Operations News
Talking Freight Seminar on May 21: Supply Chains - 5/8/2008
Learn about supply chain operations and the impacts on transportation/planning. To register please visit the URL below. Registration is free and open...
Talking Operations Seminar on May 15: MUTCD Notice of Proposed Amendments - 5/8/2008
The Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices (MUTCD) defines the standards used Nationwide for the design and placement of traffic control devices on...
Strategies for Improving Safety at Toll Plazas for Workers and Motorists Webinar, May 22, 2008 - 5/8/2008
FHWA is sponsoring a webinar on May 22, 2008 at 1:00 pm EDT to discuss strategies to improve safety at toll collection facilities. These strategies were...
Public Roads Article on Integrated Corridor Management - 4/14/2008
USDOT and eight pioneer sites are addressing congestion, empowering travelers, and improving travel time reliability. (FHWA's Public Roads March/April...
Integrated Corridor Management Newsletter Now Available - 3/27/2008
The second edition of the Integrated Corridor Management (ICM) Newsletter is now available. The purpose of this regularly published newsletter is to inform...
New Publication: The Collaborative Advantage: Realizing the Tangible Benefits of Regional Transportation Operations Collaboration - 3/26/2008
This manual uses nine collaborative efforts across the U.S. to illustrate the tangible benefits gained through key strategies such as sharing resources...
Mobile Web Traffic Information Portal - 3/24/2008
Have a mobile device that can access the Internet? Then enter www.ops.fhwa.dot.gov/511/mobile for a list of mobile-device-friendly Web sites with real-time...
The Office of Operations Launched a New Tolling and Pricing Program Web Site - 3/18/2008
Today the Office of Operations launched a new Tolling and Pricing Program Web site. In an effort to create a more user friendly experience when searching...
New Interactive Web-based Course on Road Weather Management - 3/4/2008
Consortium for ITS Training and Education and FHWA Introduce New Blended Course: Principles and Tools of Road Weather Management. The course begins on...
Quick Response Freight Manual Second Edition - 2/20/2008
Quick Response Freight Manual II is an update to the first edition developed for FHWA in 1996. Like its predecessor, the new edition provides background...
Exploring a New Congestion Pricing Concept: Focus Group Findings from Northern Virginia and Philadelphia - 2/8/2008
In support of the U.S. Department of Transportation's National Strategy to Reduce Congestion on America's Transportation Network, the Federal Highway...
Value Pricing Project Quarterly Report (October - December 2007) - 2/8/2008
A quarterly report of the Value Pricing Pilot Program Projects.
New Examples for Implementing the Work Zone Safety and Mobility Rule - 2/7/2008
New examples have been added to the web site to assist State and Local transportation agencies in fully implementing the Rule. Two new pages have been...
Recent Updates to FHWA Work Zone Web Site - 2/7/2008
FHWA has made a number of updates to the FHWA Work Zone Mobility and Safety Web Site in the past few months. Updates have been made to add helpful resources...
Federal Register Notice, February 4, 2008 - Express Lanes Demonstration Program - 2/6/2008
Federal Register Notice, February 4, 2008 - Express Lanes Demonstration Program: ACTION: Notice; request for applications. SUMMARY: Section 1604(b) of...
U.S. Transportation Secretary Mary E. Peters Encourages States to Utilize Electronic Tolling to Relieve Congestion and Finance New Capacity - 2/6/2008
Press Release Tuesday, February 05, 2008: U.S. Transportation Secretary Mary E. Peters Encourages States to Utilize Electronic Tolling to Relieve Congestion...
14th World Congress on ITS Presentation - 1/31/2008
14th World Congress on ITS Presentation - October 10, 2007, US DOT Urban Road Pricing: US DOT Congestion Initiative and Urban Partnerships, Beijing, CHINA,...
QuickZone: Modeling In the Zone - 1/28/2008
With the revised Federal Work Zone Safety and Mobility Rule now in effect, this modeling tool can help DOTs comply. (FHWA's Public Roads January/February...
New and Improved: ITS/Operations Resource Guide 2007 - 1/28/2008
A comprehensive listing of over 400 documents, videos, websites, training courses, software tools, and points-of-contact related to intelligent transportation...
