Brian Speer, Superintendent of Highways, Town of Parma, received a 20-year attendance award at the 72nd Annual School for Highway Superintendents on June 14.
The Annual School for Highway Superintendents, or Highway School, is a conference hosted jointly by the Cornell Local Roads Program and the Association of Towns of the State of New York. Over 700 participants, the majority being local highway and public works officials, attend the Highway School every year. It is co-sponsored by the Association of Towns of the State of New York, Albany and the Cornell Local Roads Program, Ithaca.
The Highway School features topics related to all aspects of highway care and maintenance. Short sessions of general interest run in the mornings and workshops lasting 75 minutes each are held in the afternoon. A partnership with statewide vendors supports a complimentary picnic on both Monday and Tuesday of the conference.
In 2012, the Cornell Local Roads Program was awarded the Tompkins Tourism Partner Award by the Tompkins County Tourism Board for hosting the Highway School.
The Cornell Local Roads Program provides training, technical assistance, and information to municipal officials and employees responsible for the maintenance, construction and management of local highways and bridges in New York State. It is one of 58 Centers established under the Local Technical Assistance Program (LTAP) of the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA).
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