WASHTO gears up for 2005

The Western Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials (WASHTO) installed its new officers for the 2004-05 term. They are:

* President, Tom Norton, executive director of the Colorado Department of Transportation;

* Vice President, David Spryncyznatyk, director, North Dakota Department of Transportation; and

* Secretary/Treasurer, Margaret Catlin, deputy executive director of the Colorado Department of Transportation.

WASHTO passed the following resolutions:

* Maintaining a strong state role and limiting regulation in implementation of the Federal Lands Highway Program Under TEA-21;

* Backing a need for a joint study of trade flow movement along corridors in WASHTO states;

* Promoting flexibility and implementation of environmental and planning rules and regulations for transportation projects and facilities;

* Supporting exclusion of the Interstate Highway System from Historic Preservation Requirements; and

* Adopting the sixth edition of the Guide for Uniform Regulations Governing Truck Size and Weight among the WASHTO states.