Articles in this Issue
Pavement Management Systems: A Powerful Tool for Performance
Monitoring
How are Superpave pavements performing in your State? Your pavement
management system (PMS) can help you find out. A recent Federal Highway
Administration (FHWA) study examined how existing pavement management
data, combined with materials and construction-related data, could be
used to evaluate new design or materials concepts.
A New Weapon in Fighting ASR in Concrete
Alkali-silica reactivity (ASR), a pervasive durability problem that
occurs in portland cement concrete, is responsible for the premature
deterioration of various types of concrete structures in the United
States and around the world. Learn about the new weapon being used to
fight ASR.
FHWA Workshop Introduces New Life-cycle Cost Analysis
Software
With the introduction of the Federal Highway Administration's (FHWA)
new life-cycle cost analysis (LCCA) software and an accompanying instructional
workshop, highway agencies can now more quickly and easily calculate
the life-cycle costs of pavement design alternatives.
TIG Announces Accelerated Deployment of New Technologies
The Technology Implementation Group (TIG), whose mission is to champion
the implementation of ready-to-use technologies, products, or processes
re-
sulting in economic or qualitative benefits, has selected three new
technologies for accelerated deployment this year.
What is a Continuing Resolution?
At press time, Congress had not completed work on the Department of
Transportation (DOT) and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, FY 2003.
Instead, it has passed a series of Continuing Resolutions (CR) that
keep DOT agencies open for business.
The ADA and Transportation: Improving Safety and Access
on Public Rights-of-Way
For the more than 54 million Americans with disabilities, transportation
is a vital link to participating in all aspects of society, including
work, commerce, and leisure activities. The U.S. Department of Transportation
is committed to carrying out the 1990 Americans with Disabilities Act
(ADA) and building a transportation system that provides equal access
for all persons.
The LTPP Database and You
Find out more about how the Long Term Pavement Performance (LTPP) database
can work for you at this year's Transportation Research Board annual
meeting.
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