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Rising to the Challenge: How State DOTs are Innovating to Reduce Greenhouse Gas Emissions
Each year transportation accounts for 29% of total GHG in the US. State DOTs are leading the way to meet emissions reduction goals through innovation. ...
Innovation Spotlight Interview: Virtual Public Involvement at NJDOT
At NJDOT, the COVID-19 pandemic presented new challenges and opportunities for the agency’s public engagement efforts. This interview with NJDOT staff discusses how the need ...
Innovation Spotlight: How DOTs Are Moving Toward Digital As-Builts
This article reports on a brief Digital As-Builts Literature Scan and provides references to a select bibliography of research reports, strategic plans and other resource ...
Targeted Overlay Payment Solutions (TOPS): NJDOT Example Featured
The FHWA's EDC News Weekly Newsletter featured NJDOT's use of HPTO as a cost-effective pavement preservation tool. ...
Research Spotlight: Evaluating the Pedestrian Hybrid Beacon’s Effectiveness: A Case Study in New Jersey
Pedestrian Hybrid Beacons, one of FHWA’s seven Safe Transportation for Every Pedestrian (STEP) countermeasures, proven methods of reducing pedestrian collisions, are the subject of a ...
Launching the UAS Program: STIC Incentive Funding Grant – Final Report
The final report for this STIC incentive project describes the use of the grant to assist in establishing the UAS program within the Bureau of ...
Ultra-High Performance Concrete for Bridge Preservation and Repair: NJDOT Example Featured
The FHWA's EDC News Weekly Newsletter featured how NJDOT has applied UHPC for bridge preservation and repair. ...
ANNOUNCEMENT: NJLTAP – Innovating at the Local Public Works Level: Can you Build a Better Mousetrap? (Webinar)
The New Jersey Local Technical Assistance Program (NJLTAP) will host a webinar on the FHWA’s Build a Better Mousetrap program’s collaboration with local technical assistance ...