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Ohio Department of Transportation Director Jerry Wray and Office of Outreach Administrator Terry Bolden network at the 2018 ODOT Civil Rights Transportation Symposium in Columbus, Ohio.
Ohio Department of Transportation
Affirms Commitment to Inclusion By American DBE Staff
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he outlook seemed bleak for diverse firms seeking opportunities at the Ohio Department of Transportation in December 2014, after the Federal Highway Administration completed a review of ODOT’s DBE Program. The review found that ODOT’s program had major deficiencies and found noncompliance by the FHWA. The FHWA’s solution to return the program to compliance was to enter a conciliation agreement with ODOT, establishing a specific plan and timeline for the agency to implement several recommendations to improve the overall administration of the DBE Program. The Central State University Chorus entertains participants during the closing session of the 2018 Civil Rights Transportation Symposium.
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