United States. Department of Transportation. Federal Highway Administration. Office of Operations
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The Urban Congestion Report (UCR) is produced on a quarterly basis and characterizes the most recent traffic congestion and reliability trends at the national and city level. Each quarterly UCR compares data from the most recent three months to the same three months in the previous year.
United States. Department of Transportation. Federal Highway Administration. Office of Operations (2023). Urban Congestion Report (UCR): Year-to-Year Trends in the U.S. for April through June 2023. United States. Department of Transportation. Federal Highway Administration. Office of Operations. https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/87758
United States. Department of Transportation. Federal Highway Administration. Office of Operations. Urban Congestion Report (UCR): Year-to-Year Trends in the U.S. for April through June 2023. United States. Department of Transportation. Federal Highway Administration. Office of Operations, 2023. https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/87758.
United States. Department of Transportation. Federal Highway Administration. Office of Operations Urban Congestion Report (UCR): Year-to-Year Trends in the U.S. for April through June 2023. United States. Department of Transportation. Federal Highway Administration. Office of Operations, 2023, ROSA P. https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/87758.
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The In-Situ Scour Testing Device (ISTD) is an advanced system designed by the hydraulics research team at the Turner-Fairbank Highway Research Center (TFHRC) to measure the erosion resistance of fine-grained, cohesive soils directly in the field. The system features an innovative erosion head that, when inserted into a standard drill casing, can di
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United States. Department of Transportation. Federal Highway Administration (2023). In-Situ Scour Testing Device (ISTD), State Demonstrations of Field Soil Tests, Boston, KY (Report No. FHWA-HRT-23-089). United States. Department of Transportation. Federal Highway Administration. https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/71857
United States. Department of Transportation. Federal Highway Administration. In-Situ Scour Testing Device (ISTD), State Demonstrations of Field Soil Tests, Boston, KY. Report no. FHWA-HRT-23-089. United States. Department of Transportation. Federal Highway Administration, 2023. https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/71857.
United States. Department of Transportation. Federal Highway Administration In-Situ Scour Testing Device (ISTD), State Demonstrations of Field Soil Tests, Boston, KY. United States. Department of Transportation. Federal Highway Administration, 2023, Report no. FHWA-HRT-23-089, ROSA P. https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/71857.
United States. Department of Transportation. Federal Highway Administration
2023-06-01
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Committee discussion headed by General Lucius D. Clay on the topic of the Interstate Highway improvement program in relation to automobiles and continuing progress to ensure well maintained highways for citizens.
United States. Department of Transportation. Federal Highway Administration (2023). Statement of General Lucius D. Clay Chairman, President's Advisory Committee on a National Highway Program. United States. Department of Transportation. Federal Highway Administration. https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/68663
United States. Department of Transportation. Federal Highway Administration. Statement of General Lucius D. Clay Chairman, President's Advisory Committee on a National Highway Program. United States. Department of Transportation. Federal Highway Administration, 2023. https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/68663.
United States. Department of Transportation. Federal Highway Administration Statement of General Lucius D. Clay Chairman, President's Advisory Committee on a National Highway Program. United States. Department of Transportation. Federal Highway Administration, 2023, ROSA P. https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/68663.
United States. Department of Transportation. Federal Highway Administration
2023-06-01
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Overview about the costs generated to maintain the interstate program and issues presented by Former Senator William Proxmire critical to the financial component of the program itself.
United States. Department of Transportation. Federal Highway Administration (2023). The Golden Fleece Why Was The $27 Billion Estimate So Wrong?. United States. Department of Transportation. Federal Highway Administration. https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/68668
United States. Department of Transportation. Federal Highway Administration. The Golden Fleece Why Was The $27 Billion Estimate So Wrong?. United States. Department of Transportation. Federal Highway Administration, 2023. https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/68668.
United States. Department of Transportation. Federal Highway Administration The Golden Fleece Why Was The $27 Billion Estimate So Wrong?. United States. Department of Transportation. Federal Highway Administration, 2023, ROSA P. https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/68668.
United States. Department of Transportation. Federal Highway Administration
2023-06-01
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At the peak of the Interstate System's greatest decade, Interstate openings occurred all over the country. The following list was compiled from news clippings gathered by the Bureau of Public Roads for the second half of 1964. ederal Highway Administrator Rex Whitton, who believed that the new highways were the best counter to critics, participated
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United States. Department of Transportation. Federal Highway Administration (2023). The Best Counter to Critics. United States. Department of Transportation. Federal Highway Administration. https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/68665
United States. Department of Transportation. Federal Highway Administration. The Best Counter to Critics. United States. Department of Transportation. Federal Highway Administration, 2023. https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/68665.
