2024 FHWA TPF Excellence Awards winners will be honored at the AASHTO (American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials) Research Advisory Committee Annual Meeting. Join in congratulating the winners on July 23! Learn more about the winners https://bit.ly/4crSmHm
Federal Highway Administration
Government Administration
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Ensuring America's roads and bridges continue to be among the safest and most technologically sound in the world.
About us
The Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) is an agency within the U.S. Department of Transportation that supports State and local governments in the design, construction, and maintenance of the Nation’s highway system (Federal Aid Highway Program) and various federally and tribal owned lands (Federal Lands Highway Program). Through financial and technical assistance to State and local governments, the Federal Highway Administration is responsible for ensuring that America’s roads and highways continue to be among the safest and most technologically sound in the world. FHWA Vision: Our agency and our transportation system are the best in the world. FHWA Mission: To improve mobility on our Nation's highways through national leadership, innovation, and program delivery.
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http://www.fhwa.dot.gov/
External link for Federal Highway Administration
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- Government Administration
- Company size
- 1,001-5,000 employees
- Headquarters
- Washington, DC
- Type
- Government Agency
- Founded
- 1967
- Specialties
- Transportation and Highways
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1200 New Jersey Avenue, SE
Washington, DC 20590, US
Employees at Federal Highway Administration
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FHWA wishes you a safe and happy #IndependenceDay.
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The Summer 2024 issue of FHWA’s Public Roads magazine looks back at visionary Garrett A. Morgan’s inventions. Also, learn how FHWA is approaching modern cybersecurity, exploring the benefits of human factors research, and more. https://bit.ly/3UY7y9f #PublicRoads
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Take our virtual tour of the FHWA Turner-Fairbank Highway Research Center and see how we work to make highways safer and more efficient. Explore the technology we use to study hydraulics, bridge infrastructure, human factors, chemistry, the impact of vehicle crashes, and cooperative automated vehicles. https://bit.ly/3v5x7Lf
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Wondering where the FHWA Mobile Asphalt Technology Center (MATC) is wandering to next? FHWA’s state-of-the art mobile lab and engineers are heading to these state transportation departments to demonstrate and support innovative techniques in asphalt construction: WYOMING DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION in July, Wisconsin Department of Transportation in August, and New Jersey Department of Transportation in October. Learn how to bring the MATC trailer to your state or paving project at https://lnkd.in/eE466--q. Watch a video — https://lnkd.in/ea4iFGKa — to see what a visit from the MATC involves.
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Looking for guidance on Planning and Environment Linkages (PEL) approaches? FHWA has released a PEL webinar recording for practitioners that includes detailed information on the PEL Handbook and step-by-step PEL flowcharts. https://lnkd.in/eMgqKCKP
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#DYK FHWA's Saxton Transportation Operations Laboratory offers many open-source tools to help realize the promise of connected and automated vehicle technologies? Read the current R&T Now to learn more: https://bit.ly/3S5joxq
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Are you enjoying your subscription to FHWA’s Public Roads? Or have you come across an article that you would like to share? Simply forward this link to friends, family, and colleagues so they too can subscribe to #Public Roads https://bit.ly/3OabVKI
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Summer Reading for Pavement Professionals! The FHWA Mobile Asphalt Technology (MATC) continues to work with transportation agencies and the asphalt community around the country toward longer lasting and more sustainable asphalt pavements. See MATC’s three recent one-pagers about its visit and activities with the North Dakota Department of Transportation, including about NDDOT’s experience with the dielectric profiling system, a tool that gives a picture of asphalt density without boring holes. Check them out: MATC Motivating Innovation Around the Nation: North Dakota: https://lnkd.in/eaahRKQ3 Spotlight on Pavement Density: North Dakota DOT - Working with the Dielectric Profiling System: https://lnkd.in/efxFy4dj Spotlight on Pavement Density: North Dakota DOT – Findings and Next Steps with the Dielectric Profiling System: https://lnkd.in/e7RQJvcr
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