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Title	Highways for LIFE: Raising the Standard
Accession No	01031848
Journal Title	Better Roads Vol. 76 No. 8
Corp. Authors / Publisher	James Informational Media, Incorporated
Publication Date	20060800
Description	pp 60-63; Photos(3)
Media Type	Print
Languages	English
Abstract	This article describes the Federal Highway Administration’s newly created Highways for LIFE (HfL), designed to spur the development of Long-lasting highways using Innovative technologies and practices to accomplish Fast construction of Efficient and safe pavements and bridges.” Performance goals have been establish by the HfL program. They include: 1) improving safety in both the highway work zone and the completed project; 2) relieving work zone traffic congestion by improving the speed of construction and building more durable highways; 3) improving the durability and performance of pavements; and, 4) raising the level of highway user satisfaction. The article discusses funding components of the HfL program and notes that priority will be given to project that deliver and deploy innovative techniques, financing, contracting practices, and performance measures. Another primary goal of the HfL program is technology transfer, and the article describes some of the different ways that HfL innovations will be disseminated.
TRT Terms	Concrete ; Government funding ; Road construction ; Transportation policy
Identifier Terms	U.S. Federal Highway Administration
Subject Areas	H33 CONSTRUCTION; H21 FACILITIES DESIGN; I20 Design and Planning of Transport Infrastructure
Availability	Available from UC Berkeley Transportation Library through interlibrary loan or document delivery Order Document: http://library.its.berkeley.edu Find a library where document is available Order Document: http://worldcat.org/oclc/1519687
URLs	Document: http://obr.gcnpublishing.com/articles/aug06f.htm
Document Source	UC Berkeley Transportation Library
TRIS Files	HRIS; BTRIS
Database	TRIS Online

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