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Title: FEDERAL HIGHWAY ADMINISTRATION: A RENEWED INTERNATIONAL FOCUS
Accession Number: 00641374
Record Type: Component
Availability: Find a library where document is available Abstract: Establishing the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) as a leader in the international highway transportation community is an area of emphasis for the agency. To achieve this end, it is pursuing activities mandated by the Intermodal Surface Transportation Efficiency Act of 1991 (ISTEA), Section 6003, that include (1) Searching abroad for technology to help solve domestic transportation problems, (2) Lending technical assistance to developing countries and countries in transition, and (3) Assisting U.S. industry to compete in the global marketplace. Although FHWA (along with its predecessors) has participated in international projects since its earliest days, the extent of the programs in which the agency is currently involved is unlike anything that has occurred in the past. Having reached the end of the Interstate era, the agency, in redefining its responsibilities to the states, has taken a stronger role in the international arena. This includes participating in global networks to provide developing countries with an active flow of much-needed technical information and improving the U.S. highway transportation system by importing new and innovative technologies from abroad. Working closely with partners such as the American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials (AASHTO), the Transportation Research Board (TRB), the Permanent International Association of Road Congresses (PIARC), the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD), and the International Road Federation (IRF), FHWA is actively seeking out new technologies and innovations of benefit to the United States. This article provides additional information on FHWA's international technical assistance efforts, international highway technology scanning program, technical cooperation and exchange, international technical information management program, and private sector support program.
Language: English
Corporate Authors: Transportation Research Board 500 Fifth Street, NW Authors: Bravo, NPagination: p. 2-6, 8
Publication Date: 1993-11
Serial: Features: Figures
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TRT Terms: Identifier Terms: Uncontrolled Terms: Old TRIS Terms: Subject Areas: Administration and Management; Highways; I10: Economics and Administration
Files: TRIS, TRB, ATRI
Created Date: Jan 7 1994 12:00AM
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