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Speech given by Federal Highway Administrator (1993-1997) Rodney E. Slater to commemorate the 40th anniversary of the interstate highway system implementation from 1956. After participating in a cross-country trip in 1996, similar to the one Dwight D. Eisenhower did in 1919, he returned to give a speech on the effect the Interstate highway system h
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Slater, R. E. (2023). Happy 40th Anniversary: National System of Interstate and Defense Highways. United States. Department of Transportation. Federal Highway Administration. https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/68641
Slater, Rodney E.. Happy 40th Anniversary: National System of Interstate and Defense Highways. United States. Department of Transportation. Federal Highway Administration, 2023. https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/68641.
Slater, Rodney E. Happy 40th Anniversary: National System of Interstate and Defense Highways. United States. Department of Transportation. Federal Highway Administration, 2023, ROSA P. https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/68641.
United States. Department of Transportation. Federal Highway Administration. Office of Safety
2023-06-01
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Pedestrian & Bike Forum Newsletter
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The Pedestrian and Bike Forum newsletter provides information to FHWA stakeholders on reducing the number of pedestrian- and bicycle-related highway fatalities and serious injuries. Topics include updates on FHWA programs, spotlights on State and local noteworthy practices, initiatives with partner organizations, and upcoming events. It is publishe
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United States. Department of Transportation. Federal Highway Administration. Office of Safety (2023). Pedestrian & Bike Forum Newsletter [Volume, 86, Summer 2023]. United States. Department of Transportation. Federal Highway Administration. Office of Safety. https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/77004
United States. Department of Transportation. Federal Highway Administration. Office of Safety. Pedestrian & Bike Forum Newsletter [Volume, 86, Summer 2023]. United States. Department of Transportation. Federal Highway Administration. Office of Safety, 2023. https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/77004.
United States. Department of Transportation. Federal Highway Administration. Office of Safety Pedestrian & Bike Forum Newsletter [Volume, 86, Summer 2023]. United States. Department of Transportation. Federal Highway Administration. Office of Safety, 2023, ROSA P. https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/77004.
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Historical article on the creation of U.S. Route 1.
Weingroff, R. F. (2023). U.S. 1: Fort Kent, Maine to Key West, Florida. United States. Department of Transportation. Federal Highway Administration. https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/68608
Weingroff, Richard F.. U.S. 1: Fort Kent, Maine to Key West, Florida. United States. Department of Transportation. Federal Highway Administration, 2023. https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/68608.
Weingroff, Richard F. U.S. 1: Fort Kent, Maine to Key West, Florida. United States. Department of Transportation. Federal Highway Administration, 2023, ROSA P. https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/68608.
Since 2016, over 2 percent of all fatal crashes in the United States every year happen in work zones. According to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration’s Fatality Analysis Reporting System, 687 fatal crashes occurred in work zones in 2016. Commercial motor vehicles (CMVs) (i.e., large trucks and buses) were involved in 196 of these cr
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Finley, M. D., & Ullman, G. L. (2023). Commercial Motor Vehicle Safety in Work Zones Targeted Action Plan (Report No. FHWA-HOP-20-027). United States. Department of Transportation. Federal Highway Administration. https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/72451
Finley, Melisa D. and Gerald L. Ullman. Commercial Motor Vehicle Safety in Work Zones Targeted Action Plan. Report no. FHWA-HOP-20-027. United States. Department of Transportation. Federal Highway Administration, 2023. https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/72451.
Finley, Melisa D., and Gerald L. Ullman Commercial Motor Vehicle Safety in Work Zones Targeted Action Plan. United States. Department of Transportation. Federal Highway Administration, 2023, Report no. FHWA-HOP-20-027, ROSA P. https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/72451.
A traffic control treatment being used at pedestrian-crossing locations is the pedestrian- or school-crossing warning sign with light-emitting diodes (LEDs) embedded in the borders (called LED-Em in this report). The LED-Em treatment, which includes a pedestrian pushbutton, is pedestrian activated, so the LEDs flashes only when a pedestrian is pres
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Fitzpatrick, K., Park, E. S., Johnson, N., & Falk, K. W. (2023). Driver Yielding with LED-Embedded Pedestrian- and School-Crossing Signs (Report No. FHWA-HRT-23-038). United States. Federal Highway Administration. Office of Safety Research and Development. https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/67623
Fitzpatrick, Kay, Eun Sug Park, Neal Johnson, and Katherine W. Falk. Driver Yielding with LED-Embedded Pedestrian- and School-Crossing Signs. Report no. FHWA-HRT-23-038. United States. Federal Highway Administration. Office of Safety Research and Development, 2023. https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/67623.
