Developing An 'Operations Vision'
The following article was adapted from Administrator Wykle's speech to the ITS World Congress, Panel 6, in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, Nov. 9, 1999.
Safety Leadership Today for A Safer Tomorrow
The safety of the nation's traveling public is the top priority of the Department of Transportation (DOT).
National Work Zone Safety Awareness Week
In the past decade, more than 8,000 people lost their lives in work zone crashes.
Basics of Concrete Barriers
The basic principles of concrete barriers are not generally known or understood. Concrete barriers appear to be simple and uncomplicated, but in reality, they are sophisticated safety devices.
A Safe Place to Rest
Even the most skillful truck driver becomes a highway hazard if deprived of sleep.
The Quest for Quality: Pennsylvania's Meyersdale Bypass Project
When the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation (PennDOT) began the U.S. Route 219/Meyersdale Bypass Project in Somerset County, state officials had high expectations, and those expectations...
Why Asset Management Is More Critically Important Than Ever Before
The following article was adapted from Tony Kane's speech to the Asset Management Peer Exchange, sponsored by the American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials and the Federal...
Beware of Invasive Species
The following is adapted from several Department of Transportation sources, primarily Roadside Use of Native Plants, a handbook published by the Federal Highway Administration.
Roadways and The Land: The Landscape Architect's Role
This country has a rich history of roadway development.
Linking Habitats and Reducing Roadkill
This article is an adaptation from CRITTER CROSSINGS: Linking Habitats and Reducing Roadkill, a brochure recently published by the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA). The publication...
Hydraulics Testing of Wilson Bridge Designs
The development process for construction of the new Woodrow Wilson Bridge across the Potomac River near Washington, D.C., is receiving a great deal of public scrutiny. The new bridge will be built...
Wireless Communications: A Modern Necessity
Imagine that you are sitting in afternoon rush-hour traffic that is extremely congested because of a "fender-bender" and the ensuing clean-up efforts. You will not be able to pickup your child...
TRANSIMS Is Coming!
TRANSIMS is a series of integrated transportation and air quality analysis and forecasting models being developed at the Los Alamos National Laboratory (LANL). The principal components of TRANSIMS...
Editor's Notes
Red Means Stop
I will confess that nothing makes me “see red” so much as observing a driver blatantly running a red light, and it seems like I'm seeing red every day.
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
New Transportation Web Sites Unveiled
The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) has created a new Web site: www.fmcsa.dot.gov.
Training Update
NHI Unveils New Logo and Slogan
The National Highway Institute (NHI) unveiled a newly designed logo and slogan intended to convey progress and change, while recognizing NHI's tradition.
Communication Product Updates
Communication Product Updates
Below are brief descriptions of the reports recently published by the Federal Highway Administration's (FHWA) Office of Research, Development, and Technology.
Conferences/Special Events Calendar
Conferences/Special Events Calendar
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