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Maintaining The Customer-Driven Highway

As the vast U.S. highway system grows older, highway agencies are shifting their focus from building new roads and highways to preserving their investment in the existing system

Urban Freeway Renewal

Frequently, highway officials are faced with a situation like this: An old pavement on a heavily traveled route in the heart of an urban area has served its useful life - and more.

On Being Clever

I recently spent a few days at Walt Disney World in Florida, and I came away very impressed by the Disney transportation system.

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. This information comes from Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) sources unless otherwise indicated. Your suggestions and input are welcome. Let's meet along the road.

Internet2 - The Internet Grows Again

Just when you thought, "Finally! I've caught up! I know what a browser is, I know that e-mail is really a good thing, and I know that multimedia doesn't mean a stereo and a television," things go and change. This change is happening right under our noses.

Delivering Solutions for a World in Motion

The National Highway Institute would like to invite you to take advantage of its newest communication technique between trainers and trainees: the NHI Message Board. The Message Board, which was launched last August, is already proving to be a useful source of information for instructors and customers.

Conferences/Special Events Calendar

January

Jan 10-14 1999

TRB 78th Annual Meeting Transportation Research Board

Washington, D.C.

Jim Scott

(202) 334-2934

Fax: (202) 334-2003

February

Feb 7-11 1999

44th NAPA Annual Convention National Asphalt Pavement Association

San Diego, Calif.

Erika Larson

(301) 731-4748

Fax: (301) 731-4621

A Silver Bullet: Shoulder Texture Treatments

I want to tell you a story. This is one of those stories you've probably heard once or twice before. It begins, as all good stories, with "once upon a time" and ends with "if only it were simpler, cost less, and could be implemented easily."