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July 2002

  Accelerating Infrastructure Innovations  

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Managing Bridges the Pontis Way
Pontis, the bridge management system of choice for a growing number of States, is now better than ever with the release of Version 4.1. Learn more about this latest release.

FHWA Rolls Out New HERS-ST Software
Get a first look at FHWA's new Highway Economic Requirements System-State version (HERS-ST) software at a conference in Charlotte, North Carolina, scheduled for September 24-25, 2002.

A Positive Verdict for Precast Concrete
Is your concrete's future precast? In 1998, FHWA contracted with the Center for Transportation Research (CTR) at the University of Texas at Austin to perform a study on the feasibility of using precast concrete pavements for roadway repair and reconstruction. Now, the positive verdict is in.

Wanted: A Smoother Ride
In a recent survey asking motorists what they wanted in their highways, FHWA found that the way to a driver's heart is lined with smooth pavement. Road condition was cited as the public's number one criteria for satisfaction. This fact helped spawn FHWA's pavement smoothness initiative, which calls for the improvement of the national highway network's smoothness level by 2008.

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