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Curve Safety Solutions

Horizontal curves account for more than 25 percent of fatal crashes and the average crash rate for curves is approximately three times higher than tangent segments. Transportation agencies have a number of horizontal curve safety countermeasures at their disposal to improve the safety of...

FHWA Training Programs: Through the Years

By Chad Thompson

FHWA has trained entry-level employees through a centrally administered, multi-year training program since what seems like the dawn of time (actually 1905). However, the modern engineer-training program began at the end of World War II in 1946. While we were all...