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The essential federal role in highway research and innovation /

"TRB Special Report 317: The Essential Federal Role in Highway Research and Innovation summarizes conclusions and advice on the Federal Highway Administration's (FHWA's) critical role in highway research, development, and technology (RD&T) that have been developed over the years b...

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Bibliographic Details
Corporate Author: National Research Council (U.S.). Transportation Research Board. Research and Technology Coordinating Committee
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Washington, D.C. : Transportation Research Board, 2015.
Series:Special report (National Research Council (U.S.). Transportation Research Board) ; 317.
Subjects:
United States. > Federal Highway Administration.
Highway research > United States.
Federal aid to research > United States.
Table of Contents:
  • Challenges and opportunities: Challenges
  • Opportunities
  • Organization of report
  • Highway research: a proven route to the future
  • Research and innovation
  • Highway innovations fostered by FHWA
  • Conclusion
  • Highway RD&T program organization and focus
  • Programs
  • Barriers to innovation
  • Summary
  • Current and future FHWA role
  • Current role
  • Future role
  • Summary.