Fitzpatrick, Kay, et al. Driver Yielding with LED-Embedded Pedestrian- and School-Crossing Signs. United States. Federal Highway Administration. Office of Safety Research and Development, 2023, Report no. FHWA-HRT-23-038, ROSA P. https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/67623.
United States. Department of Transportation. Federal Highway Administration
2023-06-01
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FHWA's Fostering Multimodal Connectivity Newsletter
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The Federal Highway Administration's (FHWA's) Fostering Multimodal Connectivity Newsletter is intended to provide transportation professionals with real-world examples of ways that multimodal transportation investments promote economic revitalization, provide access to jobs, and achieve safer communities through support of accelerated project deliv
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United States. Department of Transportation. Federal Highway Administration (2023). FHWA Fostering Multimodal Connectivity Newsletter - Summer 2023 (Report No. FHWA-HEP-23-046). United States. Department of Transportation. Federal Highway Administration. https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/74555
United States. Department of Transportation. Federal Highway Administration. FHWA Fostering Multimodal Connectivity Newsletter - Summer 2023. Report no. FHWA-HEP-23-046. United States. Department of Transportation. Federal Highway Administration, 2023. https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/74555.
United States. Department of Transportation. Federal Highway Administration FHWA Fostering Multimodal Connectivity Newsletter - Summer 2023. United States. Department of Transportation. Federal Highway Administration, 2023, Report no. FHWA-HEP-23-046, ROSA P. https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/74555.
United States. Department of Transportation. Federal Highway Administration. Office of Highway Policy Information
2023-06-01
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On a monthly basis, each State is required to report to the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA), the amount of gallons taxed by that state. This data is analyzed and compiled by FHWA staff. The data on the amount of on-highway fuel use for each State is then used to attribute federal revenue to each State. Yearly, the FHWA, Office of Policy, prov
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United States. Department of Transportation. Federal Highway Administration. Office of Highway Policy Information (2023). Monthly Motor Fuel Reported by States: December 2022 (Report No. FHWA-PL-23-014). United States. Department of Transportation. Federal Highway Administration. Office of Highway Policy Information. https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/68936
United States. Department of Transportation. Federal Highway Administration. Office of Highway Policy Information. Monthly Motor Fuel Reported by States: December 2022. Report no. FHWA-PL-23-014. United States. Department of Transportation. Federal Highway Administration. Office of Highway Policy Information, 2023. https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/68936.
United States. Department of Transportation. Federal Highway Administration. Office of Highway Policy Information Monthly Motor Fuel Reported by States: December 2022. United States. Department of Transportation. Federal Highway Administration. Office of Highway Policy Information, 2023, Report no. FHWA-PL-23-014, ROSA P. https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/68936.
United States. Department of Transportation. Federal Highway Administration
2023-06-01
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Excerpt about a Gala celebration honoring the officials who played a major role in the development and implementation of the Interstate Program. Some of the guest features were Former President Dwight D. Eisenhower, Senator Albert Gore Sr., Congressman T. Hale Boggs and Administrator Frank Turner.
United States. Department of Transportation. Federal Highway Administration (2023). Visionaries of the Interstate Honored at Gala Celebration. United States. Department of Transportation. Federal Highway Administration. https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/68676
United States. Department of Transportation. Federal Highway Administration. Visionaries of the Interstate Honored at Gala Celebration. United States. Department of Transportation. Federal Highway Administration, 2023. https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/68676.
United States. Department of Transportation. Federal Highway Administration Visionaries of the Interstate Honored at Gala Celebration. United States. Department of Transportation. Federal Highway Administration, 2023, ROSA P. https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/68676.
United States. Department of Transportation. Federal Highway Administration. Office of Tribal Transportation
2023-06-01
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The Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act, otherwise known as the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law (BIL), represents a once-in-a-generation investment in our nation’s infrastructure, competitiveness, and communities and provides approximately $550 billion in new Federal infrastructure investment. This includes historic and critical investments in Tri
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United States. Department of Transportation. Federal Highway Administration. Office of Tribal Transportation (2023). Transportation Funding Opportunities for Tribal Nations. United States. Department of Transportation. Federal Highway Administration. Office of Tribal Transportation. https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/78912
United States. Department of Transportation. Federal Highway Administration. Office of Tribal Transportation. Transportation Funding Opportunities for Tribal Nations. United States. Department of Transportation. Federal Highway Administration. Office of Tribal Transportation, 2023. https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/78912.
