Uploaded February 2023 | Updated September 2026, 3 days ago
The Federal Highway Administration is developing innovative strategies to identify, train, place, and retain workers in highway construction jobs, supporting the nation's highway system. As part of the Every Day Counts Program for Strategic Workforce Development, this video explains how the demand for highway construction, maintenance, and operations workers is increasing, while the industry continues to see emerging technologies that require new skills. The Associated General Contractors-Arizona apprenticeship programs highlighted in this video work with local contractors to increase the number of people employed within the trades and show the true value of a career in transportation.
The Federal Highway Administration is developing innovative strategies to identify, train, place, and retain workers in highway construction jobs, supporting the nation's highway system. As part of the Every Day Counts Program for Strategic Workforce Development, this video explains how the demand for highway construction, maintenance, and operations workers is increasing, while the industry continues to see emerging technologies that require new skills. The Associated General Contractors-Arizona apprenticeship programs highlighted in this video work with local contractors to increase the number of people employed within the trades and show the true value of a career in transportation.





![USDOT Secretary Pete Buttigieg Visits Turner-Fairbank Highway Research Center
Here are some highlights of USDOT Secretary Pete Buttigieg’s visit to Turner-Fairbank Highway Research Center (TFHRC) from October 30, 2023. Watch as he leads the ribbon-cutting ceremony for the state-of-the-art Pavement Testing Facility, tours several of the cutting-edge laboratories, and experiences a crash test at TFHRC’s Federal Outdoor Impact Laboratory.
[A 508-compliant version of this video with an audio description track can be found here: https://youtu.be/OrAQMFE6wHs.] USDOT Secretary Pete Buttigieg Visits Turner-Fairbank Highway Research Center](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/W7GgylNmCI4/mqdefault.jpg)




