| The Honorable Shailen Bhatt was sworn-in by Governor Jack Markell as Secretary of the Delaware Department of Transportation (DelDOT), on July 5, 2011. Secretary Bhatt has experience working on local, state and federal transportation issues and before being confirmed by the Delaware State Senate for the position of Secretary at DelDOT, served as Associate Administrator at the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) in Washington, DC. In recent years, he was been responsible for setting policy and managing relationships with members of Congress and led FHWA's efforts in reauthorizing the nation's surface transportation legislation. At FHWA, |
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Secretary Bhatt played a key role in
establishing a Federal Highway Administration's initiative on
accelerated project delivery, called Every Day Counts (EDC). Before joining FHWA, Bhatt served as a Deputy Executive Director with the Kentucky Transportation Cabinet (KYTC) where he was responsible for advancing transportation projects and addressing regional transportation needs. During his time at KYTC, he helped oversee a record construction letting period for the state. Prior to that, he was Director of the Bowling Green/Warren County Metropolitan Planning Organization. |
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