TEA-21 Supports FHWA's Strategic Goals
Adapted from Administrator Wykle's speech to the Mississippi Valley Conference of the American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials in Chicago on July 9, 1998.
The State of Research
The Transportation Equity Act for the 21st Century (TEA-21) embodies President Clinton's and Secretary of Transportation Rodney E. Slater's vision of an integrated transportation system that can...
Marketing: Helping to Develop The Transportation System for The 21st Century
Private industry is sold on marketing. For businesses such as agriculture that have been around for millennia to more contemporary ones like pharmaceuticals and electronics, the marketing function...
The Seven Habits of Highly Effective Marketers
With the publication of Marketing Highway Technology and Programs in late 1990, the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) acknowledged that the marketing concept - understanding the needs of the...
We're on The Eve of Construction
Visualize the start of construction on a major public project. Men and women with shiny shovels participate in the symbolic ground-breaking. Bulldozers rumble to life. Crews strap on their hard...
The ITS Metropolitan Model Deployment Initiative
Hooray, it's celebration time. Actually four celebrations coast-to-coast, starting last June in Seattle and running through October in New York, marked the completion of a major step in achieving...
The Great River Road Celebrates 60 Years
For most Americans, a leisurely scenic drive is a classic way to relax. Yet as our nation continuously develops, there are fewer routes that offer escape.
Laboratory Testing of The Performance of Moisture-Cured Urethanes on New Steel
Millions of dollars are spent each year on the maintenance of painted steel bridges and the repair of old bridge coatings in this nation. To reduce such costs, the use of climate-tolerant, durable...
Better Load Ratings Through Nondestructive Evaluation
In a report to Congress in May 1997, the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) reported that more than 182,000 bridges in the United States are recorded in the National Bridge Inventory as either...
Maintaining The Customer-Driven Highway
As the vast U.S. highway system grows older, highway agencies are shifting their focus from building new roads and highways to preserving their investment in the existing system
Urban Freeway Renewal
Frequently, highway officials are faced with a situation like this: An old pavement on a heavily traveled route in the heart of an urban area has served its useful life - and more.
Editor's Notes
"Marketing" and "Marketer" Are Not Dirty Words
In this issue, we have two articles about the influence of the Transportation Equity Act for the 21st Century (TEA-21) on the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) and two articles on marketing,...
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
Welcome to E-World: The Second Annual Year-End Review of FHWA and DOT Web Sites
Last year, we reviewed some of the DOT and FHWA Web sites that we thought you in the industry should have in your browser's list of bookmarks.
Training Update
New ITS Courses Available
The National Highway Institutehas recently moved to a new location in Arlington, Virginia, just a fewblocks from our previous location
Conferences/Special Events Calendar
Conferences/Special Events Calendar
NovemberNov 4-6 19986th Annual U.S. Hot-Mix Asphalt ConferenceNational Asphalt Pavement Assn., Asphalt Institute...