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Publication Number:      Date:  May/June 2018
Publication Date: May/June 2018

 

FHWA R&T Now - May/June 2018

A news update of research, technology, and development from the U.S. Department of Transportation (USDOT), Federal Highway Administration (FHWA)

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POLICY & PARTNERSHIPS

The image shows a computer–generated rendering of a mini–roundabout. Four roads converge into a mini–roundabout. The image also shows computer–generated renderings of houses and trees, indicating that the mini–roundabout is situated in a neighborhood.

A rendering of the mini–roundabout in Annandale, VA. (Source: FHWA)

The project was completed in partnership with the Virginia Department of Transportation (VDOT) Northern Virginia District, and the Fairfax County department of transportation. The team from FHWA performed the traffic capacity analysis and the engineering design, and VDOT provided the crew for installation.

For more information, contact Wei Zhang, 202–493–3317, wei.zhang@dot.gov.

EXPLORATORY ADVANCED RESEARCH

INFRASTRUCTURE

OPERATIONS

COMMUNICATIONS

This photograph shows a woman and a man standing behind a table. The woman behind the table is bent slightly forward as she is talking to a young woman, who is on the other side of the table. Both women are located in front of a large poster, and there are various highway–related materials on the table, such as examples of rock, cement, and concrete.

Sheila Duwaldi speaks with a visitor to TFHRC’s booth at the fifth annual STEM Symposium on Saturday, April 14, at The Nysmith School in Herndon, VA. (Source: FHWA)

RECENT PERIODICALS

LINKS

Turner–Fairbank Highway Research Center: www.fhwa.dot.gov/research/

Resource Center: www.fhwa.dot.gov/resourcecenter/

National Highway Institute: www.nhi.fhwa.dot.gov/home.aspx


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