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Highway Bridges: Conditions and the Federal/State Role

Description: This report examines the federal and state roles in the maintenance, inspection, reconstruction, and replacement of the nation's highway bridge infrastructure, as well as the emergency response and reconstruction role of the Department of Transportation (DOT). The report first describes what is known about the condition of the nation's bridges and whether the problem of structural deficiency is improving or worsening. It then briefly describes the programmatic and budgetary context, including f… more
Date: July 15, 2008
Creator: Kirk, Robert S. & Mallett, William J.
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Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Highway and Transit Program Reauthorization

Description: This report discusses significant legislative provisions in the two provisional bills that are likely to be the subject of congressional discussion to reauthorize federal highway, highway safety, and transit programs.
Date: December 11, 2002
Creator: Fischer, John W.
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Federal Aid to Roads and Highways Since the 18th Century: A Legislative History

Description: The federal government has provided aid for roads and highways since the establishment of the United States in 1789. This report comprises a brief history of such aid, detailing some precedent setters and more recent funding through the Highway Trust Fund, which was created in 1956.
Date: January 6, 2012
Creator: Williamson, John
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[Highway construction site]

Description: Photograph of a highway construction site. There is a large dirt mound in the foreground, and the shadow of the camera is visible in the light. There are large concrete pillars in front of the highway bridge.
Date: [1951..]
Creator: Williams, Byrd M. (Byrd Moore), IV, 1951-
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Highway Abuse and Violence: Motorists' Experiences as Victims

Description: Only circumscribed aspects of highway aggression have been investigated. The upsurge of abuse and violence transpiring between motorists necessitated a more definitive depiction of the actual events, participants, and relevant contextual features. A questionnaire administered to 120 motorists, aged 18 to 68, solicited a recountal of incidents occurring within 12 months and a description of their most recent encounter. Based on severity of experience, subjects were relegated to distal threat, di… more
Date: May 1984
Creator: McAlhany, Deborah A.
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[Native woman walking along the highway]

Description: Fotografía de una mujer indígena caminando por una carretera en Guatemala. Lleva objetos en la espalda y en la cabeza. La mujer parece estar descalza. Se puede ver una pequeña valla derrumbada junto a la carretera. Al fondo se ven árboles y una gran colina.
Date: [1969..]
Creator: Parlee, Lorena M.
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Roads for Texas: Creation of a State Highway Department

Description: The work traces the early history of the Texas State Department of Highways. Beginning with the first efforts to create a department, the study focuses on the period between 1917 and 1923. Much attention goes to the legislative background of the early actions of the department. Subsequently, the work examines various statistical measures of the department's performance. This includes comparisons between Texas and nearby states, and the national highs, lows, and averages. Concluding the study is… more
Date: May 1992
Creator: Cruse, Stephen Douglas
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[Native man walking along the highway]

Description: Photograph of a native man walking along a highway in Guatemala. He is carrying chopped wood and an axe on his back. A short stone wall and a telephone pole can be seen off to the side. In the background, mountainous terrain covered in greenery is visible.
Date: [1969..]
Creator: Parlee, Lorena M.
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Federal-Aid Highways: Improved Guidance Could Enhance States' Use of Life-Cycle Cost Analysis in Pavement Selection

Description: A letter report issued by the Government Accountability Office with an abstract that begins "Thirteen of the 16 state transportation agencies GAO contacted used Life-Cycle Cost Analysis (LCCA) to select the pavement type (e.g., asphalt or concrete) for certain road construction and rehabilitation projects. Officials in all 13 states indicated that LCCA helped ensure that the agency selected the pavement that was most cost-effective over the long term, but states' specific LCCA practices varied.… more
Date: June 12, 2013
Creator: United States. Government Accountability Office.
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Federal-Aid Highways: States Need Guidance on Sales or Leases of Real Property Purchased with Federal Funds

Description: A letter report issued by the General Accounting Office with an abstract that begins "In 1998, the Transportation Equity Act for the 21st Century (TEA-21), authorized the states to retain the federal share of proceeds from the sale or lease of real property that had been purchased with federal-aid funds. It also required the states to use the federal share on other highway projects eligible for funding under the federal-aid highway program. GAO determined (1) the extent to which states are sell… more
Date: December 13, 2002
Creator: United States. General Accounting Office.
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[News Script: Freeway]

Description: Script from the WBAP-TV/NBC station in Fort Worth, Texas, relating a news story about a freeway. About 500 people met at Fort Worth's Roundup Inn for a public hearing on a freeway transportation plan.
Date: May 2, 1973, 6:00 p.m.
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
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