Eight States from the Northeastern U.S. gathered for a peer exchange and discussion on implementation activities to support Balanced Mix Design (BMD). The peer exchange was sponsored by the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA). The eight States met to assess the state-of-practice for the technology, tools, and techniques in designing, verifying, a
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Bittner, J., Hajj, E. Y., Aschenbrener, T., Gopisetti, P., & Rockwood, H. (2023). Northeast Peer Exchange on Balanced Mix Design (BMD): Outcomes Summary (Report No. FHWA-HIF-23-042). United States. Federal Highway Administration. Office of Preconstruction, Construction, and Pavements. https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/71825
Bittner, Jason, Elie Y Hajj, Tim Aschenbrener, Praveen Gopisetti, and Heidi Rockwood. Northeast Peer Exchange on Balanced Mix Design (BMD): Outcomes Summary. Report no. FHWA-HIF-23-042. United States. Federal Highway Administration. Office of Preconstruction, Construction, and Pavements, 2023. https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/71825.
Bittner, Jason, et al. Northeast Peer Exchange on Balanced Mix Design (BMD): Outcomes Summary. United States. Federal Highway Administration. Office of Preconstruction, Construction, and Pavements, 2023, Report no. FHWA-HIF-23-042, ROSA P. https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/71825.
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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 (2023). The Man Who Saved the Interstate System. United States. Department of Transportation. Federal Highway Administration. https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/68670
United States. Department of Transportation. Federal Highway Administration. The Man Who Saved the Interstate System. United States. Department of Transportation. Federal Highway Administration, 2023. https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/68670.
United States. Department of Transportation. Federal Highway Administration The Man Who Saved the Interstate System. United States. Department of Transportation. Federal Highway Administration, 2023, ROSA P. https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/68670.
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2023-06-01
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Section 4(F) discusses a provision in The Department of Transportation Act of 1966 which had major implications in terms of roadway construction. This document discusses the challenges towards the provision, and the established law of Section 4(F) areas, or protected resources such as parks.
United States. Department of Transportation. Federal Highway Administration (2023). Section 4(F). United States. Department of Transportation. Federal Highway Administration. https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/68659
United States. Department of Transportation. Federal Highway Administration. Section 4(F). United States. Department of Transportation. Federal Highway Administration, 2023. https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/68659.
United States. Department of Transportation. Federal Highway Administration Section 4(F). United States. Department of Transportation. Federal Highway Administration, 2023, ROSA P. https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/68659.
This report highlights findings from Phase Ⅱ of a project designed to develop precision statements for cyclic fatigue testing using an asphalt mixture performance tester (AMPT). These standards include American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials (AASHTO) TP 107-22 and AASHTO TP 133-21, which apply to 100-mm-diameter and 38-mm
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Castorena, C., Underwood, B. S., Kim, Y. R., Lee, J. D. K., Tran, N. H., & Taylor, A. (2023). Ruggedness and Interlaboratory Studies for Asphalt Mixture Performance Tester (AMPT) Cyclic Fatigue Test: Phase Ⅱ Report (Report No. FHWA-HRT-22-113). United States. Department of Transportation. Federal Highway Administration. Office of Infrastructure Research and Development. https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/67625
Castorena, Cassie, B. Shane Underwood, Y. Richard Kim, Jing Ding Kangjin Lee, Nam H. Tran, and Adam Taylor. Ruggedness and Interlaboratory Studies for Asphalt Mixture Performance Tester (AMPT) Cyclic Fatigue Test: Phase Ⅱ Report. Report no. FHWA-HRT-22-113. United States. Department of Transportation. Federal Highway Administration. Office of Infrastructure Research and Development, 2023. https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/67625.
Castorena, Cassie, et al. Ruggedness and Interlaboratory Studies for Asphalt Mixture Performance Tester (AMPT) Cyclic Fatigue Test: Phase Ⅱ Report. United States. Department of Transportation. Federal Highway Administration. Office of Infrastructure Research and Development, 2023, Report no. FHWA-HRT-22-113, ROSA P. https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/67625.
