USA Banner

Official US Government Icon

Official websites use .gov
A .gov website belongs to an official government organization in the United States.

Secure Site Icon

Secure .gov websites use HTTPS
A lock ( ) or https:// means you’ve safely connected to the .gov website. Share sensitive information only on official, secure websites.

U.S. Department of Transportation U.S. Department of Transportation Icon United States Department of Transportation United States Department of Transportation

Public Roads

Subscribe to RSS
Left Nav - Public Roads
Public Roads

Editor's Notes

Just a few notes to keep you posted on what's inside this issue and what's happening with Public Roads.

Along the Road

"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.

Recent Publications

This report summarizes existing pavement condition indices and available prediction models for each condition index, and it also identifies existing databases, where the required variables for the prediction models have been collected.

New Research

Objectives: To examine the highway safety data collection and analysis process and to develop and implement a user-friendly system.

California's Temporary Freeway Bridge

On the evening of March 10, 1995, in soggy Southern California near Coalinga, the twin bridges carrying Interstate 5 over the Arroyo Pasajero collapsed, killing seven people.

Navigating the Future

Navigation and positioning technologies are being revolutionized by a system developed by the U.S. Department of Defense (DOD).