Public Roads Summer 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

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Featured in “FHWA Works: Careers in Motion Employee Spotlight,” Ben Graybeal shares his story from barn painting to bridge engineering with more than 2 decades of research in Ultra-High Performance Concrete.
Get to know Ben Graybeal, Team Leader, Bridge Engineering Research, Office of Infrastructure Research and Development.
XRF spectrometer sample changer bed loaded with asphalt mix samples used to detect the presence of waste engine oil residues.
This laboratory’s mission is to understand the chemical-related causes of road damage and discover performance enhancements.
The Chemistry Laboratory investigates the impact chemical changes have on roadways.
Cover of the Federal Highway Administration Research and Technology Story publication, featuring an aerial view of a roadway overlayed with icons representing transportation. Caption: Read the newest FHWA R&T Story for the latest innovations in transportation research.
Read the newest FHWA R&T Story for the latest innovations in transportation research.
Discover FHWA innovations to improve the transportation system for the traveling public.
Photo from the first ultra-high performance concrete (UHPC) bridge deck overlay constructed in the United States in 2016. In the photo, workers pour the UHPC overlay on a three-span, cast-in-place concrete slab bridge carrying Laporte Road over Mud Creek in Buchanan County, IA.
This report has design and construction recommendations for three promising UHPC applications: bridge deck overlays for rehabilitation, link slabs, and steel beam end repair.
For bridge owners and designers looking for a bridge repair solution that is long lasting, resilient, and efficient over the long term: Design and Construction of UHPC-Based Bridge Preservation and Repair Solutions.
A winding road in Badlands National Park, North Dakota.
Read how the Office of Federal Lands manages roads in times of emergencies in the Summer 2022 issue of Public Roads.
The Office of Federal Lands meets their mission of keeping roads accessible in adverse conditions.
Portrait of Kelly Regal, Associate Administrator for Research, Development, and Technology with an American flag in the background.
Associate Administrator for Research, Development, and Technology Dr. Kelly Regal explains the benefits of the Transportation Pooled Fund Program.
Public Roads Summer 2022 Issue Guest Editorial by Dr. Kelly Regal.

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FHWA 2021 Research Highlights: The projects conducted across Turner-Fairbank Highway Research Center play a vital role in advancing innovations that improve our Nation’s roads and bridges.

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With 15 cutting-edge laboratories onsite, Federal Highway Administration’s Turner-Fairbank Highway Research Center is the Nation’s premier facility for advanced and applied research and development related to new and existing highway technologies.

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