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The Importance of Electronic Communication: Where We've Been, Where We Are Now, and What's Coming

No event in our history has brought home the value of electronic mail and messaging more than the Sept. 11 tragedies and the recent anthrax threat to our postal service.

New NHI Courses Available in 2002

(Course #131062) presents state-of-the-practice and state-of-the-art techniques to identify the causes and patterns of different types of distress in portland cement concrete (PCC) pavement and techniques for rehabilitation selection, design, and construction that can be applied for the various types of distress.

Communication Product Updates

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

Conferences/Special Events Calendar

January

A Report of The National Highway R&T Partnership Initiative

In the May/June 2000 issue of Public Roads, an article "The Partnership Initiative - A Unified Agenda for Highway Research and Technology" reported on the first steps in an activity that began in late 1999.

Managing Traffic Flow Through Signal Timing

It's a commuter's dream: The avenue is thick with traffic, but green lights appear with regularity.

Lessons Learned About Bridges From Earthquake in Taiwan

On Sept. 21, 1999, at 1:47 a.m. (local time), central Taiwan experienced a destructive earthquake. As a result of this earthquake, more than 2,400 lives were lost, and more than 10,000 people were injured, according to the Taiwanese official report.

An Olympic Event: Handling Transportation During The Olympics

Utah is a state with a population of 2.2 million people. In February 2002, thousands of visitors from around the world are expected to descend upon the state for the 2002 Winter Olympic Games.

A Legacy in Art in A New Exhibition

A ribbon-cutting ceremony and celebration marked the opening of the "FHWA Rakeman Transportation Painting Collection" at the Texas Transportation Institute on Nov. 28, 2001.

FHWA And Nevada DOT Create A Wetland In Nevada

Nevada. The word conjures up the image of a desert, perhaps with stark, towering snow-capped mountains in the background.

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