U.S. Department of Transportation
Federal Highway Administration
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Washington, DC 20590
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The Future
 Giovanni Balice, Age 10, Madison, WI |
 Patricia Balice, Age 7, Madison, WI |
 Beck Pickard, Age 10, Okemos, MI |
 Wade Pickard, Age 7, Okemos, MI |
 Jack Roberson, Age 4, Newnan, GA |
 Julia Roberson, Age 6, Newnan, GA |
 Brooke Woodmansey, Age 11, Helena, MT |
 Brynn Woodmansey, Age 10, Helena, MT |
Today, at 4:29 p.m., transportation history will be made – by a teenage driver in a Delorean. The story of time-traveling adventurer Marty McFly and eccentric scientist Emmet “Doc” Brown is well known to millions around the world. It underscores the value of innovation, imagination and teamwork – three ingredients the FHWA uses every day. Spanning almost as many years as McFly’s adventures through history, the FHWA is paving the way toward a safer, more efficient future for all travelers – whether they be drivers, bicyclists or pedestrians. Below, you’ll see a few samples of the work we are currently working on. At the FHWA, we aren’t just helping to build better roads and bridges – we’re helping to build a better tomorrow.
Various efforts by the FHWA to futureproof America’s roads and bridges:
Here’s what the future used to look like:
Sketch from “Interregional Highways” (1944), a report commissioned by President Franklin Roosevelt which shows what an elevated section of urban expressway might one day look like.
