Dr. H. Gene Hawkins, a professor in the Zachry Department of Civil Engineering at Texas A&M University, was elected chair of the National Committee on Uniform Traffic Control Devices (NCUTD) at the organization’s annual January 2018 meeting for a two-year appointment. Hawkins formerly served as the NCUTD’s vice chair for programs.
The NCUTCD assists in the development of criteria for the use of traffic control devices and traffic engineering practices. The NCUTCD develops, debates and suggests changes to the Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices, a guiding federal document that establishes national standards for traffic control devices. Hawkins is a fellow of the Institute of Transportation Engineers, which is a sponsoring organization of the NCUTCD.