Building a Culture of Innovation
The fourth round of Every Day Counts will help to drive additional proven practices and technologies into mainstream use. ...
The Power of Inclusion
Interagency Federal research is giving a voice to all travelers, including those with disabilities, through accessible transportation technologies. ...
Harnessing Technology to Ease The Way
FHWA’s EAR Program is mapping a path forward for the development of assistive navigation tools for visually impaired pedestrians. ...
A Great Day in America: USDOT’s 50th Anniversary
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How to Make Better Decisions on Addressing Pavement Needs
New research argues that focusing on the remaining service interval is a more effective management strategy than fixing the worst first or threshold-driven approaches. ...
Big Data
Collecting, storing, and processing transportation information is presenting new challenges but also new opportunities to track travel. ...
Where Were You Looking?
FHWA equips field research vehicles with tracking technology to gather data on drivers’ eye glances to recommend practices and countermeasures to improve transportation safety....
Guest Editorial
Interesting Times
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EDC-4: Introducing a New Round of Innovations
What do hydraulic modeling tools, ultra-high performance concrete, and data-driven safety analysis have in common? Each is among the innovations selected for deployment under the Every Day Counts...
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. This information comes...
Internet Watch
Taking the BIRM Mobile
When engineers inspect bridges, they rely on a 2,000-page manual for guidance. The Bridge Inspector’s Reference Manual (FHWA NHI 12-049) (BIRM) typically is contained in two...
Training Update
NHI Instructors Go Back to School
In transportation training, one of the most critical links in learning is the instructor. A good instructor should simplify the learning process and adapt the curriculum to the...
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...