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Victor M. Mendez

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The 20th United States Deputy Secretary of Transportation, serving from 2014-2017. Formerly the Administrator of the Federal Highway Administration from 2009-2014.

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Biography

The following section is an excerpt from Wikipedia's Victor Mendez page on 24 July 2018, text available via the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 3.0 Unported License.

Victor Mendez is the former Deputy Secretary of Transportation from 2014 to 2017 and was previously sworn in on July 17, 2009, as Administrator of the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA), the 18th person to hold this position.

Mendez was previously Director of the Arizona Department of Transportation (ADOT), beginning in November 2001. Mendez started at ADOT in 1985 as a transportation engineer. He was later named deputy state engineer with ADOT's Valley Transportation Group, where he provided leadership for the Phoenix area's multibillion-dollar freeway system. He worked his way up the agency, becoming Deputy Director in 1999 and Acting Director four months before his appointment as Director.

In 2006, Mendez was elected president of both the Western Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials and the American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials (AASHTO), its national counterpart. He chaired its Standing Committee on Research, the Operations Council of the Standing Committee on Highways, and the oversight group for the Transportation Research Board Long-Term Pavement Performance program.

As Administrator of the Federal Highway Administration, Mendez encouraged the adoption of innovations in highways and supported international cooperation. In 2011, he signed the first Memorandum of Cooperation with the Forum of European National Highway Research Laboratories.

Mendez earned a civil engineering degree from the University of Texas at El Paso and an MBA from Arizona State University. Before joining ADOT, Mendez worked for the U.S. Forest Service as an engineer in Oregon.

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Documents

Date	Document Name & Details	Documents
2 June 2009 hearing date	Hearing on the Nomination of Victor M. Mendez to be Administrator of the Federal Highway Administration Hearing Before the Committee on Environment and Public Works U.S. Senate	PDF - 1.5MB - 57 pages

