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Internet Bidding: Get the Facts
Can we make submitting and managing transportation project bid proposals easier for highway agencies and contractors using today's technology? A new Technical Guide available from the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) provides guidance on simplifying the process by using the Internet to announce bid proposals, accept submissions, and post the results.

Infrastructure for the 21st Century
The opportunity to envision the future of the Federal Highway Administration's (FHWA) Infrastructure Research and Technology (R&T) program brought nearly 60 representatives from highway agencies, AASHTO, industry, academia, and the Transportation Research Board (TRB) to Chicago in October for the FHWA Infrastructure R&T Stakeholder workshop.

NPHQ Awards Honor Highway Best Practices
At its annual conference in Salt Lake City in November, the National Partnership for Highway Quality (NPHQ) presented its "Making a Difference" awards to organizations that excelled in highway design, construction, or management over the past year.

Infrastructure Technologies Featured at TRB Annual Meeting
Bridge management systems, infrastructure research and technology, and the latest on the long term pavement performance (LTPP) program products are among the infrastructure-related topics that will be featured at the 82nd Annual Transportation Research Board (TRB) Annual Meeting, scheduled for January 12-16, 2003, in Washington, DC.

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