LTPP: The Next Decade
The Federal Highway Administration's (FHWA) Long-Term Pavement Performance Program (LTPP) is the largest and most comprehensive pavement study in the world.
Concrete Pavements - Past, Present, and Future
The following is adapted from a paper prepared for the Sixth International Purdue Conference on Concrete Pavement Design and Materials for High Performance, Nov. 18-21, 1997.
Pavement Management Systems - Past, Present, and Future, Public Roads: 80 Years Old, But The Best Is Yet to Come
This article was adapted from a presentation by Fred Finn at the National Workshop on Pavement Management in New Orleans, La., July 20, 1997.
Developing Long-Lasting, Lower Maintenance Highway Pavement By The Research And Technology Coordinating Committee (FHWA)
This article is adapted from a portion of Developing Long-Lasting, Lower-Maintenance Highway Pavement: Research Needs, published in 1997 by the Transportation Research Board, a unit of the...
World's Longest Suspension Bridge Opens in Japan
On April 5, 1998, 10 years after construction began, the ribbon was cut to open the world's longest suspension bridge, the Akashi Kaikyo Bridge in Japan.
Planning for A New Type of Natural Disaster: El Nino Phenomenon Brings Innovative Approaches
"To be, or not to be; that is the question."Hamlet's classic query was on the minds of the Federal Highway Administration's (FHWA) Region Nine staff last fall.
Clean Air and Transportation: The Facts May Surprise You
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Computer Bits Give Geotechnical Drilling Cutting-Edge Technology
The Geotechnical Business-Focused Team (BFT) of the Western Federal Lands Highway Division (WFLHD) required a process for collecting data during geotechnical subsurface explorations that was...
Evaluating Accelerated Rut Testers
Pass or fail? This is what most departments of transportation (DOTs) want to know about an asphalt mixture before it is used to build or repair a road.
Editor's Notes
Finally, A Highway Bill
On June 9, there was a great collective sigh of relief from virtually everyone in the public and private sectors of the "highway community." Finally, the Transportation Equity Act for the 21st...
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.
Internet Watch
Internet Watch
Imagine if you would, one place (albeit virtual) where all the Department of Transportation modes deposited their reports, data, publications, images, and databases.
Training Update
Delivering Solutions for a World in Motion
Mark your calendar! NHI will deliver the course Pavement Distress Identification & Techniques for Rehabilitation & Design at the University of Nevada in Reno from Sept. 28 to Oct. 8.
Conferences/Special Events Calendar
Conferences/Special Events Calendar
(Dates, Conference Theme, Sponsor, Location, Contact) AugustAug 22-26 19981198 National Civil Rights...