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A series of think tank forums, organized by the Volpe Center and futurist Glen Hiemstra of Futurist.com, were held in Boston, MA, Minneapolis, MN, and Berkeley, CA, in 2005. Each of the interactive forums brought together stakeholders and experts involved in the future of transportation, and...
Focus areas provide direction on the research objectives of the EAR Program. A focus area is a defined topic area where breakthroughs are most needed, or where there is high potential for longer-term, higher-risk research to lead to dramatic improvements.
FHWA has and continues to work...
Exploratory advanced research includes foundational work that anticipates the questions and future needs in applied research or the application of innovations from other industries to the transportation sector.
The nature of exploratory advanced research stimulates the use of...
The Office of the Assistant Secretary for Transportation published summary reports on a 2014 Novel Modes Workshop. The research project was a multimodal effort, supported by the Federal Highway Administration’s (FHWA’s) Exploratory Advanced Research (EAR) Program. On December 2–3, 2014, at the...
Publication Highlights Research Associateship Program Alumni
Research Associates Discuss Their Research at the EAR Program Booth During TRB
In the United States, the stewardship and management of approximately...
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Program Objectives
Over the next five years, LTBP will inspect, document, evaluate, and periodically monitor a representative sample of bridges nationwide, taking advantage of advanced condition monitoring technologies in addition to detailed visual inspections.The high-quality...FHWA Long-Term Bridge Performance Program
Designated in the "SAFETEA-LU" surface transportation authorization legislation as a 20-year research effort to improve our knowledge of bridge performance
Funding is currently only authorized through FY-2009
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