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Article Index

Date	Article	Author/Source
13 July 2009	Mendez Confirmed as Federal Highway Administrator	FHWA
28 July 2009	FHWA Administrator Reviews Highway Trust Fund With State Officials	FHWA
6 August 2009	Nation's Top Highway Official Kicks Off I-279 Fort Duquesne Bridge Preservation Project in Pittsburgh	FHWA
3 September 2009	Nation's Top Highway Official to Attend Groundbreaking in Minneapolis to Mark the Second 100 Days of the Recovery Act	FHWA
14 September 2009	Nation's Top Highway Official Helps Break Ground on I-215 Widening in San Bernardino	FHWA
28 September 2009	Nation's Top Highway Official Opens I-35W HOT Lanes in Minneapolis	FHWA
13 October 2009	Nation's Top Highway Official Breaks Ground on US 33 Nelsonville Bypass	FHWA
4 January 2010	Discontinuance of Form FHWA-47	Victor M. Mendez
17 February 2010	Top Highway Official Breaks Ground on Nation's Largest Highway Recovery Project	FHWA
26 February 2010	Federal Highway Administrator Mendez Breaks Ground on I-595 Express Lanes Project in Broward County	FHWA
29 April 2010	Nation's Top Highway Official Joins Kentucky Governor to Celebrate Louisville Highway Projects	FHWA
14 May 2010	Nation’s Top Highway Official Breaks Ground on $22 Million Bridge Replacement near Baltimore	Federal Highway Administration
18 May 2010	Top Highway Official Kicks Off First of Five Events to Improve Minority Contracting for Transportation Projects	Federal Highway Administration
14 June 2010	Nation’s Top Highway Official Breaks Ground On Orange County’s $400 Million West County Connectors Project	Federal Highway Administration
24 June 2010	FHWA Administrator Mendez Joins Governor Richardson at Completion of Albuquerque’s I-40/Paseo del Volcan Interchange	Federal Highway Administration
2 July 2010	FHWA Administrator Mendez Breaks Ground on Jacksonville’s Largest Recovery Act Project	Federal Highway Administration
16 July 2010	FHWA Administrator Mendez Gets Update on Mitchell Street Bridge Recovery Act Project in Atlanta	Federal Highway Administration
20 July 2010	FHWA Administrator Mendez Gets Update on Eastern Avenue Bridge Recovery Act Project in Washington, D.C.	Federal Highway Administration
13 September 2010	Nation's Top Highway Official On Hand to Help Open Virginia's Fairfax County Parkway Extension	Federal Highway Administration
20 September 2010	Federal Highway Administrator Mendez Helps Break Ground on Staten Island Expressway Recovery Project	Federal Highway Administration
7 October 2010	Annual Materials Report on New Bridge Construction and Bridge Rehabilitation	Victor M. Mendez
7 October 2010	Federal Highway Administrator Mendez in Madison to Get Update on I-94 Badger Interchange Recovery Act Project	Federal Highway Administration
19 October 2010	Buy America Waiver Notification	Victor M. Mendez
19 October 2010	Value Pricing Pilot Program Participation, Fiscal Years 2010 and 2011	Victor M. Mendez
21 October 2010	FHWA Administrator Mendez to Review Progress on Connecticut's Amtrak/U.S. Route 1 Recovery Act Project	Federal Highway Administration
8 November 2010	Real-Time System Management Information Program	Victor M. Mendez
17 November 2010	Termination of Environmental Review Process Cities of Chesapeake and Virginia Beach, VA	Victor M. Mendez
2 December 2010	FHWA Administrator Mendez Helps Open Recovery Project in Anaheim	FHWA
3 December 2010	Surface Transportation Project Delivery Pilot Program; Caltrans Audit Report	Victor M. Mendez
15 December 2010	Buy America Waiver Notification	Victor M. Mendez
15 December 2010	FHWA Administrator Mendez Joins Opening Ceremony for Stearns Road Bridge Project in Kane County	FHWA
19 January 2011	Value Pricing Pilot Program Participation, Fiscal Years 2010 and 2011	Victor M. Mendez
28 January 2011	Surface Transportation Project Delivery Pilot Program; Caltrans Audit Report	Victor M. Mendez
8 February 2011	Highway Systems; Technical Correction	Victor M. Mendez
8 February 2011	Nation's Top Highway Official Reviews New Road Project in Daytona	FHWA
9 March 2011	Public Road Mileage for Apportionment of Highway Safety Funds; Correction	Victor M. Mendez
25 March 2011	FHWA Administrator Mendez Helps Break Ground on I-94/I-69 Reconstruction Project in St. Clair County	FHWA
5 April 2011	FHWA Administrator Mendez Helps Break Ground on $17.9 Million SR 905/I-805 Interchange Near San Diego	FHWA
