Public Roads Autumn 2022

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Research and Technology Portfolio

Explore activities, initiatives, and projects that address the Nation's highway challenges. Learn more.

CARMA(SM) Leads the Way with Cooperative Driving Automation (CDA)

The Federal Highway Administration’s (FHWA) CARMA Program is spearheading research on CDA concepts. Learn more.

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The Turner-Fairbank Highway Research Center team provides high-quality technical expertise and leadership.

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FHWA research projects advance innovation for transportation professionals and the traveling public.

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Turner-Fairbank Highway Research Center publications are a valuable resource for transportation decisionmaking.

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SPOTLIGHT

Headshot of Michelle Arnold, a Federal Highway Administration Transportation Specialist.
Featured in “FHWA Works: Careers in Motion Employee Spotlight,” Michelle Arnold shares how she was driven toward transportation research during her psychology graduate school program.
Get to know Michelle Arnold, Ph.D., Research Transportation Specialist, Office of Safety, Research and Development.
A lab technician operates a thermal spray to coat a section of a contaminated steel substrate.
Researchers in this lab analyze innovative coatings to prevent corrosion and preserve structural integrity.
The Coatings and Corrosion Laboratory mitigates the toll that weather, erosion, and daily use has on our bridges and roadways.
A photo of a roadway in Washington State that was damaged by extreme weather.
Read the FHWA R&T Story for the latest innovations in transportation research.
Learn how FHWA addresses the critical needs of the Nation’s current highway system in the FHWA R&T Story.
The title page of a publication labeled Cultivating Materials Science Research to Benefit Surface Transportation 2022 Update.
Breakthrough research in materials science can result in improved materials to build more durable yet affordable highway bridges and pavements.
Read one of the latest Exploratory Advanced Research (EAR) Program publications, Cultivating Materials Science Research to Benefit Surface Transportation 2022 Update.
Aerial view of crews paving a bridge that crosses a small river.
Read how the Nondestructive Evaluation Laboratory conducts testing on concrete bridge deck overlays in the Autumn 2022 issue of Public Roads
The Nondestructive Evaluation Laboratory explores new techniques.
Headshot of Leslie J. Wright, FHWA Director of the Office of International Programs.
FHWA Office of International Programs Director Leslie J. Wright discusses how the Office of International Programs is the gateway to collaborative relationships.
Public Roads Autumn 2022 Issue Guest Editorial by FHWA Office of International Programs Director Leslie J. Wright.

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Highlighted Research

CARMA Video Series: CDA Traffic Incident Management —
Watch this video to learn how the FHWA cooperative driving automation research program is using Travel Incident Management use cases to help keep first responders safer on the roadways.

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