Gaining Traction on Roadway Safety
In a performance study, 17 States collaborated with FHWA to determine how to increase pavement friction through low- or no-cost surface treatments. Check out the results.
A Labor of Love
The opening of the San Francisco–Oakland Bay Bridge on Labor Day 2013 marked the symbolic end of a long and challenging journey.
Clearing A Path for Pedestrians
FHWA helps State and local agencies take the guesswork out of maintaining sidewalks, walkways, and crosswalks.
Shaping The Future of Freight
Advisory committees are bringing public and private stakeholders to the table to boost the movement of goods. Just in time, because freight tonnage is expected to increase by 62 percent by 2040....
Living in The Line of Duty
An FHWA training course and partner efforts promise to help mitigate risks to firefighters and other first responders. The goal? Reduce, and ultimately eliminate, their roadway fatalities.
Guest Editorial
Improving Safety and Mobility for Pedestrians and Bicyclists
The U.S. Department of Transportation (USDOT) is committed to ensuring that the Nation’s transportation system works for everyone--whether they drive cars, take buses, ride bicycles, or walk to...
Along the Road
Management and Administration
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. This information comes from...
Internet Watch
Improving Access to LTPP Data
Established in 1987 as part of the Strategic Highway Research Program (SHRP), the Long-Term Pavement Performance (LTPP) program’s purpose is to collect pavement data to better understand how and...
Training Update
Clearly Vital: Underwater Bridge Inspection
Of the approximately 603,000 bridges in the National Bridge Inventory, an estimated 502,000--or 83 percent--are built over waterways. According to the Federal Highway Administration’s (FHWA)...
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 are or...