United States. Department of Transportation. Federal Highway Administration The Best Counter to Critics. United States. Department of Transportation. Federal Highway Administration, 2023, ROSA P. https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/68665.
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The increasing need for highway improvement prompted the General Motors (GM) Corporation to announce, on November 20, 1952, a Better Highway Award for the best essay on "How to plan and pay for the safe and adequate highways we need." Prize money totaled $194,000 for 161 awards, with the grand prize being $25,000. Anyone, including GM employees, co
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United States. Department of Transportation. Federal Highway Administration (2023). GM's Better Highways Award. United States. Department of Transportation. Federal Highway Administration. https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/68639
United States. Department of Transportation. Federal Highway Administration. GM's Better Highways Award. United States. Department of Transportation. Federal Highway Administration, 2023. https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/68639.
United States. Department of Transportation. Federal Highway Administration GM's Better Highways Award. United States. Department of Transportation. Federal Highway Administration, 2023, ROSA P. https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/68639.
United States. Department of Transportation. Federal Highway Administration
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Brief description of Former President Dwight D. Eisenhower “gran plan” for the interstate program and the roles that federal, state, and local government would play in their implementation and maintenance. This was part of a speech given by then Vice-President Richard Nixon at the Governor’s Conference in 1954.
United States. Department of Transportation. Federal Highway Administration (2023). Ike's Grand Plan. United States. Department of Transportation. Federal Highway Administration. https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/68645
United States. Department of Transportation. Federal Highway Administration. Ike's Grand Plan. United States. Department of Transportation. Federal Highway Administration, 2023. https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/68645.
United States. Department of Transportation. Federal Highway Administration Ike's Grand Plan. United States. Department of Transportation. Federal Highway Administration, 2023, ROSA P. https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/68645.
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In this historical article Richard Weingroff describes the routing and creation of U.S. Route 6.
Weingroff, R. F. (2023). U.S. 6: The Grand Army of the Republic Highway. United States. Department of Transportation. Federal Highway Administration. https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/68610
Weingroff, Richard F.. U.S. 6: The Grand Army of the Republic Highway. United States. Department of Transportation. Federal Highway Administration, 2023. https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/68610.
Weingroff, Richard F. U.S. 6: The Grand Army of the Republic Highway. United States. Department of Transportation. Federal Highway Administration, 2023, ROSA P. https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/68610.
United States. Department of Transportation. Federal Highway Administration. Office of Highway Policy Information
2023-06-01
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Traffic Volume Trends is a monthly report based on hourly traffic count data reported by the States. These data are collected at approximately 5,000 continuous traffic counting locations nationwide and are used to estimate the percent change in traffic for the current month compared with the same month in the previous year. Estimates are re-adjuste
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United States. Department of Transportation. Federal Highway Administration. Office of Highway Policy Information (2023). Traffic Volume Trends: June 2023. United States. Department of Transportation. Federal Highway Administration. Office of Highway Policy Information. https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/68940
United States. Department of Transportation. Federal Highway Administration. Office of Highway Policy Information. Traffic Volume Trends: June 2023. United States. Department of Transportation. Federal Highway Administration. Office of Highway Policy Information, 2023. https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/68940.
United States. Department of Transportation. Federal Highway Administration. Office of Highway Policy Information Traffic Volume Trends: June 2023. United States. Department of Transportation. Federal Highway Administration. Office of Highway Policy Information, 2023, ROSA P. https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/68940.
Eight States from the Northeastern U.S. gathered for a peer exchange and discussion on implementation activities to support Balanced Mix Design (BMD). The peer exchange was sponsored by the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA). The eight States met to assess the state-of-practice for the technology, tools, and techniques in designing, verifying, a
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Bittner, J., Hajj, E. Y., Aschenbrener, T., Gopisetti, P., & Rockwood, H. (2023). Northeast Peer Exchange on Balanced Mix Design (BMD): Outcomes Summary (Report No. FHWA-HIF-23-042). United States. Federal Highway Administration. Office of Preconstruction, Construction, and Pavements. https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/71825
Bittner, Jason, Elie Y Hajj, Tim Aschenbrener, Praveen Gopisetti, and Heidi Rockwood. Northeast Peer Exchange on Balanced Mix Design (BMD): Outcomes Summary. Report no. FHWA-HIF-23-042. United States. Federal Highway Administration. Office of Preconstruction, Construction, and Pavements, 2023. https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/71825.