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In 2018, officials identified safety and mobility deficiencies in the primary roadway serving the Keystone Heights commercial district, State Road 21 (SR 21). The city partnered with the Florida Department of Transportation (FDOT) to seek public input on proposed improvements to SR 21 and conducted community engagement in an open-house format. This
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United States. Department of Transportation. Federal Highway Administration. Office of Research, Development, and Technology (2023). Complete Streets Construction Cost Case Study: Resurfacing of South Lawrence Boulevard (State Road 21), Keystone Heights, FL (Report No. FHWA-HRT-23-057). United States. Department of Transportation. Federal Highway Administration. Office of Research, Development, and Technology. https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/67871
United States. Department of Transportation. Federal Highway Administration. Office of Research, Development, and Technology. Complete Streets Construction Cost Case Study: Resurfacing of South Lawrence Boulevard (State Road 21), Keystone Heights, FL. Report no. FHWA-HRT-23-057. United States. Department of Transportation. Federal Highway Administration. Office of Research, Development, and Technology, 2023. https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/67871.
United States. Department of Transportation. Federal Highway Administration. Office of Research, Development, and Technology Complete Streets Construction Cost Case Study: Resurfacing of South Lawrence Boulevard (State Road 21), Keystone Heights, FL. United States. Department of Transportation. Federal Highway Administration. Office of Research, Development, and Technology, 2023, Report no. FHWA-HRT-23-057, ROSA P. https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/67871.
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Historical article on former president George H.W. Bush and its involvement on transportation.
Weingroff, R. F. (2023). In Memory of President George H.W. Bush (1924-2018): The Man Who Brought About the Post-Interstate Era. United States. Department of Transportation. Federal Highway Administration. https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/68579
Weingroff, Richard F.. In Memory of President George H.W. Bush (1924-2018): The Man Who Brought About the Post-Interstate Era. United States. Department of Transportation. Federal Highway Administration, 2023. https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/68579.
Weingroff, Richard F. In Memory of President George H.W. Bush (1924-2018): The Man Who Brought About the Post-Interstate Era. United States. Department of Transportation. Federal Highway Administration, 2023, ROSA P. https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/68579.
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2023-06-01
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Magazine excerpt on Former President Dwight D. Eisenhower’ reaction to the renaming of an expressway after him by the Chicago City Council.
United States. Department of Transportation. Federal Highway Administration (2023). The Eisenhower Expressway Chicago, Illinois. United States. Department of Transportation. Federal Highway Administration. https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/68667
United States. Department of Transportation. Federal Highway Administration. The Eisenhower Expressway Chicago, Illinois. United States. Department of Transportation. Federal Highway Administration, 2023. https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/68667.
United States. Department of Transportation. Federal Highway Administration The Eisenhower Expressway Chicago, Illinois. United States. Department of Transportation. Federal Highway Administration, 2023, ROSA P. https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/68667.
Weingroff, Richard F.. Idea Champions. United States. Department of Transportation. Federal Highway Administration, 2023. https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/68523.
Weingroff, Richard F. Idea Champions. United States. Department of Transportation. Federal Highway Administration, 2023, ROSA P. https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/68523.
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Congressional hearing in 1955 on the National Highway program and the operations for its’ development. Discussions on formal paperwork, its’ design and how it will serve the public were brought up by congressional leaders, with interview of employees and those associated with the plans and implementation of the interstate, such as General Lucius D.
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United States. Department of Transportation. Federal Highway Administration (2023). General Lucius D. Clay's Testimony. United States. Department of Transportation. Federal Highway Administration. https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/68638
United States. Department of Transportation. Federal Highway Administration. General Lucius D. Clay's Testimony. United States. Department of Transportation. Federal Highway Administration, 2023. https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/68638.
United States. Department of Transportation. Federal Highway Administration General Lucius D. Clay's Testimony. United States. Department of Transportation. Federal Highway Administration, 2023, ROSA P. https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/68638.
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What follows is the documentation of the critical events during the building of the Interstate System. The record begins with the passage of the 1956 Highway Act, which kicked off the Interstate construction program. It ends in 1974 just after the passage of the 1973 Highway Act, which was landmark legislation for the Interstate System and the high
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Mertz, W. L., & Ritter, J. (2023). Building the Interstate. United States. Department of Transportation. Federal Highway Administration. https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/68625
Mertz, William L.{56367} and Joyce Ritter. Building the Interstate. United States. Department of Transportation. Federal Highway Administration, 2023. https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/68625.
Mertz, William L.{56367}, and Joyce Ritter Building the Interstate. United States. Department of Transportation. Federal Highway Administration, 2023, ROSA P. https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/68625.
