Public Roads
New Research
The following new research studies reported by the Federal Highway Administration's (FHWA) Office of Research and Development are sponsored in whole or in part with federal highway funds.The IVHS Architecture Program: A Systematic Approach to Progress
This article is adapted from materials provided by the Federal Highway Administration's (FHWA) IVHS Program Management and Systems Engineering Division and from an article in the January 1994 IVHS Architecture Bulletin, published by IVHS AMERICA.Safety on the Washington, D.C., Capital Beltway
Public safety is central to the mission of transportation officials in the Washington metropolitan area.Highway Finance: Past, Present, and Future
The current finance structure for highways is not producing the funds needed to meet the country's requirements for highway investment.Transferring Technology from Conservation Science to Infrastructure Renewal
In the context of highway research, technology transfer usually refers to the adaptation of software or hardware from the aerospace or defense fields to problems of highway construction and maintenance.The Northridge Earthquake: Progress Made, Lessons Learned in Seismic-Resistant Bridge Design
Our society--our way of life--depends on a complex network of infrastructure systems.Accident Rates Using HSIS
One of the major tasks of the Federal Highway Administration's (FHWA) Design Concepts Research Division is to develop and implement an Interactive Highway Safety Design Model (IHSDM).Public Roads - Summer 1994
Featuring developments in federal highway policies, programs and research technology