As stated by Secretary LaHood, livability is investing resources in a way that recognizes the unique character of each community. The next three case studies are urban examples of highways role in support of livable communities. In San Francisco, officials are working to provide an interconnected network of express bus and HOV lanes, taking full ad
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The Wyoming Department of Transportation’s (WYDOT) Connected Vehicle (CV) Pilot Deployment Program is intended to develop a suite of applications that utilize vehicle to infrastructure (V2I) and vehicle to vehicle (V2V) communication technology to reduce the impact of adverse weather on truck travel in the I-80 corridor. These applications support
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The purpose of this memorandum is to provide updated guidance on the specification and use of electroslag welding in highway bridges and other structures.
The Wyoming Department of Transportation’s (WYDOT) Connected Vehicle (CV) Pilot Deployment Program is intended to develop a suite of applications that utilize vehicle to infrastructure (V2I) and vehicle to vehicle (V2V) communication technology to reduce the impact of adverse weather on truck travel in the I-80 corridor. These applications support
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The Department of Transportation Appropriations Act, 2018, allows States and territories to repurpose certain funds originally earmarked for specific projects more than 10 years ago. This memorandum provides the implementing guidance for this provision.
United States. Federal Highway Administration. Office of Planning, Environment, and Realty
2018-05-03
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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 document serves as a participant workbook for Web-Based Training for FHWA Roadway Lighting Workshop, Module 2: Lighting Hardware and Light Source Considerations for Roadway Lighting. Module 2 covers light sources, roadway luminaire classifications, luminaire poles, and lighting controls. Other modules include Module 1: Roadway Lighting Design
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To explore how State DOTs evaluate geospatial tool applications and services within their own agencies, particularly their efforts using capability maturity models (CMMS) such as the Slimgim-T CMM, FHWA and the U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) Volpe National Transportation Systems Center interviewed four State DOTs and developed a series of
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Post-tensioning has evolved to become the construction method of choice for many large structures, including bridges. However, instances of corrosion-induced fracture of wires and strands and resultant tendon failures have occurred as a consequence of either chemically or physically deficient grout (or a combination of these), where the former invo
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This project aims to develop a mobile app that enables pedestrians with disabilities to more safely and more efficiently cross signalized intersections. The proposed technology concept is a smart phone app that interacts directly with a real-time, adaptive traffic signal control system at the intersection via Dedicated Short Range Communication (DS
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This document serves as a participant workbook for Web-Based Training for FHWA Roadway Lighting Workshop, Module 3: Street and Roadway Lighting Design. Module 3 covers lighting design criteria, calculations, field measurements, and light pollution. Other modules include Module 1: Roadway Lighting Design Overview, Module 2: Lighting Hardware and Lig
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United States. Department of Transportation. Federal Highway Administration. Office of Highway Policy Information
2018-05-01
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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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Learning in Progress, NHI's quarterly newsletter, provides updates on new course launches, upcoming Web conference seminars, training programs and events, and NHI policy changes.
Cable-stayed bridges have been recognized as the most efficient and cost-effective structural form for medium- to long- span bridges over the past several decades. With their widespread use, cases of serviceability problems associated with large amplitude vibration of stay cables have been reported.(2) Stay cables are laterally flexible structural
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Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) issued a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking to establish performance measures for the Interstate Highway System (IHS) and the National Highway System (NHS) to assess the condition of the pavement on the IHS and NHS.(1) The performance measures, as proposed by FHWA, to assess the condition of the pavement are based o
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