Featuring developments in federal highway policies, programs and research technology
Metrication of Roadside Hardware
by Malcolm H. Ray
As a part of its continuing effort to standardize roadside hardware components, Task Force 13 of the Joint Cooperative Committee of the American Association
Performance of Epoxy-Coated Prestressing Strands at Elevated Temperatures
by Glenn A. Washer
Epoxy-coated prestressing strand (ECS) is a relatively new product designed to reduce the effects of corrosion on steel strands in prestressed applications.
The Local Technical Assistance Program - Key Areas of Accomplishment
by Patsy Pratt Anderson
The Local Technical Assistance Program: Key Areas of Accomplishment by Patsy Pratt Anderson The Local Technical Assistance Program (LTAP) has been very successful in making transportation systems…
Fifteen Years of HPMS Partnership: Accomplishments and Future Directions
by Norman C. Mueller
The Highway Performance Monitoring System (HPMS) has been a highly successful federal-state partnership for 15 years.
Interchange: Global Road Transport Knowledge Exchange Network
by Ray G. Griffith
In keeping with today's information and technology revolution, Committee C3 of the Permanent International Association of Road Congresses (PIARC).
by David Smith
When guillotines fell during the French Revolution, their blades were measured in a new unit of length, centimeters, not inches.
The Top Truck and Bus Safety Issues
by Stan Hamilton
One hears the words "Kansas City" around the Federal Highway Administration's (FHWA) Office of Motor Carriers (OMC) a lot these days.
Bridge Research: Leading the Way to the Future
The nation spends at least $5 billion per year for highway bridge design, construction, replacement, and rehabilitation.
by Mike Britt, W. Denney Pate, and Lou Triandafilou
The Chesapeake and Delaware (C&D) Canal Bridge is the featured structure of state Route 1, a 74-kilometer (km) limited access highway in central Delaware.
TransGuide Leads the Way in Innovative Transportation Management
by Vincent P. Pearce
San Antonio is the nation's ninth largest city.
Lucio Aleman, Jr., 33, from the Technical Operations Staff. Oklahoma Division. Lucio began his career with FHWA in 1989 as a highway engineer trainee in the Highway Engineering Training Program.
Editor's Notes
Public Roads Wants Your Ideas and Opinions
by Bob Bryant
Just a few notes to keep you posted on what's happening with Public Roads and what's inside the magazine.
Along the Road
"Along the Road" is a hodgepodge of items of general interest to the highway community.
New Research
NCP Category A -- Highway Safety
The following new research studies reported by the Federal Highway Administration's (FHWA) Office of Research and Development are sponsored in whole or in part with federal highway funds.