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The Ties That Bind: The 10-Year Fight for 0.6-Inch Diameter Strands

Each year, ribbon-cutting ceremonies are held throughout the United States and abroad to dedicate majestic new bridges and highways designed to move millions of people from one place to another as efficiently and comfortably as possible. Speeches are made; photographs are taken; and much attention is paid to the latest link in the highway system serving the public.

Replacing Oakland's Cypress Freeway

Forty-two people were killed in the collapse of the double-decked Cypress Freeway in Oakland, Calif., on Oct. 17, 1989, when the Loma Prieta Earthquake rocked the San Francisco Bay Area.

It Takes More Than Mirrors to See Your 'True Profile'

It was a perfect October day in 1997 when a Penn State professor and researchers from all over the world gathered at the Turner-Fairbank Highway Research Center (TFHRC) in McLean, Va., to perform a critical step in an experiment to measure road evenness.

Partners in Motion: D.C. Congestion Busters

The Washington, D.C., metropolitan region is the nation's second most congested area. The region also has the second longest commute time, and area residents spend a cumulative 552,900 hours per day stuck in traffic.

We Remember

The Federal Highway Administration employees who died as a result of the bombing of the Alfred P. Murrah Federal Building in Oklahoma City April 19, 1995.

Editor's Notes

Solve real-world, highway-related problems. In a nutshell, that's the mission of the Research, Technology, and Training Program of the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA).

Policy and Legislation

"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.