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When engineers inspect bridges, they rely on a 2,000-page manual for guidance. The Bridge Inspector’s Reference Manual (FHWA NHI 12-049) (BIRM) typically is contained in two three-ring binders and explains just about everything a bridge inspector needs to know about implementation of the national bridge inspection standards, the duties of a bridge inspection team, basic bridge terminology, and how to perform inspections.
In transportation training, one of the most critical links in learning is the instructor. A good instructor should simplify the learning process and adapt the curriculum to the various needs of the participants. Transportation professionals need their instructors to make new material relevant and applicable, which translates to strengthened job performance when participants return to work.
Below are brief descriptions of communications products recently developed by the Federal Highway Administration’s (FHWA) Office of Research, Development, and Technology. All of the reports are or will soon be available from the National Technical Information Service (NTIS). In some cases, limited copies of the communications products are available from FHWA’s Research and Technology (R&T) Product Distribution Center (PDC).
States across the country are using tailored, systemic approaches to make intersections safer.
The fourth round of Every Day Counts will help to drive additional proven practices and technologies into mainstream use.
FHWA’s EAR Program is mapping a path forward for the development of assistive navigation tools for visually impaired pedestrians.
New research argues that focusing on the remaining service interval is a more effective management strategy than fixing the worst first or threshold-driven approaches.
Collecting, storing, and processing transportation information is presenting new challenges but also new opportunities to track travel.
The partnership between the National Park Service, which turns 100 this year, and FHWA has created highway landmarks throughout the country.
The Natchez Trace Parkway is one of the few roadways that is itself a national park, and its northern end starts off with a bang— the award-winning Double Arch Bridge.