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

FHWA R&T Now Newsletter - March 2009

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IN THIS ISSUE...

  • GENERAL/ADMINSTRATIVE
    • U.S. Transportation Secretary LaHood Creates Team to Coordinate DOT Role in Economic Recovery
    • The President and Vice President Visit the Department of Transportation (DOT)
    • FY 2010 NCHRP Project Selection Meeting
    • Updated Turner-Fairbank Highway Research Center (TFHRC) Expertise Directory
    • Turner-Fairbank Highway Research Center Brochure
  • ADVANCED RESEARCH
    • FHWA Hosts Nanoscale Research Workshop
    • FHWA Exploratory Advance Research (EAR) Awards
    • Recent FHWA Exploratory Advanced Research Program Workshop
  • INFRASTRUCTURE
    • Session Summary: Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) Long-Term Bridge Performance Program Transportation Research Board (TRB) 88th Annual Meeting (January 15, 2009)
    • FHWA Long-Term Bridge Performance Program Transportation Research Board (TRB) 88th Annual Meeting Presentation
    • TechBrief: High-Performance Materials for Substructures, Foundations, and Earth Retaining Systems Workshop
  • PAVEMENTS
    • Long-Term Pavement Performance Compliance with Department of Transportation Information Dissemination Quality Guidelines
    • LTTP Newsletter, Winter 2009
  • SAFETY
    • 2009 TAC Meeting: Transportation Pooled Fund Study TPF-5(099), Evaluation of Low Cost Safety Improvements
    • Evaluation of Sign and Marking Alternatives for Displaced Left-Turn Lane Intersections
    • Two Low-Cost Safety Concepts for Two-Way Stop-Controlled, Rural Intersections on High-Speed Two-Lane, Two-Way Roadways
  • RECENT PERIODICALS
    • FOCUS Newsletter - March 2009
    • FOCUS Newsletter - January/February 2009
    • Transportation and Climate Change Newsletter – February 2009
    • Innovator–Accelerating Innovation for the American Driving Experience - February/March 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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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:
March 2009
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Issue:
March 2009
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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
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Corporate
AMRP Program(s):
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Subject Area:
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