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No. 1, July/August 1999
NHI's
Instructor Certification Program
by Marketta Kopinski
The National Highway Institute (NHI), the external training
branch of the Federal Highway Administration, offers a
new program to upgrade the skills of its instructors.
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2 |
| Another Step Toward
a Nationally Integrated Traveler Information System
by R. Dale Thompson
Traveler information systems have evolved to become
sophisticated dissemination devices, which provide travelers
with valuable information. FHWA has taken the lead in
developing a strategy to guide federal activities and
national interest in the development and implementation
of a National Traveler Information System. |
5 |
Highways and the New Wave of Economic
Growth
by Walter L. Sutton Jr. and David Marks.
Having a seamless intermodal transportation system will
determine whether the country will succeed in a "fifth
wave" of industrialization. FHWA is doing its part by
improving highway infrastructure, the backbone of the
nation's intermodal network. |
10 |
FHWA Fiber-Optics Research Program:
Critical Knowledge for Infrastructure Improvement
by Richard A. Livingston
The Las Cruces highway bridge in New Mexico is part of
FHWA's research effort that is exploring the use of fiber-optic
sensors in highway applications. This research is yielding
valuable information about highway construction. |
13 |
Pothole Patchers Demonstrated in
California|
by R. Clayton Slovensky
The California Department of Transportation (Caltrans)
and FHWA hosted a demonstration that allowed vendors to
display their equipment and materials and to introduce
new pothole-patching technologies to prospective clients. |
20 |
Managing Car-Crunching Sinkholes
by L. Rick Ruegsegger and Thomas E. Lefchik
The Ohio Department of Transportation initiated an Abandoned
Underground Mine Inventory and Risk Assessment process
to find out where abandoned mines may exist beneath interstate
highways and other roadways. These mines represent an
existing, undefined, and yet possibly significant risk
to the safety of the traveling public. |
23 |
FHWA Helps Restore Historic Neighborhood
in Los Angeles
by Patricia Reid
FHWA, Caltrans, the city of Los Angeles, and neighborhood
redevelopment agencies joined together to restore some
historical ambiance to the Adams-Figuroa Historic District
in Los Angeles. |
29 |
| The Hoover Dam Bypass
by Terry Haussler and Doug Rekenthaler Jr.
Route 93, the roadway leading up to and over the Hoover
Dam, which is a National Historic Landmark and one of
the world's wonders of civil engineering, is becoming
a dangerous bottleneck. Transportation experts examine
the options for a high-speed bypass. |
30 |
FHWA Presents the 1999 Environmental
Excellence Award Winners
FHWA announced the winners of the 1999 Environmental
Excellence Awards on Earth Day (April 22) 1999. |
38 |
Sign Simulator Validated in FHWA
Study
by Karen R. Mahach, Kathryn Wochinger, Rafael
Marshall, and Deanne Eppich
The sign simulator ― "signsim" ―
is used by FHWA to evaluate a group of traffic signs that
were proposed as national standards. FHWA researchers
discuss the validation process of this simulator. |
41 |
All's Quiet on the Wasatch Front:
Technology Keeps Traffic Moving
by Melanie Buck
The Utah Department of Transportation has launched CommuterLink,
an intelligent transportation system of electronic traffic
equipment, computers, and communication systems, to make
traveling along the Wasatch Front safer and more efficient. |
45 |
| Top 10 Construction Achievements
of the 20th Century
An international panel of construction industry executives
and editors select the top 10 construction projects of
the 20th century. |
48 |
No. 2, September/October 1999
How Transportation
Systems Talk to Each Other
by David Smallen
Intelligent Transportation Systems need national standards
to run smoothly. Improved communications linking localities
and regions together in a way that results in an improved
transportation is the goal of ITS. This requires a system
that is interoperable. |
2 |
| Gold-Rush
Ghost Town Gets a New Alaska Yellow Cedar Bridge
by Frank W. Muchmore
Through the Wood in Transportation (WIT) cost-sharing
demonstration grant program, the Alaska Department of
Transportation and Public Facilities and their partners
built a yellow cedar bridge over the Nelson Slough to
provide reliable access to Dyea Flats, Alaska. |
7 |
Innovative Traffic
Control Practices in Europe
by H. Gene Hawkins Jr., W. Scott Wainwright,
and Samuel C. Tignor
In May 1998, 10 U.S. traffic engineers traveled to Europe
to observe innovative traffic control practices and identify
those practices that could be implemented in the United
States. |
10 |
Rural Road Safety:
a Global Challenge
by Patrick Hasson
The Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development
(OECD) created a program to address the safety issues
associated with rural roads. Under the Road Transport
Research (RTR) Program, national road researchers from
OECD member countries exchange and share information.
