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Commissioner Harold E. Linnenkohl graduated in 1968 with a degree in
Civil Engineering Technology from Southern Technical Institute in Marietta,
Georgia. He immediately began his career with the Georgia Department
of Transportation as a Civil Engineering Technologist, supervising asphalt
construction in the metro Atlanta and north Georgia area. His time with
the Department was interrupted to serve in the U.S. Army for two years,
which included a tour in the Republic of Vietnam. After being honorably
discharged he returned to the DOT. In 1983, Mr. Linnenkohl was promoted
to Assistant State Bituminous Construction Engineer, having more direct
supervisory responsibility for asphalt construction and design statewide.
In 1985, he was promoted to State Aid Engineer, and in 1993 to State
Aid Administrator, working with local governments on all local transportation
needs. In 1995, he assumed the additional responsibilities of Executive
Assistant to the Commissioner. Mr. Linnenkohl was named Deputy Commissioner
of the Georgia Department of Transportation in May 2000, during which
time he also guided the Department's deliberations with State of Georgia
elected officials. The State Transportation Board selected Mr. Linnenkohl
as the Georgia Department of Transportation Commissioner in September,
2003. Mr. Linnenkohl directs a department of some 5,800 employees and
manages a budget of more than $2 billion as the DOT is the primary agency
responsible for "safe and sustainable" transportation infrastructure
in Georgia. Mr. Linnenkohl is a past recipient of the James F. Condron
Award from the Federal Highway Administration and is the current President
of the Southeastern Association of State Highway and Transportation
Officials (SASHTO). He also is President of the American Association
of State Highway and Transportation Officials (AASHTO).
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