General
Tours and Meetings

The TFHRC contains 15 laboratories, support facilities, and data sets. Check out our laboratories at Turner-Fairbank Highway Research Center.
Visiting Turner-Fairbank Highway Research Center

About the Facility
Research What's New 2025
We are committed to providing our visitors with useful and updated information. We invite you to visit this page frequently to see what items have been added or updated on the Turner-Fairbank Highway Research Center Web site.
Kurt Dowden
Acting Division Director and Chief of Engineering, Eastern Federal Lands Highway Division
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Highway Safety Information System (HSIS) Award Winners
The Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) hosts the annual Excellence in Highway Safety Data Award Contest to introduce university and community college students to the field of highway safety research. The contest solicits students to use data sourced from the Highway Safety Information System (HSIS) to investigate and develop original research in a topic that advances highway safety.
WFL Standards and Details (FP-14)
Division Detail and Standard drawings are used on a continuing basis within each division to clarify the work required in the plans. WFL Drawings are arranged by FP section. Contact the Project Development Team for...
Pay Items (FP-24)
Last Changed: 29-Apr-2025
Related Information FLH Pay Item Request Form Pay Item Request Deadlines Pay Item Listing Pay Item Item Description MET Unit MET Item Description USC UNIT USC BidDec PayDec Pay Item Type Changed...Exploratory Advanced Research (EAR) Program Status
The EAR Program has awarded 108 projects through 13 solicitations since 2007. Awarded projects—some of which are ongoing—involve both Government and academic researchers. The EAR Program projects represent an investment of more than $100 million in Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) funds and...