reports See Infrastructure Spending Flatten
Oct 28, 2016
The November elections will see voters deciding more than $250 billion in transportation investment ballot measures, at a time when reports say sta...
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America's Top Transportation Projects Competing For Final National Awards
Sep 9, 2016
Online Voting Now Underway for People's Choice Award and $10,000 PrizeWASHINGTON - The American Association of State Highway and Transportation Of...
AASHTO and FHWA Sign Long-term Agreement to Promote Environmental Excellence in Program and Project Delivery
Aug 31, 2016
WASHINGTON – The American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials was today awarded by the Federal Highway Administration a five...
National Competition Recognizes Five Southern States for Excellence in Transportation Infrastructure
Aug 30, 2016
WASHINGTON – The departments of transportation of five states – Arkansas, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky and Tennessee – won awards today in a national...
In this presentation of View from the Hill, Bud Wright executive director of the American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials offers his perspective on what the two major presidential...
Posted: Oct 17, 2016
The primary goal of every transportation department is to make travel safer ---but in 2015 America saw a 7.2% spike in highway deaths—which amounted to 35,092 lives lost. At a Sept. 23, 2016 press...
Posted: Oct 6, 2016
Americans take 300 million trips on the U.S. Interstate System every day. Getting where we want to go requires a network of reliable roads and bridges and that takes money.#160; How much money...
Posted: Sep 30, 2016
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Standard Specifications for Transportation Materials and Methods of Sampling and Testing, and the AASHTO Provisional Standards, 2016 Edition, (The “Materials” Book)
AASHTO Publications just released its third 2016 update to the Standard Specifications for Transportation Materials and Methods of Sampling and Testing, and the AASHTO Provisional Standards, 2016 Edition (The “Materials” Book). This update includes 18 new and 21 revised specifications, and revises the sections on Geotechnical, and Bituminous Materials and Mixtures.
Two previous updates were released earlier this year—in April and June. The April 2016 update included three new and 13 revised specifications, and revised the sections on Hydraulic Cements, Hydraulic Cements, Concrete, Concrete-Related Materials, Pavement Serviceability, Environmental Quality, Quality Assurance. The June 2016 update included one new and six revised specifications, and revised the section on General Manufactured Materials. This latest August 2016 update will be the last update to this publication to be released this year.
The web-based AASHTO Materials Book is available as a one-year online subscription, available as either a single-user or multi-user license agreement. Current subscribers automatically receive access to all updates published during their subscription period, as well as have access to recent past editions, with changes between editions highlighted for ease of reference.
About AASHTO
AASHTO – The American Association of State Highway Transportation Officials – is a nonprofit, nonpartisan association representing highway and transportation departments in the 50 states, the District of Columbia, and Puerto Rico. It represents all five transportation modes: air, highways, public transportation, rail, and water. Its primary goal is to foster the development, operation, and maintenance of an integrated national transportation system.
AASHTO works to educate the public and key decision makers about the critical role that transportation plays in securing a good quality of life and sound economy for our nation. AASHTO serves as a liaison between state departments of transportation and the Federal government. AASHTO is an international leader in setting technical standards for all phases of highway system development. Standards are issued for design, construction of highways and bridges, materials, and many other technical areas.