September 2009 –
Core Federal-aid highway dollars can be used by the State DOTs for a variety of professional development and training of your workforce. Section 5204(e) of the Surface Transportation Workforce Development Training and Education Act allows the federal share of the cost of professional development activities to be 100%.
CEO Letter re: Professional Development
Attachments to CEO Letter
5204(e) Funding
May 2009 – **** New*****
New FHWA Tri-fold Pamphlet recently created to explain background and purpose of for the proposed definition of “destroyed sign”. Click here for pamphlet
December 2008 -
SUMMARY OF FHWA’S ASSESSMENT RESOURCE GROUP WORKSHOP HELD DECEMBER 3-4, 2008
On December 3 and 4, 2008, a workshop sponsored by FHWA was held in Washington, D.C. John Garner of Florida, Jimmy Isonhood of Mississippi and Gus Cannon of Texas represented the states as the regulators of outdoor advertising. In addition to Federal Highway representatives, participants included representatives from the Outdoor Advertising Industry and Scenic America. The Osprey Group of Boulder, Colorado, acted as facilitators.
The workshop focused on the issue of defining a destroyed non-conforming sign. The need to formulate a working definition was based on the following factors:
- Lack of clarity about what constitutes a destroyed sign.
Lack of consistency in state regulations.
Difficulty in addressing destroyed signs based on value.
- State needs for clear expectations from the FHWA
The State and FHWA representatives arrived at a draft definition. While the Scenic America representatives expressed support for the definition, it was not endorsed by the outdoor advertising industry representatives. After considerable discussion, it was agreed that the draft definition was to be discussed at the AASHTO Right of Way & Utilities Subcommittee Outdoor Advertising Technical Council with participation by NAHBA. The goal is to have this as an agenda item at the annual meeting of the AASHTO Right of Way & Utilities Subcommittee which will occur in April, 2009, in Oklahoma City. This will allow for a full exchange of ideas and input from all interested parties before FHWA determines the proper approach to take in issuing direction to the states. The Draft definition which will be discussed is:
Draft -- Guidance definition for destroyed signs:
“Destroyed” means that (a specified percentage*) or more of the upright supports of a sign structure are physically damaged such that normal repair practices would call for: in the case of wooden sign structures, replacement of the broken supports or, in the case of metal sign structures, replacement of at least (a specified percentage**) of the length above ground of each broken, bent, or twisted support. The repaired sign must be at the original location and substantially the same as the original sign.
*A range of 40 to 60% would be considered effective control.
**A range of 20 to 30% would be considered effective control.
November, 2008 –
Information on the proposed South Carolina OAC pilot has now been posted on StaffNet and on FHWA’s website under “What’s New”. Memo: Guidance on South Carolina Department of Transportation (SCDOT) Outdoor Advertising Nonconforming Sign - Posted Friday, November 21, 2008
September, 2008 –
NAHBA BI-ANNUAL TELECONFERENCES– NAHBA Membership voted to change the schedule for the teleconferences. Due to conflicts with a quarterly schedule, the membership voted to conduct teleconferences on a bi-annual basis. Effective immediately, the NAHBA Bi-Annual Teleconferences will be held at 2:00 p.m. (EST) on the second Tuesdays in October and April. Additional teleconference may be scheduled as needed by the membership.
 February 2007-
Available now is the final report from the Osprey Group on its assessment of FHWA's Outdoor Advertising Control (OAC) Program (Conflict Assessment: Federal Outdoor Advertising Control Program). It identifies a number of issues that have led to controversy among those who are affected by, have an interest in, or are involved with managing the OAC Program. We hope that you will find Osprey's observations and their recommendations for addressing these issues helpful in making the Program more effective, fair and efficient. (PDF File Size- 433 KB) Read more...
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