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Highways for LIFE FY2013 Discretionary Grants Awarded

U.S. Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood today awarded more than $16 million to 14 innovative highway and bridge projects in 13 states and the District of Columbia that will improve safety, create jobs and enhance the quality of the nation's transportation infrastructure.

Feedback has been positive from drivers trying New York’s new diverging diamond interchange in suburban Rochester.

Innovator Issue 36

State highway agencies across the country are strategizing how they will deploy the 13 innovations featured in the second round of Every Day Counts Read More | Subscribe

Slide Show: Time-Lapse Video of Keg Creek Bridge Replacement

Time-Lapse Video of Keg Creek Bridge Replacement
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This time-lapse video shows accelerated bridge construction (ABC) techniques being used by a local contractor with standard equipment to replace a three-span bridge on U.S. 6 over Keg Creek in Pottawattamie County, Iowa.

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Bridge Replacements on MD 28 and MD 450, Frederick County and Anne Arundel County, Maryland

This report documents the Maryland State Highway Administration (MDSHA) demonstration project, which involved replacing and constructing two single-span bridges: MD 28 over Washington Run, located in Frederick County, and MD 450.Read More

Accelerating Innovation for the American Driving Experience.

About Highways for LIFE

The purpose of Highways for LIFE (HfL) is to advance Longer–lasting highway infrastructure using Innovations to accomplish the Fast construction of Efficient and safe highways and bridges. The three goals of HfL are to...

Improve safety during and after construction

Reduce congestion caused by construction

Improve the quality of the highway infrastructure

Training in Technology Deployment

Want to learn more about how to go about successfully deploying an innovation? Highways for LIFE, working with the National Highway Institute, has developed a training course designed to provide you with the necessary tools get that new technology out there and in use. Called, "Leap not Creep, Accelerating Innovation Implementation," the course uses both in-class and web-based training.

Highways for LIFE Stakeholder Survey Published

The Highways for LIFE Pilot Program was established by Congress within the 2005 SAFETEA-LU Legislation. Included in the legislation’s description of the program was the statement that, "The Secretary shall establish a process for stakeholder input and involvement in the development, implementation, and evaluation of the Highways for LIFE Pilot Program. The process may include participation by representatives of State departments of transportation and other interested persons."

Several times during the life of the program, input from various stakeholders was sought, in both formal and informal settings. As the program begins to wind down, a final, formal survey has been undertaken to determine what worked well and what didn’t, so that future programs aimed at shortening innovation implementation time can learn from the program. The report of that final survey is available here.