Publication Number: FHWA-HRT-04-024
Date: April 2004

In Brief

The Federal Highway Administration's (FHWA) Office of Asset Management is now offering a 1-day workshop for State and local governments on Economic Analysis for Highway Decision Makers. The free workshop covers a broad range of economic subjects, including inflation, life-cycle cost analysis, benefit-cost analysis, traffic forecasts, and risk analysis. No prior training in economics is required. For more information, contact your local FHWA Division Office or Eric Gabler at FHWA, 202-366-4036 (email: eric.gabler@fhwa.dot.gov).

A new edition of data from the Long-Term Pavement Performance (LTPP) Program database, Standard Data Release 17, is available from FHWA. Data Release 17, which comes on five CD-ROMs, contains the latest LTPP pavement performance data in Microsoft Access® format. The CD-ROMs also include information on how to use the database, as well as a description of what is new since the last data release. To obtain a copy, contact LTPP Customer Support Services at 865-481-2967 (email: ltppinfo@fhwa.dot.gov).

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