Learning in Progress, NHI's quarterly newsletter, provides updates on new course launches, upcoming Web conference seminars, training programs and events, and NHI policy changes.
Drilled shafts are popular deep foundation supports, as they can be constructed in a wider range of ground conditions with less noise and vibration than driven piles. Quality assurance and quality control of drilled shafts has become a concern due to difficulties in locating defects and determining load bearing capacity. Various non-destructive eva
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Megaregions: Literature Review of the Implications for U.S. Infrastructure Investment and Transportation Planning was prepared for the U.S. Department of Transportation, Federal Highway Administration by the Georgia Institute of Technology’s Center for Quality Growth and Regional Development. The report summarizes recent literature and places curre
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United States. Department of Transportation. Federal Highway Administration. Office of Highway Policy Information
2008-09-01
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Since late 2005, The Highway Performance Monitoring System (HPMS) has undergone a Reassessment to ensure it best meets the needs of its users and customers in 2010 and beyond. The Reassessment was intended to respond to current and future business needs, address any new data needs in the Safe, Accountable, Flexible, Efficient Transportation Equity
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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.
The FHWA Office of Safety Research and Development (R&D) is helping to reduce highway crashes and related fatalities and injuries by developing and implementing safety innovations through a program of nationally coordinated research and technology. Selections from this broad research portfolio are highlighted below.
This document presents 20 case studies of noteworthy transportation safety practices throughout the U.S. involving stakeholders at all levels of transportation safety. It features examples from State departments of transportation, Tribes, transit agencies, metropolitan planning organizations, highway safety offices, and enforcement agencies. The do
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The Federal Lands Highway (FLH) of the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) recently investigated the application of polyurethane resin (PUR) injection as a rapidly deployed, cost-effective ground and structure stabilization method. Application objectives included the preservation of historic, cultural and other environmentally sensitive natural a
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Road Safety Audits (RSAs) are an effective tool for proactively improving the future safety performance of a road project during the planning and design stages, and for identifying safety issues in existing transportation facilities. To demonstrate the usefulness and effectiveness of RSAs for tribal road agencies, the Federal Highway Administration
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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 Safety
2008-09-01
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The Pedestrian and Bike Forum newsletter provides information to FHWA stakeholders on reducing the number of pedestrian- and bicycle-related highway fatalities and serious injuries. Topics include updates on FHWA programs, spotlights on State and local noteworthy practices, initiatives with partner organizations, and upcoming events. It is publishe
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United States. Department of Transportation. Federal Highway Administration. Office of Safety
2008-09-01
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The Road Safety Audit newsletter provides information on State RSA programs, resources for performing RSAs, and a compilation of RSA-related news stories.
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 Research, Development, and Technology
2008-09-01
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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.
LiDAR (Light Detection and Ranging), also often referred to as “3D laser scanning”, is an emerging three dimensional mapping technology that employs a laser and a rotating mirror or housing to rapidly scan and image volumes and surficial areas such as rock slopes and outcrops, buildings, bridges and other natural and man-made objects. Ground-based
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Drilled shafts are increasingly being used in supporting critical structures, mainly because of their high-load supporting capacities, relatively low construction noise, and technological advancement in detecting drilled shaft anomalies created during construction. The critical importance of drilled shafts as foundations makes it mandatory to detec
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United States. Department of Transportation. Federal Highway Administration. Office of Highway Policy Information
2008-09-01
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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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This Desktop Reference documents the estimates of the crash reduction that might be expected if a specific countermeasure or group of countermeasures is implemented with respect to intersections, roadway departure and other non-intersection crashes, and pedestrian crashes. The estimates of crash reduction are known as Crash Reduction Factors (CRFs)
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This document summarizes the current status of the Long-Term Pavement Performance (LTPP) program and its major activities (data collection, data storage, data analysis, and product development), describes the work that will be needed beyond 2009 to capitalize on the investment that has been made in developing the world’s most comprehensive pavement
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