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Research Overview

Exploratory advanced research includes foundational work that anticipates the questions and future needs in applied research or the application of innovations from other industries to the transportation sector.

The nature of exploratory advanced research stimulates the use of...

Novel Modes Explored During Multimodal Workshop

The Office of the Assistant Secretary for Transportation published summary reports on a 2014 Novel Modes Workshop. The research project was a multimodal effort, supported by the Federal Highway Administration’s (FHWA’s) Exploratory Advanced Research (EAR) Program. On December 2–3, 2014, at the...

Overall Program Presentation 2

Program Objectives

Over the next five years, LTBP will inspect, document, evaluate, and periodically monitor a representative sample of bridges nationwide, taking advantage of advanced condition monitoring technologies in addition to detailed visual inspections.The high-quality...

Overall Program Presentation 1

FHWA Long-Term Bridge Performance Program

Designated in the "SAFETEA-LU" surface transportation authorization legislation as a 20-year research effort to improve our knowledge of bridge performance

Funding is currently only authorized through FY-2009

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Power Point Presentation II

Primary Tasks and Responsibilities

Matrix Diagram. Development and Pilot Tasks and Responsibilities. The diagram depicts a matrix with the two sub matrices; one representing the development phase and the other representing the pilot program. Both sub matrices have common...