White previously served as FHWA deputy administrator since May 2024 and originally joined FHWA as chief counsel in July 2023.

Transportation Transitions: FHWA announces new acting federal highway administrator

Sept. 20, 2024

Kristin White previously served as FHWA deputy administrator since May 2024 and originally joined FHWA as chief counsel in July 2023.

Jenna Hume

Kristin White to lead FHWA as acting federal highway administrator

The Federal Highway Administration recently announced Kristin White is serving as acting federal highway administrator. White previously served as FHWA deputy administrator since May 2024 and originally joined FHWA as chief counsel in July 2023. Throughout her time at FHWA, White has helped lead the agency to oversee key FHWA programs and new initiatives created under President Biden’s Bipartisan Infrastructure Law.

“I am honored and humbled to lead the Federal Highway Administration at this pivotal time as we deliver on the promise of the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law,” said Acting Federal Highway Administrator Kristin White. “I am passionately committed to serving alongside the incredible leaders and public servants at FHWA to promote our mission of a world-class system that is safe, efficient, equitable, and sustainable for all. The dedicated public servants of FHWA are working tirelessly each and every day to improve the lives of the American people.”

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