Design At The Crossroads
Alternative intersection and interchange geometries are helping communities solve mobility challenges for a fraction of the price.
Implementing Innovations
STICs -- State councils -- are a critical link in shepherding advanced technologies and business processes into mainstream use.
Busting The Trust
On the 40th anniversary of the Federal-Aid Highway Act of 1973, Public Roads takes a look back at the social, economic, and environmental forces that shaped this landmark intermodal legislation....
North Carolina Steps Boldly Out of Its Comfort Zone
The Tar Heel State uses design-build-finance procurement, turbine interchanges, and superstreet intersections to speed up construction for tackling traffic congestion.
Successfully Managing Traffic Incidents Is No Accident
FHWA is taking the lead to enhance the multidisciplinary responses required when problems strike on busy roadways.
Guest Editorial
Turning the National Spotlight on TIM
Recent statistics paint a sobering picture of the negative impacts of congestion and crashes on the Nation’s highways.
Along the Road
Technical News
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
USDOT Redesign Puts Users First
Have you visited dot.gov lately? The U.S. Department of Transportation (USDOT) recently completed an overhaul of its Web site that makes it easier for the public and industry partners to find the...
Training Update
Keeping Law Enforcement Safe in Work Zones
In the morning hours of July 26, 2000, a tractor-trailer truck traveling at an estimated 65 miles (105 kilometers) per hour through a work zone slammed into a Tennessee Highway Patrol car that was...
Communication Product Updates
Communication Product Updates
Below are brief descriptions of communications products recently developed by the Federal Highway Administration’s (FHWA) Office of Research, Development, and Technology. All of the reports...