28 April 2011	Reclassification of Motorcycles (Two and Three Wheeled Vehicles) in the Guide to Reporting Highway Statistics	Victor M. Mendez
1 June 2011	Environmental Impact Statements: National Summary of Rescinded Notices of Intent	Victor M. Mendez
20 June 2011	FHWA Administrator Helps Break Ground on $356 Million I-95/I-91/Route 34 Interchange in New Haven	FHWA
22 June 2011	Value Engineering	Victor M. Mendez
23 June 2011	Nation's Top Highway Official Helps Break Ground on Mississippi's Largest Highway Project	FHWA
28 June 2011	Temporary Closure of I-395 Just South of Conway Street in the City of Baltimore to Vehicular Traffic To Accommodate the Construction and Operation of the Baltimore Grand Prix	Victor M. Mendez
6 July 2011	Construction on the Interstate 5 Willamette River Bridge Progresses Ahead of Schedule, Federal Highway Administrator Mendez Receives Update	FHWA
12 July 2011	FHWA Administrator Lauds I-75 Resurfacing Project in Atlanta Completed Ahead of Schedule	FHWA
16 July 2011	FHWA Administrator Mendez Reviews Innovative Bridge Replacement	FHWA
18 July 2011	FHWA Administrator Mendez Joins Mayor Bloomberg to Launch Nation's Most Sophisticated Traffic Management System	FHWA
19 July 2011	Real-Time System Management Information Program	Victor M. Mendez
26 July 2011	FHWA Administrator Mendez Joins in Dedication of New Ninth Street Bridge Over New York Avenue	FHWA
2 August 2011	Buy America Waiver Notification	Victor M. Mendez
2 August 2011	National Standards for Traffic Control Devices; the Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices for Streets and Highways; Revision	Victor M. Mendez
12 August 2011	Surface Transportation Environment and Planning Cooperative Research Program (STEP)	Victor M. Mendez
15 August 2011	Buy America Waiver Notification	Victor M. Mendez
22 August 2011	Buy America Waiver Notification	Victor M. Mendez
22 August 2011	Buy America Waiver Notification	Victor M. Mendez
22 August 2011	Temporary Closure of I-395 Just South of Conway Street in the City of Baltimore to Vehicular Traffic To Accommodate the Construction and Operation of the Baltimore Grand Prix	Victor M. Mendez
23 August 2011	FHWA Administrator Joins in Groundbreaking for Baldock Solar Highway	FHWA
26 August 2011	Nation's Top Highway Official On Hand for Opening of Colorado Springs' Woodmen Road Corridor Improvement Project	FHWA
31 August 2011	National Standards for Traffic Control Devices; the Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices for Streets and Highways; Revision	Victor M. Mendez
6 September 2011	Annual Materials Report on New Bridge Construction and Bridge Rehabilitation	Victor M. Mendez
8 September 2011	Nation's Top Highway Official on Hand for Opening of New I-10 Twin Span Bridges	FHWA
28 September 2011	Nation's Top Highway Official Helps Break Ground on Montgomery Outer Loop	FHWA
29 September 2011	Buy America Waiver Notification	Victor M. Mendez
21 October 2011	Multistate Corridor Operations and Management Program	Victor M. Mendez
24 October 2011	FHWA Administrator Mendez Joins Local Officials for Opening of Denver's New I-70/Central Park Boulevard Interchange	FHWA
25 October 2011	FHWA Administrator Mendez on Hand to Unveil First Segment of I-69 in Kentucky	FHWA
2 November 2011	Federal Highway Administrator Joins State and Local Officials in Council Bluffs for Early Reopening of I-680	FHWA
2 November 2011	Nation's Top Federal Highway Official Visits San Diego Area's I-15 Express Lanes Project	FHWA
8 November 2011	Nation's Top Highway Official Helps Break Ground on Colton Crossing	FHWA
9 November 2011	FHWA Administrator Gets Update on I-70/I-435 Interchange Reconstruction Project in Kansas City	FHWA
9 December 2011	FHWA Administrator Mendez Marks Significant Construction Milestone for DFW Connector	FHWA
9 December 2011	FHWA Administrator Mendez Visits Reconstruction of SR-1/I-95 Interchange	FHWA
18 December 2011	Federal Highway Administrator Joins Puerto Rico Governor for Inauguration of Dos Hermanos Bridge in San Juan	FHWA
5 January 2012	FHWA Administrator Mendez Joins Governor Fallin for Grand Opening of I-40 Crosstown Expressway	FHWA
10 January 2012	FHWA Administrator Mendez Joins Nevada Officials for Innovative I-15 Bridge Replacement Demonstration	FHWA
8 February 2012	FHWA Administrator Mendez Gets First-Hand Look at Preparations for New Memorial Bridge Construction	FHWA
15 February 2012	FHWA Administrator Mendez Reviews Progress on I-10 Project	FHWA
