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NEW TRB SPECIAL REPORT: THE FEDERAL ROLE IN HIGHWAY RESEARCH AND TECHNOLOGY: TIME FOR A CHANGE OF DIRECTION

Walter J. Diewald

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The Transportation Research Board's Research and Technology Coordinating Committee found that the Federal Highway Administration's (FHWA's) research and technology program should focus on fundamental, long-term research aimed at achieving breakthroughs in understanding transportation-related phenomena. The Committee examined the FHWA program's focus and activities in the context of the needs of the nation's highway system and of the roles and activities of other highway research programs.

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The Transportation Research Board's Research and Technology Coordinating Committee found that the Federal Highway Administration's (FHWA's) research and technology program should focus on fundamental, long-term research aimed at achieving breakthroughs in understanding transportation-related phenomena. The Committee examined the FHWA program's focus and activities in the context of the needs of the nation's highway system and of the roles and activities of other highway research programs.

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The Transportation Research Board's Research and Technology Coordinating Committee found that the Federal Highway Administration's (FHWA's) research and technology program should focus on fundamental, long-term research aimed at achieving breakthroughs in understanding transportation-related phenomena. The Committee examined the FHWA program's focus and activities in the context of the needs of the nation's highway system and of the roles and activities of other highway research programs.

Key concepts: Context (archaeology), Research program, Administration (probate law), Highway system, Engineering, Transport engineering, Focus (optics), Public administration

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