5-1-1: Traffic Help May Soon Be Three Digits Away
You're running late for a morning appointment all the way across town.
Using The Dynamic Modulus Test to Assess The Mix Strength of HMA
Highway agencies have long been searching for a mechanistically based laboratory test to reliably characterize the strength and load-resistance of hot-mix asphalt (HMA) mixes.
The ITS Public Safety Program: Creating A Public Safety Coalition
Everyday, each of us faces the possibility that we, or someone in our families, could be involved in a life-threatening emergency.
Handling The Worst Crash Ever in Virginia
On Feb. 20, 2001, it reached 65 degrees (19 degrees Celsius) in Stafford, Va.; 53 degrees (12 C) on Feb. 21. However, on Feb. 22, the highest temperature was only 27 degrees (-3 C), and a sudden...
Moving Ahead - The American Public Speaks on Roadways and Transportation in Communities
The customer's level of satisfaction is perhaps the single most critical measure of success of an organization or individual.
Branding America's Byways
"Like a Pointillist masterpiece, such as Georges Seurat's 'A Sunday on La Grand Jatte,' where every point of paint is controlled and focused toward creating a single image, your brand accumulates...
Travelers Seek Byway Experiences
"Before there were interstates, there was America. It's still there." -- America's Byways marketing concept
National Work-Zone Awareness Week Commemorated Across The Nation
The second annual National Work-Zone Awareness Week (NWZAW) was held April 9 to 12, 2001, and the theme of this year's awareness campaign was "Enhancing Safety and Mobility in Work Zones.
Work-Zone Traffic Control: Survey of Contracting Techniques
The final number of traffic control devices needed for a work-zone project and the final bill for those devices often vary from the initial estimates of the required number and charge.
Guest Editorial
Editor's Notes
Our guest columnist for this issue's "Editor's Notes" is Cynthia Burbank, program manager for the Federal Highway Administration's Planning and Environment Core Business Unit (CBU).
Along the Road
Along The Roads
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
Building Bridges in a High-Performance World
Not really. But would you believe bridges made of plastic? Yes, plastic - or more technically correct, fiber-reinforced polymer (FRP) composite materials- the very same type of materials you are...
Training Update
The National Highway Institute (NHI)
The Federal Highway Administration's Universities and Grants Programs is sponsoring the first annual Academic/Transportation Research Forum from June 25 to 27, 2001, in Washington, D.C.
Communication Product Updates
Recent Publications
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 and Special Events Calendar
June...