Newly Revised Operations Performance Measurement Program Web Site - 1/18/2008
The Operations Performance Measurement Program Web site has recently undergone a complete renovation and updating. The new web site features many more...
Freight Facts and Figures 2007 - 1/11/2008
This report provides an overview of freight transportation, focusing on the volume and value of freight shipments, the extent of the freight network,...
Using Highways For No-Notice Evacuations - Routes to Effective Evacuation Planning Primer Series - 1/11/2008
Evacuations result from a myriad of different events and circumstances. A jurisdiction may evacuate one block of office buildings due to a water-main...
National Standards for Traffic Control Devices; the Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices for Streets and Highways; Revision; Proposed Rule - Notice of Proposed Amendments - Federal Register Notice: January 2, 2008 - 1/2/2008
A Notice of Proposed Amendments (NPA) to the MUTCD has been published in the Federal Register on January 2, 2008 for public review and comments. This...
National Standards for Traffic Control Devices; the Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices for Streets and Highways; Maintaining Traffic Sign Retroreflectivity - Federal Register Notice: December 21, 2007 - 12/21/2007
A Final Rule on Sign Retroreflectivity has been published in the Federal Register. This Final Rule adopts revisions to the current 2003 edition of the...
FHWA Publishes Final Rule on Temporary Traffic Control Devices - 12/18/2007
The Final Rule on Temporary Traffic Control Devices was published in the Federal Register (72 FR 68480) on December 5, 2007 with an effective date of...
New Publication: Tabletop Exercise Instructions For Planned Events and Unplanned Incidents/Emergencies - 11/27/2007
When planned special events are held, they generally increase traffic demands in or near the location of the event. In order to address this influx of...
Announcement of Application Procedure and Deadlines for the Truck Parking Initiative - 11/20/2007
Notice; solicitation of applications. (Federal Register: November 16, 2007)
Article: Unifying Incident Response - 11/7/2007
Link to article in the FHWA Public Roads September/October 2007 issue.
Value Pricing Project Quarterly Report (July - September 2007) - 11/2/2007
A quarterly report of the Value Pricing Pilot Program Projects.
New Publication: Safe Access is Good for Business - 10/31/2007
The purpose of this document is to assuage business owner's fears that a change in access (e.g., removal or relocation of a driveway(s), restriction in...
Access Management Program Plan Updated - 10/31/2007
Now Available: Work Zone Rule Resource CD - 10/23/2007
FHWA has developed a CD-ROM containing resources to support ongoing implementation of the Work Zone Safety and Mobility Rule (Rule). This CD contains...
New Publication: Traffic Bottlenecks: A Primer Focus on Low-Cost Operational Improvements - 10/23/2007
This primer is one of the signature products of the Localized Bottleneck Reduction (LBR) program, which is administered out of the FHWA Office of Transportation...
Interim Guidance on the Information Sharing Specifications and Data Exchange Formats for the Real-Time System Management Information Program - Federal Register Notice: October 15, 2007 - 10/17/2007
As required under section 1201(b) of SAFETEA-LU, the Department established Data Exchange Formats to facilitate the exchange of traffic and travel conditions...
Financing Freight Improvements Flyer - 10/17/2007
Financing Freight Improvements is a resource for states, metropolitan planning organizations (MPOs), and others interested in financing freight transportation...
Interoperability Requirements, Standards, or Performance Specifications for Automated Toll Collection Systems - Federal Register Notice: September 20, 2007 - 10/5/2007
As required under section 1604(b)(6) of SAFETEA-LU, this proposed rule specifies the interoperability requirements for automated toll collection systems...
New Publication: Real-time Traveler Information Services Business Models: State of the Practice Review - 10/3/2007
This State of the Practice Review documents a range of business models for real-time traveler information services, and provides 'real world' examples...
New Publication: Managing Travel for Planned Special Events Handbook: Executive Summary - 9/26/2007
This Managing Travel for Planned Special Events Handbook: Executive Summary is written to communicate new and proven institutional and high-level operational...
Maryland Freight Summit - A presentation presented by Jeffrey F. Paniati. - 9/21/2007
The Maryland Department of Transportation hosted the Maryland Freight Summit in Annapolis on September 10, 2007. Participants included members of the...
