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Value Engineering: Saving Money Through Innovation
For more and more State highway agencies, value engineering (VE) is definitely value added. In 2002, highway agencies saved more than $1 billion by applying VE methods and techniques.

New FWD Calibration Center Opens in Colorado
A new Falling Weight Deflectometer (FWD) Calibration Center will debut this month in Denver, Colorado. Hosted by the Colorado Department of Transportation, the new center replaces the previous Reno, Nevada, facility and will serve the Long Term Pavement Performance (LTPP) Program's Western Region.

Pavement Preservation: A Call to Action
Ensuring that roads that are in good condition stay that way is the goal behind pavement preservation efforts nationwide. These efforts are paying off, but highway agency resources are often limited, slowing progress, and there is still much to be done.

FHWA Technical Service Teams Debut
To better serve its customers and support technology deployment, FHWA has created ten new specialized Technical Service Teams, which will operate out of the agency's four resource center locations in Atlanta, Georgia; Olympia Fields, Illinois; Baltimore, Maryland; and San Francisco, California.

All Aboard for the Fourth International LTPP Data Analysis Contest
Get on board now for the Fourth Annual International Contest on LTPP Data Analysis. Cosponsored by the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) and the American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE), the contest is designed to encourage university students, professors, and highway engineers from around the world to use the Long Term Pavement Performance (LTPP) Program database.

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