ARTBA Foundation Announces Financial Assistance to 13 Children of Fallen Highway Workers
(WASHINGTON)— Thirteen children of highway workers who were killed or permanently disabled on the job will receive post-high school financial assistance for the 2018-19 school year from the American Road & Transportation Builders Association Transportation Development Foundation’s (ARTBA-TDF) “Lanford Family Highway Worker Memorial Scholarship” fund. The scholarship program was established in 1999 with a gift from two Roanoke, Virginia, highway contractor...
HDR Taps Josh Greenfield to Lead High Performance Design
HDR has hired Josh Greenfield, PE, as the Director of High Performance Design. In this newly created position, Greenfield will apply his nearly 16 years of experience in energy consulting and sustainable design to spearhead the firm’s 100% energy modeling initiative. This effort includes high performance system thinking and visioning with project teams, firm-wide energy modeling leadership and coordination, and the creation of tools and training for the energy analysis group. Greenfield joins...
Drake Gets Committee Approval for FTA Post
The Senate Banking Committee approved the nomination of former Rep. Thelma Drake to be administrator of the Federal Transit Administration in a 24-1 vote on May 15. The lone opposing vote came from Sen. Bob Menendez, D-N.J., who sparred with Drake [seen below] during her April 17 nomination hearing over issues related to the proposed series of Gateway passenger rail projects into New York City. At the time Menendez claimed Drake had "changed her answers" from what she said in a meeting with h...
Former FHWA Official and AASHTO Division Director Tony Kane Dies
Dr. Anthony R. (Tony) Kane, whose 45-year highway career included service at both the Federal Highway Administration and the American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials, died May 15 after a long-standing illness. He was 72. "Tony Kane was an extraordinary leader," said Bud Wright, AASHTO's executive director. "He far exceeded most of us intellectually and he brought great energy to life, whether at work or play. " Kane graduated from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute...
Michael Baker International’s Malcolm Dougherty, P.E., Elected to ITS America Board of Directors
Michael Baker International, a global leader in engineering, planning and consulting services, today announced that Malcolm Dougherty, P.E., Senior Vice President and National Transportation Practice Lead, has been elected to the Intelligent Transportation Society of America (ITS America) Board of Directors. In this role, Mr. Dougherty and his fellow board members will provide strategic leadership and guidance to ITS America’s membership of key stakeholders in the intelligent transportation indu...
ARTBA Foundation Announces 2018 Transportation Development Hall of Fame Inductees
WASHINGTON — The Vecellio family, Charles F. Potts and Thomas N. Iovino are the 2018 inductees to the American Road & Transportation Builders Association (ARTBA) Foundation’s Transportation Development Hall of Fame. The group was honored, along with the 2016 and 2017 class inductees, at a May 14 dinner in the Nation’s Capital. Launched in 2010, the Hall “honors individuals or families from the public and private sectors who have made extraordinary contributions to U.S. transportation develo...
AASHTO Mourns Loss of Former Colleague Dr. Anthony R. (Tony) Kane
WASHINGTON – Staff and members of the American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials this week mourned the passing of their former colleague, Director of Engineering and Technical Services Dr. Anthony R. (Tony) Kane. A highly distinguished administrator and national transportation safety advocate, Kane died this week after battling a long-standing illness. He was 72. Kane served as AASHTO's Director of Engineering and Technical Services from 2001 to 2013. His tenure at AAS...
Living Legends of Civil Engineering Sought for ASCE's 2019 OPAL Awards
Know a civil engineering leader who should be considered an icon of the profession? Nominate her or him for a 2019 Outstanding Projects And Leaders award for achievements in construction, design, education, government or management. Submit your nominations.
Program Management Expert Vincent Gallagher Joins HNTB
PHILADELPHIA – Vincent Gallagher, PE, joined HNTB Corporation as senior program manager in the firm’s national program management and construction management practice for transit and rail, and senior vice president. He is based in HNTB’s Philadelphia office, supporting the firm’s program management growth by helping transit systems across the nation to identify and access federal funding used to modernize and expand services. “Vince is a proven leader in helping transit agencies nationwide ad...
AASHTO Taps Panos to Chair CTSO
The American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials recently named William "Bill" Panos, executive director of the Wyoming Department of Transportation, to chair its Committee on Transportation System Operations or CTSO, which focuses on using technology to improve the safety, reliability, and performance of highway systems. A native of California, Panos (seen at right) became the 17th director of WYDOT in 2013 after a 37-year career spent leading private and public sector...
Stormwater Interview with Robert Page, P.E., Vice President, HNTB
TriMet’s Banfield Type 1 Substation Replacement Project
February Issue 2026
