The purpose of this Tech Brief is to present an overview of sampling procedures for asphalt mixtures. The document is intended for highway agency and contractor engineers.
The objective of this project was to evaluate and produce uniform recommendations for Advisory Exit and Ramp Speed signs (W13-2 and W13-3) and Combination Horizontal Alignment/Advisory Exit and Ramp Speed signs (W13-6 and W13-7), including basis for speed designation, use of “Exit” versus “Ramp,” effects of sign placement, and optimization of sign
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United States. Department of Transportation. Federal Highway Administration
2024-07-01
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FHWA R&T Now
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A newsletter about research, development, and technology (RD&T) at the U.S. Department of Transportation’s (USDOT) Federal Highway Administration (FHWA).
United States. Department of Transportation. Federal Highway Administration
2024-07-01
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This Vehicle Size and Weight (VSW) Research Updates Brief provides U.S. Department of Transportation (USDOT) VSW experts with recurring updates about VSW-related projects, research, news, and events. VSW research topics refer to safety, pavement, bridges, mode choice, enforcement, economics, data, technology, regulations, guidance, and other relate
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United States. Department of Transportation. Federal Highway Administration
2024-07-01
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This fact sheet highlights the project sponsored by Exploratory Advanced Research (EAR), that seeks to wants to enhance automation of pavement information collection for use in pavement condition safety and evaluation at highway speed. Through this project, titled Artificial Intelligence Approaches to Multi-Object Evaluations of Pavement for Condit
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United States. Department of Transportation. Federal Highway Administration
2024-07-01
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This fact sheet highlights the employing of artificial intelligence (AI) can be used to enhance infrastructure inspections. Assessing reinforced concrete structures for cracking, crack widths, patterns, and orientations usually involves some form of visual inspection. The Advanced Vision-Based Assessment of Infrastructure Systems project is develop
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United States. Department of Transportation. Federal Highway Administration
2024-07-01
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As-built drawings are an essential part of construction project documentation. They capture changes made during construction, deviations from as-designed plans, and provide asset-specific information for use in the operations and maintenance (O&M) phase of roadway facilities. Traditionally, as-built drawings were presented as two-dimensional (2D) p
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United States. Department of Transportation. Federal Highway Administration
2024-07-01
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Data is a crucial asset for the Iowa Department of Transportation (Iowa DOT), and the agency recognizes the need for a comprehensive data management strategy to facilitate a seamless exchange of information through digital as-builts (DABs) as it transitions to digital workflows. The agency’s current process for creating DABs involves redlining PDFs
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United States. Department of Transportation. Federal Highway Administration
2024-07-01
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As-built drawings have long served as a critical construction documentation that captures how a project was actually built, noting deviations from the original plans and any changes made during construction. Traditionally the transportation agencies have used two-dimensional (2D) paper sheets, image scans, and document-based PDFs for as-builts. Tec
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United States. Department of Transportation. Federal Highway Administration
2024-07-01
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This Vehicle Size and Weight (VSW) Research Updates Brief provides U.S. Department of Transportation (USDOT) VSW experts with recurring updates about VSW-related projects, research, news, and events. VSW research topics refer to safety, pavement, bridges, mode choice, enforcement, economics, data, technology, regulations, guidance, and other relate
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Check out how State departments of transportation collaborate with one another and the FHWA to conduct transportation research that addresses national problems. Also learn which studies won the Transportation Pooled Fund Program Excellence Awards.
United States. Department of Transportation. Federal Highway Administration
2024-07-01
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This fact sheet provides an overview of the Multidisciplinary Data Management Support (MDMS) project that supports Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) Federal and contract project managers in managing their data and current FHWA-sponsored projects and in archiving project data for future use.
United States. Department of Transportation. Federal Highway Administration
2024-07-01
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The content of this document is not a substitute for information obtained from State departments of transportation, appropriate FHWA Division Offices, and applicable laws. Scenarios have been simplified for emphasis and do not necessarily reflect the actual range of requirements applicable to the scenario or this topic. This document was created by
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United States. Federal Highway Administration. Office of Planning, Environment, and Realty
2024-06-27
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The Traffic Noise Model is the FHWA's computer program for highway traffic noise prediction and analysis. TNM has been updated many times to add new content and capabilities, address different bugs, and include improved software and modeling methods. In addition to the architectural updates to make TNM more compatible with modern computers and oper
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United States. Department of Transportation. Federal Highway Administration
2024-06-27
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One such State is Oregon, where the Oregon Department of Transportation (ODOT) and the State's Bureau of Labor and Industries (BOLI) support apprenticeship programs using Section 504(e) funds to add more diversity in hiring, increase apprenticeship numbers, and provide resources for training. "The focus is very much on getting people into the appre
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United States. Department of Transportation. Federal Highway Administration. Office of Highway Policy Information
2024-06-26
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Special Issue - Weekly Motor Fuel Report
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The Gasoline Product Supplied report offers insight on weekly fluctuation of the gasoline product supply, which is an important part of any analysis of construction trends, materials and operating costs associated with highway repair and construction, and changes in traffic volume. These data come directly from the Energy Information Administration
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United States. Federal Highway Administration. Office of Preconstruction, Construction, and Pavements
2024-06-21
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ZIP
The Profile Viewer and Analyzer (ProVAL) is a software that was initially developed to provide a means to view and analyze pavement profiles efficiently and robustly, as part of the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) smoothness initiative. ProVAL imports, displays, and analyzes the characteristics of pavement profiles from many different sources
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United States. Department of Transportation. Federal Highway Administration. Office of Highway Policy Information
2024-06-20
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Special Issue - Weekly Motor Fuel Report
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The Gasoline Product Supplied report offers insight on weekly fluctuation of the gasoline product supply, which is an important part of any analysis of construction trends, materials and operating costs associated with highway repair and construction, and changes in traffic volume. These data come directly from the Energy Information Administration
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United States. Department of Transportation. Federal Highway Administration. Office of Highway Policy Information
2024-06-12
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Special Issue - Weekly Motor Fuel Report
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The Gasoline Product Supplied report offers insight on weekly fluctuation of the gasoline product supply, which is an important part of any analysis of construction trends, materials and operating costs associated with highway repair and construction, and changes in traffic volume. These data come directly from the Energy Information Administration
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