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Transportation.gov: The Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) published new data today showing a record-high 221.7 million licensed drivers in the U.S. in 2016, including 41.7 million – or almost one in five – who are 65 years or older. This age group is growing faster than any other and is far outpacing their teenage counterparts. The […]
<strong>AASHTO:</strong> The level of motor vehicle traffic on U.S. roads and streets grew 1.4 percent this year through August, the Federal Highway Administration said, as drivers accumulated 30.6 billion more vehicle miles than in the first eight months of 2016. That also means traffic volume continues to set new highs since 2016 was a record-high […]
Motor vehicle travel on all U.S. roads rose again in July to continue a streak of setting ever-higher record volume levels with every new monthly report. The Federal Highway Administration in its latest “Traffic Volume Trends” report said motorists drove 2.2 billion more vehicle miles in July than in the same month last year, for […]
AASHTO: Motor vehicle travel on all U.S. roads rose again in July to continue a streak of setting ever-higher record volume levels with every new monthly report. The Federal Highway Administration in its latest “Traffic Volume Trends” report said motorists drove 2.2 billion more vehicle miles in July than in the same month last year, for a 0.8 percent […]
The EDC-5 innovations support FHWA’s goals of enhancing safety, improvising infrastructure, deploying innovation and serving America efficiently and effectively. We look forward to building on the success of past EDC cycles to expand adoption of proven innovations that save lives, money and time.
A product of the Federal Highway Administration’s (FHWA) Safety Research and Development Program, the Interactive Highway Safety Design Model (IHSDM) is a suite of safety analysis tools to evaluate the safety and operational effects of geometric-design decisions on highways.
U.S. Driving Increases for Sixth Straight Year, New Federal Data Show New Federal Highway Data Show Drivers Topped 1.58 Trillion Miles in First Half of 2017 WASHINGTON – New data released today by the U.S. Department of Transportation’s (USDOT) Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) show that U.S. driving topped 1.58 trillion miles in the first six […]
This study evaluated multiple low-cost treatments at signalized intersections. Improvements included basic signing, pavement marking, and signal enhancements. This strategy is intended to reduce the frequency and severity of crashes at signalized intersections by alerting drivers to the presence, type, and configuration of the approaching intersection. Many studies have explored the safety effectiveness of some of […]
This report describes the innovations FHWA is promoting in the program’s fourth round in 2017 and 2018 and documents the fall 2016 summits held to launch EDC-4. The report outlines the deployment status at the beginning of 2017 and the goals transportation stakeholders have set to broaden their adoption by the end of 2018. The […]
The U.S. DOT Federal Highway Administration just announced it has updated its Highway Statistic Series publication with data from 2015. This study includes data for states’ Population, Land Area, Motor Fuel Use and more
