At present state transportation agencies have a unique opportunity to make major improvements in the ways they build, maintain, and operate highways. Because of the infrastructure crisis, the public has awakened to its stake in the highway network. Over the years Americans have invested an astronomical $1 trillion in their highway system and are just beginning to realize that without a massive infusion of funds for rehabilitation and maintenance, the system will deteriorate rapidly. But merely replacing failing facilities will not solve the problem in the long run; better products and processes are also needed, and the research to create them is long overdue. More progress could be made in improving the nation's highways by devoting sufficient attention--both financial and managerial--to needed research.
America's Highways: Accelerating the Search for Innovation. Executive Summary
1984
21 pages
Report
No indication
English
Highway Engineering , Transportation , Transportation & Traffic Planning , Public Administration & Government , Research management , Highways , Concretes , Pavements , Asphalts , Construction materials , Maintenance , Operations , Highway transportation , Investments , Cements , Deterioration , Expenses , Cost effectiveness , Chlorides