Every Day Counts: The Second Phase
FHWA champions a new round of innovations to reduce delivery time for highway projects and increase safety.
Innovative Partnerships Help Inventory Traffic Signs
A win–win: University students gain real-world experience working on transportation projects with local public agencies that have limited resources.
Postwar Houses: A Transportation Timebomb?
NCHRP has developed a model for evaluating the mid-century residences that soon might trigger a huge need for Section 106 compliance by Federal-aid or federally permitted highway projects.
Understanding Driver Behavior in Work Zones
Researchers are working on microsimulation modeling to improve mobility and reduce congestion.
Taking The Next Step
During a recent large-scale field test of a new stereo vision system for detecting pedestrians at street crossings, FHWA focused on the visually impaired.
Guest Editorial
Delivering Large, Complex, and Costly Highway Projects
Across the country, State and local departments of transportation (DOTs) are putting in place large, complex, and expensive projects to improve the Nation’s road network. Projects costing more...
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. This information comes from...
Internet Watch
Keeping the Customer in Mind
Making it easier for State departments of transportation (DOTs) to expedite adoption of innovative technologies and practices is a priority for the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA). To help,...
Training Update
NHI Helps Transportation Agencies Weigh Risks
During planning for a transportation improvement, thorough consideration of potential risks can help reduce or eliminate them, ensuring a smoother project life cycle. In the same way, accounting...
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...
Conferences/Special Events Calendar
Conferences/Special Events Calendar
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