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Brief description of Former President Dwight D. Eisenhower “gran plan” for the interstate program and the roles that federal, state, and local government would play in their implementation and maintenance. This was part of a speech given by then Vice-President Richard Nixon at the Governor’s Conference in 1954.
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Memorandum on key statements made by Former President Dwight D. Eisenhower towards General John S. Bragdon about the Interstate Highway Program on funding.
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Excerpt about a Gala celebration honoring the officials who played a major role in the development and implementation of the Interstate Program. Some of the guest features were Former President Dwight D. Eisenhower, Senator Albert Gore Sr., Congressman T. Hale Boggs and Administrator Frank Turner.
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In February and March 1998, John T. Greenwood interviewed Francis C. "Frank" Turner for the American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials' 1988 Interstate Highway Research Project. Turner, who had joined the U.S. Bureau of Public Roads in 1929, rose through the ranks to become Federal Highway Administrator (1969-1972). In the 1
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The In-Situ Scour Testing Device (ISTD) is an advanced system designed by the hydraulics research team at the Turner-Fairbank Highway Research Center (TFHRC) to measure the erosion resistance of fine-grained, cohesive soils directly in the field. The system features an innovative erosion head that, when inserted into a standard drill casing, can di
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In anticipation of leaving office as Federal Highway Administrator, Bertram D. Tallamy wrote this article for the January 1961 issue of Highway Highlights magazine. It reflects the progress made during the Eisenhower Administration on the National System of Interstate and Defense Highways.
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Excerpt which focuses on the Autobahn, or the highway system of Germany in the 1920’s and 1930’s, and how it functioned. The autobahn road system later influenced the development of the interstate highway program and its’ functionality.
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Excerpt on the meeting between Harry S. Truman and Dwight D. Eisenhower from the end of World War Two, to the early 1950’s. Their differences are discussed as well as their presidential term and campaigns.
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Profile on Rex Marion Whitton who was the Federal Highway Administrator and played a major role in its development, and maintenance. His role was to oversee its’ continued construction and ensure that public and congressional faith in the project remained strong.
United States. Department of Transportation. Federal Highway Administration
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In 1961, the Bureau of Public Roads issued a summary of what it would take to build "the greatest peacetime public works program in history." Referring to the 41,000-mile Interstate System as it was then designated and its completion date in the early 1970s, the summary offered comparisons that conveyed the size of the job:
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Biography of W. Lee Mertz and his role with the FHWA and the impact he had on the organization and the development and maintenance of highways in the United States.
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Report by the Governors’ Special Highway Committee which summarizes the recommendations of what the Interstate program would need for future considerations. This largely follows economic resources such as Federal funds, and who should be primarily responsible for their maintenance.
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Overview about the costs generated to maintain the interstate program and issues presented by Former Senator William Proxmire critical to the financial component of the program itself.
In 2008, the FHWA Office of Infrastructure and the FHWA Resource Center developed the initial Quality Assurance (QA) Assessment evaluation tool to address the six QA program elements: agency acceptance, dispute resolution, technician certification/qualification, qualified/accredited laboratories, independent assurance, and contractor quality contro
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Lee Mertz reflection working at the headquarters of the Regional Highway Planning Committee, and the operations that they conducted during his time there. He discusses workplace technological improvements such as using computers, the projects and programs administered by the office, and several of his peers and the impact they had for the entire ag
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