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Public Roads

Avoiding Voids

Abandoned mines jeopardize the transportation system and public safety, but States are addressing this underground threat.

Check Out TRIS Online

For those of you who prefer to browse for transportation information while seated comfortably in front of your computer, here is a valuable resource for you.

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.

Internet Watch

The World Wide Web has inched its way from our libraries and offices into our homes and cafes, and now even into the cabs of big rigs.

Recent Publications

Below are brief descriptions of the reports recently published by the Federal Highway Administration's (FHWA) Office of Research, Development, and Technology.

Conferences/Special Events Calendar

May 2000

May 1-4 2000

ITS 2000

ITS America

Boston, Mass.

Katrina Mayo

(202) 484-4549

May 10-13 2000

17th Annual Conf. and Expo on High-Speed Ground Transportation

High-Speed Ground Transportation Association

Philadelphia, Pa.

Mark Dysart

(202) 789-7883

May 18-19 2000

AZTech Showcase

AZTech

Phoenix, Ariz.

Walls of Fame

States share successful strategies for partnering with the public to design aesthetically pleasing noise barriers.

The National Highway Institute (NHI)

In an effort to recognize the vital part that instructors play in the training process, the first National Highway Institute (NHI) Instructor Conference will be held October 18-20, 2000.