March 26, 2014

AASHTO Centennial Shadowbox Makes First Appearance at Washington Briefing

AASHTO Executive Director Bud Wright unveiled a special shadowbox commemorating AASHTO's 100th anniversary during a Washington Briefing reception last month. The large shadowbox is a major piece of the association's centennial celebration created to highlight the member transportation departments' accomplishments throughout the last 100 years in transportation and within AASHTO.

"As many of you know, we have kicked off this celebration of 100 years of AASHTO," Wright said at the event. "We have put together a number of keepsakes that we will be able to have with us for a long time, that show what you all have done in our state departments of transportation. This event is about AASHTO reflecting on what our members have accomplished, but it also gives us the opportunity to look forward to where we're headed."

AASHTO President and Kentucky Transportation Cabinet Secretary Mike Hancock, along with AASHTO Vice President and Wyoming Department of Transportation Director John Cox, were on hand to present the 141-piece shadowbox.

The piece features icons, images, tools, and memories from 100 years of transportation. Examples include maps of the nation's transportation system throughout the years, photos of iconic and significant transportation projects, snapshots of important transportation moments in history, logos of various AASHTO programs over the century, and photos of past executive directors.

The shadowbox will be on display at AASHTO's office in Washington, D.C., though it will travel to the 2014 AASHTO annual meeting (held Nov. 25-28) in Charlotte, N.C. Those unable to wait until November or unable to attend the meeting can explore an online version of the AASHTO centennial shadowbox here.