''Stone-Walling'' in Arkansas
Imagine a quaint gravel road leading through the Ozark National Forest.
Arkansas Combines Best Practices for An Innovative Interstate Rehabilitation Program
So, you think you might complete the rehabilitation of 380 miles (612 kilometers) or 60 percent of your state's interstate highways in five years? No way! You also think you can come up with some...
Small Investment, Dramatic Dividends—Saving Lives in ''Blood Alley''
A notorious northwest Oregon highway corridor has seen a dramatic drop in traffic fatalities during the past three years thanks in part to an innovative public-private partnership.
National Review of The Highway Safety Improvement Program
Safety is a critical part of the Federal Highway Administration's (FHWA) mission, and so, FHWA has established a strategic goal to continually improve highway safety.
Weather: A Research Agenda for Surface Transportation Operations
Highway construction is a very structured, well-planned process; however, both during construction and afterward, highways exist in a natural environment that is neither planned nor tamed.
Highway Quality Awards
The National Partnership for Highway Quality (NPHQ) recognized 26 states for their outstanding highway projects.
FHWA Model Predicts Noise Impacts
Highway traffic noise has been a federal, state, and local problem, even before the first noise barrier was built in 1963.
Synergy In Action: FHWA's Transportation Pooled-Fund Program
Webster's Dictionary defines synergy as "the interaction of two or more forces so that their combined effect is greater than the sum of their individual effects.
Guest Editorial
Editor's Notes
One of the hottest contemporary topics is transportation security.
Along the Road
Along The Road
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
It's a new year, so let's take a look at what's new on the Turner-Fairbank Highway Research Center (TFHRC) Web site.
Training Update
The National Highway Institute (Nhi) Training Updates
Road Safety Audits and Road Safety Audit Reviews (Course #380069) — Participants in this course will learn how to improve transportation safety by learning how to apply road safety audits (RSA)...
Communication Product Updates
Communication Product Updates
Below are brief descriptions of reports recently published by the Federal Highway Administration's (FHWA) Office of Research, Development, and Technology.
Conferences/Special Events Calendar
Conferences/Special Events Calendar
April...