United States. Department of Transportation. Federal Highway Administration
2024-08-01
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The Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) and the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) published the Speed Safety Camera Program Planning and Operations Guide in 2023. This checklist, based on the guide, provides a high-level list of steps and considerations for State and local practitioners who are developing a program for implem
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Highway agencies are demonstrating significant interest in enhancing the quality assurance of asphalt pavement compaction by initiating the Transportation Pooled Fund project TPF-5(443). This pooled fund explores a nondestructive testing technology known as the density-profiling system (DPS). Currently, compaction assessment relies on field coring,
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This TechBrief highlights the efforts of the research team, that conducted a multiyear research project for the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA). It focused on evaluating how converting from conventional intersections to alternative intersections affects safety and operational performance. This research may be of interest to transportation pra
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This document is an updated concept of operations (ConOps) for developing a snowplow adaptive route optimization (ARO) solution incorporating insights from transportation agencies that reviewed the first version. The information in this ConOps supports systems engineering for creating an ARO capability or tool that incorporates real-time and histor
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United States. Department of Transportation. Federal Highway Administration. Office of Operations
2024-08-01
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National Travel Time Dashboard: Interstate Highways
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The Monthly Urban Congestion Report (UCR) provides a state-level overview of traffic congestion and reliability trends on Interstate highways. Published every month, the report compares data from the most recent month with the same month in the previous year. It uses travel time data from the Federal Highway Administration’s National Performance Ma
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This report explains in detail how to use the modified compression field theory (MCFT) for shear load rating of pretensioned concrete members. The report includes a summary of MCFT theory and application, possible shear failure mechanisms that may occur in pretensioned members, and a recently recommended methodology for an iterative process for usi
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United States. Department of Transportation. Federal Highway Administration
2024-08-01
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This post card is to congratulate the winners of the of the Inaugural 2024 TPF Excellence Awards. Administered by FHWA and AASHTO, the TPF Excellence Awards recognize TPF studies that demonstrate the power of collaboration, add value to the transportation industry, and advance research and innovation.
United States. Department of Transportation. Federal Highway Administration
2024-08-01
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This fact sheet provides an overview of the Multidisciplinary Data Management Support. The Multidisciplinary Data Management Support (MDMS) project supports Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) Federal and contract project managers in managing their data and current FHWA-sponsored projects and in archiving project data for future use. The purposes
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United States. Department of Transportation. Federal Highway Administration. Office of Highway Policy Information
2024-08-01
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Collecting and reporting Nonmotorized travel is growing in importance due to the significant efforts being made to encourage investment and use of more active modes of transportation (e.g., walking, biking, scootering, battery-powered devices). It is, therefore, important to be able to track changes in walking, biking, scootering, etc. that result
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The current program of Quality Assurance Stewardship Reviews was established by the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) in fiscal year (FY) 2003 to assess agency quality assurance (QA) practices. By the end of 2017, all 52 State highway agencies (SHA) including Puerto Rico and the District of Columbia had undergone at least one review. This Summa
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An overarching goal of road corridor projects is to reduce traffic delays and improve safety for all users, including drivers, pedestrians, cyclists, and delivery vehicles. Doing so often involves changing the way road users access sites along the road, such as by removing or relocating driveways; adding medians, turning restrictions, service and f
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United States. Department of Transportation. Federal Highway Administration
2024-08-01
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Traffic management systems (TMSs) and their centers are critical resources that offer agencies the potential to improve the safety and mobility of travel on the surface transportation system. TMSs also assist agencies in fulfilling the ever-increasing transportation needs of travelers (e.g., travel times), service providers (e.g., transit and emerg
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The Systemic Safety User Guide is an update to the Federal Highway Administration’s Systemic Safety Project Selection Tool. The Guide presents a process for incorporating systemic planning into the safety management process. The chapters describe how agencies can identify focus crash types, facility types, and risk factors; screen and prioritize ca
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United States. Department of Transportation. Federal Highway Administration
2024-07-31
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Just over a decade after its completion, the Indianapolis Cultural Trail (ICT) has become a fixture of the Indianapolis downtown used by residents and visitors alike. The trail was recognized from the outset for its use of context sensitive solutions and design practices, and it still provides a safe place to walk, roll, and cycle while contributin
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United States. Department of Transportation. Federal Highway Administration. Office of Highway Policy Information
2024-07-31
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Special Issue - Weekly Motor Fuel Report
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The 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 Administration
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United States. Department of Transportation. Federal Highway Administration
2024-07-30
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The Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) conducted a solar eclipse outreach campaign in anticipation of the total solar eclipse in 2024 to share strategies and recommended practices to help transportation agencies prepare. This fact sheet describes what a transportation agency may experience as part of a solar eclipse and how to prepare for antici
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Heart of Iowa Regional Transit Agency (HIRTA) is one of four awardees for Phase 2 of the ITS4US program for its proposed concept “Health Connector: Bridging the Gap Between Healthcare and Transportation” (Health Connector) by the United States Department of Transportation (USDOT). Per the goals of the program, Health Connector project is focused on
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United States. Department of Transportation. Federal Highway Administration
2024-07-25
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Dielectric profiling systems (DPS) use ground penetrating radar to continuously assess asphalt compaction, generating a heat map of the entire pavement area. The New York State Department of Transportation (NYSDOT) first started using a three-antenna pushcart DPS in 2020. Since then, NYSDOT each year conducted several shadow projects across the Sta
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United States. Department of Transportation. Federal Highway Administration
2024-07-24
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The Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) and the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) published the Speed Safety Camera Program Planning and Operations Guide in 2023. FHWA staff are publishing this fact sheet to introduce the content of the guide and share how State and local transportation agency practitioners can use it when co
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United States. Department of Transportation. Federal Highway Administration. Office of Highway Policy Information
2024-07-24
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Special Issue - Weekly Motor Fuel Report
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The 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 Administration
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