Recently added articles from Public Roads:
Guest editorial: new era for highways demands new financing.(Guest editorial)
Nov 01, 2008; ... For nearly a year, Americans have been driving less and, as a result, buying less gasoline and diesel. Although this shift benefits the environment and U.S. energy security, it raises challenges for meeting the investment requirements of the Nation's transportation system. The Federal ...
The quest for Zero Fatalities: a comprehensive program aims to eliminate deaths on Utah's roadways.
Nov 01, 2008; ... According to the World Health Organization, globally motor vehicle crashes kill 1.2 million people every year and injure or disable as many as 50 million more. Crashes are the second leading cause of death among people ages 5 to 29 years old and the third leading cause of death among ...
LTAP/TTAP: 25 years of service: local and tribal technical assistance programs rise to the challenge of meeting transportation needs at the local level.
Nov 01, 2008; ... Building and maintaining the Nation's roadways is no small feat. Across the country, 38,000 local and tribal agencies are responsible for maintaining 4.8 million kilometers 0.0 million miles) Of roads and more than 300,000 bridges--75 percent of the Nation's streets and highways. These ...
Higher gas efficiency equals lower fuel revenues: a Texas study shows that drastically higher motor fuel taxes--or something else--will be needed soon to compensate for revenue losses from increasing vehicle fuel efficiency.
Nov 01, 2008; ... It would be difficult to miss all the recent articles surrounding the current status of the Federal Highway Trust Fund. A main source of financial support for the transportation community, the fund is based on an old model of high gas consumption. Today, automobiles are more efficient, and ...
Deploying technology in challenging terrain: now 25 years old, the Federal Lands Highway Program is still making out-of-the-way places safely accessible.
Nov 01, 2008; ... Sinuous, exhilarating. emotive--the roads that provide access to the majestic peaks, magnificent vistas, and awe-inspiring terrain on the Nation's public lands are feats of engineering that safely guide visitors through what is known as some of the most spectacular scenery in the world ....
Bringing freight lessons home: lessons from other nations on improving freight transportation indicate the need to set a clear national vision and coordinate public and private action effectively.
Nov 01, 2008; ... In a globalized economy, the transportation system of every country is part of a worldwide network. In the United States and elsewhere, increasing volumes of import and export goods move through key gateway ports to and from the rest of the internal transportation systems. International ...
News on nanotechnology: recent nanoscience research improves understanding of cement and concrete properties and looks to the next generation of highway pavements.
Nov 01, 2008; ... Even as traffic on the Nation's highways has increased from 65 million cars and trucks in 1955 to almost 246 million today, the condition of U.S. highways and bridges has deteriorated. According to estimates by the U.S. Department of Transportation, the current backlog of unfunded but ...
USDOT awards $133 million to fight traffic in the Twin Cities.(Management and Administration)(Brief article)
Nov 01, 2008 ... Faster commutes, more parking, and improved transit are on the way for the Twin Cities area. In spring 2008, USDOT officials awarded $133.3 million in Federal funds to help reduce congestion along the vital I-35W corridor in the Minneapolis and Saint Paul, MN, area. USDOT will make the ...
Private activity bonds issued for congestion relief in northern Virginia.(Management and Administration)(Capital Beltway Funding Corporation)(Brief article)
Nov 01, 2008 ... In June 2008, USDOT announced that sponsors of the 1-495 Capital Beltway HOT Lanes Project in northern Virginia issued $589 million in tax-exempt private activity bonds to move the project forward. According to USDOT officials, the transaction represents a historic turning point in highway ...
Now available: interim guidebooks on transportation planning processes.(Technical News)(Federal Highway Administration)(Brief article)
Nov 01, 2008 ... The Federal Highway Administration's (FHWA) Office of Operations and Office of Planning, Environment, and Realty, and the Federal Transit Administration's (FTA) Office of Planning and Environment recently released two interim companion publications that promote effective approaches to ...
FHWA/FTA update briefing book on transportation planning.(Technical News)(Brief article)
Nov 01, 2008 ... The FHWA and FTA Transportation Planning Capacity Building Program recently published an updated version of Transportation Planning Process: Key Issues (FHWA-HEP-07-039), a briefing book for transportation decisionmakers, officials, and staff. The publication provides an ...
FHWA releases report on bridge evaluations in Europe.(Technical News)(Report)(Brief article)
Nov 01, 2008 ... FHWA's Office of International Programs released a report summarizing the findings of a 2007 European scan tour that explored quality assurance practices for bridge inspection in Denmark, Finland, France, and Germany. The report, Bridge Evaluation Quality Assurance in Europe ...
FHWA report covers lighting design for midblock crosswalks.(Technical News)(Report)(Brief article)
Nov 01, 2008 ... A new FHWA report presents the results of a series of studies looking at the visibility of pedestrians in nonintersection (midblock) crosswalks. The publication, Informational Report on Lighting Design for Midblock Crosswalks (FHWA-HRT-08-053), evaluates lighting designs that might enhance ...
Rolling wheel deflectometer helps Improve Asset Management.(Technical News)(Brief article)
Nov 01, 2008 ... Engineers traditionally have used visual distress surveys to inform decisionmakers about which roads to schedule for improvement and the types of improvements to make. Although these surveys can provide valuable information about a road's condition, they lack a direct measure of the ...
National data show fewer people injured in highway crashes.(Public Information and Information Exchange)(Brief article)
Nov 01, 2008 ... In June 2008, USDOT announced that the number of people injured in crashes on the Nation's highways has declined every year since 1995, and that 4.8 percent fewer injuries occurred in 2006 than in 2005. The trend extends to teenage drivers, who were involved in 6 percent fewer highway ...
FHWA receives Recycling Award.(Public Information and Information Exchange)(Federal Highway Administration)(Brief article)
Nov 01, 2008 ... In spring 2008, the Office of the Federal Environmental Executive announced that it selected FHWA's Recycling Team as winner of the 2008 White House Closing the Circle Award for Recycling Leadership in the Transportation Sector for successfully promoting recycling as an integral part of ...
FHWA, U.S. Fire Administration complete study on traffic incident management.(Public Information and Information Exchange)(Federal Highway Administration)(Brief article)
Nov 01, 2008 ... FHWA and the U.S. Fire Administration (USFA), working in partnership with the International Fire Service Training Association (IFSTA), recently developed a report that provides technical guidance and training programs in traffic incident management for fire and emergency service providers ....
NIOSH online library promotes road safety at work.(Public Information and Information Exchange)(National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health)(Brief article)
Nov 01, 2008 ... The National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) created an online library hosting information on preventing injuries and deaths resulting from the driving of motor vehicles for work purposes. The online resource features a range of information, from best practices in ...
NHI promotes in-place asphalt recycling.(Training Update)(Asphalt Recycling & Reclaiming Association )(Brief article)
Nov 01, 2008; ... According to the Asphalt Recycling & Reclaiming Association (ARRA), asphalt is the most recycled product in the world. In fact, more asphalt is recycled annually than all other wastes combined. ARRA defines in-place recycling as an onsite method of recycling that rehabilitates ...
Benefits of in-place recycling.(Training Update)(usage of asphalt)(Brief article)
Nov 01, 2008; ... In-place recycling can reuse all the old pavement back into the highway. The hot-mix asphalt (HMA) plant recycling process can reuse 25 to 35 percent of the old, reclaimed asphalt pavement effectively, by blending it back in with new HMA for a highway project. Overall, about 80 percent of ...