FHWA 2001 Press Releases

• December 2001

  • FHWA Report Suggests Ways To Improve Lighting on Roads , 12/20/01

  • Rowland Named FHWA Chief Counsel, 12/19/01 (FHWA 44-01)

  • Federal Highway Administration Denies Maryland Request For Project Labor Agreement on Woodrow Wilson Bridge, 12/7/01 (FHWA 43-01)

  • New FHWA Study Offers Help To Improve Regional Transportation Operations, 12/6/01 (FHWA 42-01)

  • Media Advisory: New FHWA Study Offers Help For Improving Regional Transportation Operations, 12/5/01

  • U.S. Transportation Secretary Mineta Announces $450 Million Loan For San Francisco-Oakland Bay Bridge, 12/4/01 (FHWA 41-01)

  • FHWA Recognizes Outstanding Traveler Information Websites, 12/3/01

• November 2001

  • FHWA, FTA Launch Program To Help Meet Transportation Challenges, 11/29/01 (FHWA 40-01)

  • Frederick 'Bud' Wright Named FHWA Executive Director, 11/21/01 (FHWA 39-01)

  • FHWA Awards $1 Million To Minority Universities For Transportation Research, 11/20/01 (FHWA 38-01)

  • Media Advisory: FHWA Announces New Technology Tests Designed to Facilitate Transportation Operations, 11/20/01

  • FHWA Announces National Highway Safety Awards Winners, 11/8/01 (FHWA 37-01)

• October 2001

  • DOT Announces Test to Prevent Run-off-the-Road Crashes, 10/31/01 (FHWA 36-01)

  • FHWA Pavement Performance Research Saves $50 Million Annually in Highway Construction Costs, 10/30/01 (FHWA 35-01)

  • Transportation Partners Designate "Put the Brakes on Fatalities Day," 10/10/01 (FHWA 33-01)

  • Mary Peters Sworn in as New FHWA Administrator, 10/2/01 (FHWA 32-01)

• August 2001

  • National Effort Spotlights Red Light Running, 8/31/01 (FHWA 31-01)

  • FHWA Announces Video Telling Benefits of Traffic Signal Retiming, 8/30/01 (FHWA 29-01)

  • FHWA Part of National Team Cited For Work in "Saving Superpave", 8/23/01 (FHWA 30-01)

  • FHWA Plans 6th Annual Winter Symposium and Equipment Exposition, 8/13/01 (FHWA 28-01)

• July 2001

  • CD-Rom Developed by FHWA Wins Prestigious Audiovisual Award, 7/30/01 (FHWA 27-01)

  • U.S. Transportation Secretary Mineta Announces Initiative to Develop First-Ever National Tunnel Management System, 7/3/01 (FHWA 26-01)

• June 2001

  • FHWA Awards Small Businesses $1.26 Million To Conduct Innovative Transportation Research, 6/29/01 (FHWA 25-01)

  • U.S. Department of Transportation Designates Nine ITS Projects for National Evaluation, 6/26/01 (FHWA 24-01)

  • Media Advisory: FHWA Names Public Affairs Officer In Agency's San Francisco Office

  • FHWA Research Engineer Wins Arthur S. Flemming Award Promoted Advanced Bridge Inspection Technologies, 6/12/01 (FHWA 22-01)

  • Federal Highway Chief Schimmoller Places Landmark First Call to "511" in Kentucky, 6/11/01 (FHWA 23-00)

  • U.S. Department of Transportation Introduces Two New ITS Resources At Annual Meeting in Miami, 6/4/01 (FHWA 21-01)

• May 2001

  • FHWA Reports Road Construction Costs Increased in First Quarter of 2001, 5/9/01 (FHWA 19-01)

• April 2001

  • Two Videos Co-Produced by FHWA, Michigan DOT Win Prestigious Public Relations Award, 4/19/01 (FHWA 18-01)

  • U.S. Transportation Secretary Mineta Announces 13 Environmental Excellence Awards, 4/17/01 (FHWA 17-01)

  • Transportation Partners Kick-Off Second Annual Work Zone Awareness Event To Promote Highway Construction Safety, 4/9/01 (FHWA 16-01)

  • U.S. Transportation Secretary Mineta Accepts Application From Wisconsin For Funds to Repair Hoan Bridge, 4/6/01 (FHWA 14-01)

  • U.S. Transportation Secretary Mineta Announces $97.8 Million in Emergency Relief To Repair Infrastructure Damaged by Disasters, 4/5/01 (FHWA 15-01)

  • FHWA Adds Six Colleges, Universities as Host Sites for 2001 National Summer Transportation Institute, 4/4/01 (FHWA 13-01)

• March 2001

  • FHWA Approves Record Of Decision Advancing Hoover Dam Bypass Project, 3/22/01 (FHWA 12-01)

  • Public Opinion Surveys Show More Travelers Satisfied with Major Highways, 3/20/01 (FHWA 11-01)

  • U.S. Department of Transportation Completes Study of Ways to Improve Access to Kennedy Center, 3/6/01 (FHWA 10-01)

• February 2001

  • Dr. Hamid Ghasemi Named FHWA Engineer of the Year, 2/20/01 (FHWA 9-01)

  • FHWA Releases New Edition of Highway Statistics, 2/6/01 (FHWA 8-01)

• January 2001

  • U.S. Transportation Secretary Slater Praises President's Executive Order on Trails, 1/19/01 (FHWA 7-01)

  • U.S. Transportation Secretary Slater Announces $61.6 Million for States in Bridge Discretionary Funds, 1/18/01 (FHWA 5-01)

  • Transportation Secretary Slater Announces New Measure to Speed ITS Deployment, 1/8/01 (FHWA 2-01)

  • Federal Highway Administration Names First Native American Program Coordinator, 1/2/01 (FHWA 1-01)

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