Tag: Federal Highway Administration

More Miles Driven; Fewer Fatalities

More Miles Driven; Fewer Fatalities Good news for the first half of 2019:  vehicle miles driven was up while fatalities declined. Traffic fatalities declined 3.4 percent in the first six months of this year compared to the same period in 2018 Vehicle miles driven increased .8 percent These half-year estimates […]

Feds Saying No to NY and AZ on Highway Signs

  Feds Take Action To . . . Penalize NY State for Signs on Right of Way; Block Privatized Rest Areas in Arizona Federal transportation authorities are withholding $14 million in highway funds to New York State as punishment for installing signs on the public right of way that do […]

Industry Can Be Optimistic About New FHWA Director

From Michael St. Clair, Executive Director & Lobbyist, Iowa Outdoor Advertising Association and with permission of the OAAA.   On October 25, a US Senate committee approved the nomination of Paul Trombino as administrator of the Federal Highway Administration, which oversees billboard controls. Michael St. Clair, lobbyist for the billboard […]