An expert group examined rural road safety problems and
made suggestions for possible solutions to lessen the
social and economic consequences of rural road crashes. |
16 |
CORBOR Improves Safety,
Mobility, and Productivity
by Martin Weiss and David Smith
CORBOR ― the combination of FHWA's National Corridor
Planning and Development Program (NCPD) and Coordinated
Border Infrastructure Program (CBI) ― provides
funding for major national transportation projects. These
projects develop the 43 corridors identified by Congress
and improve transportation near the borders with Canada
or Mexico. |
26 |
Pedaling into the
21st Century
by Kenneth R. Wykle
FHWA Administrator Kenneth Wykle discusses the significant
role that bicycling plays in the building of liveable
communities. |
30 |
Big Bridge, Little
Bridge: The Big Dig Soars Across the Charles River
by Sybil Hatch
Two new bridges are being built over the Charles River
as part of Boston's Central Artery/Tunnel project ―
the largest, most complex, and technologically challenging
highway project attempted in American history. The new
bridges will more than double the traffic capacity of
the existing I-93 double-decked, steel-truss bridge, built
in 1959. |
32 |
Eisenhower Transportation
Fellowships: Proving Ground for the New Transportation
Professionals
by Ilene D. Payne
The Dwight David Eisenhower Transportation Fellowship
Program (DDETFP) offers annual full-time opportunities
in research, development, and technology transfer projects
to students interested in the transportation industry. |
36 |
Value Engineering:
An Incredible Return on Investment
by Keith Borkenhagen
Value engineering is a multidisciplinary, systematic tool
for identifying, analyzing, and solving problems. FHWA
is promoting this approach to find new and better ways
of doing things. In fiscal year 1998, the return on investment
was more than 120 to 1. |
39 |
Managing Resources
and Preparing for the Y2K Weekend
by John W. McCracken
FHWA is continuing to help transportation operators identify
and resolve potential Y2K problems, and FHWA is also reaching
out to help develop contingency plans in the event that
Y2K repair efforts fail or that failures are beyond the
control of transportation operators. |
44 |
FHWA's Traffic Research
Lab (TReL): Searching for Keys to Unlock the Nation's
Gridlock
by Juan Morales, Raj Ghaman, and Doug Rekenthaler
Jr.
FHWA's Traffic Research Laboratory (TReL), which is part
of the Advanced Traffic Management System (ATMS) Research
and Development (R&D) Program, was established as
a comprehensive experimental testbed and analysis toolbox
to facilitate FHWA's complex, multifaceted R&D program. |
47 |
No. 3, November/December 1999
New Technologies Improve
Cost-Effectiveness of CMA
by W.C. Ormsby
In an effort to find an efficient, economical, and environmentally
acceptable treatment for pavements to remove ice and snow
on roadways, FHWA conducted a study, which found that
calcium magnesium acetate (CMA) was an excellent alternative
deicer to salt. This article discusses CMA and the economics
of using CMA instead of salt. |
2 |
| TFHRC
Hosts Collaborative Retroreflective Testing Effort
To ensure that commercially available retroreflectometers
meet the requirements of the state highway agencies, FHWA
contracted with HITEC to perform a standard group evaluation
of the devices. |
11 |
The PAIR
Initiative: Repairing and Revitalizing Our Nation's Physical
Infrastructure
by Richard A. Belle
The Partnership for the Advancement of Infrastructure
and its Renewal (PAIR) aims to put an end to the management-by-crisis
approach to infrastructure repair and renewal. PAIR will
work with leaders from both the private and public sectors
to form collaborative partnerships that bring the best
construction technologies and processes to the marketplace. |
13 |
FHWA Creates
an Office of Asset Management
by Madeleine Bloom
FHWA established the Office of Asset Management on Feb.
1, 1999. FHWA aims to effectively manage transportation
systems from a user's perspective and to make integration
a major goal of the new office. |
21 |
| TRB Superpave
Committee: Keeping SuperpaveTM Implementation
on the Road
by Neil F. Hawks
TRB Superpave Committee works to keep the Superpave program
alive and well. |
23 |
Knowledge
Management: Everyone Benefits by Sharing Information
by Mike Burk
FHWA is taking steps to better manage the collective expertise
of its employees and partners. With managed knowledge,
information can flow across organizational lines, reach
the people who can use it in ways that best promote the
FHWA's goals, and enhance service to the customer. |
27 |
Are You
Ready for Y2K?
