FHWA’s R&T Agenda Addresses National Challenges
With transportation facing major hurdles, the agency seeks to improve coordination of the Nation’s research and technology programs. You can help shape this research vision.
Pushing The Limits of Pavement
Full-scale experiments across the country are working between a rock and a hard place to build longer lasting roads.
Where The Water Meets The Road
In many parts of the country, ferry boats are an important transportation link connecting communities across rivers, bays, and other waterways.
Making Inroads for Women in Transportation
By leading a new initiative for the 21 APEC economies, USDOT is taking on a crucial role in advancing opportunities for women in transportation professions.
Traveling The Capital Beltway Is Now E-Zier
Yes, really! A public-private partnership for a massive project in Virginia to construct express lanes with electronic tolling helped unlock gridlock and offer more predictable trip times.
Creating Smarter Work Zones
Advances in high-tech tools mean improved safety and efficiency during roadwork.
Guest Editorial
The Journey Toward Solutions
Who could have predicted that a slide rule, typewriter, telephone, weather gauge, camera, and watch would morph into the modern smartphone?
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.
Internet Watch
Everyone Is a Pedestrian
According to data from the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA), 4,432 pedestrians were killed in traffic crashes in 2011--an 8-percent increase since 2009.
Training Update
Hydraulic Design Is Critical to Improving Bridge Safety
In 2011, 60 percent of flash and river flood fatalities in the United States were vehicle related.
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.