Highway School
The Annual School for Highway Superintendents, or "Highway School," brings together over 700 local roads professionals from across New York State for two and a half days of training and education. Sponsored by the New York State Association of Towns, Cornell Local Roads Program, and statewide vendors, the first Highway School was held in 1938.

Conference Information
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2025 Picnic Sponsors
Principal Sponsors
Sustaining Sponsors
- Alta Construction Equipment NY LLC*
- Dolomite Products & A.L. Blades Inc*
Individual Sponsors
- Tracey Road Equipment*
Patch Sponsors
*sponsoring both picnics
2025 Training Topics
- Legal Panel
- Pavement Preservation
- Grants & Funding
- ROW
- Prioritizing Road Work
- PPE
- Preparing Bids & Specs
- Communicating with the Board
Highway School Conference Details
Registration is now open!
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If you're interested in joining us on the committee email clrp [at] cornell.edu
The Roads Scholar Award recognizes outstanding participation of highway personnel at the Highway School. The award was given out from 1963-1998 and restarted in 2015. The award is given out by county and accounts for attendance by all municipalities in the county: counties, towns, villages and cities.
Learn more about the Road Scholars Award and check out our past recipients