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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.
2004 Press Releases
December
Nation’s Highway
Chief Launches Holiday Driving Tips Campaign (12/14/04)
November
Laura Bush and Nation’s Top Highway Official
Celebrate Completion of Pennsylvania Avenue Improvements (11/9/04)
October
U.S. DOT Grant to Fund U.S. 50 Upgrade Near Lake Tahoe (10/27/04)
U.S. DOT Grant Will Fund New Bridge and Traffic Management Centers
Throughout Missouri (10/27/04)
U.S. DOT Grants will Help Fund I-25 Upgrade, Other Albuquerque Highway
Projects (10/27/04)
U.S. DOT Grant to Fund Sauvie Island Bridge in Oregon (10/27/04)
U.S. DOT Grant to Fund Erie, Pennsylvania, to Ontario Ferry Service
(10/27/04)
U.S. DOT Grant to Improve Palm Beach Public Transportation (10/27/04)
U.S. DOT Grant Improves U.S. 33 Near Canal Winchester, Ohio (10/27/04)
U.S. DOT Grant to Provide $2.8 Million for New Canvas Bridge in West
Virginia (10/27/04)
U.S. DOT Grant to Fund New U.S. 53 Bypass In Eau Claire, Wisconsin
(10/27/04)
U.S. DOT Grant to Fund U.S. 71 Construction in Arkansas (10/27/04)
U.S. DOT Grant to Fund New I-15 Overpass in Las Vegas (10/27/04)
U.S. DOT Grant to Provide $2.4 Million For New Bridge Near Hoover Dam
(10/27/04)
More Than $3.3 Million in U. S. DOT Grants to Help Finish I-25 Interchange,
Other Denver-Area Projects (10/27/04)
U.S. DOT Grant to Fund Ferry Service to Florida’s Murphy Island State Park
(10/27/04)
U.S. DOT Grant to Help Fund New Tamiami Bridge in Miami (10/27/04)
Nation’s Top Highway Official Dedicates Key Dayton, Ohio,
Interstate Interchange to State’s Military Personnel (10/25/04)
Nation's Top Highway Official Says Arizona’s East Valley Detour Idea
Boon to Economy, Taxpayers and Commuters (10/01/04)
September
Federal Highway
Administrator and Nevada Governor Meet to Address Costly Delays to
U.S. 95 Widening Work (9/30/04)
August
Nation’s Top Highway Official Helps Launch New
North Carolina Road and Traffic Information Service; Motorists Can
Dial 511 For Current Travel Conditions And Road Closures
(8/25/04)
July
Federal Highway
Administrator Names Seven Projects As National Models of Environmental
Protection and Conservation (7/29/04)
Federal Highway Administrator and ARC Co-Chair Tour
Blennerhassett Island Bridge Project, Highlight Plans to Speed Construction and
Reduce Cost (7/12/04)
June
Nation’s Top Highway Official Tours Hwy. 67/167
Construction Site To View Technologies Saving Money, Making Road Last
Longer (6/16/04)
U.S. Transportation Secretary Mineta Announces
$15 Million in Grants for 104 Scenic Byways Projects (6/3/04)
May
Transportation Organization Names Peters Woman
of the Year (5/27/04)
Federal Highway Administrator Touts
Administration Investment in King Coal Highway; Praises Jobs, Economic
Opportunity It Will Bring to Appalachia (5/7/04)
April
U.S. Transportation Secretary Demonstrates
Future of Road Building New Technologies Already Seen in Connecticut
I-95 Repairs and New Wilson Bridge (4/15/04)
Drivers Urged To Make Highway Work Zones Safer
(4/6/04)
March
U.S. Department of Transportation Provides $13.2
Million for Connecticut I-95 Repairs (3/29/04)
February
Secretary Mineta Urges Congress to Protect America’s Byways
By Passing a Six-Year Surface Transportation Bill (2/26/04)
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