Improvements in commercially supported analytic software, increasingly powerful advanced computational platforms and a newly data-rich environment enables the 21st Century analyst to model large and dynamic surface transportation systems. However, a case can be made that the gains made by the individual analyst have outstripped the gains made by th
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The Federal Highway Administration's Long-Term Pavement Performance (LTPP) program issues a triannual 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, pooled fund studies, and dat
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United States. Department of Transportation. Federal Highway Administration. Office of Research, Development, and Technology
2017-01-01
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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.
Successes in Stewardship is a Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) bimonthly newsletter highlighting current best practices in stewardship and environmental review from around the country.
United States. Federal Highway Administration. Center for Accelerating Innovation
2017-01-01
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Innovator, published by the FHWA Center for Accelerating Innovation, advances implementation of innovative technologies and processes in the highway industry. Its audience is transportation professionals in highway agencies, trade and research groups, academia and the private sector, and the driving public.
The LTPP program relies on data collected by weigh-in-motion systems that measure the traffic stream The LTPP program receives and analyzes data from weigh-in-motion systems that measure traffic streams. For example, weigh-in-motion measurements collected at one location in Arizona found that traffic loads were much lower than would be typically ex
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This Product Brief describes the Long-Term Pavement Performance (LTPP) Climate Tool (intended for use by infrastructure engineers) that provides convenient access to the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Modern-Era Retrospective Analysis for Research and Applications (MERRA) climatic data. The LTPP Climate Tool is an online tool
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United States. Federal Highway Administration. Saxton Transportation Operations Laboratory
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2017-01-01
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The Saxton Laboratory is supplementing the Office of Operations R&D’s connected automation research program, which includes an initial focus on applications that use longitudinal control, with active driver engagement and advisory information, to improve transportation operations. The Saxton Laboratory develops, assesses, and tests advanced concept
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The performance of connections between prefabricated concrete elements constructed using field-cast cementitious grouts and groutlike materials is becoming a focus area for accelerated bridge construction (ABC) projects. These connections are required to provide sufficient strength and long-term performance equal to or better than the adjacent conc
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The LTPP program was initiated in 1987 to satisfy a wide range of pavement information needs. Over the years, the program has accumulated a vast repository of research quality data, extensive documentation, and related tools, which compose LTPP’s comprehensive IMS. The LTPP IMS is comprised of two major components, the Pavement Performance Database
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United States. Department of Transportation. Federal Highway Administration. Office of Highway Policy Information
2017-01-01
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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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United States. Department of Transportation. Federal Highway Administration. Office of Innovative Program Delivery
2017-01-01
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The use of Public–Private Partnerships (P3s) marks a shift away from traditional ways of procuring and financing highway projects. Under traditional procurement processes, private contractors construct projects based on a public design by using public funding, and the projects are then operated and maintained by public agencies. With the P3 model,
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United States. Department of Transportation. Federal Highway Administration. Office of Innovative Program Delivery
2017-01-01
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Transportation networks and urban land values are closely linked. Transportation improvements increase accessibility and thereby make surrounding locations more desirable. Transportation improvements often increase the value of nearby land, benefitting land owners and developers. Value capture techniques harness a portion of the increased property
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United States. Department of Transportation. Federal Highway Administration. Office of Innovative Program Delivery
2017-01-01
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Value for Money (VfM) analysis is frequently used to evaluate Public–Private Partnership (P3) highway concession proposals. VfM considers the financial impacts of choosing a P3 delivery model over a more conventional approach. The analysis is undertaken from the perspective of the procuring agency and does not quantitatively estimate nonfinancial p
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United States. Department of Transportation. Federal Highway Administration. Office of Innovative Program Delivery
2017-01-01
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Once public agencies have identified a project as having the potential to be procured as a Public–Private Partnership (P3), they typically conduct a series of progressively more rigorous evaluations to determine the best approach to delivering the project. These evaluations help decisionmakers choose how best to structure and procure a potential P3
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United States. Department of Transportation. Federal Highway Administration. Office of Innovative Program Delivery
2017-01-01
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Under a Public–Private Partnership (P3) for highway projects, a private partner may participate in some combination of design, construction, financing, operations, and maintenance, including the collection of toll revenues. With a form of highway P3 called a concession or a Design–Build– Finance–Operate–Maintain (DBFOM) contract, a concessionaire i
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United States. Department of Transportation. Federal Highway Administration. Office of Innovative Program Delivery
2017-01-01
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The use of Public–Private Partnerships (P3s) marks a shift away from traditional ways of procuring and financing highway projects. Under the P3 model, a private partner may participate in some combination of design, construction, financing, operations, and maintenance, including the collection of toll revenues. Under traditional public procurement
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United States. Department of Transportation. Federal Highway Administration. Office of Innovative Program Delivery
2017-01-01
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Under a Public–Private Partnership (P3) for highway projects, a private partner may participate in some combination of design, construction, financing, operations, and maintenance, including the collection of toll revenues. Value for Money (VfM) analysis is a process used to compare the financial impacts of a P3 project against those for the tradit
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United States. Department of Transportation. Federal Highway Administration. Office of Innovative Program Delivery
2017-01-01
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Under the Public–Private Partnerships (P3s) model for procuring highway facilities, a private partner may participate in some combination of design, construction, financing, operations, and maintenance, including the collection of toll revenues. Key issues that public agencies must consider in conducting a P3 project procurement are structuring the
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United States. Department of Transportation. Federal Highway Administration. Office of Innovative Program Delivery
2017-01-01
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The use of Public–Private Partnerships (P3s) marks a shift away from traditional modes of procuring and financing highway projects. Under the P3 model, a private partner may participate in some combination of design, construction, financing, operations, and maintenance, including collection of toll revenues.
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