The Highway Safety Improvement Program (HSIP) 2018 National Summary Report compiles and summarizes aggregate information related to the States’ progress in implementing HSIP projects. Progress in implementing HSIP projects is described based on the amount of HSIP funds available and the number and general listing of projects obligated during the 20
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United States. Department of Transportation. Federal Highway Administration. Office of Safety
2019-10-01
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Incorrect driver behavior is the number one reason for railway crossing collisions. According to the Federal Railroad Administration (FRA), an annual average of 1,790 collisions and 222 fatalities occurred at public railway-highway crossings from 2009-2018. Education is an effective way to help reduce these numbers and ensure drivers, pedestrians,
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United States. Department of Transportation. Federal Highway Administration. Office of Safety
2019-10-01
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When Colorado Department of Transportation (CDOT) learned the State had triggered the High Risk Rural Roads (HRRR) Special Rule (SR) in 2017, the agency identified an innovative way to obligate its HRRR funds. In 2017, CDOT, Chaffee County, and the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) Central Federal Lands Highway Division (CFLHD) joined forces wi
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United States. Department of Transportation. Federal Highway Administration. Office of Safety
2019-10-01
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While these safety messages and tips are integral to improving overall railroad safety, hinged pedestrian gate skirts are physical structures that can help further improve pedestrian safety at rail crossings. A hinged pedestrian gate skirt is a secondary horizontal bar that hangs under an existing pedestrian gate. This treatment deters pedestrians
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United States. Department of Transportation. Federal Highway Administration. Office of Safety
2019-10-01
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The Railway-Highway Crossings (Section 130) Program provides funds for the elimination of hazards at railway-highway crossings. The Section 130 Program has been correlated with a significant decrease in fatalities at railway-highway grade crossings. Since the Program's inception in 1987 through 2014, for which most recent data is available, fatalit
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United States. Department of Transportation. Federal Highway Administration. Office of Highway Policy Information
2019-10-01
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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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Prestressed concrete is frequently used worldwide in infrastructure construction and offers considerable advantages over conventional reinforced concrete. Road and railway bridges built with prestressed concrete are often post-tensioned and bonded by grouting. Although this construction method has generally performed well, a number of known problem
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This document is intended to be a comprehensive guide to the use of two-dimensional hydraulic modeling for highways in the river environment. With the help of this document, hydraulic engineers can become proficient in the application of 2D models for transportation projects. This document was funded through the Every Day Counts: CHANGE initiative
This primer provides an overview of the concept of travel time reliability, including why we should care about reliability and how to define and measure it. The primer also describes the cost of an unreliable system to businesses, the traveling public, and local governments and how lack of reliability can impair safety and security. Lastly, practic
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Travelers depend on the U.S. transportation system every day to meet commitments for work and friends and family, acquire/deliver goods and services, and respond to emergencies. If the system operates as expected and enables travel within a predictable amount of time, we can rely on it. When it doesn’t, we can’t. This lack of reliability affects ou
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The Utah Department of Transportation (UDOT) benefits from an institutionalized partnering culture to advance innovations. The agency is implementing a new approach to construction contract documents that it calls digital delivery of Model-Based Design and Construction (MBDC). UDOT’s digital delivery initiative includes the use of three-dimensional
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The New Jersey Department of Transportation (NJDOT) is interested in adopting eConstruction practices such as electronic approvals and signatures, electronic document management, and electronic collection of inspection information via mobile devices. To learn from other State departments of transportation (DOTs), NJDOT invited one representative ea
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United States. Department of Transportation. Federal Highway Administration. Office of Operations
2019-10-01
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The Federal Highway Administration's (FHWA's) Road Weather Management Program (RWMP) seeks to better understand the effects of weather on roads and promotes strategies to mitigate safety and mobility impacts. For more than 10 years, the RWMP has periodically evaluated its effectiveness in improving the transportation system's performance during adv
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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. Office of Safety
2019-10-01
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Leading Pedestrian Intervals (LPIs) are low-cost adjustments to signal timing to increase pedestrian safety at signalized intersections. An LPI gives pedestrians a typical 3- to 7-second head start before vehicles in the parallel direction are given the green signal indication. LPIs can help reduce conflicts between pedestrians and left- or right-
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United States. Department of Transportation. Federal Highway Administration. Office of Safety
2019-10-01
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Effective communication among a State department of transportation, the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA), the Federal Railroad Administration (FRA), and railroad partners can be a win-win solution for safety at highwayrail crossings. Nevada Department of Transportation (NDOT) and Louisiana Department of Transportation and Development have take
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Shields River Road provides access to over 113,000 acres of the Custer-Gallatin National Forest within the Crazy Mountains. The roadway parallels the Shields River which begins in the Crazy Mountains and flows 62 miles to the confluence of the Yellowstone River east of Livingston. Shields River Road offers scenic views of mountain peaks, rivers, an
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The Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) conducted a second roadway data capabilities assessment of each State’s collection, analysis, management, and use of roadway safety data. This final report provides an overview of findings based upon the assessment of fifty States plus the District of Columbia and Puerto Rico.
United States. Federal Highway Administration. Office of Planning, Environment, and Realty
2019-09-19
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This digest shares the latest information from a range of Federal and non-Federal sources, addressing transportation and its relationship to the human environment. Through this information exchange, FHWA hopes to foster dialogue at all levels and continue to further the state of the practice on these important topics in support of safety; infrastru
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This report presents the best practices in Intelligent Transportation Systems Cybersecurity, particularly in the planning and conducting a Penetration Test. The report details the methodology of scoping a test; including the objectives, requirements, success criteria, test type, management, and test readiness. The report is completed with a templat
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