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News

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AASHTO is happy to announce that we've created an e-mail subscription service for Interstate 50^th Anniversary news. To subscribe, visit http://news.transportation.org and enter your email address.

Celebrations and Events

• On June 13, the House of Representatives passed by voice vote concurrent resolution No. 372 under suspension of the rules recognizing the 50^th Anniversary of the Interstate Highway System.
• The Studebaker National Museum, which will be hosting the AASHTO's anniversary convoy on June 26, has a podcast talking about the Interstate 50^th Anniversary.
• The U.S. Senate on April 5 approved a resolution introduced by Senator James Inhofe (R-OK) and the members of the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee, commemorating the 50^th Anniversary of the Interstate System. The text of Senator Inhofe's remarks and the text of the resolution can be downloaded here. Action on a House resolution is still pending.
• IDOT Partners with the University of Illinois to Celebrate the 50^th Anniversary of the Interstate System. IDOT and UIUC officials are working together to honor and recognize engineering students who have competed in a university wide display-building contest.
• The Iowa Department of Transportation has announced the release of a CD celebrating the 50^th anniversary of the Interstate Highway System, produced by rock and roll legends The Sounds. The Sounds will also perform in a live concert at the Interstate 50^th convoy stop at the Living History Farms in Urbandale, Iowa on June 23.

Website News

• New image gallery for New Jersey DOT's Interstate 50^th Anniversary celebration.
• New additions to Interstate facts (shortest 3-digit Interstates) and history (freight) pages.
• Several new state Interstate websites added.
• New image galleries posted: Missouri DOT and the Pennsylvania Turnpike.
• A new Celebrations section with information on the 50^th anniversary celebration kick-off event and this summer's cross-country convoy reenactment.
• New feature highlighting important events in Interstate history that occurred on this date. Updated every working day throughout 2006!
• New info about President Kennedy and the I-95 dedication on the history page.
• Additions and corrections made to the trivia page.
• Posted pictures from Michigan's Interstate celebrations.

Convoy

• Due to flooding in Washington, D.C., the final event of the convoy has been moved from the Ellipse just south of the White House to a nearby indoor location.
• As our photographers begin to return from the convoy, we are adding more photos to the daily photo pages.
• If you haven't gotten to see the convoy for yourself, blogger Chuck Zimmerman has a 2 minute video clip of it rolling out of an Iowa rest stop on June 23.
• Captions added for most of the photos from the 14^th, 15^th, and 22^nd. We will be captioning all new photos posted from here on out and will be going back and captioning the earlier photos as time permits.
• Dave Humphreys and Steve Jarriel added to the blogs page.
• Several new additions to the convoy vehicles page. Expect this page to continue to grow as we get more photos back from the convoy.
• The first of several webcasts of convoy events from the National City Network is now available on the NCN web site. Live webcasts will continue at 3:00 pm Eastern Time daily for the duration of the convoy.
• Convoy blogger Chuck Zimmerman has a 5 minute audio interview with AASHTO Communications Director and convoy organizer Sunny Schust.
• Live GPS tracking of the convoy.
• Blogs by convoy participants.
• Photos of the convoy and related events.
• Check the Library and Press Room daily for news articles and press releases about the convoy.
• The daily schedule for the anniversary convoy is now available.
• The anniversary convoy will feature webcasts at each stop via National City Network TV.