Articles in this Issue
Get to Know the New M-E Pavement Design Guide
An ongoing series of Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) workshops is introducing State pavement design, traffic, and materials engineers and others across the country to the new Mechanistic-Empirical (M-E) Pavement Design Guide and its accompanying software.
FHWA Introduces Innovative Bridge Research and Deployment Program
Building better bridges today for a stronger transportation future is the goal of the Federal Highway Administration's (FHWA) new Innovative Bridge Research and Deployment (IBRD) program.
FHWA To Host Life-Cycle Cost Analysis Peer Exchange
The Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) will host a peer exchange on life-cycle cost analysis (LCCA) in early November in Kansas City, Missouri. As transportation agencies are faced with reduced funding streams, many agencies are now investigating economic tools that will help them choose the most cost-effective project alternatives.
Visit the New LTPP Community of Practice
To assist users of the Long Term Pavement Performance (LTPP) program's Standard Data Release (SDR), the LTPP program has introduced a new Community of Practice Web site. The Community of Practice provides SDR users with a forum to post questions and share experiences in using the LTPP database, which contains millions of records of data collected by the LTPP program.
New NHI Course Presents Strategies for Managing Construction Workmanship
The many factors involved in constructing and inspecting a highway project to ensure the desired quality of the finished product, including legal liability, risk, and quality assurance issues, are the focus of a new 2-day course now available from the Federal Highway Administration's (FHWA) National Highway Institute (NHI).
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