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Delivering Solutions for a World in Motion

Several new enhancements have been made to the NHI Web site, including the ability for students to pay course fees with their credit cards. NHI can also receive requests for course presentations via the Web site. Please look at the improved site at www.nhi.fhwa.dot.gov to see these changes, as well as others.

Recent Publications

Below are brief descriptions of the reports recently published by the Federal Highway Administration's (FHWA) Office of Research, Development, and Technology. All the publications are available from the National Technical Information Service (NTIS). In some cases, limited copies of the publication are available from the Research and Technology Report Center.

Conferences/Special Events Calendar

January 2000

Jan 8 2000

DAWG Forum on Pavement

Performance Data Analysis

TRB

Washington, D.C.

Robert Raab

(202) 334-2934

Fax: (202) 334-2003

Jan 9-13 2000

79th TRB Annual Meeting

TRB Washington, D.C.

Robert Spicher

(202) 334-2934

Fax: (202) 334-2003

Jan 13-14 2000

A More Precise Sense of Where We Are

Across the nation, 91-meter communications towers are sprouting up. Located on grassy patches of 4.5 hectares, these towers look no more imposing than the average radio station tower, but they are part of one of history's most significant information breakthroughs.

National Quality Intiative (NQI) Achievement Awards

The National Quality Initiative (NQI)is a dynamic partnership founded by the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA), American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials (AASHTO), and 10 other related associations. NQI focuses on continuous quality improvement within the highway industry.

Recent Developments in Federal Project Finance

In May 1998, the Transportation Equity Act for the 21st Century (TEA-21) dramatically increased the funding levels for surface transportation projects, and it also added a number of new tools to be used by sponsors of highway and transit projects to advance their programs.