In a report entitled Are You Ready? Managing Transportation
Resources Through the Y2K Weekend, which is available
on the Internet at http://www.fhwa.dot.gov/Y2K/y2k.pdf,
FHWA and Public Technology Inc. provide information and
suggestions to help governments to prepare for the Y2K
weekend and to build public confidence in the adequacy
of those preparations. |
31 |
FHWA Partners
With Brigham Young University to Develop State-of-the-Art
Hydraulic Modeling Environment
by Larry A. Arneson
FHWA has partnered with Brigham Young University to explore
two-dimensional computer modeling of surface-water flows.
This modeling provides a level of detail and accuracy
not previously available to highway hydraulic engineers. |
32 |
Highway
Finance Information: A Key 21st Century Transportation
Decision-Making Tool
by Thomas W. Howard
Highway finance data is currently used extensively for
a wide range of key efforts, and FHWA plans to make greater
use of highway finance data in the future in support of
the Department of Transportation's Strategic Plan and
in other forward-looking ways. |
40 |
Condition
and Performance of Epoxy-Coated Rebars in Bridge Decks
by Ali Akbar Sohanghpurwala and William T.
Scannall
FHWA and partners provided funding for a joint research
project to evaluate in-service bridge decks constructed
with epoxy-coated reinforcing steel. The study examines
the long-term performance of epoxy-coated reinforcing
steel in concrete bridges and structures exposed to salt. |
44 |
No. 4, January/February 2000
The Customer-Driven
Development of Human Factors Design Guidelines
by Christopher A. Monk and Joseph Moyer
The Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) undertook a
six-year research program focused on issues related to
in-vehicle information displays in order to provide design
assistance to advanced in-vehicle systems engineers. |
2 |
| A More Precise Sense
of Where We Are
by James A. Arnold, Rudy Persaud, and David
Smallen
The Nationwide Differential Global Positioning System,
which will be operational across the country by 2002,
will provide such precise, real-time location information
that it will create an ever-increasing number of applications. |
7 |
The 1999
National Quality Initiative (NQI) Achievement Awards
by Donald Tuggle
The National Quality Initiative, a partnership of FHWA
and 12 other highway-related organizations, presented
its achievement awards to states with highway projects
that demonstrate the quality process and results, customer
focus, teamwork, innovation and value, and long-term improvement. |
14 |
DOT Vision
for Transportation Research
by David Smallen
The Department of Transportation's approach to research
emphasizes cooperation, information-sharing, and development
of formal research agendas among the agencies within the
department and across the federal government. It also
promotes partnerships with state and local governments,
academia, and the private sector to encourage innovation
and accelerate implementation. |
19 |
Recent
Developments in Federal Project Finance
by David Seltzer
Recent federal legislation continues the trend of introducing
"innovative finance" techniques. Two prominent financing
programs that have attracted particular attention are
"GARVEE bonds" and "TIFIA." |
26 |
Western
Federal Lands Highway Division Responds to Northwest Emergencies
by Edward Hammontree, Richard Barrows, and
Brian Allen
The Emergency Relief for Federally Owned Roads Program
has been used extensively since 1977 on federal lands,
such as national forests, national parks, Bureau of Land
Management lands, Indian reservations, and wildlife refuges,
for emergency relief from natural disasters or catastrophic
failures. But, in March 1996, the Western Federal Lands
Highway Division formed a cross-functional team to respond
to the large number of requests for assistance. |
30 |
Pavement
Preservation: Preserving Our Investment in Highways
by Robert M. Davies and Jim Sorenson
If we take a proactive approach in maintaining our existing
