Innovations in Practice

Celebrating 40 years of LTAP/TTAP

Grapic: FHWA

The Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) is proud to
continue our support of the LTAP/TTAP network doing our part
to help grow the transportation workforce, encourage the use
of innovations in technology that improve safety, and provide
subject-matter support on transportation issues that help build communities.

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Innovations in Practice

Reaching New Heights in
Bridge Construction

Northern Colorado

Photo credit: Federal Lands Highway

Photo caption: Innovations in practice are demonstrated
using engineered log jams in the South Fork of the Kings River
Restoration Project, Kings Canyon National Park.

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Innovations in Practice

Use of Engineered Log Jams

Kings Canyon National Park, California

Photo credit: Federal Lands Highway

Photo caption: Innovations in practice are demonstrated
using engineered log jams in the South Fork of the Kings River
Restoration Project, Kings Canyon National Park.

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Innovations in Practice

Restoring Natural Drainage Flow

Halstead Meadow, Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks, California

Photo credit: Federal Lands Highway

Photo caption: The new Little Thompson River Bridge on
County Road 47 in northern Colorado combined two innovative
technologies of Geosynthetic Reinforced Soil Integrated Bridge System (GRS-IBS),
and Rockery Wall Systems. Built using on-site materials, this first-of-its-kind construction
provided a cost effective, sustainable, and aesthetically pleasing bridge.

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