United States. Department of Transportation. Federal Highway Administration. Office of Operations
2019-06-01
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The Minnesota Department of Transportation (MnDOT), as part of the ENTERPRISE Pooled Fund Study, is implementing a Smarter Work Zone Technology Application that utilizes real-time work zone activity information to improve situational awareness for operators to monitor traffic operations and automatically create lane closure notifications for the pu
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The Federal Highway Administration's Long-Term Bridge Performance (LTBP) program issues a quarterly newsletter to inform you about the progress and activities of the program. Brief updates on progress in important program activities are provided, including data collection, data releases, new products and publications, and data analysis.
Over the last several years, the Colorado Department of Transportation (CDOT) has been working to implement e-Construction and improve its partnering practices. Although CDOT has recently made some positive efforts to implement e-Construction and revitalize its Partnering Program, the agency is not where it would like to be. CDOT invited one repres
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Over the last decade, the Michigan Department of Transportation (MDOT) has implemented digital workflows for project delivery, with a major focus on producing engineering data models. In 2012, to be responsive to industry requests, MDOT began providing engineering digital data in the form of three-dimensional (3D) models as part of the reference in
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United States. Department of Transportation. Federal Highway Administration. Office of Safety
2019-06-01
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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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Every Day Counts (EDC) is the Federal Highway Administration’s program to advance a culture of innovation in the transportation community in partnership with public and private stakeholders. Through this State-based effort, FHWA coordinates rapid deployment of proven strategies and technologies to shorten the project delivery process, enhance roadw
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United States. Department of Transportation. Federal Highway Administration. Office of Research, Development, and Technology
2019-06-01
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Public Roads
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Public Roads is the quarterly magazine of the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA). Reading Public Roads is the easiest way to keep up-to-date on developments in federal highway policies, programs, and research and technology. More specifically, the magazine "covers" advances and innovations in highway/traffic research and technology, critical nat
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United States. Department of Transportation. Federal Highway Administration. Office of Safety
2019-06-01
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In 2018, 36,560 people were killed in traffic crashes on the Nation’s roadways. In a concerted effort to reduce fatalities, most States have adopted a zero deaths vision or approach in their Strategic Highway Safety Plans (SHSPs). In addition, more than 40 communities have committed to Vision Zero, a strategy to eliminate traffic deaths and severe
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United States. Department of Transportation. Federal Highway Administration. Office of Operations
2019-06-01
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Urban Congestion Report (UCR)
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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. Federal Highway Administration. Office of Planning, Environment, and Realty
2019-05-30
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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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United States. Federal Highway Administration. Office of Planning, Environment, and Realty
2019-05-16
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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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The Tampa Hillsborough Expressway Authority (THEA) Connected Vehicle (CV) Pilot, as part of the U.S. Department of Transportation (USDOT) CV Pilot Deployment Program, staged an Operational Capability Showcase on November 29, 2018. The showcase was a media event to communicate the capabilities, intent and value of the deployment. This document summa
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New shared mobility services have become increasingly common and transportation agencies are beginning to integrate them into regional planning processes. This report provides three case studies of how metropolitan planning organizations (MPOs) and their regional partners are integrating shared mobility into regional multimodal transportation plann
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United States. Federal Highway Administration. Office of Planning, Environment, and Realty
2019-05-02
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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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The Intelligent Transportation Systems (ITS) Joint Program Office (JPO), the Maritime Administration (MARAD), and other administrations within the United States Department of Transportation are seeking ways to improve the efficiency of drayage trucking at ports. The needs of ports were assessed through in-person interviews with port and terminal op
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Animal-vehicle collisions (AVC), and deer-vehicle collisions (DVC) in particular, are a major safety problem on Virginia roads. Mitigation measures such as improved fencing and location-specific driver alerts are being implemented and evaluated in Virginia and elsewhere. One of the most promising mitigation methods uses a buried cable animal detect
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In cold regions, such as Alaska, using studded tires is common among the public when driving in icy and snowy conditions. However, studded tires cause extensive wear to asphalt pavement, reducing pavement life. Almost 22 years have passed since the Alaska Legislature completed an analysis of the impact on Alaska’s roadways from studded tire use. Th
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Performance-based and data-driven approaches are increasingly employed by transportation professionals to provide a strong foundation for making sound decisions and for optimizing investments. This study developed and evaluated one such method for identifying and ranking traffic bottlenecks. Bottleneck analysis tools currently available to the Virg
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The Health in Transportation Working Group 2018 Annual Report provides an overview of the Working Group’s activities and accomplishments in 2018, summarizes other U.S. DOT health-related accomplishments, and documents its progress towards meeting the goals laid out in the 2017 Annual Report. The report also offers goals for the Working Group 2019.
The Performance Grading (PG) specification is currently used as the primary purchase specification and binder classification system in the state of Texas and many other parts of the world. Since its inception, binder production has evolved to include new technologies and additives that can be used to improve binder performance. However, in some cas
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