Federal Highway Administration

Stay informed with the latest from FHWA! The Fall Research Review newsletter is now live, featuring insights from Mack Frost of the Office of Planning. This edition covers key updates, including: - Virtual Public Involvement videos - Reconnecting Communities initiative - 2024 AASHTO Safety Summit - Relocation Retrospective Study ...and more! Connect with The Research Review to stay up to date on research and resources in sustainable transportation. https://lnkd.in/eiPKe5Z6

Ultra-High Performance Concrete (UHPC) works great for repairing pavement! So why isn’t it used more often? At the recent Innovative Bridge Technology event, FHWA’s Turner-Fairbank Highway Research Center showcased key concepts in UHPC structural design and examples. Learn more: https://lnkd.in/ewkutp9P

Learn how FHWA’s Global Benchmarking Program finds, studies, and implements innovations from all over the world to make your daily drive better and safer i in the latest issue of FHWA’s #PublicRoads: https://lnkd.in/eHHJwVw8

The 2025 FHWA Excellence in Highway Safety Data Contest is now open, and we want you to be part of it! If you’re an undergrad, graduate, or community college student, this is your chance to put your analytical and innovative skills to work and help improve road safety for everyone! Dive into real-world data, tackle a safety topic that matters to you, and get a head start on a career in highway safety. Click here for details. Your ideas could save lives: https://lnkd.in/eKf48MpK

ICYMI: The new 655-foot Mitchell Point Tunnel is now open! Originally completed in 1915 as a part of the Old Columbia River Highway, the tunnel is a part of FHWA’s Federal Lands Division program keeping our nation’s parks & roads safe. Over the past decade, FHWA has proudly invested more than $100 million in the Historic Columbia River Highway State Trail, ensuring its legacy as a treasure for all to enjoy. Plan your visit now.”

FHWA is proud to champion #CrashResponderSafetyWeek. To our crash responders, we thank you for your commitment to protecting us. For all motorists, join us in moving over, slowing down, and staying alert. The lives of our crash responders – and all of us – depend on it.

CORRECTION for the Nov. 6 posting: FHWA honors Dr. Verna Fowler who is an enrolled member of the Menominee Indian Tribe of Wisconsin and a descendant of the Mohican Tribe of Wisconsin. Dr. Fowler was the founder and first president of the College of Menominee Nation. She also advocated for and ensured transportation access to educational opportunities.

Who was the first federal government political appointee to get funding to build short stretches of road? Find out in the October issue of R&T Now! It’s your quarterly scoop on research, development, and technology at FHWA! https://lnkd.in/gABcHsHV

During this week’s #CrashResponderSafetyWeek and always, FHWA is committed to Vision Zero – zero deaths on the road. An important part of that commitment is funding programs and projects that promote safety under the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law.

This week, FHWA Acting Administrator Kristin White kicked off the “Saving Lives with Connectivity” Accelerator Grant Program. This initiative empowers states to accelerate the deployment of connected vehicle technologies, which help detect and avoid objects around vehicles to keep us safe. FHWA is committed to expanding the network of collaborators nationwide to drive this lifesaving technology forward.