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January/February 2006

  Accelerating Infrastructure Innovations FHWA-HRT-06-022

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On Track and On Time: Risk Management for Major Projects
From easing traffic congestion to improving safety and enhancing quality of life, major infrastructure projects bring numerous important benefits to cities and communities.

New NHI Course Introduces Context Sensitive Solutions
A new 3-day course available from the Federal Highway Administration's (FHWA) National Highway Institute (NHI), Context Sensitive Solutions (Course No. FHWA-NHI-142050), highlights this collaborative, interdisciplinary approach to designing and constructing transportation projects that ensure safety and mobility while preserving scenic, aesthetic, historic, and environmental resources.

Partnering for Pavement Preservation in California
Pavement preservation is receiving a new level of emphasis in California with the formation of the Pavement Preservation Task Group (PPTG).

Geotech at a Glance
A new Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) Web site dedicated to geotechnical engineering (www.fhwa.dot.gov/engineering/geotech/) brings together a range of resources in one convenient location.

In Brief...

CD Features Highlights from Unknown Foundations Summit
Presentations and summaries from the Federal Highway Administration's (FHWA) Unknown Foundations Summit, held November 15-16, 2005, in Denver, Colorado, are now available on CD.

Economic Analysis Workshop Available from FHWA
A 1-day workshop available from the Federal Highway Administration's (FHWA) Office of Asset Management looks at how State and local governments can apply economic analysis to highway decisionmaking.

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