Our Mission

The mission of the American Society of Highway Engineers is to provide a forum for members and partners of the highway industry that supports education, innovation, and fellowship; promoting a safe and efficient highway system for mobility now and in the future.

Organization Profile

History and 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.

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

Membership in the American Society of Highway Engineers is open to all those who have demonstrated experience in the highway or a highway related industry.  Neither a college degree nor professional licensures are prerequisites to membership.  We welcome all those committed to abide by the Constitution and By-laws of the American Society of Highway Engineers and to support us in the fulfillment of our vision and mission. Currently, the Society membership numbers over four thousand individuals from numerous states. Members are currently organized into thirty sections in eleven different states:

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