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- POLICY & PARTNERSHIPS
- FHWA Awards $15.5 Million to Six States
- Report Examines National Household Travel Survey Outcomes
- EXPLORATORY ADVANCED RESEARCH
- Research to Advance Mechanisms for Exploring Novel Transportation Solutions
- INFRASTRUCTURE
- Report Discusses Methodology to Assess Riprap at Bridge Abutments and Piers
- Case Study Highlights Benefits of e-Construction
- New Research Evaluates Transportation System Resilience
- OPERATIONS
- Researchers Complete Early Cooperative Automation Testing at Aberdeen Test Center
- Report Offers Overview of Practices and Considerations on Shared Streets
- Researchers Recognize Progress, Success, and Vision of FHWA's RWMP
- SAFETY
- New Database Compiles Key Data from Each State's SHSP
- RECENT PERIODICALS
- Public Roads—Autumn 2017
- Innovator: Accelerating Innovation for the American Driving Experience—November/December 2017
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