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USDOT/FHWA
Vol. 63, No. 3
November/December 1999 |
New Technologies Improve Cost-Effectiveness
of CMA
by W.C. Ormsby
In an effort to find an efficient, economical, and environmentally acceptable
treatment for pavements to remove ice and snow on roadways, FHWA conducted
a study, which found that calcium magnesium acetate (CMA) was an excellent
alternative deicer to salt. This article discusses CMA and the economics
of using CMA instead of salt.
TFHRC
Hosts Collaborative Retroreflective Testing Effort
To ensure that commercially available retroreflectometers meet the requirements
of the state highway agencies, FHWA contracted with HITEC to perform a
standard group evaluation of the devices.
The PAIR
Initiative: Repairing and Revitalizing Our Nation's Physical Infrastructure
by Richard A. Belle
The Partnership for the Advancement of Infrastructure and its Renewal
(PAIR) aims to put an end to the management-by-crisis approach to infrastructure
repair and renewal. PAIR will work with leaders from both the private
and public sectors to form collaborative partnerships that bring the best
construction technologies and processes to the marketplace.
FHWA
Creates an Office of Asset Management
by Madeleine Bloom
FHWA established the Office of Asset Management on Feb. 1, 1999. FHWA
aims to effectively manage transportation systems from a user's perspective
and to make integration a major goal of the new office.
TRB
Superpave Committee: Keeping Superpave™ Implementation on the Road
by Neil F. Hawks
TRB Superpave Committee works to keep the Superpave program alive and
well.
Knowledge
Management: Everyone Benefits by Sharing Information
by Mike Burk
FHWA is taking steps to better manage the collective expertise of its
employees and partners. With managed knowledge, information can flow across
organizational lines, reach the people who can use it in ways that best
promote the FHWA's goals, and enhance service to the customer.
Are
You Ready for Y2K?
In a report entitled Are You Ready? Managing Transportation Resources
Through the Y2K Weekend, which is available on the Internet at http://www.fhwa.dot.gov/Y2K/y2k.pdf,
FHWA and Public Technology Inc. provide information and suggestions to
help governments to prepare for the Y2K weekend and to build public confidence
in the adequacy of those preparations.
FHWA
Partners With Brigham Young University to Develop State-of-the-Art Hydraulic
Modeling Environment
by Larry A. Arneson
FHWA has partnered with Brigham Young University to explore two-dimensional
computer modeling of surface-water flows. This modeling provides a level
of detail and accuracy not previously available to highway hydraulic engineers.
Highway
Finance Information: A Key 21st Century Transportation Decision-Making
Tool
by Thomas W. Howard
Highway finance data is currently used extensively for a wide range of
key efforts, and FHWA plans to make greater use of highway finance data
in the future in support of the Department of Transportation's Strategic
Plan and in other forward-looking ways.
Condition
and Performance of Epoxy-Coated Rebars in Bridge Decks
by Ali Akbar Sohanghpurwala and William T. Scannall
FHWA and partners provided funding for a joint research project to evaluate
in-service bridge decks constructed with epoxy-coated reinforcing steel.
The study examines the long-term performance of epoxy-coated reinforcing
steel in concrete bridges and structures exposed to salt.
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