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USDOT/FHWA
Vol. 63, No. 4
January/February 2000 |
The
Customer Driven Development of Human Factors Design Guidelines
by Christopher A. Monk and Joseph Moyer
The Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) undertook a six-year research
program focused on issued related to in-vehicle information displays in
order to provide design assistance to advanced in-vehicle systems engineers.
A More
Precise Sense of Where We Are
by James A. Arnold, Rudy Persaud, and David Smallen
The Nationwide Differential Global Positioning System, which will be operational
across the country by 2002, will provide such precise, real-time location
information that it will create an ever-increasing number of applications.
The 1999
National Quality Initiative (NQI) Achievement Awards
by Donald Tuggle
The National Quality Initiative, a partnership of FHWA and 12 other highway-related
organizations, presented its achievement awards to states with highway
projects that demonstrate the quality process and results, customer focus,
teamwork, innovation and value, and long-term improvement.
DOT
Vision for Transportation Research
by David Smallen
The Department of Transportation's approach to research emphasizes cooperation,
information-sharing, and development of formal research agendas among
the agencies within the department and across the federal government.
It also promotes partnerships with state and local governments, academia,
and the private sector to encourage innovation and accelerate implementation.
Recent
Developments in Federal Project Finance
by David Seltzer
Recent federal legislation continues the trend of introducing "innovative
finance" techniques. Two prominent financing programs that have attracted
particular attention are "GARVEE bonds" and "THMA".
Western
Federal Lands Highway Division Responds to Northwest Emergencies
by Richard Barrows, and Brian Allen
The Emergency Relief for Federally Owned Roads Program has been used extensively
since 1977 on federal lands such as national forests, national parks,
Bureau of Land Management lands, Indian reservations, and wildlife refuges
for emergency relief from natural disasters or catastrophic failures.
But, in March 1996, the Western Federal Lands Highway Division formed
a cross-functional team to respond to the large number of requests for
assistance.
Pavement
Preservation: Preserving Our Investment in Highways
by Jim Sorenson
If we take a proactive approach in maintaining our existing highways,
we can reduce costly, time-consuming rehabilitation and reconstruction
and the associated traffic disruptions - improving mobility, reducing
congestion, and providing safer, smoother, longer lasting pavements.
MUTCD
- The Millenium Edition
by Linda L. Brown
FHWA is completing the first substantial rewriting of the Manual on Uniform
Traffic Control Devices in more than 20 years. This manual contains the
standards and guidance for the design and use of signs, pavement markings,
traffic signals, and other traffic control devices.
Developing
NDE Technologies for Infrastructure Assessment
by Glenn A. Washer
This article provides an overview of FHWA's program for developing nondestructive
evaluation technologies for the inspection and evaluation of highway infrastructure.
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