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02/05/2010 AASHTO Urges Senate to Act on Highway, Transit Extension to Create Jobs

As the Senate negotiates on passage of a jobs bill, AASHTO Executive Director John Horsley joined with four other organizations to urge lawmakers to move forward on an immediate and a long-term ...

02/01/2010 List of "Ready-to-Go" Projects Grows to 9,800 as States Await Jobs Bill

Today as states await action on a jobs bill, the list of 'ready-to-go' state infrastructure projects has surpassed the 9,800 mark. These projects, valued at more than $79 billion, will give state ...

01/28/2010 States Awarded Nearly $8 Billion for High Speed Rail

High-speed rail and intercity passenger rail proposals in 31 states and the District of Columbia got the go-ahead today with the announcement of nearly $8 billion in grant awards as part of the ...

01/28/2010 AASHTO Statement on President Obama's State of the Union Address

"President Obama continues to show his strong support for infrastructure investment to provide good-paying jobs for Americans and to rebuild the transportation foundation that supports our economy. ...

01/26/2010 MoDOT Director, Former AASHTO President Pete Rahn Touts Money Saving Strategy

Former AASHTO President Pete K. Rahn, director of the Missouri Department of Transportation (MoDOT), is featured in a new video on the State-to-State Channel of Transportation TV this week. The video ...

01/22/2010 U.S. DOT Sec. LaHood, AASHTO’s Conti Speak at Major High Speed Rail Event

U.S. Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood and North Carolina DOT Secretary Eugene Conti, Chairman of AASHTO's Standing Committee on Rail Transportation, addressed more than 200 participants at a ...