16 February 2012	Federal Highway Administrator Mendez Reviews Progress on I-85 Widening	FHWA
22 February 2012	FHWA Administrator Mendez Reviews Work on Alabama's Largest Roadway Project	FHWA
13 March 2012	FHWA Administrator Mendez Helps Unveil Pennsylvania Avenue "Great Streets" Project	FHWA
24 April 2012	FHWA Administrator Mendez Joins Governor Martinez to Break Ground on I-10/I-25 Interchange Project	FHWA
24 April 2012	Governor Susana Martinez, FHWA Administrator Victor Mendez and State Transportation Officials Break Ground on I-10/I-25 Interchange Project in Las Cruces	New Mexico Department of Transportation
6 June 2012	FHWA Administrator Mendez Joins Governor Gregoire at SR 99 Tunnel Groundbreaking	FHWA
12 June 2012	FHWA Administrator Mendez Helps Break Ground on Northwest Arkansas Razorback Regional Greenway Project	FHWA
28 June 2012	Federal Highway Administrator Mendez Participates in Opening of Veterans Memorial Bridge	FHWA
18 July 2012	Designation of Transportation Management Areas	Victor M. Mendez
20 July 2012	Section 4(f) Policy Paper	Victor M. Mendez
2 August 2012	Federal Highway Administrator Mendez Joins Nevada Governor for Opening of I-580 Freeway Extension Project in Reno	FHWA
22 August 2012	FHWA Administrator Mendez Helps Break Ground on 17 Mile Road in Wyoming	FHWA
30 August 2012	2012 Temporary Closure of I-395 Just South of Conway Street in the City of Baltimore to Vehicular Traffic to Accommodate the Construction and Operation of the Baltimore Grand Prix	Victor M. Mendez
30 August 2012	Federal Highway Administrator Mendez Joins Indiana, Kentucky Governors for Groundbreaking of East End Crossing	FHWA
31 August 2012	Annual Materials Report on New Bridge Construction and Bridge Rehabilitation	Victor M. Mendez
4 September 2012	Procurement, Management, and Administration of Engineering and Design Related Services	Victor M. Mendez
5 September 2012	Draft Program Comment for Common Post-1945 Concrete and Steel Bridges	Victor M. Mendez
21 September 2012	Federal Highway Administrator in Detroit for Opening of $258 Million Gateway Project	FHWA
28 September 2012	Federal Highway Administrator Mendez Reviews Progress on Milwaukee's Juneau Avenue Bridge	FHWA
1 October 2012	Environmental Impact and Related Procedures	Victor M. Mendez Peter Rogoff
1 October 2012	FHWA Administrator Mendez Visits Virginia for Update on Gilmerton Bridge Replacement Project	FHWA
11 October 2012	Federal Highway Administrator Mendez Reviews Progress on North Carolina's I-77/I-40 Interchange Project	FHWA
12 October 2012	FHWA Administrator Victor Mendez Joins California Officials to Break Ground on Next Phase of Presidio Parkway	FHWA
31 October 2012	Buy America Waiver Notification	Victor M. Mendez
13 November 2012	FHWA Administrator Mendez Celebrates the Opening of 495 Express Lanes in Northern Virginia	FHWA
5 December 2012	Buy America Waiver Notification	Victor M. Mendez
5 December 2012	Buy America Waiver Notification	Victor M. Mendez
5 December 2012	Buy America Waiver Notification	Victor M. Mendez
5 December 2012	Buy America Waiver Notification	Victor M. Mendez
12 December 2012	Buy America Waiver Notification	Victor M. Mendez
12 December 2012	Federal Highway Administrator Victor Mendez Visits Joplin for Redesignation of US-71 to I-49	FHWA
13 December 2012	Review of National Environmental Policy Act Categorical Exclusion Survey Posted on DOT/FHWA Web Site	Victor Mendez Peter Rogoff
8 January 2013	FHWA Administrator Victor Mendez Participates in Gerald Desmond Bridge Replacement Groundbreaking	FHWA
9 January 2013	Public-Private Partnerships Public Meeting and Request for Comment	Victor M. Mendez
10 January 2013	FHWA Administrator Mendez Participates in Kickoff for Elizabeth River Tunnels Project	FHWA
11 January 2013	National Standards for Traffic Control Devices; the Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices for Streets and Highways; Notification and Request for Comment	Victor M. Mendez
23 January 2013	Uniform Procedures for State Highway Safety Grant Programs; Final Rule	David L. Strickland Victor M. Mendez
28 January 2013	Construction and Maintenance--Culvert Pipe Selection	Victor M. Mendez
1 February 2013	Multistate Corridor Operations and Management Program	Victor M. Mendez
6 February 2013	Establishment of the National Freight Network	Victor M. Mendez
7 February 2013	Environmental Impact and Related Procedures	Peter Rogoff Victor M. Mendez
12 February 2013	Buy America Waiver Notification	Victor M. Mendez
