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2011 Work Zone Self Assessment Report Available - 2/17/2012
The national results for the 2011 Work Zone Mobility and Safety Self Assessment (WZSA) are now available. The national average score was 10.3 (out of...
Talking Operations Webcast on February 29, 2012: Leveraging a Regional ITS Architecture in Planning for Operations - 2/17/2012
This webinar will highlight the important uses of the regional ITS architecture in planning for operations. The webinar will offer participants a preview...
Congestion Pricing Webinar on February 23, 2012: Best Practices in Parking Pricing - 2/3/2012
The webinar agenda includes a brief introduction by Allen Greenberg of FHWA; a presentation by Dr. Don Shoup from UCLA on the broader subject of parking...
Freight Facts and Figures 2011 - 1/24/2012
The Federal Highway Administration's Office of Freight Management of Operations (HOFM) has released Freight Facts and Figures 2011. Among other topics,...
Guide on The Consistent Application of Traffic Analysis Tools and Methods - 1/18/2012
The Federal Highway Administration, in support of the Traffic Analysis and Simulation Pooled Fund Study,
initiated this study to identify and address...
Work Zone Road User Costs - Concepts and Applications - 1/10/2012
Work zone road user costs (WZ RUC) provide the economic basis for quantifying adverse work zone impacts which can then be used for effective decision-making...
An Agency Guide on Overcoming Unique Challenges to Localized Congestion Reduction Projects - 12/1/2011
This document was developed to provide guidance to state and local transportation personnel on how to overcome barriers and challenges to implementation...
Recording and Presentations from October 31 Webinar on Work Zone Process Reviews Now Available - 12/1/2011
This webinar covered how work zone process reviews are used to help agencies assess their work zone policies and procedures and how they are working in...
Congestion Pricing Webinar on December 15, 2011: Update on the Urban Partnership and Congestion Reduction Demonstration Programs - 11/23/2011
Hear from the cities that are part of the USDOT Congestion Reduction Demonstration and Urban Partnership Programs as they discuss their congestion pricing...
2011 National Roadway Safety Awards - 11/22/2011
Two work zone programs were awarded National Roadway Safety awards during an award ceremony in Washington, DC on November 15. The National Roadway Safety...
RSS Feed Now Available for the Federal Highway Administration's Research and Technology Web Site - 11/10/2011
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The Regional Concept for Transportation Operations: A Practitioner's Guide - 11/8/2011
The Regional Concept for Transportation Operations: A Practitioner's Guide is a collection of the observed successes and lessons learned from four metropolitan...
Talking Freight Seminar on November 16, 2011 - Measuring Freight Performance - 10/26/2011
Measuring Freight Performance
Urban Congestion Report for July-September 2011 Is Available - 10/24/2011
The July-September 2011 Urban Congestion Report (UCR) is now available.
Urban Congestion Report for April-June 2011 Is Available - 10/24/2011
The April-June 2011 Urban Congestion Report (UCR) is now available.
Fiscal Year 2011 Report to Congress on the Express Lanes Demonstration Program - 10/24/2011
Federal Register Notice Published on October 21, 2011 - Multistate Corridor Operations and Management Program - 10/24/2011
ACTION: Notice; Request for applications. This notice invites existing and potential multistate organizations, coalitions, or other arrangements or entities...
A Primer on Work Zone Safety and Mobility Performance Measurement - 10/17/2011
FHWA developed this primer to assist agencies in establishing and monitoring a useful set of work zone safety and mobility performance measures. Such...
Effort to Test, Evaluate and Deploy Technologies to Automate the Measurement of Real-Time Border Wait Times at United States - Canada Land Border Crossings - 10/12/2011
This report documents Phase I findings of a research initiative to develop an automated process for collecting border wait times that will be facilitated...
Proposed AASHTO Systems Operations & Management Guidance - 10/4/2011
The Proposed AASHTO Systems Operations & Management (SO&M) Guidance has been finalized and is available on the web. The Guidance Web site is designed...
FHWA Press Release - September 21, 2011: New Freight Traffic Data Point to More Congestion on Key Highways - 9/27/2011
FHWA's Office of Freight Management and Operation with American Transportation Research Institute (ATRI), released an updated Freight Performance Measure...
