Hundreds of people sitting in a conference arena

The Annual School for Highway Superintendents

June 2 - 4, 2025

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.

A group of people smiling
The 2019 Highway School Roads Scholar award winners.

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 

Past picnic Sponsors 

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

June 2-4, 2025

Ithaca College, Ithaca, New York

 

Registration is now open!

View a lodging list for hotels in the area.

 

 

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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