Kevin J. Thibault Named Florida DOT Secretary
By Mark Holan, editorial director, ARTBA Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis (R) has appointed Kevin J. Thibault secretary of the Florida Department of Transportation (FDOT). Thibault is the former Southeast Regional senior vice president at ARTBA member firm TranSystems...
Virginia Seeks $2.2 Billion for I-81 Improvements
Congestion on Interstate 81 in Virginia. By Quintin McClellan, research specialist, ARTBA Virginia Gov. Ralph Northam (D) and several Republican state legislators intend to introduce legislation that would implement tolls along Interstate 81 to generate an estimated...
DOT Leaders Offer Tips on Workforce Recruitment & Retention
DOT workforce panel at TRB, left to right: Roger Millar, Mike Patterson, Scott Bennett, and John Schroer. By Mark Holan, editorial director, ARTBA Four state transportation department executives discussed workforce development innovations during a Jan. 15 panel at the...
Major Roads in N.C. & S.C. Remain Flooded from Florence
Flooded street in North Carolina. NCDOT photo By Eileen Houlihan, senior writer/editor, ARTBA Widespread flooding from Hurricane Florence has closed hundreds of roads across North Carolina and South Carolina, including portions of major arteries I-95 and I-40. ARTBA...
Collaboration Key Tool for State Transportation Funding Advocates
State legislative panel at the Transportation Advocates Workshop. By Eileen Houlihan, senior writer/editor, ARTBA Transportation funding advocates sometimes have to play defense as well as offense, and a key way to do that is by creating engaged groups of business...Advertisements:
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