United States. Department of Transportation. Federal Highway Administration
2026-01-05
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The FHWA's Buy America policies require a domestic manufacturing process for iron or steel products and manufactured products that are permanently incorporated in a Federal-aid highway construction project. Title 23 Section 313 provides that the Administrator may issue a waiver if, (1) the application of Buy America provisions would be inconsistent
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08/17/2026
United States. Department of Transportation. Federal Highway Administration (2026). FHWA's Buy America Q and A for Federal-Aid Program.
United States. Department of Transportation. Federal Highway Administration "FHWA's Buy America Q and A for Federal-Aid Program" (2026)
United States. Department of Transportation. Federal Highway Administration "FHWA's Buy America Q and A for Federal-Aid Program" , 2026
United States. Department of Transportation. Federal Highway Administration
2026-01-05
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On January 14, 2025, the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) issued a final rule terminating its general waiver on manufactured products and establishing new Buy America requirements for manufactured products used in Federal-aid highway projects ("the Manufactured Products Final Rule"). The effective date of the Manufactured Products Final Rule i
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08/17/2026
United States. Department of Transportation. Federal Highway Administration (2026). Questions and Answers (Q&As) on the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) Manufactured Products Final Rule.
United States. Department of Transportation. Federal Highway Administration "Questions and Answers (Q&As) on the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) Manufactured Products Final Rule" (2026)
United States. Department of Transportation. Federal Highway Administration "Questions and Answers (Q&As) on the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) Manufactured Products Final Rule" , 2026
This study investigated the use of co-simulation for evaluating cooperative driving automation (CDA) applications within a work zone environment. The examined use case focused on the merging maneuvers of a single CDA-equipped vehicle into either a CDA platoon or a traffic stream consisting of human-driven vehicles near a work zone with a one-lane b
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08/17/2026
Hadi, Mohammed and Jeenprasom, Chonlachart (2026). Application of Digital Twins for Testing Connectivity, Automation, and Cooperation Applications.
Hadi, Mohammed and Jeenprasom, Chonlachart "Application of Digital Twins for Testing Connectivity, Automation, and Cooperation Applications" (2026)
Hadi, Mohammed and Jeenprasom, Chonlachart "Application of Digital Twins for Testing Connectivity, Automation, and Cooperation Applications" , 2026
United States. Department of Transportation. Federal Highway Administration
2012-12-19
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The following guidance addresses the applicability of the Buy America requirements to utility work accomplished as part of a larger Federal-aid highway program (FAHP) funded project, as defined by the National Environmental Protection Act (NEPA).
08/17/2026
United States. Department of Transportation. Federal Highway Administration (2012). Buy America Issues to Consider for Utility Work on Projects.
United States. Department of Transportation. Federal Highway Administration "Buy America Issues to Consider for Utility Work on Projects" (2012)
United States. Department of Transportation. Federal Highway Administration "Buy America Issues to Consider for Utility Work on Projects" , 2012
United States. Department of Transportation. Federal Highway Administration. Office of Highway Policy Information
2026-08-12
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Special Issue - Weekly Motor Fuel Report
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The Gasoline Product Supplied report offers insight on weekly fluctuation of the gasoline product supply, which is an important part of any analysis of construction trends, materials and operating costs associated with highway repair and construction, and changes in traffic volume. These data come directly from the Energy Information Administration
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08/17/2026
United States. Department of Transportation. Federal Highway Administration. Office of Highway Policy Information (2026). Special Issue - Weekly Motor Fuel Report: Gasoline Product Supplied for Fiscal Year Week No. 45, Data Complete Through 8/7/2026.
United States. Department of Transportation. Federal Highway Administration. Office of Highway Policy Information "Special Issue - Weekly Motor Fuel Report: Gasoline Product Supplied for Fiscal Year Week No. 45, Data Complete Through 8/7/2026" (2026)
United States. Department of Transportation. Federal Highway Administration. Office of Highway Policy Information "Special Issue - Weekly Motor Fuel Report: Gasoline Product Supplied for Fiscal Year Week No. 45, Data Complete Through 8/7/2026" , 2026
The statewide driver traffic safety survey provides baseline metrics for the Safety Division and others to use in understanding perceptions and self-reported behaviors related to focus issues. A core set of questions addresses nationally agreed upon priorities, including seat belts, impaired driving, and speeding. In addition to the core issues, qu
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08/17/2026
Upper Great Plains Transportation Institute (2018). North Dakota Statewide Traffic Safety Survey, 2018 [Brief].
Upper Great Plains Transportation Institute "North Dakota Statewide Traffic Safety Survey, 2018 [Brief]" (2018)
Upper Great Plains Transportation Institute "North Dakota Statewide Traffic Safety Survey, 2018 [Brief]" , 2018
The statewide driver traffic safety survey provides baseline metrics for the Safety Division and others to use in understanding perceptions and self-reported behaviors related to focus issues. A core set of questions addresses nationally agreed upon priorities, including seat belts, impaired driving, and speeding. In addition to the core issues, qu
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08/17/2026
Vachal, Kimberly et al. (2018). North Dakota Statewide Traffic Safety Survey, 2018: Traffic Safety Performance Measures for State and Federal Agencies.
