2023-06-01
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This article is about the creation of the National Highway System authorized under the Intermodal Surface Transportation Efficiency Act (ISTEA) of 1991.
2023-06-01
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Overview of the interstate programs that had been conducted and operated since 1944 with a brief description of their characteristics. Their cost of operation and other economic factors are considered as well as the implications for future interstate programs.
United States. Department of Transportation. Federal Highway Administration
2023-06-01
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Memorandum on key statements made by Former President Dwight D. Eisenhower towards General John S. Bragdon about the Interstate Highway Program on funding.
United States. Department of Transportation. Federal Highway Administration
2023-06-01
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Document discussing the standardization and implementation of highway signs and shields used for the interstate. The origins of their first test and being implemented is discussed as well as a test conducted by motorists to see which type of sign worked well.
2023-06-01
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In February and March 1998, John T. Greenwood interviewed Francis C. "Frank" Turner for the American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials' 1988 Interstate Highway Research Project. Turner, who had joined the U.S. Bureau of Public Roads in 1929, rose through the ranks to become Federal Highway Administrator (1969-1972). In the 1
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United States. Department of Transportation. Federal Highway Administration. Office of Research, Development, and Technology
2023-06-01
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Officials identified several safety and mobility challenges on the three roadways that serve the village center of the city of La Quinta: Calle Tampico, Eisenhower Drive, and Calle Sinaloa (also known as 52nd Avenue or Avenue 52).
2023-06-01
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Document on the origins of the interstate highway maintenance program and the development of the operations needed for it. The history of the program is discussed as well as the legislation passed in support for it.
United States. Department of Transportation. Federal Highway Administration
2023-06-01
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Conditions and performance on the interstate system structural features and their overall economic impact in their cost. Includes a description for financial need to maintain then current costs for operations for areas such as bridges, and pavement.
2023-06-01
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Meeting notes between Bertram Tallamy and General Bragdon on several issues regarding the interstate highway program such as labor employment. Economic commerce conditions were also discussed in relation to the progress of the Interstate Highway program.
2023-06-01
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Highways of the United States has shaped drivers’ experiences in connecting them from place to place, throughout the 20th century while the evolution of the roadways increased efficiency. Americans’ experience with them has shaped the design of highways and their impact with each new generation.
United States. Department of Transportation. Federal Highway Administration
2023-06-01
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Successes in Stewardship Newsletter
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Successes in Stewardship is a Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) bimonthly newsletter highlighting current best practices in stewardship and environmental review from around the country.
United States. Department of Transportation. Federal Highway Administration
2023-06-01
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Internal review of the interstate highway program in 1959, with General Bragdon interviewed as part of the review. Discussion of a wide variety of subjects on the interstate highways such as policies, methods, contracts, standards, were discussed. Additionally, the impact the interstate had on the country is also discussed.
United States. Department of Transportation. Federal Highway Administration
2023-06-01
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Emerging ISTD technology uses an innovative erosion head that more accurately measures soil erosion resistance, resulting in more cost-effective foundation designs and greater reliability and resiliency in bridge performance.
2023-06-01
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Lee Mertz reflection working at the headquarters of the Regional Highway Planning Committee, and the operations that they conducted during his time there. He discusses workplace technological improvements such as using computers, the projects and programs administered by the office, and several of his peers and the impact they had for the entire ag
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2023-06-01
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Biography of W. Lee Mertz and his role with the FHWA and the impact he had on the organization and the development and maintenance of highways in the United States.
United States. Department of Transportation. Federal Highway Administration
2023-06-01
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Letter to General Bragdon in 1959 on the topic of the Interstate highway in regard to a broad overview of the reasons for an assessment and evaluation of it. Some topics include reviewing the policies and methods for in effect under the highway act, areas for improvement in coordination between federal highways and state planning agencies and recom
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United States. Department of Transportation. Federal Highway Administration
2023-06-01
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Report by the Governors’ Special Highway Committee which summarizes the recommendations of what the Interstate program would need for future considerations. This largely follows economic resources such as Federal funds, and who should be primarily responsible for their maintenance.
United States. Department of Transportation. Federal Highway Administration. Office of Research, Development, and Technology
2023-06-01
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This case study examines how officials have identified safety, mobility, and accessibility challenges for the three roadways in the Glenwood city center (MN 28 at Minnesota Avenue, MN 29 at Glacial Ridge Trail, and MN 104 at Franklin Street). Deficiencies included gaps in the network of bicycle lanes, absent or poorly visible crosswalks, inadequate
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