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OFFICE OF RESEARCH, DEVELOPMENT, AND TECHNOLOGY AT THE TURNER-FAIRBANK HIGHWAY RESEARCH CENTER

FHWA R&T Now Newsletter - July 2009

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IN THIS ISSUE...

  • GENERAL/ADMINSTRATIVE
    • U.S. Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood: Overall Traffic Fatalities Reach Record Low
    • Mendez Confirmed as Federal Highway Administrator
    • Annual Study on Nationwide Traffic Congestion Released July 08
    • Diverging Diamond Interchange – Springfield Missouri
  • ADVANCED RESEARCH
    • FHWA Received Exploratory Advanced Research Proposals; Solicitation Remains Open until September 23
    • Exploratory Advanced Research at CUTC Meeting
    • FHWA Investigates Smart Particles
    • Technology Makes Research Easier
    • Fact Sheet: Increasing Highway Throughput Communications and Control Technologies to Improve Traffic Flow
    • Fact Sheet: Seeing in the Dark Improving Understanding of Driver Visibility Requirements at Night
  • INFRASTRUCTURE
    • TFHRC Chemistry Laboratory Develops New Method for Detecting REOB in Asphalt
    • Hydrodynamic Forces on Inundated Bridge Decks
    • Corrosion Resistant Alloys for Reinforced Concrete
  • SAFETY
    • TechBrief: Safety Evaluation of Lane and Shoulder Width Combinations on Rural, Two-Lane, Undivided Roads
    • Safety Evaluation of Lane and Shoulder Width Combinations on Rural, Two-Lane, Undivided Roads
    • TechBrief: Safety Evaluation of Advance Street Name Signs
    • Safety Evaluation of Advance Street Name Signs
    • TechBrief: Safety Evaluation of Offset Improvements for Left-Turn Lanes
    • Safety Evaluation of Offset Improvements for Left-Turn Lanes
  • OPPORTUNITIES
    • Federal Highway Administration to Provide $2 Million to Spur Highway Innovations that Reduce Congestion and Improve Safety
  • RECENT PERIODICALS
    • FOCUS Newsletter - June 2009
    • FOCUS Newsletter - May 2009
    • Public Roads - July/August 2009
    • Public Road - May/June 2009
    • LTPP Newsletter- Spring 2009
    • Transportation and Climate Change Newsletter – June 2009
    • Transportation and Climate Change Newsletter – May 2009

ABOUT FHWA R&T NOW

FHWA R&T Now is a newsletter containing information and updates about research, technology, and development from the U.S. Department of Transportation, Federal Highway Administration. The newsletter is an electronic newsletter and is updated approximately every other month.
 

Send your comments, questions, and feedback to FHWA_Now@dot.gov.

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Online access:
https://www.fhwa.dot.gov/publications/rtnow/.
 

Mail:
Federal Highway Administration
FHWA Office of Research, Development, and Technology
Attention: Dawn Vanlandingham
6300 Georgetown Pike
McLean, VA 22101

Publishing Date:
July 2009
Posting Date:
Issue:
July 2009
Notes:

This newsletter is an archived publication and may contain dated technical, contact, and link information.

 

Distribution–FHWA R&T Now is being distributed according to a standard distribution. Direct distribution is being made to the FHWA Divisions and Resource Center.

 

Key Words–Infrastructure, Operations, Safety, EAR, exploratory advanced research, research, V2X Hub, technology transfer, T2, nondestructive evaluation, NDE lab, crowdsourcing, CACC, cooperative adaptive cruise control, vehicle string, crash test, cell phone, managed lanes, alkali-silica reaction, ASR, simulator, asphalt, pavement test facility, indirect tensile-cracking test.

 

Notice–This document is disseminated under the sponsorship of the USDOT in the interest of information exchange. The U.S. Government assumes no liability for the use of the information contained in this document.
 

The U.S. Government does not endorse products or manufacturers. Trademarks or manufacturers' names appear in this report only because they are considered essential to the objective of the document. 

 

Quality Assurance Statement–The Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) provides high-quality information to serve Government, industry, and the public in a manner that promotes public understanding. Standards and policies are used to ensure and maximize the quality, objectivity, utility, and integrity of its information. FHWA periodically reviews quality issues and adjusts its programs and processes to ensure continuous quality improvement.

Publishing Office:
Office of Corporate Research, Technology, and Innovation Management
FHWA Program(s):
Corporate
AMRP Program(s):
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Subject Area:
Research
Safety and Human Factors
Public Roads