Eight Steps Toward A 'Smarter' National Highway System
Federal Highway Administrator Rodney E. Slater presented these eight steps toward a "smarter" National Highway System at the annual meeting of the Transportation Research Board in Washington, D.C...
Congestion Pricing: Reducing Traffic Jams Through Economics
In urban areas across the country, people are not only fed up with gridlock they're paying for it.For each of 13 urban areas in 1992, the cost caused by congestion exceeded $1 billion, according...
Performance of Epoxy-Coated Rebars in Bridge Decks
The deterioration of reinforced concrete structures is a major problem. The cost of repairing or replacing deteriorated structures -- estimated to be more than $20 billion and to be increasing at...
FHWA Launches New Nationwide Seismic Bridge Design Training
Bridge designers have had difficulty applying the American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials (AASHTO) bridge seismic design specification since its adoption in 1983 because...
Aftermath of The Kobe Earthquake
On Jan. 17, 1995, the Hanshin/Awaji Earthquake struck the densely populated Kobe, Japan, area with a Richter magnitude 7.2. In terms of magnitude, this earthquake was not as large as some previous...
Westrack: The Road to Solutions
Test tracks, in which large numbers of pavement test sections can be loaded to failure by trucks in controlled experiments, are key contributors to improving pavement design.
Test Roads: Designing The Pavements of The Future
Innovations don't happen overnight. What begins as a theory or idea requires a well-planned and documented program of testing and evaluation to determine if the idea will pan out.
The Promise of High-Performance Concrete
Much of the information in this article was drawn from papers and presentations delivered at the SHRP (Strategic Highway Research Program) High-Performance Concrete Bridge Showcase in Houston,...
Intelligent Transportation Systems in Japan
Japan, with a population density almost 12 times greater than the United States, has an abiding interest in developing intelligent transportation systems (ITS) to resolve its traffic congestion...
Smart Road, Smart Car: The Automated Highway System
Convoys of trucks moving along an automated highway -- their distance from each other never varying, their speed never slacking, their course never wavering.
SHRP High-Performance Concrete Bridge Showcase in Houston
March 25-27, 1996
Editor's Notes
FHWA Highway Problem-Solvers
In a recently produced videotape about the Turner-Fairbank Highway Research Center (TFHRC), the narrator refers to the TFHRC researchers as highway problem-solvers.
Along the Road
Policy and Legislation
"Along the Road" is the place to look for information about current and upcoming activities, developments, trends, and items of general interest to the highway community.
New Research
Title: Technical Support for Photometric Research
The following new research studies reported by the Federal Highway Administration are sponsored in whole or in part with federal highway funds. For further details on a particular study, please...
Conferences/Special Events Calendar
Conferences/Special Events Calendar
Sunday, October 27 - Wednesday, Oct. 30, 1996IBTTA 64th Annual MeetingRome, ItalySponsor:IBTTAContact: Janet M. Chaikin(202) 659-...