United States. Department of Transportation. Federal Highway Administration. Office of Tribal Transportation Transportation Funding Opportunities for Tribal Nations. United States. Department of Transportation. Federal Highway Administration. Office of Tribal Transportation, 2023, ROSA P. https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/78912.
2023-06-01
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Profile on Rex Whitton conducted by Dr. Thomas D. Larson (Federal Highway Administrator (1989-1993) which discusses Whitton’s role as the Administrator from 1961 to 1966. His work with the Federal Highway Administration along with his experience before assuming the role as administrator is presented and the impact, he had with the Bureau of Public
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Larson, T. D. (2023). Rex Whitton--the Man from Missouri. United States. Department of Transportation. Federal Highway Administration. https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/68656
Larson, Thomas D.. Rex Whitton--the Man from Missouri. United States. Department of Transportation. Federal Highway Administration, 2023. https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/68656.
Larson, Thomas D. Rex Whitton--the Man from Missouri. United States. Department of Transportation. Federal Highway Administration, 2023, ROSA P. https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/68656.
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2023-06-01
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Memorandum on several topics related to the Interstate Highway Program such as cost, and further economic implications from the program itself. Factors such as congressional input, federal aid, are also discussed as well as discussion of an earlier report that is reviewed within this memorandum. Topics covered are considerations for stricter criter
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United States. Department of Transportation. Federal Highway Administration (2023). Bragdon-DDE Meeting - Nov. 30, 1959. United States. Department of Transportation. Federal Highway Administration. https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/68649
United States. Department of Transportation. Federal Highway Administration. Bragdon-DDE Meeting - Nov. 30, 1959. United States. Department of Transportation. Federal Highway Administration, 2023. https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/68649.
United States. Department of Transportation. Federal Highway Administration Bragdon-DDE Meeting - Nov. 30, 1959. United States. Department of Transportation. Federal Highway Administration, 2023, ROSA P. https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/68649.
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"The Interstate era had begun with consensus across the spectrum of transportation interests and political shadings, on building the Interstate System. Over 40 years of accomplishment and controversy, that consensus had disappeared. Transit had gone from a private industry to a public utility, with its own demands for Federal funding. The environme
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Weingroff, R. F. (2023). President Ronald Reagan and the Surface Transportation and Uniform Relocation Assistance Act of 1982. United States. Department of Transportation. Federal Highway Administration. https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/68527
Weingroff, Richard F.. President Ronald Reagan and the Surface Transportation and Uniform Relocation Assistance Act of 1982. United States. Department of Transportation. Federal Highway Administration, 2023. https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/68527.
Weingroff, Richard F. President Ronald Reagan and the Surface Transportation and Uniform Relocation Assistance Act of 1982. United States. Department of Transportation. Federal Highway Administration, 2023, ROSA P. https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/68527.
2023-06-01
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Overview of General Lucius D. Clay and his involvement with the Interstate design and implementation during Former President Eisenhower’s Administration. Review of the committee he headed, and the actions taken to ensure that the Interstate Highway was efficient in construction, cost and implementation is described within the context of the 1950’s
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Weingroff, R. F. (2023). General Lucius D. Clay: The President's Man. United States. Department of Transportation. Federal Highway Administration. https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/68637
Weingroff, Richard F.. General Lucius D. Clay: The President's Man. United States. Department of Transportation. Federal Highway Administration, 2023. https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/68637.
Weingroff, Richard F. General Lucius D. Clay: The President's Man. United States. Department of Transportation. Federal Highway Administration, 2023, ROSA P. https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/68637.
United States. Department of Transportation. Federal Highway Administration
2023-06-01
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Brief reflection by former President Harry S. Truman on good roads, and the highway programs being developed throughout the United States. Discussions on the progress, overall benefits for citizens and commerce, and Truman’s own experience with highways and roads during his political career.
United States. Department of Transportation. Federal Highway Administration (2023). Harry S. Truman on Good Roads. United States. Department of Transportation. Federal Highway Administration. https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/68643
United States. Department of Transportation. Federal Highway Administration. Harry S. Truman on Good Roads. United States. Department of Transportation. Federal Highway Administration, 2023. https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/68643.
United States. Department of Transportation. Federal Highway Administration Harry S. Truman on Good Roads. United States. Department of Transportation. Federal Highway Administration, 2023, ROSA P. https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/68643.
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2023-06-01
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Report on the costs and economic factors for the construction of the interstate highway program and the amount it would cost to pay of the debt. Recommendations are made moving forward with financing the interstate program and considering future considerations for paying off the debt for the construction of the interstate system.
