Jack W. Hubbard was named assistant district executive for maintenance in Engineering District 5 by the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation (PennDOT) on Friday.

“Jack has a wealth of knowledge and years of experience,” District Executive Michael W. Rebert said.

“He has been a valuable, dedicated member of the PennDOT team for over 25 years. His extensive knowledge of maintaining highways and bridges is a great asset, and I look forward to his continued leadership in the district maintenance unit.”

Hubbard will direct a team of almost 600 employees who are responsible for the maintenance of over 3,300 miles of state-maintained roads and over 2,100 state bridges in Berks, Carbon, Lehigh, Monroe, Northampton and Schuylkill counties.

Hubbard joined PennDOT in 1991. He has held many positions, including Civil Engineer (Bridge), Civil Engineer (Transportation), Senior Civil Engineer Supervisor (Transportation), and Senior Highway Maintenance Manager.

Hubbard is a graduate of Penn State University and owns an associate degree in architectural engineering, with a bachelor’s degree in structural engineering.

He resides in Jim Thorpe.

For more information on projects occurring or being bid this year, those made possible by or accelerated by the state’s transportation funding plan (Act 89), or those on the department’s Four and Twelve Year Plans, visit projects.penndot.gov.