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April 2006

  Accelerating Infrastructure Innovations FHWA-HRT-06-024

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Building the Bridge of the Future with GRS Technology
Build the bridge of the future better, faster, and for less money using geosynthetic reinforced soil (GRS) technology for abutments.

Geotechnology Increases Roadway Safety in Great Smoky Mountains National Park
The use of geotechnology to build stabilized grass roadway pulloff areas along the Gatlinburg Spur of the Foothills Parkway in Tennessee's Great Smoky Mountains National Park has increased safety along the roadway, while minimizing the impact on the surrounding environment.

Conference Captures the Many Faces of Highway Quality
Unique construction methods, mega projects that are changing the face of transportation for their communities, and progressive new partnerships were three of the many faces of highway quality on display at the National Partnership for Highway Quality's (NPHQ) 2005 Quality Conference.

The Road to Quality Assurance
Learn the basic elements of a statistically-based quality assurance program for highway projects with the Federal Highway Administration's (FHWA) National Highway Institute (NHI) course on Materials Control and Acceptance-Quality Assurance.

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