New & Noteworthy

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WEBINAR: 2023 Build a Better Mousetrap Competition National Winners

WEBINAR: 2023 Build a Better Mousetrap Competition National Winners

The FHWA will be holding a national webinar on October 19, 2023 to learn more this year's winning entries in the 2023 Build a Better ...
Did You Know?  Recent NJ Transportation Research Publications

Did You Know? Recent NJ Transportation Research Publications

NJDOT's Research Library TRID Search link makes it easy to track "Hot Topics" or find recent transportation research, such as research about New Jersey. ...
NJDOT Traffic Incident Management Training Course – Now Available Online as Self-Guided Course

NJDOT Traffic Incident Management Training Course – Now Available Online as Self-Guided Course

NJDOT's Traffic Incident Management training is now available as an online, self-guided course. Bringing first responder training program to online platform should make it ...
NJ’s Route 71 Over Shark River Road Diet Project Receives Bold Steps Award in National Build a Better Mousetrap Award Competition

NJ’s Route 71 Over Shark River Road Diet Project Receives Bold Steps Award in National Build a Better Mousetrap Award Competition

This year’s FHWA Bold Steps Award honors the NJ Department of Transportation for its work on the Route 71 Drawbridge over Shark River between Belmar ...
WEBINAR: Traveler Information and Traffic Incident Management: Crowdsourcing Course

WEBINAR: Traveler Information and Traffic Incident Management: Crowdsourcing Course

Sal Cowan, NJDOT's Senior Director of Mobility served as one of the course instructors for a Travel Information and Incident Management webinar, one in a ...
AASHTO Innovation Management Wants to Accelerate Adoption of Your Innovation Nationwide!

AASHTO Innovation Management Wants to Accelerate Adoption of Your Innovation Nationwide!

The 2023 AASHTO Innovation Management (AIM), formerly A.I.I., has issued a call for nominations for ready-to-share examples of innovation implementation or deployment of select proven ...
Justice40 and the Equitable Transportation Community Explorer

Justice40 and the Equitable Transportation Community Explorer

The Justice40 Initiative, a key element in the USDOT efforts to recognize and address long-standing patterns of under-investment in disadvantaged communities, seeks to deliver resources ...
Strategic Workforce Development: A Follow-Up Conversation with Hudson County Community College and the International Union of Operating Engineers Local 825

Strategic Workforce Development: A Follow-Up Conversation with Hudson County Community College and the International Union of Operating Engineers Local 825

We spoke with Lori Margolin, the Associate Vice President for Continuing Education and Workforce Development at Hudson County Community College (HCCC) and Greg LaLevee, Business ...