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The mission of the American Society of Highway Engineers is to
promote the planning, design, construction, maintenance and operation
of safe and efficient highways; to foster a general understanding
of the value of highways and seek support for their fiscal viability;
to stimulate and publicize technology advances in the highway field;
to encourage communications among all segments of the highway industry;
to stress the value of individuals; and to facilitate ethics, leadership
and career growth of the members.
Conception
The realization of the enormous growth of the highway industry in
the Mid-20th century, in particular, the inauguration
and implementation of the National System of Interstate and Defense
Highway Act of 1956, and the recognition that the knowledge for
such a program could only be consummated by the whole-hearted and
integrated efforts of all persons associated with the highway industry,
led to the formation of the American Society of Highway Engineers
with the intent and determination to assume its responsibility for
the development of the rapid growing demands of the highway industry.
History
The Society was incorporated in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
in 1958 with the conception and inception of the first Chartered
Section credited to a small group of dedicated engineers from the
Pennsylvania Department of Highways, in association with a group
of outstanding contractors, material suppliers and consulting engineers
in the Harrisburg area.
Administration
The Board of Directors consists of representatives of contractors,
consulting engineers, government agencies, materials producers,
utility companies and other highway related agencies being duly
elected Officers to serve as the Administrative Staff of the Society.
Membership
Being desirous of offering participation at all levels of responsibility, a membership is available to everyone in the highway industry.
Scope
At the present time, the Society membership numbers over fifty-five hundred consisting of thirty-seven (37) Sections in nine (9) Regions.
Region 1 Sections
Central Dacotah – Bismarck, North Dakota
Central Ohio – Columbus, Ohio
Cuyahoga Valley – Akron, Ohio
Lake Erie – Cleveland, Ohio
Northwest Ohio – Toledo, Ohio
Triko Valley – Cincinnati, Ohio
Western Reserve – Youngstown, Ohio
Region 2 Sections
Clearfield – Clearfield, Pennsylvania
Franklin – Franklin, Pennsylvania
Mid-Allegheny – Indiana, Pennsylvania
Region 3 Sections
N. Central West Virginia – Clarksburg, West Virginia
Pittsburgh – Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
S.W. Penn – Uniontown, Pennsylvania
Potomac Highlands – Keyser, WV
Region 4 Sections
Altoona – Altoona, Pennsylvania
Harrisburg – Harrisburg, Pennsylvania
Region 5 Sections
E. Penn – Allentown/Reading, Pennsylvania
N.E. Penn – Scranton, Pennsylvania
Williamsport – Williamsport, Pennsylvania
Region 6 Sections
Delaware Valley – Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
First State – Dover, Delaware
N. Central New Jersey – Newark, New Jersey
South New Jersey – Trenton, New Jersey
New York Metro
Region 7 Sections
Chesapeake – Baltimore, Maryland
Greater Hampton Roads – Chesapeake, Virginia
Old Dominion – Richmond, Virginia
Potomac – Washington, D.C.
Region 8 Sections
Carolina Piedmont – Charlotte, North Carolina
Carolina Triangle – Raleigh, North Carolina
Georgia – Atlanta, Georgia
Middle Tennessee – Nashville, Tennessee
Region 9 Sections
Central Florida – Orlando, Florida
Gold Coast – Ft. Lauderdale, Florida
N.E. Florida – Jacksonville, Florida
North Florida – Tallahassee, Florida
Tampa Bay – Tampa, Florida
Benefits
The many and diverse benefits of a mutual desire among the members
to cooperatively approach and solve the common concerns that must
be faced has become manifest. The direction of the Society is presented
by the goals in the Long Range Plan. The spirit of professional
and personal fellowship has added to the strength of all.
MISSION STATEMENT
The mission of the American Society of Highway Engineers is
to promote the quality planning, design, construction, maintenance
and operation of safe and efficient highways; to foster a general
understanding of the economic importance of highways and seek
support
for their fiscal viability; to advance the highway aspects of intermodal
transportation; to stimulate and publicize technology advances
in
the highway field; to encourage communication and cooperation among
all segments of the highway industry; to stress the value of individuals;
and to facilitate the ethics, leadership, and career growth of
its members.
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