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NHTSA Estimates Traffic Fatalities Declined in the First Half of 2024

The number of traffic fatalities declined by 3.2 percent compared to the same period in 2023, marking the ninth straight quarter of declines In 2022, USDOT adopted a comprehensive road safety plan to bring the number of roadway deaths to the only acceptable number of deaths: zero

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2012 UTC Spotlight Newsletters Title Publication Date UTC(s) Unique Construction Techniques Require Unique Testing December 2009 Utah State University usRAP: A New Tool for Road Safety Management...

Unique Construction Techniques Require Unique Testing

The adoption of Accelerated Bridge Construction (ABC) techniques in Utah has raised questions regarding how well ABC bridge spans handle unique stresses placed on them during construction as well as how well they might handle stresses posed by natural hazards, such as earthquakes...

usRAP: A New Tool for Road Safety Management

Roadway crashes are a leading cause of death in the United States. Yet, little information on crash risks is readily available to travelers and highway planners. Raising public awareness of these risks is one of the primary objectives of the U.S. Road Assessment Program (usRAP)...

New Highway Spurs Advanced Bridge Construction Technologies

Pennsylvania roadway bridges are not just designed to bear traffic, they must handle the extreme temperature fluctuations of the winter and summer cycles. Recent construction of Interstate 99, in central Pennsylvania, has provided an ideal arena for examining two popular bridge...

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