United States. Federal Highway Administration. Office of Planning, Environment, and Realty
2018-11-29
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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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2018-11-27
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FHWA Highway History Website Articles
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Arlington Memorial Bridge, spanning the Potomac River between the Lincoln Memorial and Arlington National Cemetery, is one of the Washington area's most beautiful bridges. What seems like such a great, even obvious, idea today was conceived in the 19th century and succumbed to the fate of so many monumental projects: delay. A traffic jam prodded it
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2018-11-27
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FHWA Highway History Website Articles
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The idea of a network of superhighways was discussed long before the Interstate System came about. President Franklin D. Roosevelt liked the idea and the jobs the work would create, and at a moment in time in 1938, a map would go on to start the U.S. Interstate Highway System.
2018-11-27
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FHWA Highway History Website Articles
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The Washington area, like every other urban area, became embroiled in controversy once Interstate construction began after enactment of the Federal-Aid Highway Act of 1956. The unique governing structure of the of Washington, however, lead to its own challenges in the planning and rollout of transportation measures. At a moment in time in 1969, Pre
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2018-11-27
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FHWA Highway History Website Articles
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We tend to forget that many of our most admired sites were highly controversial before they were built. The list of great works that emerged from controversy is long -- the Eiffel Tower, the Brooklyn Bridge, the Golden Gate Bridge, the Hoover Dam, the Lincoln Memorial, the Vietnam Veterans Memorial, the World War II Memorial, and the transcontinent
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The city of Seattle, Washington is the largest city in the state with a population of nearly 725,000 people. Despite the city's rainy climate and hilly topography, as of 2015 approximately four percent of the population regularly commuted to work by bicycle, which ranks fifth among large cities in the United States. Following the closure of the Pro
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United States. Federal Highway Administration. Office of Planning, Environment, and Realty
2018-11-15
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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 Connected Vehicle Pilot Deployment Program Cooperative Agreement calls for a Stakeholder Outreach activity that includes an interoperability activity showing successful interaction between the local Connected Vehicle Pilot Deployment site and in-vehicle devices from one or more of the other Connected Vehicle Pilot sites. The United States Depar
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The Federal Highway Administration's (FHWA) Office of Operations has issued the attached Guidance, dated October 17, 2018, on the Use of Rolling Roadblock Operations by State and local transportation agencies receiving Federal-aid highway funding. While agencies around the country reference the rolling roadblock technique by a variety of names (inc
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The old “one-size-fits-all” approach to transportation divided communities and left them with gaps in existing transportation and infrastructure. Newer, context-sensitive solutions, like right-sizing, are an innovative approach to addressing this aging infrastructure. Instead of policies seeking only to appropriately match land use and transportati
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Transportation management centers (TMCs) have traditionally served as the real-time interface between motorists and transportation agencies. Their mission has broadened to encompass a variety of goals and management approaches. This document presents a set of human factors guidelines to be used by organizations interested in developing, evaluating,
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In 2013, the U.S. DOT selected two corridors – U.S. 75 in Dallas, TX and I-15 in San Diego, CA to demonstrate the nation’s first ICM systems. Subsequently, thirteen more sites were awarded grants to conduct pre-implementation. Those additional sites are located in Austin, Texas; El Paso, Texas; Pasadena, California; Contra Costa County, California;
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United States. Federal Highway Administration. Office of Operations Research, Development, and Technology
2018-11-01
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Traffic congestion is typically caused by oversaturation, poor weather, vehicle crashes, work zones, poor signal timing, and special events. Over saturation occurs when more vehicles use a road than the road is designed to accommodate. The resulting congestion leads to unstable traffic flow, which instigates breakdowns and bottlenecks.The Federal H
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United States. Department of Transportation. Federal Highway Administration. Office of Research, Development, and Technology
2018-11-01
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FHWA R&T Now
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Federal Highway Administration's FHWA R&T Now is a newsletter containing information and updates about research, technology, and development from the U.S. Department of Transportation, Federal Highway Administration. The newsletter is an electronic newsletter and is updated approximately every other month.
The GIS in Transportation team publishes quarterly newsletters to share information about significant geospatial transportation news, events, and applications. Each issue highlights a specific transportation agency's application of GIS or geospatial data and technology.
United States. Department of Transportation. Federal Highway Administration. Office of Safety
2018-11-01
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Roadside safety hardware redirects vehicles that leave the roadway away from roadside hazards such as steep drop offs, bodies of water, or the roadside itself, which may be lined with fixed objects such as trees, bridge piers, retaining walls, or utility poles. Highway engineers carefully weigh the placement of roadside safety hardware, and in most
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Prefabricated bridge elements and systems (PBES) are integral to many accelerated bridge construction projects, and prefabricated deck panels are one of many PBES types that have gained popularity in such projects. Laboratory research and field studies have indicated the primary challenge for these systems is the design and construction of the conn
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This peer exchange brought together public and private organizations to discuss the state of the practice and possible future uses of UAS in the field of highway operations, construction, and maintenance. States that have implemented UAS programs have found that the use of drones can save time and money, and increase safety and efficiency. Each of
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The case study documented in this report involves linking the second Strategic Highway Research Program (SHRP2) Roadway Information Database (RID) with the National Performance Management Research Data Set (NPMRDS) and then using the linked data to examine speed and speed–safety relationships.(1,2) This report includes the following information: An
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This brochure explains your rights as an owner of real property to be acquired for a federally-funded program or project. It begins by defining important terms used in the brochure, then discusses the following: property appraisal; just compensation; exceptions to the appraisal requirement; the written offer; acquisitions where condemnation will no
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