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The Many Faces of Safety

More than 42,000 fatalities occur on American highways every year. Those deaths are not just numbers or statistics.

One Way to A Better Road

To save time and money, a growing Georgia community in the metropolitan Atlanta area reclaims busy roadways using foamed asphalt base stabilization.

The Rewards of Stewardship

Biologists in Arkansas recently rediscovered a creature that many people thought had been extinct for nearly 60 years.

New Course on Freight Highlights Forecasting Techniques

Forecasting freight traffic requires an understanding of many factors, including economic trends, traffic distribution, decisions made by freight shippers, and the operational characteristics of specific freight carriers. In addition, freight forecasting involves different data sources and analytical tools than those used to forecast passenger travel.

Communication Product Updates

Below are brief descriptions of products recently published online by the Federal Highway Administration's (FHWA) Office of Research, Development, and Technology.