As part of a national initiative sponsored by the Federal Highway Administration under the Highways for LIFE program, the Louisiana Department of Transportation and Development (DOTD) was awarded a $1 million grant to demonstrate the use of proven, innovative technologies for A + B bidding and the use of open-graded friction course (OGFC) for impro
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Successes in Stewardship is a Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) bimonthly newsletter highlighting current best practices in stewardship and environmental review from around the country.
This manual is intended to serve as a reference. It will provide technical information which will enable Manual users to perform the following activities: • Describe typical erection practices for girder bridge superstructures and recognize critical construction stages • Discuss typical practices for evaluating structural stability of girder bridge
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United States. Federal Highway Administration. Exploratory Advanced Research Program
2015-04-01
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The initial stage investigation is the beginning step in the Exploratory Advanced Research (EAR) Program process for exploring ideas across traditional and nontraditional fields of research and stimulating new approaches to problem solving. The process starts with a literature review and reference scanning to get a better understanding of active re
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Concrete with a unit weight between that of traditional lightweight concrete and normal-weight concrete (NWC) is not covered in the American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials (AASHTO) Load and Resistance Factor Design (LRFD) Bridge Design Specifications. As part of an effort to address this and other perceived shortcomings i
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United States. Department of Transportation. Federal Highway Administration. Office of Highway Policy Information
2015-04-01
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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 Safety
2015-04-01
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Longitudinal rumble strips are an effective, low-cost countermeasure for preventing roadway departure crashes, including both run-off-road and opposing-direction crashes. Rumble strips are milled or raised patterns near the center line or edge line of the roadway that provide both an audible warning (rumbling sound) and a physical vibration to aler
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United States. Department of Transportation. Federal Highway Administration. Office of Safety
2015-04-01
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Longitudinal rumble strips are an effective, low-cost countermeasure for preventing roadway departure crashes, including both run-off-road and opposing-direction crashes. Rumble strips are milled or raised patterns near the center line or edge line of the roadway that provide both an audible warning (rumbling sound) and a physical vibration to aler
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The last two decades have brought significant advancements in data-driven decision-making, including the development and refinement of numerous safety data and analysis tools. For many, this transition to data-driven decision-making represents a change in how they do business. While the new safety data and analysis tools support data-driven decisio
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The Federal Highway Administration's (FHWA's) Fostering Multimodal Connectivity Newsletter is intended to provide transportation professionals with real-world examples of ways that multimodal transportation investments promote economic revitalization, provide access to jobs, and achieve safer communities through support of accelerated project deliv
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United States. Department of Transportation. Federal Highway Administration. Office of Operations
2015-04-01
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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.
Through the Smart Roadside Initiative (SRI), a Benefit-Cost Analysis (BCA) tool was developed for the evaluation of various new transportation technologies at a State level and to provide results that could support technology adoption by a State Department of Transportation (DOT). The BCA tool was designed to support State DOT agencies preliminary
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United States. Federal Highway Administration. Office of Planning, Environment, and Realty
2015-03-26
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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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John A. Volpe National Transportation Systems Center (U.S.)
2015-03-13
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The U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) Health in Transportation Working Group examines the agency’s policies and programs and their impacts on health-related issues such as air quality, active transportation, environmental review, noise, safety, livable communities, and access to health-related facilities. Working Group members lead and partic
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United States. Federal Highway Administration. Office of Planning, Environment, and Realty
2015-03-12
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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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Metropolitan Planning Funds (PL funds) are provided from the Federal Highway Trust Fund and distributed by State Departments of Transportation (DOTs) to Metropolitan Planning Organizations (MPOs) to conduct the planning activities required by Title 23 of the U.S. Code 134. Each MPO is responsible for planning to meet the transportation needs within
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The primary purpose of the Alabama Speed Management Action Plan (Plan) is to help the State, in partnership with local agencies, reduce speeding-related fatal and injury-causing crashes. This Plan aims to help meet Alabama’s short- and long-term strategic highway safety plan (SHSP) goals. The Plan is intended to be used by a diverse group of stakeh
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This Speed Management Action Plan characterizes Randolph County’s speeding and safety problems and speed management issues, identifies appropriate countermeasures and strategies, and describes implementation actions the State, County, and other partners can take to reduce speeding and speeding-related fatal and injury crashes on the County’s roads.
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