Source: Associated Press

PHOENIX (AP) — The U.S. Senate has confirmed Victor Mendez as the next administrator of the Federal Highway Administration.

The confirmation was announced Monday by the highway administration. Executive director Jeff Paniati praised Mendez's leadership and experience. He has been acting administrator since January.

Mendez started at the Arizona Department of Transportation in 1985 as a transportation engineer. He was promoted to deputy director in 1999 and acting director in 2001.

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