FEDERAL HIGHWAY ADMINISTRATION

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Highways for LIFE In Search of the Perfect
Highway
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What Ill Talk About

• 1. The Problem
• The US Highway System Needs Fixing
• 2. The Solution
• Innovations and New Technologies
• 3. The Goal
• Make Highway People More Open to New Ideas

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The Problem The US Highway System Needs Fixing
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• Average Age of the National Highway System
• 35 Years

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• 11,000 miles of pavement
• in poor condition

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• 24,000 Bridges Classified as Deficient

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• 15,000 fatalities annually

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• Congestion

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The Highway Dilemma

• How do we get out of it?
• Is more money the answer?

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Answer

• All we need to do is to
• build highways faster, safer,
• and of higher quality
• and at significantly lower initial cost

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The Solution Innovations New Technologies
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Benefits

• Yes, we can build highways
• faster,
• safer,
• longer-lasting
• and
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  cheaper.

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Cheaper?
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The Goal Make Highway People More Open to New
Ideas
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FHWA Expertise
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Superpave Asphalt Technology Program
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Leap, Not Creep.
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Proposed Program

• TECHNOLOGY TRANSFER Push for increased use of
  innovations
• INCENTIVE MONEY FOR PROJECTS at least one
  project for each state
• INDUSTRY PARTNERSHIPS
• COMMUNICATION- Marketing, Public Outreach,
  Databases of Successes
• EVALUATION

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Highways for LIFE

• Long lasting highways using
• Innovative technologies and practices to
• accomplish
• Fast construction of
• Efficient and safe pavements and
• bridges.

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Training Education

• Classroom Training
• Workshops
• On-the-Job Training
• Site Visits to HfL Projects

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The Information System

• Technologies
• Success Stories
• Contact Persons
• Workshops, Conferences
• Links to other sites (libraries, websites,
  universities, research centers)

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YOU
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The Highways for LIFE Innovation Engineer
Knowledge of techniques for searching
out approaches
Desire to Always Find a Better Way
Appreciation for the needs of the User
Basic understanding of Highway Safety,
Operations, Construction
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http//www.fhwa.dot.gov/RNT4U/hfl.htm 202/366-550
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