Welcome to
the Federal Highway Administration's (FHWA) Public
Affairs web page. The FHWA is responsible for
administering the federal highway aid program to
individual states, and working to help plan, develop and
coordinate construction of federally funded highway
projects. It also governs the safety of hazardous cargoes
as they move over the nation's highways.
PRESS RELEASES FROM JANUARY 2001
 Federal
Highway Administration Names First Native American Program Coordinator
(01/02/01)
Transportation
Secretary Slater Announces New Measure to Speed ITS Deployment
(01/08/01)
U.S.
Transportation Secretary Slater Announces Release of Millennium
Edition Of Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices (01/10/01)
U.S.
Transportation Secretary Slater Announces $61.6 Million for States in
Bridge Discretionary Funds (01/18/01)
U.S.
Transportation Secretary Slater Announces New Transportation Export
Council (01/19/01)
U.S.
Transportation Secretary Slater Praises President’s Executive Order
on Trails (01/19/01)
FHWA
Reports Road Construction Costs Up in Fourth Quarter of 2000
(01/23/01)
PRESS
RELEASES FOR FEBRUARY 2001
FHWA
Releases New Edition of Highway
Statistics (2/6/01)
Dr.
Hamid Ghasemi Named FHWA Engineer of the Year (2/20/01)
U.S.
Department of Transportation Completes Study Of Ways to Improve Access
to Kennedy Center (3/6/01)
PRESS RELEASES
FOR MARCH 2001
Public
Opinion Surveys Show More Travelers Satisfied with Major Highways
(3/20/01)
FHWA Approves Record Of Decision Advancing
Hoover Dam Bypass Project (3/22/01)
PRESS
RELEASES FOR APRIL 2001
FHWA
Adds Six Colleges, Universities as Host SitesFor
2001 National Summer Transportation Institute (4/4/01)
U.
S. Transportation Secretary Mineta Announces $97.8 Million in
Emergency Relief To Repair Infrastructure Damaged by Disasters
(4/5/01)
U.S.
Transportation Secretary Mineta Accepts Application From Wisconsin For
Funds to Repair Hoan Bridge (4/9/01)
Fiscal
2002 DOT Budget Addresses Safety, Capacity Challenges (4/9/01)
Two
Videos Co-Produced by FHWA, Michigan DOT
Win Prestigious Public Relations Award (4/19/01)
U.S.
Transportation Secretary Mineta Announces
13 Environmental Excellence Awards (4/17/01)
PRESS
RELEASES FOR MAY 2001 FHWA
Reports Road Construction Costs Increased in First Quarter of 2001
(5/9/01) U.S
Transportation Secretary Mineta Praises Successful Completion of I-15
Project in Utah (5/14/01)
PRESS RELEASES FOR JUNE
2001
U.S.
Department of Transportation Introduces Two New ITS Resources At Annual
Meeting in Miami(6/4/01)
Federal
Highway Chief Schimmoller Places Landmark First Call to “511” in
Kentucky (6/11/01)
FHWA
Research Engineer Wins Arthur S. Flemming Award (6/12/01)
U.S.
Department of Transportation Designates Nine ITS Projects for National
Evaluation (6/26/01)
FHWA
Awards Small Businesses $1.26 Million To Conduct Innovative
Transportation Research (6/29/01)
PRESS RELEASES FOR JULY
2001
U.S.
Transportation Secretary Mineta Announces Initiative to Develop
First-Ever National Tunnel Management System (7/3/01)
PRESS RELEASES FOR
AUGUST 2001
FHWA
Plans 6th Annual Winter Symposium and Equipment Exposition
(8/13/01)
FHWA
Part of National Team Cited For
Work in ‘Saving Superpave’ (8/23/01)
FHWA
Announces Video Telling Benefits of Traffic Signal Retiming (8/30/01)
National
Effort Spotlights Red Light Running (8/31/01)
PRESS RELEASES FOR
OCTOBER 2001 Mary
Peters Sworn in as New FHWA Administrator (10/2/01)
Transportation
Partners Designate “Put
the Brakes on Fatalities Day” (10/10/08)
FHWA
Pavement Performance Research Saves $50 Million Annually in Highway
Construction Costs (10/30/01)
DOT
Announces Test to Prevent Run-off -the-Road Crashes (10/31/01)
PRESS RELEASES FOR
NOVEMBER 2001
FHWA
Announces National Highway Safety Awards Winners (11/8/01)
FHWA Awards $1 Million To Minority Universities For Transportation
Research (11/20/01)
FHWA,
FTA Launch Program To Help Meet Transportation Challenges (11/29/01)
PRESS
RELEASES FOR DECEMBER 2001 U.S.
Transportation Secretary Mineta Announces $450 Million Loan For San
Francisco-Oakland Bay Bridge (12/4/01)
New
FHWA Study Offers Help To Improve Regional Transportation Operations
(12/6/01)
Federal
Highway Administration Denies Maryland Request For Project Labor
Agreement on Woodrow Wilson Bridge (12/7/01)
Rowland
Named FHWA Chief Counsel (12/19/01)
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