highways, we can reduce costly, time-consuming rehabilitation
and reconstruction and the associated traffic disruptions
― improving mobility, reducing congestion, and
providing safer, smoother, longer lasting pavements. |
37 |
MUTCD
― The Millennium Edition
by Linda L. Brown
FHWA is completing the first substantial rewriting of
the Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices in
more than 20 years. This manual contains the standards
and guidance for the design and use of signs, pavement
markings, traffic signals, and other traffic control devices. |
43 |
| Developing
NDE Technologies for Infrastructure Assessment
by Glenn A. Washer
This article provides an overview of FHWA's program for
developing nondestructive evaluation technologies for
the inspection and evaluation of highway infrastructure. |
44 |
No. 5, March/April 2000
Developing an "Operations
Vision"
by Kenneth R. Wykle
The United States is shifting focus from highway construction
to optimizing the performance of the existing highway
system by actively managing, maintaining, and operating
it in an integrated, intermodal fashion. |
2 |
| Safety Leadership
Today for a Safer Tomorrow
by Dwight A. Horne
The Department of Transportation has a clear strategic
goal about safety and is structured to implement it. |
4 |
National Work Zone
Safety Awareness Week ― April 3-7
FHWA, ATSSA, and AASHTO agreed to designate April 3-7
as National Work Zone Safety Awareness Week. |
8 |
Basics of Concrete
Barriers
by Charles F. McDevitt
Concrete barriers appear to be simple, but in reality,
they are sophisticated safety devices. |
10 |
A Safe Place to Rest
by Maria Koklanaris
Truckers say that finding an appropriate place to take
a much-needed rest is a challenge. |
15 |
The Quest for Quality:
Pennsylvania's Meyersdale Bypass Project
by Robert R. Long Jr
The Meyersdale project set a new standard for public-private
partnering in Pennsylvania. |
19 |
Why Asset Management
Is More Critically Important Than Ever Before
by Anthony R. Kane
In a time of rapid change, state departments of transportation
should be leading the change and thinking of themselves
as businesses with billions of dollars of assets. |
22 |
Beware of Invasive
Species
Each year, more than $23 billion nationwide is lost to
the effects of invasive plants and animals. |
25 |
Roadways and the Land:
The Landscape Architect's Role
by Elizabeth E. Fischer, Heidi Hohmann, and
P. Daniel Marriott
Landscape architects have been integrally involved in
the planning and design of the nation's highways and parkways. |
30 |
Critter Crossings
by Ginny Finch
Roads affect animals in several ways, including roadkill,
habitat loss, and habitat fragmentation. |
35 |
Hydraulics Testing
of Wilson Bridge Designs
by J. Sterling Jones
The designs of the new Wilson Bridge on the National Capital
Beltway are tested for scour effects. |
40 |
| Wireless Communications:
A Modern Necessity
by Lester G. Finkle II
A state wireless communications program using highway
rights of way can create a win-win situation. |
45 |
TRANSIMS Is Coming
by Kimberly M. Fisher
TRANSIMS is a series of integrated transportation and
air quality analysis and forecasting models. |
49 |
No. 6, May/June 2000
Vol. I, No. 1 ―
The First Issue of Public Roads, May 1918
by Richard F. Weingroff
The first issue gives us a window into the concerns of
its time, which are, in some ways, unique to the era,
but then again, some things seem to never change. |
2 |
| IDAS: A Tool for
Integrating ITS Into the Planning Process
by Gene McHale
IDAS is designed to pick up where the traditional four-step
planning models end. |
11 |
Turbo Architecture:
A Tool for Leveraging the National ITS Architecture
by the National ITS Architecture Team
Turbo Architecture is a software tool that makes it significantly
easier to build ITS architectures using the National ITS
Architecture as a reference. |
14 |
Communities of Practice
by Mike Burk
Communities of practice are networks that identify issues,