Bittner, Jason, et al. Northeast Peer Exchange on Balanced Mix Design (BMD): Outcomes Summary. United States. Federal Highway Administration. Office of Preconstruction, Construction, and Pavements, 2023, Report no. FHWA-HIF-23-042, ROSA P. https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/71825.
United States. Department of Transportation. Federal Highway Administration
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Profile on Rex Marion Whitton who was the Federal Highway Administrator and played a major role in its development, and maintenance. His role was to oversee its’ continued construction and ensure that public and congressional faith in the project remained strong.
United States. Department of Transportation. Federal Highway Administration (2023). The Man Who Saved the Interstate System. United States. Department of Transportation. Federal Highway Administration. https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/68670
United States. Department of Transportation. Federal Highway Administration. The Man Who Saved the Interstate System. United States. Department of Transportation. Federal Highway Administration, 2023. https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/68670.
United States. Department of Transportation. Federal Highway Administration The Man Who Saved the Interstate System. United States. Department of Transportation. Federal Highway Administration, 2023, ROSA P. https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/68670.
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Section 4(F) discusses a provision in The Department of Transportation Act of 1966 which had major implications in terms of roadway construction. This document discusses the challenges towards the provision, and the established law of Section 4(F) areas, or protected resources such as parks.
United States. Department of Transportation. Federal Highway Administration (2023). Section 4(F). United States. Department of Transportation. Federal Highway Administration. https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/68659
United States. Department of Transportation. Federal Highway Administration. Section 4(F). United States. Department of Transportation. Federal Highway Administration, 2023. https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/68659.
United States. Department of Transportation. Federal Highway Administration Section 4(F). United States. Department of Transportation. Federal Highway Administration, 2023, ROSA P. https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/68659.
This report highlights findings from Phase Ⅱ of a project designed to develop precision statements for cyclic fatigue testing using an asphalt mixture performance tester (AMPT). These standards include American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials (AASHTO) TP 107-22 and AASHTO TP 133-21, which apply to 100-mm-diameter and 38-mm
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Castorena, C., Underwood, B. S., Kim, Y. R., Lee, J. D. K., Tran, N. H., & Taylor, A. (2023). Ruggedness and Interlaboratory Studies for Asphalt Mixture Performance Tester (AMPT) Cyclic Fatigue Test: Phase Ⅱ Report (Report No. FHWA-HRT-22-113). United States. Department of Transportation. Federal Highway Administration. Office of Infrastructure Research and Development. https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/67625
Castorena, Cassie, B. Shane Underwood, Y. Richard Kim, Jing Ding Kangjin Lee, Nam H. Tran, and Adam Taylor. Ruggedness and Interlaboratory Studies for Asphalt Mixture Performance Tester (AMPT) Cyclic Fatigue Test: Phase Ⅱ Report. Report no. FHWA-HRT-22-113. United States. Department of Transportation. Federal Highway Administration. Office of Infrastructure Research and Development, 2023. https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/67625.
Castorena, Cassie, et al. Ruggedness and Interlaboratory Studies for Asphalt Mixture Performance Tester (AMPT) Cyclic Fatigue Test: Phase Ⅱ Report. United States. Department of Transportation. Federal Highway Administration. Office of Infrastructure Research and Development, 2023, Report no. FHWA-HRT-22-113, ROSA P. https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/67625.
United States. Department of Transportation. Federal Highway Administration. Office of Research, Development, and Technology
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In 2018, officials identified safety and mobility deficiencies in the primary roadway serving the Keystone Heights commercial district, State Road 21 (SR 21). The city partnered with the Florida Department of Transportation (FDOT) to seek public input on proposed improvements to SR 21 and conducted community engagement in an open-house format. This
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United States. Department of Transportation. Federal Highway Administration. Office of Research, Development, and Technology (2023). Complete Streets Construction Cost Case Study: Resurfacing of South Lawrence Boulevard (State Road 21), Keystone Heights, FL (Report No. FHWA-HRT-23-057). United States. Department of Transportation. Federal Highway Administration. Office of Research, Development, and Technology. https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/67871
United States. Department of Transportation. Federal Highway Administration. Office of Research, Development, and Technology. Complete Streets Construction Cost Case Study: Resurfacing of South Lawrence Boulevard (State Road 21), Keystone Heights, FL. Report no. FHWA-HRT-23-057. United States. Department of Transportation. Federal Highway Administration. Office of Research, Development, and Technology, 2023. https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/67871.
United States. Department of Transportation. Federal Highway Administration. Office of Research, Development, and Technology Complete Streets Construction Cost Case Study: Resurfacing of South Lawrence Boulevard (State Road 21), Keystone Heights, FL. United States. Department of Transportation. Federal Highway Administration. Office of Research, Development, and Technology, 2023, Report no. FHWA-HRT-23-057, ROSA P. https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/67871.
