Saenz was elected president of the Western Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials (WASHTO) during the organization's annual meeting earlier this week in Bismarck, North Dakota. He will term runs through July 2011. He previously served as vice president of the group.
"This is a pivotal time in transportation history, and I look forward to working with western state members on important federal transportation issues like SAFETEA-LU reauthorization," Saenz said.
Saenz was named the 19th executive director of TxDOT in 2007. He is a graduate of the University of Texas at Austin and a native of Hebronville.
The purpose of WASHTO is to serve its member departments by:
- contributing to national policies on transportation issues responsive to members' needs
- promoting a closer relationship between its members
- advising Congress on legislation supporting efficient and effective transportation systems
- economic competitiveness and the environmental integrity of member state
- providing a forum for exchanging ideas, exploring and adapting techniques, promoting quality and best practices for implementation; and
- working with the USDOT and other governmental agencies.
WASHTO membership includes departments of transportation from Alaska, Arizona, California, Colorado, Idaho, Hawaii, Montana, Nebraska, New Mexico, Nevada, North Dakota, Oklahoma, Oregon, South Dakota, Texas, Utah, Wyoming and Washington. For more information, visit www.washto.org.
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