With a growing population and improved economy, Argentina is facing some unique challenges related to highway safety and road construction and design. The Asociación Argentina de Carreteras (Argentine Roads Association) and the Texas Transportation Institute (TTI) will be working together to find transportation solutions in Latin America. The agreement was signed by the president of […]
Archives for October 2007
81st Annual Transportation Short Course Embraces Change, Looks to the Future
The opening session of the 81st Annual Transportation Short Course highlighted past achievements of the Texas Department of Transportation (TxDOT) while acknowledging the challenges ahead for Texas transportation professionals. Dr. Dennis L. Christiansen, director of the Texas Transportation Institute, and Dr. Michael D. McKinney, chancellor of The Texas A&M University System, welcomed TxDOT and members […]
Texas Transportation Hall of Honor Welcomes the Class of 2007
The stately board room in the Texas Department of Transportation’s historic Dewitt Greer Building in Austin was an apt setting for the induction ceremony of three transportation visionaries into the Texas Transportation Hall of Honor on September 25. The class of 2007 includes J.C. Dingwall, Ernest E. Howard and Marcus L. Yancey, Jr. Texas Transportation […]