United States. Department of Transportation. Federal Highway Administration (2023). Statement by Hon. Harry F. Byrd, of Virginia, Relative to the Clay Commission Highway Report. United States. Department of Transportation. Federal Highway Administration. https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/68662
United States. Department of Transportation. Federal Highway Administration. Statement by Hon. Harry F. Byrd, of Virginia, Relative to the Clay Commission Highway Report. United States. Department of Transportation. Federal Highway Administration, 2023. https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/68662.
United States. Department of Transportation. Federal Highway Administration Statement by Hon. Harry F. Byrd, of Virginia, Relative to the Clay Commission Highway Report. United States. Department of Transportation. Federal Highway Administration, 2023, ROSA P. https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/68662.
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2023-06-01
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President Dwight D. Eisenhower’s reflection on the need for improvement to highways and interstates for travel, and safety. He discusses the progress made, and why it is necessary to always travel on roads by developing new highways and maintaining existing ones.
United States. Department of Transportation. Federal Highway Administration (2023). President-Elect Dwight D. Eisenhower on Good Roads. United States. Department of Transportation. Federal Highway Administration. https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/68655
United States. Department of Transportation. Federal Highway Administration. President-Elect Dwight D. Eisenhower on Good Roads. United States. Department of Transportation. Federal Highway Administration, 2023. https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/68655.
United States. Department of Transportation. Federal Highway Administration President-Elect Dwight D. Eisenhower on Good Roads. United States. Department of Transportation. Federal Highway Administration, 2023, ROSA P. https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/68655.
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Biographical article of Dr. S.M. Johnson and his proposal for the Zero Milestone Monument.
Weingroff, R. F. (2023). Dr. S. M. Johnson: A Dreamer of Dreams. United States. Department of Transportation. Federal Highway Administration. https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/68603
Weingroff, Richard F.. Dr. S. M. Johnson: A Dreamer of Dreams. United States. Department of Transportation. Federal Highway Administration, 2023. https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/68603.
Weingroff, Richard F. Dr. S. M. Johnson: A Dreamer of Dreams. United States. Department of Transportation. Federal Highway Administration, 2023, ROSA P. https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/68603.
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2023-06-01
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Excerpt on the meeting between Harry S. Truman and Dwight D. Eisenhower from the end of World War Two, to the early 1950’s. Their differences are discussed as well as their presidential term and campaigns.
United States. Department of Transportation. Federal Highway Administration (2023). Truman and Eisenhower: When the Man Who Loved Roads Met the Man Who Changed America. United States. Department of Transportation. Federal Highway Administration. https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/68674
United States. Department of Transportation. Federal Highway Administration. Truman and Eisenhower: When the Man Who Loved Roads Met the Man Who Changed America. United States. Department of Transportation. Federal Highway Administration, 2023. https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/68674.
United States. Department of Transportation. Federal Highway Administration Truman and Eisenhower: When the Man Who Loved Roads Met the Man Who Changed America. United States. Department of Transportation. Federal Highway Administration, 2023, ROSA P. https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/68674.
United States. Federal Highway Administration. Center for Accelerating Innovation
2023-06-01
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Innovator, published by the FHWA Center for Accelerating Innovation, advances implementation of innovative technologies and processes in the highway industry. Its audience is transportation professionals in highway agencies, trade and research groups, academia and the private sector, and the driving public.
United States. Federal Highway Administration. Center for Accelerating Innovation (2023). Innovator - May/June 2023 - Volume 16, Issue 96 (Report No. FHWA-23-CAI-004). United States. Federal Highway Administration. Center for Accelerating Innovation. https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/74744
United States. Federal Highway Administration. Center for Accelerating Innovation. Innovator - May/June 2023 - Volume 16, Issue 96. Report no. FHWA-23-CAI-004. United States. Federal Highway Administration. Center for Accelerating Innovation, 2023. https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/74744.
United States. Federal Highway Administration. Center for Accelerating Innovation Innovator - May/June 2023 - Volume 16, Issue 96. United States. Federal Highway Administration. Center for Accelerating Innovation, 2023, Report no. FHWA-23-CAI-004, ROSA P. https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/74744.
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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.
Weingroff, R. F. (2023). National Highway System: Imagining the Future. United States. Department of Transportation. Federal Highway Administration. https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/68524
Weingroff, Richard F.. National Highway System: Imagining the Future. United States. Department of Transportation. Federal Highway Administration, 2023. https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/68524.
Weingroff, Richard F. National Highway System: Imagining the Future. United States. Department of Transportation. Federal Highway Administration, 2023, ROSA P. https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/68524.
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