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DOT 121-07
Friday, November 23, 2007
News Digest
Federal Highway Administration Announces $1.59 Million in Grants for Innovative
Highway Technologies. The Federal Highway Administration awarded $1.59 million
in grants to five companies developing innovative technologies to improve
highway quality and safety. The grants will help move technologies from the
prototype to the testing phase and were awarded as part of the Highways for LIFE
program. The grants will finance the development of the 3M Company’s wet
reflective pavement markings more easily seen under rainy conditions and the
Pine Instrument Company’s imaging technology that tells if changes are needed to
make pavement mix more durable before surfacing, saving time and money. The
grants also will fund Haskell Lemon Construction sensors that determine in real
time when asphalt is set, saving the time it takes to compact the material; Stay
Alert Safety Services Inc., devices that install pavement markers quickly into
the roadway, reducing time and risk for workers who treat the highways; and EZ
Asphalt Technology LLC devices that can indicate at what temperature levels
asphalt can crack. Contact Nancy Singer: (202) 366-0660.