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Bridge Rebuilt on The Fast Track

When a crash occurs on a main travel artery, it can back up traffic for miles—causing a chain reaction affecting every route in the vicinity.

Securing Our Nation's Highway System

The faster pace of today's technological world, the vast amounts of available information, and limited funding mean that government organizations can't afford to operate in a vacuum.

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.

Communication Product Updates

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

The Scan of The Wild

As development and urban expansion increase in many areas around the globe, the transportation systems built to serve this growth can adversely affect existing wildlife populations and the natural habitats they occupy.

Stop. You'Re Going The Wrong Way!

Tracey Fischer told the Seattle Times that she didn't remember the crash that killed her friend, Erin Klotz, on I-90 east of Seattle, WA, on the night of November 18, 2001.

Filling The Pipeline

One of the most critical challenges to the future of the Nation's transportation industry is finding and retaining a workforce with the necessary skill sets to keep America moving.