2023-06-01
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Historical article on former president George H.W. Bush and its involvement on transportation.
Weingroff, R. F. (2023). In Memory of President George H.W. Bush (1924-2018): The Man Who Brought About the Post-Interstate Era. United States. Department of Transportation. Federal Highway Administration. https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/68579
Weingroff, Richard F.. In Memory of President George H.W. Bush (1924-2018): The Man Who Brought About the Post-Interstate Era. United States. Department of Transportation. Federal Highway Administration, 2023. https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/68579.
Weingroff, Richard F. In Memory of President George H.W. Bush (1924-2018): The Man Who Brought About the Post-Interstate Era. United States. Department of Transportation. Federal Highway Administration, 2023, ROSA P. https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/68579.
United States. Department of Transportation. Federal Highway Administration
2023-06-01
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Magazine excerpt on Former President Dwight D. Eisenhower’ reaction to the renaming of an expressway after him by the Chicago City Council.
United States. Department of Transportation. Federal Highway Administration (2023). The Eisenhower Expressway Chicago, Illinois. United States. Department of Transportation. Federal Highway Administration. https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/68667
United States. Department of Transportation. Federal Highway Administration. The Eisenhower Expressway Chicago, Illinois. United States. Department of Transportation. Federal Highway Administration, 2023. https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/68667.
United States. Department of Transportation. Federal Highway Administration The Eisenhower Expressway Chicago, Illinois. United States. Department of Transportation. Federal Highway Administration, 2023, ROSA P. https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/68667.
Weingroff, Richard F.. Idea Champions. United States. Department of Transportation. Federal Highway Administration, 2023. https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/68523.
Weingroff, Richard F. Idea Champions. United States. Department of Transportation. Federal Highway Administration, 2023, ROSA P. https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/68523.
United States. Department of Transportation. Federal Highway Administration
2023-06-01
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Congressional hearing in 1955 on the National Highway program and the operations for its’ development. Discussions on formal paperwork, its’ design and how it will serve the public were brought up by congressional leaders, with interview of employees and those associated with the plans and implementation of the interstate, such as General Lucius D.
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United States. Department of Transportation. Federal Highway Administration (2023). General Lucius D. Clay's Testimony. United States. Department of Transportation. Federal Highway Administration. https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/68638
United States. Department of Transportation. Federal Highway Administration. General Lucius D. Clay's Testimony. United States. Department of Transportation. Federal Highway Administration, 2023. https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/68638.
United States. Department of Transportation. Federal Highway Administration General Lucius D. Clay's Testimony. United States. Department of Transportation. Federal Highway Administration, 2023, ROSA P. https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/68638.
2023-06-01
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What follows is the documentation of the critical events during the building of the Interstate System. The record begins with the passage of the 1956 Highway Act, which kicked off the Interstate construction program. It ends in 1974 just after the passage of the 1973 Highway Act, which was landmark legislation for the Interstate System and the high
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Mertz, W. L., & Ritter, J. (2023). Building the Interstate. United States. Department of Transportation. Federal Highway Administration. https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/68625
Mertz, William L.{56367} and Joyce Ritter. Building the Interstate. United States. Department of Transportation. Federal Highway Administration, 2023. https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/68625.
Mertz, William L.{56367}, and Joyce Ritter Building the Interstate. United States. Department of Transportation. Federal Highway Administration, 2023, ROSA P. https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/68625.
State departments of transportation (DOTs) have expressed concern about mergers and acquisitions (M&As) occurring within the industries that produce, supply, and install aggregates and other materials for transportation projects. In particular, State DOTs have suggested the possibility that these construction industry M&As impact price and competit
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Silber, H., & Bittner, J. (2023). Analysis of Material Source Mergers and Acquisitions on Project Delivery Quality and Costs (Report No. FHWA-HRT-22-082). United States. Department of Transportation. Federal Highway Administration. https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/71852
Silber, Hannah and Jason Bittner. Analysis of Material Source Mergers and Acquisitions on Project Delivery Quality and Costs. Report no. FHWA-HRT-22-082. United States. Department of Transportation. Federal Highway Administration, 2023. https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/71852.
Silber, Hannah, and Jason Bittner Analysis of Material Source Mergers and Acquisitions on Project Delivery Quality and Costs. United States. Department of Transportation. Federal Highway Administration, 2023, Report no. FHWA-HRT-22-082, ROSA P. https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/71852.
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