Public Roads
The Battle of Its Life
Even as construction continued at a record pace, the Interstate System needed a rescuer-and found one in Rex Whitton of Missouri.Gearing Up for An Aging Population
A new guide aims to improve driving safety for older road users.The Evolution of Context Sensitive Solutions
As noted in one of this issue's articles, "An Orphaned Highway," CBS travel correspondent Charles Kuralt, in his 1979 bookDateline America, identified the most beautiful highway in America as U.S. 212, the Beartooth Highway in Montana and Wyoming. Constructed in the 1930s in rugged mountain terrain, the Beartooth provided an economic lifeline for the region while improving safety and mobility and preserving the scenic characteristics of the area. Beartooth's designers applied some of the principles of "context sensitive solutions" more than half a century before the phrase was coined.Management and Administration
Along the Road is the place to look for information about current and upcoming activities, developments, trends, and items of general interest to the highway community.New Web Site Provides Forum For Freight Issues
The U.S. freight transportation network moves a staggering volume of goods each year.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.Conferences/Special Events Calendar
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