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The Road Not Taken

Here's how Los Angeles survived and thrived during two weekend closures of its busiest freeway.

Shouldering The Load

The use of paved shoulders as temporary travel lanes adds capacity when it's needed most.

Bridging The Digital Divide

The challenges of information accessibility have prompted efforts to digitize backlogs of transportation resources currently in analog formats.

A Sense of Urgency Helps “Every Day Counts” Succeed

A common belief is that delivering a major highway construction project typically takes 10 to 15 years. The goal of the Federal Highway Administration’s (FHWA) Every Day Counts (EDC) initiative is to cut that time in half.

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. This information comes from U.S. Department of Transportation (USDOT) sources unless otherwise indicated. Your suggestions and input are welcome. Let’s meet along the road.

Introducing FHWA’s Research And Technology Agenda

The Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) conducts research to help address highway problems of national scope and importance. In the process, Federal staff works with partners to define distinctive areas of research and to develop the roadmaps needed to achieve results. The current highway authorization, the Moving Ahead for Progress in the 21st Century Act (MAP-21), provides FHWA with the flexibility to structure a comprehensive research and technology (R&T) program that aligns with highway transportation needs.

Managing Assets Under MAP-21

In 1999, the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) created the Office of Asset Management to advance the state of the practice in managing highway assets. Asset management is a business practice that adds transparency to a portion of an organization’s overall transportation program. This data-driven, risk-based, performance-oriented approach enables State departments of transportation (DOTs) to maintain their physical assets in a state of good repair on a long-term basis.