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Title: CAN THE HIGHWAY COMMUNITY BE READY FOR METRIC BY 1996?
Accession Number: 00667681
Record Type: Component
Availability: Find a library where document is available Abstract: Recent actions by Congress and the President are redirecting the United States transportation industry to design and construct metric highways in 1996. All federal lands highway and federal-aid construction projects advertised for bids after September 30, 1996, will be in metric units. The reasons for making metric conversions, the federal timetable for conversion, and a general conversion plan that can be used by highway agencies of all sizes are described. It is recommended that readers obtain a copy of the AASHTO "Guide to Metric Conversion", which was published in 1993. A public awareness campaign by all levels of government is advocated to ensure that a public backlash to metrication does not occur.
Supplemental Notes: This paper appears in Transportation Research Record No. 1435, Pavement and Traffic Monitoring and Evaluation. Distribution, posting, or copying of this PDF is strictly prohibited without written permission of the Transportation Research Board of the National Academy of Sciences. Unless otherwise indicated, all materials in this PDF are copyrighted by the National Academy of Sciences. Copyright © National Academy of Sciences. All rights reserved
Monograph Title: Monograph Accession #: 01401245
Language: English
Authors: Lindly, Jay KTurner, Daniel SGeiger, David RPagination: p. 183-187
Publication Date: 1994-9
Serial: ISBN: 0309055121
Features: References
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TRT Terms: Uncontrolled Terms: Geographic Terms: Subject Areas: Administration and Management; Transportation (General); I10: Economics and Administration
Files: TRIS, TRB
Created Date: Oct 13 1994 12:00AM
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