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Title: METRIC HIGHWAYS REVISITED
Accession Number: 00642437
Record Type: Component
Digital Copy: Availability: Find a library where document is available Abstract: In the July-August 1991 issue of TRNews, Donald G. Fohs of the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) outlined the issue of metric conversion and emphasized the fact that direct federal and federal-aid construction contracts will be awarded only to projects designed in metric units after September 30, 1996. Federally funded road building will convert, and it is assumed that highway agencies at all government levels will also convert their nonfederal projects to metric, rather than design them in different measurement units. As September 30, 1996, is getting closer, it seems appropriate to review the issues and events that are leading to metric highways in the United States. This article begins with a discussion of three of the most pertinent reasons for our nation to convert to the metric system: international trade competitiveness, ease of use, and federal mandate. Further discussion covers the following: legal requirements for conversion; U.S. Department of Transportation, FHWA, and AASHTO actions regarding metric conversion; the "AASHTO Guide to Metric Conversion"; traffic signs - perhaps the most expensive element of metrication; and the Canadian conversion experience. Two figures are included with this article, one showing the FHWA Metric Timetable and the other listing Milestones of Canadian Conversion.
Language: English
Corporate Authors: Transportation Research Board 500 Fifth Street, NW Authors: Lindly, J KTurner, D SPagination: p. 10-12
Publication Date: 1994-1
Serial: Features: Figures
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TRT Terms: Identifier Terms: Uncontrolled Terms: Geographic Terms: Old TRIS Terms: Subject Areas: Administration and Management; Highways; Law; I10: Economics and Administration
Files: TRIS, TRB
Created Date: Feb 24 1996 12:00AM
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