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The Pacific Rim TransTech Conference

More than 1,300 engineers, administrators, and leaders in the transportation industry gathered on July 25 through 28, 1993, in Seattle, Washington, for the Pacific Rim TransTech Conference.

Changeable Message Signs: Avoiding the Design and Procurement Pitfalls

Traffic control devices, particularly signs, located along the roadway are the backbone of the traveler information system.

Public Roads - Autumn 1993

The National Highway System: Backbone of Our National Transportation Network

On December 9, 1993, at Union Station in Washington, D.C., U.S. DOT Secretary Federico Peña and FHWA Administrator Slater announced the submission of the National Highway System (NHS) plan to Congress.

New Guidelines for Accelerating the Use of Innovative Technologies by the Highway Industry

The need to accelerate the integration of new technologies into the U.S. highway system has increased dramatically over the past decade as the Interstate Highway System has neared completion.

Overcoming Roadblocks to U.S. Innovation

The Highway Innovative Technology Evaluation Center (HITEC), established in 1992 to serve as a nationally recognized service center and clearinghouse for evaluating innovative highway technologies, opened for business on January 4, 1994.

HYSIM: The Next Best Thing to Being on the Road

The Federal Highway Administration's (FHWA) Human Factors Laboratory has operated a Highway Driving Simulator (HYSIM) at the Turner-Fairbank Highway Research Center (TFHRC) since the early 1980s.

FHWA's Implementation Plan for SHRP Products

Promising new equipment and improved materials, specifications, and tests are now becoming available as a result of the five-year Strategic Highway Research Program (SHRP).

Environmental Research: Helping Highways Improve the Quality of Life

Over the past few years, technological advancements and protecting the environment have been catalysts for change in the policies and procedures of many federal agencies.

Looking for a Few Good IDEAS

The Innovations Deserving Exploratory Analysis (IDEA) Program of the National Research Council's (NRC) Transportation Research Board (TRB) is designed to nurture innovative concepts for technologies, systems, methods, and processes for application to highway and intermodal transportation practice.

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