Successes in Stewardship is a Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) bimonthly newsletter highlighting current best practices in stewardship and environmental review from around the country.
The Minnesota Department of Transportation initiated an independent study to learn more about best practices for reporting and documenting vehicle intrusions into the work space of a work zone, including "near misses" that do not result in crashes. The purpose of the study was to determine what data other States collect about vehicle intrusions and
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United States. Department of Transportation. Federal Highway Administration. Office of Operations
2017-09-01
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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. Department of Transportation. Federal Highway Administration. Office of Safety
2017-09-01
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The Federal Highway Administration’s (FHWA) Safety Compass newsletter aims to increase highway safety awareness and to provide resources to the highway safety community to help save lives. The newsletter is published three times a year, and includes articles on safety-focused offerings from FHWA, other DOT modes; our State, Local, and Tribal partne
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This document presents a parametric study that demonstrates the broad applicability of the soil nail wall load and resistance factor design (LRFD) and analysis procedure that is detailed in Geotechnical Engineering Circular No. 7 (GEC 7), Soil Nail Walls Reference Manual (FHWA-NHI-14-007), to various soil nail wall design heights, soil parameters,
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This guidebook provides the necessary information for conducting a Technology Readiness Level (TRL) Assessment. TRLAssessments are a tool for determining the maturity of technologies and identifying next steps in the research process.This guidebook offers background on the TRL Scale, walks through every aspect of preparing for and conducting a TRLA
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United States. Department of Transportation. Federal Highway Administration. Office of Highway Policy Information
2017-09-01
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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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Commonly known as Longitudinal Channelizing Devices (LCD), these units are used to delineate or channelize vehicles and pedestrians. LCDs help address work zone safety by preventing pedestrians and vehicles from entering work areas. Use of LCDs is beneficial at major decision points such as lane closures, exit ramps, driveways, and crossovers. Thes
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Automated Speed Enforcement (ASE) systems, consisting of traffic enforcement cameras, photo enforcement programs, or speed cameras, are used to more strictly enforce speed limits in work zones. ASE systems help improve work zone safety by identifying drivers who exceed the posted speed limit by a certain amount, who are then issued citations. Use o
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United States. Department of Transportation. Federal Highway Administration. Office of Research, Development, and Technology
2017-09-01
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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.
An Internal Traffic Control Plan (ITCP) is a tool that project managers can use to coordinate and control the movement of workers, construction vehicles, and equipment in the activity area and to inform all parties operating within the activity area on the locations of others. The activity area is the section of the highway where the work activity
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Mobile barrier systems are integrated, rigid-wall, semi-trailers that are used in conjunction with standard semi-tractors to provide improved mobile and safe work environments for personnel at applicable construction sites. They serve as extended, mobile, longitudinal barriers that provide a physical and visual wall between passing traffic and main
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United States. Department of Transportation. Federal Highway Administration. Office of Research, Development, and Technology
2017-09-01
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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 Highway Policy Information
2017-09-01
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Traffic Volume Trends is a monthly report based on hourly traffic count data reported by the States. These data are collected at approximately 5,000 continuous traffic counting locations nationwide and are used to estimate the percent change in traffic for the current month compared with the same month in the previous year. Estimates are re-adjuste
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This document is a technical summary of the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) report "Safety Evaluation of Cable Median Barriers in Combination with Rumble Strips on the Inside Shoulder of Divided Roads" (FHWA-HRT-17-070).
United States. Department of Transportation. Federal Highway Administration. Office of Research, Development, and Technology
2017-09-01
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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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