State departments of transportation (DOTs) have expressed concern about mergers and acquisitions (M&As) occurring within the industries that produce, supply, and install aggregates and other materials for transportation projects. In particular, State DOTs have suggested the possibility that these construction industry M&As impact price and competit
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Silber, H., & Bittner, J. (2023). Analysis of Material Source Mergers and Acquisitions on Project Delivery Quality and Costs (Report No. FHWA-HRT-22-082). United States. Department of Transportation. Federal Highway Administration. https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/71852
Silber, Hannah and Jason Bittner. Analysis of Material Source Mergers and Acquisitions on Project Delivery Quality and Costs. Report no. FHWA-HRT-22-082. United States. Department of Transportation. Federal Highway Administration, 2023. https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/71852.
Silber, Hannah, and Jason Bittner Analysis of Material Source Mergers and Acquisitions on Project Delivery Quality and Costs. United States. Department of Transportation. Federal Highway Administration, 2023, Report no. FHWA-HRT-22-082, ROSA P. https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/71852.
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Speech given by Federal Highway Administrator (1993-1997) Rodney E. Slater to commemorate the 40th anniversary of the interstate highway system implementation from 1956. After participating in a cross-country trip in 1996, similar to the one Dwight D. Eisenhower did in 1919, he returned to give a speech on the effect the Interstate highway system h
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Slater, R. E. (2023). Happy 40th Anniversary: National System of Interstate and Defense Highways. United States. Department of Transportation. Federal Highway Administration. https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/68641
Slater, Rodney E.. Happy 40th Anniversary: National System of Interstate and Defense Highways. United States. Department of Transportation. Federal Highway Administration, 2023. https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/68641.
Slater, Rodney E. Happy 40th Anniversary: National System of Interstate and Defense Highways. United States. Department of Transportation. Federal Highway Administration, 2023, ROSA P. https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/68641.
United States. Department of Transportation. Federal Highway Administration. Office of Safety
2023-06-01
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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 (2023). Pedestrian & Bike Forum Newsletter [Volume, 86, Summer 2023]. United States. Department of Transportation. Federal Highway Administration. Office of Safety. https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/77004
United States. Department of Transportation. Federal Highway Administration. Office of Safety. Pedestrian & Bike Forum Newsletter [Volume, 86, Summer 2023]. United States. Department of Transportation. Federal Highway Administration. Office of Safety, 2023. https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/77004.
United States. Department of Transportation. Federal Highway Administration. Office of Safety Pedestrian & Bike Forum Newsletter [Volume, 86, Summer 2023]. United States. Department of Transportation. Federal Highway Administration. Office of Safety, 2023, ROSA P. https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/77004.
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Historical article on the creation of U.S. Route 1.
Weingroff, R. F. (2023). U.S. 1: Fort Kent, Maine to Key West, Florida. United States. Department of Transportation. Federal Highway Administration. https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/68608
Weingroff, Richard F.. U.S. 1: Fort Kent, Maine to Key West, Florida. United States. Department of Transportation. Federal Highway Administration, 2023. https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/68608.
Weingroff, Richard F. U.S. 1: Fort Kent, Maine to Key West, Florida. United States. Department of Transportation. Federal Highway Administration, 2023, ROSA P. https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/68608.
Since 2016, over 2 percent of all fatal crashes in the United States every year happen in work zones. According to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration’s Fatality Analysis Reporting System, 687 fatal crashes occurred in work zones in 2016. Commercial motor vehicles (CMVs) (i.e., large trucks and buses) were involved in 196 of these cr
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Finley, M. D., & Ullman, G. L. (2023). Commercial Motor Vehicle Safety in Work Zones Targeted Action Plan (Report No. FHWA-HOP-20-027). United States. Department of Transportation. Federal Highway Administration. https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/72451
Finley, Melisa D. and Gerald L. Ullman. Commercial Motor Vehicle Safety in Work Zones Targeted Action Plan. Report no. FHWA-HOP-20-027. United States. Department of Transportation. Federal Highway Administration, 2023. https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/72451.
Finley, Melisa D., and Gerald L. Ullman Commercial Motor Vehicle Safety in Work Zones Targeted Action Plan. United States. Department of Transportation. Federal Highway Administration, 2023, Report no. FHWA-HOP-20-027, ROSA P. https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/72451.
