General Program Links
Transportation Research Board
(TRB)
The Transportation Research Board (TRB) is
a unit of the National Research Council, a private, nonprofit
institution that is the principal operating agency of the National
Academy of Sciences and the National Academy of Engineering. The
Board’s mission is to promote innovation and progress in
transportation by stimulating and conducting research,
facilitating the dissemination of information, and encouraging the
implementation of research results.
TRB also
includes:
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TRB Bookstore
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TRB Cooperative Research Programs
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TRB SHRP Implementation
- Study for a Future
SHRP (F-SHRP)
- Research and Technology Forum
SHRP Reports On-line
For your information, more than 200 SHRP
reports are now available in searchable PDF format on the
Transportation Research Board website at the following address:
http://www4.trb.org/trb/onlinepubs.nsf/web/shrp_publications
Federal
Highway Administration (FHWA)
The FHWA's primary mission is to ensure that
the Nation's highway transportation system is safe for public use.
This movement of people and goods must be accomplished economically
and efficiently. The FHWA also must consider how highways affect the
environment, as well as social and economic
conditions.
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FHWA also
includes:
Turner-Fairbank Highway Research Centre (TFHRC)
The
Turner-Fairbank Highway Research Center is the research arm of the
FHWA. TFHRC has recently updated its website. Through the TFHRC
homepage, the following topics of highway research can be
accessed:
Materials Technology
Pavements
Pedestrian and Bicycle
Public Roads
Safety
Structures
Intelligent Transportation Systems
Communications
US Long
Term Pavement Performance (LTPP) Program
American Association of State Highway
and Transportation Officials (AASHTO)
AASHTO is an advocate for multimodal and intermodal
transportation, serving Member Departments, U.S. Department of Transportation and
Congress. AASHTO provides leadership, technical services, information and advice as well
as by contributing to national policy on transportation issues.
Lead States
A Lead States team has been designated for each of seven SHRP
technology areas under the Lead States Program. The teams are composed of state highway
agencies, along with associated contractors and suppliers, who have gained early and
significant experience and expertise in those seven technology areas.
The Web
site includes instructions for enrolling in listservs for each of
seven technology focus areas: Alkali-Silica Reactivity,
Anti-Icing/RWIS, Concrete Assessment and Rehabilitation, High
Performance Concrete, Innovative Pavement Maintenance Materials,
Pavement Preservation, and Superpave.
Canadian Government
Transport Canada
Transport
Canada’s mission is to develop and administer policies,
regulations and services for the best possible transportation
system for Canada and Canadians. Its role is to develop
up-to-date, relevant transportation policies and legislation, and
to maintain the highest level of safety and security
possible.
Provincial Transportation
Ministries
Alberta
Infrastructure
British Columbia Ministry of
Transportation and Highways
Government of Manitoba, gouvernement du
Manitoba
Government of the Northwest Territories -
Transportation
Government of Yukon Home Page
Newfoundland Works, Services and Transportation Home Page
Nova Scotia Transportation and Public Works Home Page
Ontario Ministry of Transportation
Prince Edward Island: Transportation and Public Works
Québec Ministères et organismes
Saskatchewan Highways and Transportation
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