Infrastructure Overview

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The Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) works closely with our State department of transportation partners to increase the safety and longevity of the Nation’s highway system. The agency does this through the partnership with the American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials (AASHTO), where the State agencies and FHWA work together to study and implement transportation standards and test methods.

Infrastructure Research Areas

• Asset Management, Preservation, and Maintenance
• Building Information Modeling (BIM) for Infrastructure
• Construction and Project Management
• Geotechnical Engineering
  • Geotechnology Research Program
  • Geotechnical Laboratory
• Hydraulics
  • Hydraulics Laboratory
• Long-Term Infrastructure Performance
  • Long-Term Pavement Performance
  • Long-Term Bridge Performance
• Pavement and Materials
  • Aggregate and Petrographic Laboratory
  • Asphalt Binder and Mixtures Laboratory
  • Chemistry Laboratory
  • Coatings and Corrosion Laboratory
  • Concrete Laboratory
  • Pavement Testing Facility
• Structures    
  • Ultra-High Performance Concrete (UHPC) 
  • Nondestructive Evaluation Laboratory   
  • Structures Laboratory