United States. Department of Transportation. Federal Highway Administration. Office of Safety
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Backplates are added to a traffic signal indication in order to improve the visibility of the illuminated face of the signal by introducing a controlled-contrast background. The improved visibility of a signal head with a backplate is then made more conspicuous by framing the backplate with a retroreflective border. Taken together, a signal head eq
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United States. Department of Transportation. Federal Highway Administration. Office of Safety
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The Safety EdgeSM is a proven technology that shapes the edge of a paved roadway at approximately 30 degrees from the pavement cross slope during the paving process. The Safety EdgeSM eliminates tire scrubbing, a phenomenon that contributes to losing control of a vehicle. It has been successfully constructed on both asphalt and concrete pavements.
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This document reviews the role of target setting in a performance management framework, safety performance measures, and provides of examples of national safety target setting.
The memorandum announces the availability of the Geosynthetic Reinforced Soil Integrated Bridge System (GRS-IBS) Construction DVD that supports the FHWA's Every Day Counts (EDC) initiative on this technology.
The transportation system provides the foundation for how we live, how we connect with others,and how our economy grows at the national, regional and local levels. Transportation hasalways meant more than just getting from Point A to Point B. Whether by footpath, waterway,road or rail, transportation networks help define the character of our region
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2011-10-01
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FHWA Highway History Website Articles
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The National Scenic Byways Program is the most recent accomplishment in a long history of ideas and movements designed to satisfy the innate need Americans have to explore their nation beyond the next horizon. America’s Byways identify the best routes to the most interesting scenic, natural, recreational, historical, cultural, and archaeological wo
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Mainstreaming Climate Change Adaptation Strategies into New York State Department of Transportation’s Operations was developed to help the agency identify vulnerabilities of the state’s transportation system to climate change and to identify opportunities to adapt the system and mainstream adaptation into the transportation decision making process.
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The City of Santa Cruz Climate Adaptation Plan identifies the infrastructure and resources most vulnerable to climate change impacts, including critical transportation infrastructure. The plan also presents climate adaptation action items ranked by priority based on risk to the community.
United States. Federal Highway Administration. Road Weather Management Program
2011-10-01
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The first national workshop and stakeholder meeting on Weather Responsive Traffic Management (WRTM) was held on October 6-7, 2011 in Portland, Oregon following up on the Traffic Management Center Pooled Fund annual meeting held at the same location. For a day and a half, invited participants discussed the state of the practice and future directions
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United States. Department of Transportation. Federal Highway Administration. Office of Highway Policy Information
2011-10-01
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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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Transportation infrastructure forms network s both within and between cities and regions and as such, is inherently a megaregion issue. Therefore, conceiving a framework for governing megaregion transportation planning in the United States, particularly across political boundaries, requires a thorough understanding of the background of current mega
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Reactive Solutions is a quarterly newsletter developed under FHWA's ASR Development and Deployment Program. Reactive Solutions will share developments of the Program, share what other States and agencies are doing to address ASR, and provide tools and information for readers to address ASR.
As part of a national initiative sponsored by the Federal Highway Administration under the Highways for LIFE program, the South Carolina Department of Transportation (SCDOT) was awarded a $1 million grant to demonstrate the use of proven, innovative technologies for accelerated bridge replacement. This report documents the contracting methods and c
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Anticipated shifts in fuel availability, energy use, and vehicle size and density combined with continuing technological innovation will provide new challenges and opportunities in traffic management. Developing the concept of an integrated transportation system for the future is the focus of “Feasibility for a New Concept of Integrated Active Tran
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United States. Federal Highway Administration. Office of Corporate Research, Technology, and Innovation Management
2011-10-01
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Focus (ISSN 1060-6637), which is published monthly by the U.S. Department of Transportation’s Federal Highway Administration (FHWA), covers the implementation of innovative technologies in all areas of infrastructure. Its primary mission is twofold: (1) to serve the providers of highway infrastructure with innovations and support to improve the qua
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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.
United States. Department of Transportation. Federal Highway Administration. Office of Safety
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This noteworthy practices guide book features the 2011 National Roadway Safety Award winners. Each of the entries was carefully evaluated for innovation, effectiveness, and efficient use of available resources by a prestigious panel of roadway safety professionals.
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