U.S. Department of Transportation
Federal Highway Administration
1200 New Jersey Avenue, SE
Washington, DC 20590
202-366-4000
Federal Highway Administration Research and Technology
Coordinating, Developing, and Delivering Highway Transportation Innovations
The Turner-Fairbank Highway Research Center provides Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) and the world highway community with research and development related to new highway technologies. The research focuses on providing solutions to complex technical problems through the development of more economical, environmentally sensitive designs; more efficient, quality controlled constructions practices; and more durable materials. The end result is a safer, more reliable highway transportation system.
The following broad program areas enable the FHWA to advance the state of the practice and the transportation system.
This program addresses the need to conduct long-term and high-risk breakthrough research with the potential for transformational improvements. |
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Infrastructure research includes pavements, materials, design, geotechnology, structures, bridges, and culverts. |
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Operations research includes vehicle operations on highways, focusing on efficiently, effectively, and safely moving vehicles on roads; finding solutions that address congestion; finding ways to increase the number of people and goods able to travel on different road types; vehicle–infrastructure interactions; intelligent transportation systems; and tolling. |
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This research covers elements of safety such as human factors, visibility, speed management, intersections, pedestrians, and bicyclists. |
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