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Below are brief descriptions of communications products recently developed by the Federal Highway Administration’s 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).
FHWA's National Summer Transportation Institute celebrates 25 years of introducing students to college life and sparking their interest in careers in transportation.
Wireless, self-powered sensors may be the key to continuously monitoring infrastructure. FHWA-sponsored research is aiming to advance the technology.
The Wyoming Department of Transportation is integrating connected vehicle technology into its statewide transportation management center.
The Utah Department of Transportation installed these rooftop solar panels on the agency's Wanship Maintenance Station on I-80. The State DOT has installed several small-scale renewable energy projects at its facilities. For more information, See “Renewable Roadsides” on page 16 in this issue of PUBLIC ROADS.
Each spring, everything seems alive with possibility, and nowhere is that more evident than at the Federal Highway Administration. Notably, we are at the beginning of a new era of highway safety with new and emerging technologies and tools guiding the path ahead.
Decreasing resources and increasing demands require Federal and State transportation agencies to explore innovative financing tools for infrastructure projects. State infrastructure banks (SIBs) are one such tool. Compared to relying entirely on grant-based financing, SIBs can offer accelerated project delivery, provide lower borrowing costs, and facilitate completion of financial plans.
A coordinated and timely process for environmental reviews of major infrastructure projects is essential to advancing and delivering these projects to the traveling public. Executive Order 13807, Establishing Discipline and Accountability in the Environmental Review and Permitting Process for Infrastructure Projects, sets forth a new framework--known as One Federal Decision--for Federal agency cooperation on environmental review and permitting for major infrastructure projects.
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.
FHWA Case Study Features Dockless Bike Share
The purpose of hydraulic engineering is to design a structure with the proper capacity to divert or remove water from the roadway and pass collected water under the roadway. Designing a hydraulic structure requires knowing how much water is associated with the design storm (hydrology) and calculating the velocity, depth, and type of flow (hydraulics) that must be accounted for.