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SHRP 2: Moving Transportation Forward

Just as Microsoft, FedEx, and the Ford Motor Company continually strive to develop innovative products that respond to today's changing consumer environments, the transportation community also is hard at work designing solutions that meet the needs of today's travelers while making a sound investment for the future.

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.

Webtool Streamlines ESA Consultations

Under Section 7 of the Endangered Species Act (ESA), federally funded transportation projects must not jeopardize the existence of a threatened or endangered species or adversely modify critical habitat.

Communication Product Updates

Below are brief descriptions of communications products recently developed by the Federal Highway Administration’s (FHWA) Office of Research, Development, and Technology.

What's in the Numbers?

Here's a snapshot of the history of FHWA's Highway Statistics and a sampling of the data that make the publication so highly respected and so fascinating.