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USDOT/FHWA
Vol.
63, No. 1
July/August 1999 |
NHI's
Instructor Certification Program
by: Marketta
Kopinski
The National Highway Institute (NHI), the external training branch
of the Federal Highway Administration, offers a new program to upgrade
the skills of its instructors.
Another Step Toward
a Nationally Integrated Traveler Information System
by:
R. Dale Thompson
Traveler
information systems have evolved to become sophisticated dissemination
devices, which provide travelers with valuable information. FHWA has taken
the lead in developing a strategy to guide federal activities and national
interest in the development and implementation of a National Traveler
Information System.
Highways and the New Wave of Economic Growth
by:
Walter L. Sutton Jr. and David Marks
Having
a seamless intermodal transportation system will determine whether the
country will succeed in a "fifth wave" of industrialization.
FHWA is doing its part by improving highway infrastructure, the backbone
of the nation's intermodal network.
FHWA Fiber-Optics Research Program: Critical Knowledge
for Infrastructure Improvement
by:
Richard A. Livingston
The
Las Cruces highway bridge in New Mexico is part of FHWA's research effort
that is exploring the use of fiber-optic sensors in highway applications.
This research is yielding valuable information about highway construction.
Potholes Patchers Demonstrated in California
by:
R. Clayton Slovensky
The
California Department of Transportation (Caltrans) and FHWA hosted a demonstration
that allowed vendors to display their equipment and materials and to introduce
new pothole-patching technologies to prospective clients.
Managing Car-Crunching Sinkholes
by:
L. Rick Ruegsegger and Thomas E. Lefchik
The Ohio Department of Transportation initiated an Abandoned Underground
Mine Inventory and Risk Assessment process to find out where abandoned
mines may exist beneath interstate highways and other roadways. These
mines represent an existing, undefined, and yet possibly significant risk
to the safety of the traveling public.
FHWA
Helps Restore Historic Neighborhood in Los Angeles
by: Patricia Reid
FHWA, Caltrans, the city of Los Angeles, and neighborhood redevelopment
agencies joined together to restore some historical ambiance to the Adams-Figuroa
Historic District in Los Angeles.
The
Hoover Dam Bypass
by: Terry Haussler and Doug Rekenthaler Jr.
Route 93, the roadway leading up to and over the Hoover Dam - a National
Historic Landmark and one of the world's wonders of civil engineering,
is becoming a dangerous bottleneck. Transportation experts examine the
options for a high-speed bypass.
FHWA
Presents the 1999 Environmental Excellence Award Winners
FHWA announced the winners of the 1999 Environmental Excellence Awards
on Earth Day (April 22) 1999.
Sign
Simulator Validated in FHWA Study
by Karen R. Mahach,
Kathryn Wochinger, Rafael Marshall, and Deanne Eppich
The sign simulator - "Signism" - is used by FHWA to evaluate
a group of traffic signs that were proposed as national standards. FHWA
researchers discuss the validation process of this simulator.
All's
Quiet on the Wasatch Front: Technology Keeps Traffic Moving
by: Melanie Buck
The Utah Department of Transportation has launched CommuterLink, an
intelligent transportation system of electronic traffic equipment, computers,
and communication systems, to make traveling along the Wasatch Front safer
and more efficient.
Top
10 Construction Achievements of the 20th Century
An international panel of construction industry executives
and editors select the top 10 construction projects of the 20th century.
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