United States. Federal Highway Administration. Office of Planning, Environment, and Realty
2015-02-26
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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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The mission of the New Mexico Department of Transportation (NMDOT) is to provide a safe and efficient transportation system for the traveling public, while promoting economic development and preserving the environment of New Mexico. To further this mission, NMDOT is committed to integrating a risk-based asset management approach into its business p
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There are approximately 2 million adults with reported vision loss in the United States. Independent travel and active interactions with the surrounding environment present significant daily challenges for these individuals, ultimately reducing quality of life and compromising safety. To begin to address these challenges, the Federal Highway Admini
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United States. Federal Highway Administration. Office of Planning, Environment, and Realty
2015-02-12
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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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This document describes the Concept of Operations (ConOps) for the Transit Bus Stop Pedestrian Warning (TSPW) application. The ConOps describes the current state of operations with respect to the integration of connected vehicle technology in transit vehicles and at transit stops, establishes the reasons for change, and describes the TSPW applicati
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This document summarizes the “target” functionality for the Smart Roadside Initiative, as well as the operational,institutional, and technical gaps that currently impede the deployment of three of its operational scenarios(electronic mainline screening, virtual weigh stations, and truck parking systems). Specific attention is given togaps that exis
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To improve safety on local roads, Florida accesses FHWA funds more quickly and with lower administrative costs. Learn from the Sunshine State’s award-winning approach.
This primer explains the value of incorporating travel-time reliability into the Congestion Management Process (CMP)and identifies the most current tools available to assist with this effort. It draws from applied research and best practicesfrom regional agencies nationwide. It emphasizes the importance of expanding the scope of the CMP to includem
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This Demonstration Team Final Report has been prepared to provide an overview of the conduct and qualitativefindings of the LA-Gateway FRATIS development and testing program. More specifically, this document provides:• A description of the testing program;• Information and lessons learned related to stakeholder/user engagement during the program;•
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2015-02-01
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FHWA Highway History Website Articles
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Highway innovations that seemed impossible at one time are now like any other technological marvels, where we wonder, "How did we ever get along without them?" In the late 19th century, when interest in good roads was growing after years of railroad dominance, the guiding principle was "we've always done it this way." The standard design guide was
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United States. Department of Transportation. Federal Highway Administration. Turner-Fairbank Highway Research Center
2015-02-01
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This TechBrief describes evaluating the use of the Modern-Era Retrospective Analysis for Research and Applications (MERRA) product as an alternative climatic data source for the Mechanistic-Empirical Pavement Design Guide (MEPDG) and other transportation infrastructure applications. The research was conducted from 2011 to 2014.
United States. Department of Transportation. Federal Highway Administration. Office of Highway Policy Information
2015-02-01
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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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Federal Highway Administration Resource Center (U.S.)
2015-02-01
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This national review of state cost estimation practice is a follow up activity to the U.S. Department of Transportation Office of Inspector General (OIG) Audit Report Number MH-2013-012, “FHWA Has Opportunities to Improve Oversight of ARRA High Dollar Projects and the Federal-aid Highway Program” and the Government Accountability Office (GAO) Repor
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The intent of this study was to isolate the effects of various low-cost pavement treatments on roadway safety. This was a retrospective study of pavement safety performance, looking back at crash data before and after treatments were installed. Both flexible and rigid pavement treatments were analyzed, with the majority typically used for pavement
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This study focused on identifying transverse joint locations on jointed plain concrete pavements using an automated joint detection algorithm and computing faulting at these locations using Long-Term Pavement Performance (LTPP) Program profile data collected by the program’s high-speed inertial profilers (HSIP). This study evaluated two existing Am
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United States. Department of Transportation. Federal Highway Administration. Office of Safety
2015-02-01
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Four-lane undivided highways have a history of crashes as traffic volumes increase due to the inside lane being shared by higher-speed through vehicles and left-turning vehicles. One option for addressing this concern is a Road Diet. A typical Road Diet is the conversion of an undivided four-lane roadway to a three-lane undivided roadway made up of
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Roadway departure fatalities account for approximately 65 percent of all fatalities in Kentucky. One of the methods KYTC identified to meet the roadway departure goal was the application of high friction surface treatments (HFST). HFST provides a durable and long-lasting solution to specific and defined roadway locations where a contributing factor
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This document presents information on the analysis, design, and construction of permanent soil nail walls in highway applications. The main objective is to provide practitioners in this field with sound and simple methods and guidelines that will allow them to analyze, design, construct, and inspect safe and economical structures. This document upd
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United States. Department of Transportation. Federal Highway Administration. Office of Operations
2015-02-01
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FHWA-sponsored training workshops and the Primer, Incorporating Travel-Time Reliability into the Congestion Management Process, are useful resources that demonstrate how reliability can be integrated into the following CMP actions: Developing Regional Objectives, Develop Multi-modal Performance Measures, Analyze Congestion Problems and Needs, Ident
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