Kudos to LHTAC’s Safety Team and their innovative approach to funding guardrail projects. The most recent project was featured in the FHWA Innovator Magazine.
Highway agencies in Louisiana, Mississippi, and Idaho combined the benefits of the Every Day Counts innovations on project bundling and reducing rural roadway departures to make their roads safer for drivers while using resources cost-effectively.
Read the Article HERE.
July 14, 2020 from 10 a.m. to noon (Pacific Time)
Rural roadway departures make up a third of U.S. traffic fatalities—about 30 people a day. The Every Day Counts round five (EDC-5) initiative, Focus on Reducing Rural Roadway Departures (FoRRRwD), features four pillars: Addressing All Public Roads, Systemic Approach, Safety Action Plans, and Proven Countermeasures. This webinar focuses on the second pillar, the Systemic Approach. (more…)
You are invited to a free FHWA EDC-5 webinar on May 12, 2020 from 1:00-3:00 pm ET/10:00am-12:00 pm PT. Please see the attached flyer for more information and share this announcement to anyone else who may be interested.
Title: FoRRRwD on All Public Roads: Innovative Mechanisms to Deliver Safety Projects (more…)
States are using Unmanned Aerial Systems (UAS) to enhance their program and project delivery to great success.
The West Virginia Division of Highways (WVDOH) has completed over 500 flight missions including mapping, reconnaissance, and construction inspection. WVDOH currently is piloting the use of UAS on three large construction projects. On the first project—a four lane divided highway on a new alignment— WVDOH is using UAS on a regular flight schedule for material estimation. Often, access to large construction sites is limited and dangerous due to earth moving techniques and equipment. The UAS data-gathering flights can be performed in a fraction of the time it would take a field survey crew. In most cases, the UAS are only in flight for 30 minutes or less and can be launched and viewed from a secure and safe location. (more…)
You are invited to a free FHWA EDC-5 webinar on April 16, 2020 from 1:00-2:30 pm ET/10:00 -11:30 am PT. Please see flyer (PDF) for more information and forward this announcement to anyone else who may be interested.
Title: FoRRRwD on All Public Roads: Funding and Data to Identify Projects
Target Audience: Decision makers from rural agencies and tribes and anyone else who is interested in the topic
Presenters:
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