Articles in this Issue
A Rapid Response to a Bay Area Meltdown
When a gasoline tanker truck crashed and exploded into flames on the San Francisco Bay Area's most heavily traveled freeway interchange in the early morning hours of Sunday, April 29, 2007, the outlook seemed bleak for area residents and commuters. How did the California Department of Transportation and its contractors beat expectations and get traffic flowing again on this vital interchange?
ProVAL Produces a Smoother Ride in Ohio
The Ohio Department of Transportation (ODOT) optimized its diamond grinding strategy and achieved a smoother ride on a highway construction project recently by using the Federal Highway Administration's (FHWA) Pavement Profile Viewing and Analysis (ProVAL) software.
Highways for LIFE's 2007 Projects Showcase Innovation
Arizona, Georgia, Maine, Missouri, Oregon, and Virginia will each receive up to $1 million as recipients of the Federal Highway Administration's (FHWA) 2007 Highways for LIFE (HfL) program grants.
Highways for LIFE Launches Newsletter
Check out the Innovator. The Highways for LIFE (HfL) program's new newsletter will share information on how the highway community is adopting and benefiting from innovations.
FHWA Releases New Technical Publications Catalog
A wealth of publications available from the Federal Highway Administration's (FHWA) Turner-Fairbank Highway Research Center (TFHRC) are featured in its latest Technical Publications Catalog (Publication No. FHWA-HRT-07-025).
Highway Technology Calendar
..................................................