State & Local Government Policy, Business and Technology

Tech Is Forcing State Leaders To Rethink Transportation Departments

Route Fifty: LAS VEGAS — With transportation technology evolving at a rapid clip, state transportation departments are finding themselves focused on a new set of policy questions that go far beyond how to get people from here to there.

At a hotel in Las Vegas, state transportation leaders from more than 25 states shared some of their key priorities and concerns.

Nevada is seeking to provide charging stations for electric vehicles across the entirety of the state’s highway system, while also looking at how to recruit a skilled technological workforce to fit the changing landscape. California is focused on reducing vehicle emissions to achieve its climate goals. South Dakota came to the summit looking to explore applying some of the emerging technologies to their rural landscape.

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