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AASHTO Home | Print this Issue | SUBSCRIBE | Archive Search:    May 24, 2013   Top Stories   BRIDGE COLLAPSE Federal and State Investigators Looking Into Cause of Washington State Partial Bridge Collapse Washington State Department of Transportation officials and local emergency response rescuers were pressed into action late Thursday when a portion of an Interstate 5 bridge located near Mount Vernon, about an hour north of Seattle, apparently collapsed, sending vehicles into the Skagit River below.​  PROJECT DELIVERY President Obama Launches Initiative to Speed Up Transportation, Other Infrastructure Projects President Obama released a memorandum last week that highlights an initiative to cut the timelines for major infrastructure projects across the country in half, which he will seek to do through cutting red tape and streamlining approval processes where possible.  USDOT SECRETARY Senate Committee Holds Hearing for USDOT Secretary Nominee President Obama's U.S. Transportation Secretary nominee and Charlotte Mayor Anthony Foxx visited Capitol Hill Wednesday for his nomination hearing in front of the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, & Transportation.   Nation   RAIL House T&I Rail Subcommittee Talks Federal Role in Long-Distance Rail Routes Amtrak CEO Receives Contract Extension, Praise for Success  INNOVATION New Robot to Help FHWA Save Time, Money on Bridge Inspections  FHWA OFFICE OF INFRASTRUCTURE FHWA Names Acting Associate Administrator for its Office of Infrastructure   States   DISASTER ASSISTANCE Oklahoma DOT Crews Rush to Help Tornado Victims  RAIL Connecticut DOT Gets Rail Back Up and Running after Major Derailment  SAFETY Hawaii Bans Use of Mobile Devices While Driving  HIGH-SPEED RAIL High-Speed Rail in California Moves Forward with Surface Transportation Board Decision  BICYCLES D.C.'s Capital Bikeshare Program Saves Money, Improves Health for Users, & Helps Local Economy, Reports Show  NEW WEBSITE Florida DOT Launches Revamped Website  SOCIAL MEDIA Pennsylvania DOT Launches YouTube Channel   AASHTO   NCHRP NCHRP Seeking Panel Members to Guide National Research Projects  NEW PUBLICATION AASHTO Releases New Specifications for Structural Supports for Highway Signs, Luminaries, and Traffic Signals  TRANSPORTATION TV Interviews with NTSB's Hersman and FHWA's Paniati Make News in New Transportation TV Video