A traffic control treatment being used at pedestrian-crossing locations is the pedestrian- or school-crossing warning sign with light-emitting diodes (LEDs) embedded in the borders (called LED-Em in this report). The LED-Em treatment, which includes a pedestrian pushbutton, is pedestrian activated, so the LEDs flashes only when a pedestrian is pres
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Fitzpatrick, K., Park, E. S., Johnson, N., & Falk, K. W. (2023). Driver Yielding with LED-Embedded Pedestrian- and School-Crossing Signs (Report No. FHWA-HRT-23-038). United States. Federal Highway Administration. Office of Safety Research and Development. https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/67623
Fitzpatrick, Kay, Eun Sug Park, Neal Johnson, and Katherine W. Falk. Driver Yielding with LED-Embedded Pedestrian- and School-Crossing Signs. Report no. FHWA-HRT-23-038. United States. Federal Highway Administration. Office of Safety Research and Development, 2023. https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/67623.
Fitzpatrick, Kay, et al. Driver Yielding with LED-Embedded Pedestrian- and School-Crossing Signs. United States. Federal Highway Administration. Office of Safety Research and Development, 2023, Report no. FHWA-HRT-23-038, ROSA P. https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/67623.
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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 (2023). FHWA Fostering Multimodal Connectivity Newsletter - Summer 2023 (Report No. FHWA-HEP-23-046). United States. Department of Transportation. Federal Highway Administration. https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/74555
United States. Department of Transportation. Federal Highway Administration. FHWA Fostering Multimodal Connectivity Newsletter - Summer 2023. Report no. FHWA-HEP-23-046. United States. Department of Transportation. Federal Highway Administration, 2023. https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/74555.
United States. Department of Transportation. Federal Highway Administration FHWA Fostering Multimodal Connectivity Newsletter - Summer 2023. United States. Department of Transportation. Federal Highway Administration, 2023, Report no. FHWA-HEP-23-046, ROSA P. https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/74555.
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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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United States. Department of Transportation. Federal Highway Administration. Office of Highway Policy Information (2023). Monthly Motor Fuel Reported by States: December 2022 (Report No. FHWA-PL-23-014). United States. Department of Transportation. Federal Highway Administration. Office of Highway Policy Information. https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/68936
United States. Department of Transportation. Federal Highway Administration. Office of Highway Policy Information. Monthly Motor Fuel Reported by States: December 2022. Report no. FHWA-PL-23-014. United States. Department of Transportation. Federal Highway Administration. Office of Highway Policy Information, 2023. https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/68936.
United States. Department of Transportation. Federal Highway Administration. Office of Highway Policy Information Monthly Motor Fuel Reported by States: December 2022. United States. Department of Transportation. Federal Highway Administration. Office of Highway Policy Information, 2023, Report no. FHWA-PL-23-014, ROSA P. https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/68936.
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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.
United States. Department of Transportation. Federal Highway Administration (2023). Visionaries of the Interstate Honored at Gala Celebration. United States. Department of Transportation. Federal Highway Administration. https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/68676
United States. Department of Transportation. Federal Highway Administration. Visionaries of the Interstate Honored at Gala Celebration. United States. Department of Transportation. Federal Highway Administration, 2023. https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/68676.
United States. Department of Transportation. Federal Highway Administration Visionaries of the Interstate Honored at Gala Celebration. United States. Department of Transportation. Federal Highway Administration, 2023, ROSA P. https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/68676.
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2023-06-01
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The Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act, otherwise known as the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law (BIL), represents a once-in-a-generation investment in our nation’s infrastructure, competitiveness, and communities and provides approximately $550 billion in new Federal infrastructure investment. This includes historic and critical investments in Tri
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United States. Department of Transportation. Federal Highway Administration. Office of Tribal Transportation (2023). Transportation Funding Opportunities for Tribal Nations. United States. Department of Transportation. Federal Highway Administration. Office of Tribal Transportation. https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/78912
United States. Department of Transportation. Federal Highway Administration. Office of Tribal Transportation. Transportation Funding Opportunities for Tribal Nations. United States. Department of Transportation. Federal Highway Administration. Office of Tribal Transportation, 2023. https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/78912.
United States. Department of Transportation. Federal Highway Administration. Office of Tribal Transportation Transportation Funding Opportunities for Tribal Nations. United States. Department of Transportation. Federal Highway Administration. Office of Tribal Transportation, 2023, ROSA P. https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/78912.
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