15 February 2013	FHWA Administrator Mendez Participates in Rededication of the Murray Morgan Bridge	FHWA
19 February 2013	Environmental Impact and Related Procedures	Victor Mendez Peter Rogoff
22 February 2013	FHWA Administrator Victor Mendez Joins Los Angeles Mayor for the Opening of New Express Lanes on the I-10 San Bernardino Freeway	FHWA
25 February 2013	Buy America Waiver Notification	Victor M. Mendez
25 February 2013	Buy America Waiver Notification	Victor M. Mendez
28 February 2013	Environmental Impact and Related Procedures	Victor M. Mendez Peter Rogoff
1 March 2013	Federal Highway Administrator Mendez Helps Dedicate Western Extension of the President George Bush Turnpike	FHWA
5 March 2013	Federal Highway Administrator Mendez Reviews Progress of Charlotte-Area's I-85 Interchange	FHWA
9 May 2013	FHWA Administrator Mendez Helps Break Ground on Enon Ridge Multimodal Corridor and Civil Rights Complete Streets Project in Birmingham	FHWA
4 June 2013	FHWA Administrator Mendez Kicks Off Tampa Riverwalk Project	FHWA
17 June 2013	Buy America Waiver Notification	Victor M. Mendez
17 June 2013	Buy America Waiver Notification	Victor M. Mendez
17 June 2013	National Standards for Traffic Control Devices; Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices for Streets and Highways	Victor M. Mendez
18 June 2013	Federal Highway Administrator Mendez, Kentucky Governor Beshear Break Ground on Downtown Crossing	FHWA
21 June 2013	Environmental Impact Statements; National Summary of Rescinded Notices of Intent	Victor M. Mendez
1 July 2013	Temporary Closure of I-65 (I-70/I-65 South Split Interchange to I-70/I-65 North Split Interchange) in the City of Indianapolis	Victor M. Mendez
10 July 2013	Buy America Policy	Victor M. Mendez
26 July 2013	Federal Highway Administrator Mendez Takes Part in Ceremonial Ribbon Cutting of I-5 Whilamut Passage Bridge	FHWA
1 August 2013	Design-Build Contracting	Victor M. Mendez
5 August 2013	Notice of Funding Availability for the Tribal Transportation Program Safety Funds	Victor M. Mendez
7 August 2013	Buy America Policy	Victor M. Mendez
8 August 2013	FHWA Administrator Mendez Celebrates Memorial Bridge Opening	FHWA
21 August 2013	Federal Highway Administrator Mendez Celebrates Opening of DFW Connector	FHWA
22 August 2013	2013 Temporary Closure of I-65 (I-70/I-65 South Split Interchange) in the City of Indianapolis	Victor M. Mendez
22 August 2013	2013 Temporary Closure of I-395 Just South of Conway Street in the City of Baltimore to Vehicular Traffic To Accommodate the Construction and Operation of the Baltimore Grand Prix	Victor M. Mendez
29 August 2013	FHWA Administrator Mendez Visits Sioux Falls' Cliff Avenue Interchange Project	FHWA
29 August 2013	Value Engineering	Victor M. Mendez
30 August 2013	Surface Transportation Project Delivery Program Application Requirements	Victor M. Mendez Peter Rogoff Joseph C. Szabo
6 September 2013	Major Project Financial Plan Guidance	Victor M. Mendez
19 September 2013	Environmental Impact and Related Procedures--Programmatic Agreements and Additional Categorical Exclusions	Victor M. Mendez Peter Rogoff
24 October 2013	Buy America Waiver Notification	Victor M. Mendez
1 November 2013	Integrated Corridor Management Deployment Planning Grants	Victor M. Mendez
1 November 2013	Notice of Funding Availability for Accelerated Innovation Deployment Demonstration	Victor M. Mendez
12 November 2013	Congestion Mitigation and Air Quality Improvement Program Interim Guidance	Victor M. Mendez
19 November 2013	Designation of the Primary Freight Network	Victor M. Mendez
25 November 2013	Buy America Waiver Notification	Victor M. Mendez
25 November 2013	Buy America Waiver Notification	Victor M. Mendez
11 December 2013	Designation of the Primary Freight Network	Victor M. Mendez
23 December 2013	Integrated Corridor Management Deployment Planning Grants	Victor M. Mendez
30 December 2013	Buy America Waiver Notification	Victor M. Mendez
2 January 2014	Announcement To Amend the Outdoor Advertising Federal/State Agreements	Victor M. Mendez
8 January 2014	Every Day Counts Initiative; Request for Information	Victor M. Mendez
22 June 2015	U.S. Deputy Transportation Secretary Helps Open First Phase of Colorado's U.S. 36 Express Lanes Project	FHWA
10 September 2015	U.S. Deputy Transportation Secretary Joins Virginia Governor at Dedication Ceremony for Freedmans Village Bridge in Northern Virginia	FHWA

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