Vachal, Kimberly and Benson, Laurel and Kubas, Andrew "North Dakota Statewide Traffic Safety Survey, 2018: Traffic Safety Performance Measures for State and Federal Agencies" (2018)
Vachal, Kimberly et al. "North Dakota Statewide Traffic Safety Survey, 2018: Traffic Safety Performance Measures for State and Federal Agencies" , 2018
The statewide driver traffic safety survey provides baseline metrics for the Safety Division and others to use in understanding perceptions and self-reported behaviors related to focus issues. A core set of questions addresses nationally agreed upon priorities, including seat belts, impaired driving, and speeding. In addition to the core issues, qu
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08/17/2026
Upper Great Plains Transportation Institute (2017). North Dakota Statewide Traffic Safety Survey, 2017 [Brief].
Upper Great Plains Transportation Institute "North Dakota Statewide Traffic Safety Survey, 2017 [Brief]" (2017)
Upper Great Plains Transportation Institute "North Dakota Statewide Traffic Safety Survey, 2017 [Brief]" , 2017
The statewide driver traffic safety survey provides baseline metrics for the Safety Division and others to use in understanding perceptions and self-reported behaviors related to focus issues. A core set of questions addresses nationally agreed upon priorities, including seat belts, impaired driving, and speeding. In addition to the core issues, qu
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08/17/2026
Vachal, Kimberly et al. (2017). North Dakota Statewide Traffic Safety Survey, 2017: Traffic Safety Performance Measures for State and Federal Agencies.
Vachal, Kimberly and Benson, Laurel and Kubas, Andrew "North Dakota Statewide Traffic Safety Survey, 2017: Traffic Safety Performance Measures for State and Federal Agencies" (2017)
Vachal, Kimberly et al. "North Dakota Statewide Traffic Safety Survey, 2017: Traffic Safety Performance Measures for State and Federal Agencies" , 2017
Bridge decks are among the most vulnerable components of bridge structures due to the combined effects of multiple deterioration mechanisms, including traffic-induced abrasion, repeated freeze-thaw cycling, and chloride ingress. Surface impregnation using silane sealers has proven to be an effective method for mitigating concrete deterioration in b
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08/17/2026
Ghazal, Ahmed I. et al. (2026). Silane Bridge Deck Rating.
Ghazal, Ahmed I. and Myers, John J. and ElGawady, Mohamed A. "Silane Bridge Deck Rating" (2026)
Ghazal, Ahmed I. et al. "Silane Bridge Deck Rating" , 2026
This research evaluated the Missouri Department of Transportation's (MoDOT's) use of Transportation Systems Management and Operations (TSMO) strategies in work zones, with an emphasis on Smart Work Zone (SWZ) technologies and automation. Project objectives included identifying available TSMO strategies, documenting examples of their use, implementi
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08/17/2026
Jackels, Jon et al. (2026). TSMO Strategies and Automation in Work Zones.
Jackels, Jon et al. "TSMO Strategies and Automation in Work Zones" (2026)
Jackels, Jon et al. "TSMO Strategies and Automation in Work Zones" , 2026
The Missouri Department of Transportation (MoDOT) commissioned WSP USA Inc., in collaboration with the Missouri University of Science and Technology (Missouri S&T), to evaluate advanced, nonintrusive geophysical and remote sensing technologies for detecting and mapping subsurface passages beneath Missouri highways. Subsurface features such as karst
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08/17/2026
Ducey, Luke et al. (2026). New Technologies for Detecting and Mapping Passages Beneath Missouri Highways.
Ducey, Luke et al. "New Technologies for Detecting and Mapping Passages Beneath Missouri Highways" (2026)
Ducey, Luke et al. "New Technologies for Detecting and Mapping Passages Beneath Missouri Highways" , 2026
This study evaluated the effectiveness of scupper-modified Jersey barriers in facilitating small wildlife movement across a newly constructed segment of Interstate 49 in southwestern Missouri. Traditional concrete median barriers can reduce wildlife-vehicle collisions through fewer crossing attempts but create impermeable barriers for small-bodied
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08/17/2026
Ortega, Brock et al. (2026). Use of Scupper-Modified Jersey Barriers by Small Wildlife Along a New Segment of I-49 in Southwestern Missouri.
Ortega, Brock et al. "Use of Scupper-Modified Jersey Barriers by Small Wildlife Along a New Segment of I-49 in Southwestern Missouri" (2026)
Ortega, Brock et al. "Use of Scupper-Modified Jersey Barriers by Small Wildlife Along a New Segment of I-49 in Southwestern Missouri" , 2026
The statewide driver traffic safety survey provides baseline metrics for the Safety Division and others to use in understanding perceptions and self-reported behaviors related to focus issues. A core set of questions addresses nationally agreed upon priorities, including seat belts, impaired driving, and speeding. In addition to the core issues, qu
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08/17/2026
Vachal, Kimberly et al. (2016). North Dakota Statewide Traffic Safety Survey, 2016: Traffic Safety Performance Measures for State and Federal Agencies.
