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CarmaSM: Improving Traffic Flows and Safety at Active Work Zones
FHWA's CARMASM Program is testing how cooperative driving automation can manage work zone congestion and enhance safety.Developed by the Federal Highway...
Micromobility: A Travel Mode Innovation
With increased growth in bikeshare and shared e-scooter systems, FHWA and USDOT are helping State DOTs and cities manage micromobility deployment, and are monitoring trends and evaluating...
Focusing on Pedestrian Safety
FHWA and other agencies across USDOT are continually addressing safety concerns for pedestrians by developing and researching effective tools and countermeasures and by coordinating projects,...
Looking to The Sky for Geotechnical Data
States are using data from unmanned aerial systems to help predict geological threats, prioritize mitigation efforts, and aid recovery after an event occurs—with reduced costs and improved...
Magnetic Flux Methods: Detecting Corrosion in Post-Tensioned Bridges
FHWA developed and evaluated a proof-of-concept prototype for the magnetic-based, nondestructive evaluation technique called the return flux method. Laboratory test results prove encouraging...
Guest Editorial
Working Together to Improve Pedestrian Safety
Working Together to Improve Pedestrian SafetyIn 2019, traffic deaths decreased across the United States, with a fatality rate of 1.10 per 100 million vehicle miles...
What's New
New Era, New Opportunities
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Innovation Corner
Have You Shared Your Innovation with Your Neighbor?
Sometimes the inspiration to try something innovative can come from your neighbor's proverbial backyard. Creating a neighborhood for the transportation community to share their successes was the...
Along the Road
Along The Road
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Training Update
NHI Expert Instructors: Coming to a Computer Near You!
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Internet Watch
A Modern Tool for Noise Analysis
Highway traffic creates noise—and sometimes the negative impacts of noise in an area need to be mitigated or minimized. To do so, a project team must first conduct a highway traffic noise analysis...
Communication Product Updates
Communication Product Updates
Below are brief descriptions of communications products recently developed by the Federal Highway Administration's Office of Research, Development, and Technology. All of the reports are or...