Featuring developments in federal highway policies, programs and research technology
The Automated Highway System: An Idea Whose Time Has Come
The demand on our overburdened highway system is increasing every day.
The IVHS Architecture Program: A Systematic Approach to Progress
This article is adapted from materials provided by the Federal Highway Administration's (FHWA) IVHS Program Management and Systems Engineering Division and from an article in the January 1994 IVHS...
Safety on the Washington, D.C., Capital Beltway
Public safety is central to the mission of transportation officials in the Washington metropolitan area.
Highway Finance: Past, Present, and Future
The current finance structure for highways is not producing the funds needed to meet the country's requirements for highway investment.
Transferring Technology from Conservation Science to Infrastructure Renewal
In the context of highway research, technology transfer usually refers to the adaptation of software or hardware from the aerospace or defense fields to problems of highway construction and...
The Northridge Earthquake: Progress Made, Lessons Learned in Seismic-Resistant Bridge Design
Our society--our way of life--depends on a complex network of infrastructure systems.
The Interactive Highway Safety Design Model: Designing for Safety by Analyzing Road Geometrics
The late 1980s saw a renewed interest in safety and geometric design in the United States.
Accident Rates Using HSIS
One of the major tasks of the Federal Highway Administration's (FHWA) Design Concepts Research Division is to develop and implement an Interactive Highway Safety Design Model (IHSDM).
Along the Road
Along the Road
"Along the Road" is a hodgepodge of items of general interest to the highway community.
New Research
New Research
The following new research studies reported by the Federal Highway Administration's (FHWA) Office of Research and Development are sponsored in whole or in part with federal highway funds.