...From Dense Ignorance and Otherwise A (Not Entirely Serious) Look At America's 100 (Plus) Years War With Europe
In the introduction to the report on the 1990 European Asphalt Study Tour, then Federal Highway Administrator Thomas D. Larson declared, "We have a lot to learn from Europe about asphalt pavements...
FHWA's International Technology Scanning Program
For many years, providing technical assistance to counterparts overseas was the Federal Highway Administration's (FHWA's) primary international activity.
New CVO Technologies Hit The Road
There's a white 18-wheel tractor-trailer rig presently criss-crossing the country, traveling from city to city, from college campuses to roadside weigh stations, from convention centers to...
Puttin' on The RITS
The Hanging Lake Tunnel Traffic Operations center near Glenwood Canyon monitors 280 kilometers of I-70 in northwestern Colorado.
The ARTS Compendium: FHWA's Electronic Rural ITS Project Tracking System
For the past six years, the National Intelligent Transportation Systems (ITS) Program has been promoting the development and application of advanced systems to enhance the safety and efficiency of...
The Current Status of ITS in Japan
Motorization has rapidly advanced in Japan. The size of the country is only 4 percent that of the United States, but the number of automo- biles owned has reached 66 million, which is 33 percent...
Actual Hands-Off Steering: and Other Wonders of The Modern World
This article discusses the demonstration of automated highway system technologies by the National Automated Highway System Consortium, in which the federal Highway Administration is a partner; in...
Where Flowers Bloom, So Does Hope
"We gathered the wild-flowers. Yes, life there seem'd one pure delight.... As thro' the field we rov'd.
Utah's I-15 Design-Build Project
Utah's $1.59 billion Interstate 15 design-build project provides for the reconstruction of 26 kilometers of interstate mainline and the addition of new general purpose and high-occupancy-vehicle (...
Three Years Later and Exceeding Expectations: Highway Innovative Technology Evaluation Center
Innovation and collaboration have increasingly become essential ingredients for success in the highway and transportation industry, and not surprisingly.
Wetland Mitigation: An Early Effort
In 1986, the Illinois State Toll Highway Authority began construction of the 28-kilometer North-South Tollway (Interstate 355) in the western suburbs of Chicago. Construction of this roadway...
Editor's Notes
Editor's Notes
In a speech at the North American Intermodal Transportation Summit in Denver, Colo., Oct. 17, U.S. Secretary of Transportation Rodney E. Slater outlined the focus of transportation for the future...
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
A Virtual Tour of FHWA Web Sites
This Internet Watch is a year-end review of the growing number of Federal Highway Administration (FHWAp cyberstops.
Training Update
Developing and Delivering Innovative Training & Education Programs
NHI, in cooperation with the Office of Civil Rights, is offering a course entitled "Partnering for Indian Employment in Highway Construction" (Course #36120) This course provides state...
Conferences/Special Events Calendar
Conferences/Special Events Calendar
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