United States. Department of Transportation. Federal Highway Policy & Guidance Center
2020-11-06
|
Memoranda & Guidance: Guidance
|
PDF
The purpose of this memo is to notify tunnel owners of the circumstances of the February 21, 2018 fatal crash in the Lehigh Tunnel and to emphasize the importance of inspecting, documenting, and promptly repairing significant corrosion in nonstructural tunnel elements located above roadways.
United States. Department of Transportation. Federal Highway Administration. Office of Highway Policy Information
2020-11-06
|
PDF
The Weekly 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 Adminis
...
Rapid advances in information processing and communications technology have created new opportunities for transportation professionals to deliver safer and more efficient transportation services, and to respond proactively to increasing demand for transportation. However, many of these new opportunities are predicated upon effective coordination be
...
United States. Department of Transportation. Federal Highway Administration. Office of Highway Policy Information
2020-11-05
|
PDF
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
...
United States. Department of Transportation. Federal Highway Administration. Office of Highway Policy Information
2020-11-01
|
PDF
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
...
Transportation Systems Management and Operations (TSMO) applications and strategies are programs, projects, or services designed to get the safest and most efficient use out of existing and planned infrastructure. Organizing for operations involves mainstreaming TSMO by making it a central part of an agency’s mission and institutional structure. Th
...
United States. Department of Transportation. Federal Highway Administration
2020-11-01
|
PDF
State Departments of Transportation (DOTs) are using bridge management system (BMS) software programs and analysis tools for different purposes. Many are just beginning to use BMS for analyzing investment strategies and recommending work actions and projects in accordance with an optimal investment strategy. Also, many are just beginning to use BMS
...
The Federal Highway Administration conducted research and analysis on the current state of the waiver valuation program nationwide, to support a Notice of Proposed Rule Making initiative to update the waiver valuation sections of 49 CFR part 24, and to enhance streamlining opportunities available to acquiring agencies subject to Federal regulations
...
The Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) Road Weather Management Program (RWMP) weather-responsive traffic management (WRTM) initiative focuses on developing actionable strategies for system management and operations in challenging road weather conditions. The study described in this document uses analysis, modeling, and simulation (AMS) tools wit
...
The main goal of this project was to identify focus crash and facility types (FCFTs) and associated contributing factors to better inform applications of systemic safety improvements. The selection of FCFTs was guided by the use of the Fatality Analysis Reporting System and the Highway Safety Information System (HSIS) databases (NHTSA 2018a; FHWA 2
...
This document serves as a quick reference guide for transportation professionals in State and local agencies that are interested in applying a systemic approach to road-safety management. This guide provides brief overviews of the systemic approach, common target crash types and their associated facility types, and contributing factors. It also pro
...
The New York State Department of Transportation (NYSDOT) has a broad-reaching goal to provide safe and efficient roadways throughout the State. This case study presents NYSDOT’s significant advancement in safety data integration and analysis. NYSDOT is developing a State-specific safety management system known as the Crash Location and Engineering
...
Challenges in highway construction management and field operations include the lack of real-time and integrated information, gaps between planned solutions and practical implementations, quality assurance, and effective project communications. Three-dimensional (3D) model-based design and construction workflows are becoming more common on highway p
...
This TechBrief describes an experiment examining the effect of lateral support systems on driving behavior and user acceptance of lateral support systems. The research team used a driving simulator to compare lane-keeping behavior when drivers were controlling the vehicle without lateral assistance (i.e., manual control) or were assisted by lane-de
...
The transportation-engineering community is transforming by integrating quantitative methods into the task development process. This report identifies opportunities to better understand the relationships between road safety and factors that affect traffic-crash occurrence and severity. In this report, current statistical-analysis methods and data s
...
United States. Department of Transportation. Federal Highway Administration. Office of Highway Policy Information
2020-11-01
|
PDF
The Weekly Traffic Volume Report estimates the vehicle miles traveled (VMT) for interstate highways and how the total travel measured by VMT compares with travel that occurred in the same week of the previous year. The VMT is further split into passenger vehicle and truck components. The information gives new insights into the effect on traffic by
...
United States. Department of Transportation. Federal Highway Administration. Office of Highway Policy Information
2020-11-01
|
PDF
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
...
Vision Zero is a strategy to eliminate all traffic fatalities and serious injuries, while increasing safe, healthy, equitable mobility for all. At the time of this report, more than 40 communities across the United States have committed to the Vision Zero strategy. The Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) Office of Safety promotes effective safety
...
United States. Federal Highway Administration. Center for Accelerating Innovation
2020-11-01
|
PDF
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.
Links with this icon indicate that you are leaving a Bureau of Transportation
Statistics (BTS)/National Transportation Library (NTL)
Web-based service.
Thank you for visiting.
You are about to access a non-government link outside of
the U.S. Department of Transportation's National
Transportation Library.
Please note: While links to Web sites outside of DOT are
offered for your convenience, when you exit DOT Web sites,
Federal privacy policy and Section 508 of the Rehabilitation
Act (accessibility requirements) no longer apply. In
addition, DOT does not attest to the accuracy, relevance,
timeliness or completeness of information provided by linked
sites. Linking to a Web site does not constitute an
endorsement by DOT of the sponsors of the site or the
products presented on the site. For more information, please
view DOT's Web site linking policy.
To get back to the page you were previously viewing, click
your Cancel button.