Vachal, Kimberly and Benson, Laurel and Kubas, Andrew "North Dakota Statewide Traffic Safety Survey, 2016: Traffic Safety Performance Measures for State and Federal Agencies" (2016)
Vachal, Kimberly et al. "North Dakota Statewide Traffic Safety Survey, 2016: Traffic Safety Performance Measures for State and Federal Agencies" , 2016
An important consideration in the certification of Electro-impulse De-icing (EIDI) systems for aircraft ice protection is electromagnetic interference (EMI). When the capacitor bank in an EIDI system discharges a large pulse of current travels down a transmission line to the coil. Subsequent radiation by the transmission line and the coil produces
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08/17/2026
Zieve, Peter et al. (1989). Electromagnetic Emissions From a Modular Low Voltage Electro-Impulse De-Icing (EIDI) System.
Zieve, Peter and Huffer, Brent and Ng, James "Electromagnetic Emissions From a Modular Low Voltage Electro-Impulse De-Icing (EIDI) System" (1989)
Zieve, Peter et al. "Electromagnetic Emissions From a Modular Low Voltage Electro-Impulse De-Icing (EIDI) System" , 1989
United States. Federal Highway Administration. Construction and Maintenance Division
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1989-07-06
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Memoranda & Guidance: Information
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A recent meeting with a material supplier to discuss FHWA Buy America requirements has brought up several issues which we believe warrant further clarification to FHWA field offices and States. These issues include certification of steel, determining the cost of foreign steel, and impacts of international trade agreements.
08/17/2026
United States. Federal Highway Administration. Construction and Maintenance Division (1989). Buy America Requirements 1989 [Memorandum].
United States. Federal Highway Administration. Construction and Maintenance Division "Buy America Requirements 1989 [Memorandum]" (1989)
United States. Federal Highway Administration. Construction and Maintenance Division "Buy America Requirements 1989 [Memorandum]" , 1989
United States. Federal Highway Administration. Office of Engineering
1993-12-02
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Memoranda & Guidance: Information
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We have recently been made aware, as a result of concerns raised by the steel and iron industry, that there may be some variation in interpretation of the Buy America requirements for sheet piling on the Central Artery/Tunnel (CA/T) projects in Massachusetts. As you know, we attended a meeting with the steel and iron industry representatives relati
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08/17/2026
United States. Federal Highway Administration. Office of Engineering (1993). Buy America Requirements 1993 [Memorandum].
United States. Federal Highway Administration. Office of Engineering "Buy America Requirements 1993 [Memorandum]" (1993)
United States. Federal Highway Administration. Office of Engineering "Buy America Requirements 1993 [Memorandum]" , 1993
United States. Department of Transportation. Federal Highway Administration
1994-04-22
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This office has received several inquiries concerning the effect of the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) on the FHWA Buy America Requirements. The attached letter from Administrator Slater to Mr. T. Peter Ruane, President and Chief Executive Officer of the American Road and Transportation Builders Association, explains the situation rega
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08/17/2026
United States. Department of Transportation. Federal Highway Administration (1994). Buy America and NAFTA [Memorandum].
United States. Department of Transportation. Federal Highway Administration "Buy America and NAFTA [Memorandum]" (1994)
United States. Department of Transportation. Federal Highway Administration "Buy America and NAFTA [Memorandum]" , 1994
United States. Federal Highway Administration. Construction and Maintenance Division
1994-12-07
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Memoranda & Guidance: Information
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This memorandum responds to and clarifies a recent inquiry by the Region 10 geotechnical engineer, about the application of the Buy America requirements to ground anchors, soil nails, and geotech instruments. The application of Buy America requirements in "temporary" use situations and a definition of "temporary" was the basis of the inquiry.
08/17/2026
United States. Federal Highway Administration. Construction and Maintenance Division (1994). Buy America Requirements Interpretation - Ground Anchors, Soil Nails, and Geotech Instruments [Memorandum].
United States. Federal Highway Administration. Construction and Maintenance Division "Buy America Requirements Interpretation - Ground Anchors, Soil Nails, and Geotech Instruments [Memorandum]" (1994)
United States. Federal Highway Administration. Construction and Maintenance Division "Buy America Requirements Interpretation - Ground Anchors, Soil Nails, and Geotech Instruments [Memorandum]" , 1994
2003-01-03
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Memoranda & Guidance: Information
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Thank you for your January 3 letter to the Federal Highway Administration that inquired about the applicability of the Buy America requirements to non-domestic flux used in welding. We have reviewed the various welding process commonly used in Federal-aid highway construction projects; Gas Welding. Arc Welding. Shielded Metal Arc Welding, Gas-Tungs
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08/17/2026
Horne, Dwight (2003). Buy America - Non-Domestic Flux for Welding of Bridges and Other Structures [Memorandum].
Horne, Dwight "Buy America - Non-Domestic Flux for Welding of Bridges and Other Structures [Memorandum]" (2003)
Horne, Dwight "Buy America - Non-Domestic Flux for Welding of Bridges and Other Structures [Memorandum]" , 2003
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