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Technology

FHWA Paper: Crash Impact of Smooth Lane Narrowing with Rumble Strips at Two-Lane Rural Stop-Controlled Intersections

The U.S. Federal Highway Administration has released a TechBrief that examines a treatment to reduce approach speeds at unsignalized intersections on two-lane rural roads by narrowing lanes using rumble strips in the median and on the right-lane edge. Click on the link below for a downloadable PDF of the TechBrief: Crash Impact of Smooth Lane […]

September 14, 2010

Roadbuilding

RoadWorks

LaHood backs water highways, a higher gas tax fund, the Pennsylvania Turnpike, fuel taxes and tunnel inspections are among the issues featured in industry news.

September 1, 2010

Roadbuilding

RoadWorks

LaHood backs water highways, a higher gas tax fund, the Pennsylvania Turnpike, fuel taxes and tunnel inspections are among the issues featured in industry news.

September 1, 2010

Roadbuilding

Asphalt Recycling Section

FDR saves money by eliminating the hauling of base materials involved in removal and replacement full-depth reclamation rejuvenates existing materials to build new road base, New Mexico find success with its first FDR/asphalt emulsion project and hot-in-place recycling are featured.

July 1, 2010

Roadbuilding

Kirk Landers

I still think the communications side of FHWA needs a robust audit to see if it is performing any useful function to the country or the road industry.

July 1, 2010

Roadbuilding

Road Science Tutorial: Many paths to low-energy asphalt mixes

In-plant foamed asphalt processes grow in popularity as producers, contractors and agencies embrace warm mix asphalt.

June 1, 2010

Roadbuilding

Road Science

“Smart” bridges are on the way for road agencies burdened with the responsibility of monitoring bridge conditions.

May 1, 2010

Safety

Final Take

Florida takes French lessons in interchange design The Florida Department of Transportation (FDOT) is taking a French lesson in designing interchanges by recommending Sarasota County implement an X-shaped design to move traffic safely through a high-volume intersection. The FDOT submitted a Project Development Summary Report to the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) recommending a diverging diamond […]

April 2, 2010

Roadbuilding

Highway Contractor

Missouri Department of Transportation formula creates competition and saves money, too.

April 1, 2010

Roadbuilding

Feature Article: The coming hangover

Money from ARRA will run out or largely be exhausted by the end of this year. States are facing a worrying few months because without help from Washington the end of those funds could trigger more disturbing budget cuts.

March 1, 2010

Home

Your guide to the basics of transportation decisionmaking

How do government officials decide where to put a bus stop, road, or bridge and how transportation projects are planned?   The Federal Highway Administration and Federal Transit Administration (FTA) have created a guide to answer these and other transportation project-related questions.   Here’s a downloadable PDF, A Guide to Transportation Decisionmaking, to explain how all […]

January 11, 2010

Technology

Obama picks his cast for top administration, including FHWA head

President Obama’s the star and he’s picking his supporting cast now. In a Washington Post report today, Obama has picked Victor M. Mendez, director of the Arizona Department of Transportation, as administrator for the Federal Highway Administration. According to the report, Mendez helped to implement Arizona’s multi-billion dollar freeway system and gained experience in transportation funding, […]

January 11, 2010