share approaches, and make the results available to others. |
18 |
Middle School Students
Design Future Cities
During National Engineers Week, student teams were recognized
for their creativity in designing cities of the future. |
22 |
The Partnership Initiative:
A Unified Agenda for Highway Research and Technology
by Michael Halladay
The goal is a national R&T agenda and the outlining
of appropriate roles of all participants in a robust R&T
program. |
23 |
Vermont Rest Area
Uses Green Wastewater Treatment System
by Molly Farrell, Liz Van der Hoven, and Tedann
Olsen
Vermont installed a modular sewage-to-reuse system to
recycle wastewater back into the restrooms of a rest area
to flush toilets. |
27 |
The Federal Transportation
Livability Initiative ― Building Livable Communities
for the 21st Century
by Elizabeth E. Fischer
Livable communities adhere to "smart growth" practices
to ensure a better quality of life and strong, sustainable
economic growth. |
30 |
An Australian Road
Review
by Bonnie L. Harper-Lore
FHWA's roadside vegetation specialist gets a firsthand
view of the Australian perspective of vegetation management. |
35 |
Advantages of the
Split Intersection
by Joe G. Bared and Evangelos I. Kaiser
By separating the opposing directions of traffic, the
split intersection facilitates smoother traffic flows
with less delay. |
38 |
One Mile in Five:
Debunking the Myth
by Richard F. Weingroff
It is not true that one mile in five on the Interstate
Highway System must be straight to serve as an emergency
airstrip. |
45 |
National Transportation
Week, May 14-20
A number of activities are planned to focus attention
on the role of transportation in the United States. |
47 |
List of Authors |
(issue/page references) |
| Brian Allen |
4/p.30 |
| Larry A. Arneson |
3/p.32 |
| James A. Arnold |
4/p.7 |
| Joe G. Bared |
6/p.38 |
| Richard Barrows |
4/p.30 |
| Richard A. Belle |
3/p.13 |
| Madeleine Bloom |
3/p.21 |
| Keith Borkenhagen |
2/p.39 |
| Linda L. Brown |
4/p.43 |
| Melanie Buck |
1/p.45 |
| Mike Burk |
3/p.27, 6/p.18 |
| Robert M. Davies |
4/p.37 |
| Deanne Eppich |
1/p.41 |
| Molly Farrell |
6/p.27 |
| Ginny Finch |
5/p.35 |
| Lester G. Finkle II |
5/p.45 |
| Elizabeth E. Fischer |
5/p.30, 6/p.30 |
| Kimberly M. Fisher |
5/p.49 |
| Raj Ghaman |
2/p.47 |
| Michael Halladay |
6/p.23 |
| Edward Hammontree |
4/p.30 |
| Bonnie L. Harper‑Lore |
6/p.35 |
| Patrick Hasson |
2/p.16 |
| Sybil Hatch |
2/p.32 |
| Terry Haussler |
1/p.30 |
| H. Gene Hawkins Jr. |
2/p.10 |
| Neil F. Hawks |
3/p.23 |
| Heidi Hohmann |
5/p.30 |
| Dwight A. Horne |
5/p.4 |
| Thomas W. Howard |
3/p.40 |
| J. Sterling Jones |
5/p.40 |
| Evangelos I. Kaiser |
6/p.38 |
| Anthony R. Kane |
5/p.22 |
| Maria Koklanaris |
5/p.15 |
| Marketta Kopinski |
1/p.2 |
| Thomas E. Lefchik |
1/p.23 |
| Richard A. Livingston |
1/p.13 |
| Robert R. Long Jr. |
5/p.19 |
| Karen R. Mahach |
1/p.41 |
| David Marks |
1/p.10 |
| P. Daniel Marriott |
5/p.30 |
| Rafael Marshall |
1/p.41 |
| John W. McCracken |
2/p.44 |
| Charles F. McDevitt |
5/p.10 |
| Gene McHale |
6/p.11 |
| Christopher A. Monk |
4/p.2 |
| Juan Morales |
2/p.47 |
| Joseph Moyer |
4/p.2 |
| Frank W. Muchmore |
2/p.7 |
| Tedann Olsen |
6/p.27 |
| W.C. Ormsby |
3/p.2 |
| Ilene D. Payne |
2/p.36 |
| Rudy Persaud |
4/p.7 |
| Patricia Reid |
1/p.29 |
| Doug Rekenthaler Jr. |
1/p.30, 2/p.47 |
| L. Rick Ruegsegger |
1/p.23 |
| William T. Scannall |
3/p.44 |
| David Seltzer |
4/p.26 |
| R. Clayton Slovensky |
1/p.20 |
| David Smallen |
2/p.2, 4/p.7, 4/p.19 |
| David Smith |
2/p.26 |
| Ali Akbar Sohanghpurwala |
3/p.44 |
| Jim Sorenson |
4/p.37 |
| Walter L. Sutton Jr. |
1/p.10 |
| R. Dale Thompson |
1/p.5 |
| Samuel C. Tignor |
2/p.10 |
| Donald Tuggle |
4/p.14 |
| Liz Van der Hoven |
6/p.27 |
| W. Scott Wainwright |
2/p.10 |
| Glenn A. Washer |
4/p.44 |
| Richard F. Weingroff |
6/p.2, 6/p.45 |
| Martin Weiss |
2/p.26 |
| Kathryn Wochinger |
1/p.41 |
| Kenneth R. Wykle |
2/p.30, 5/p.2 |
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