Highways: How State Agencies Adopt New Pavement Technologies
PEMD-88-19
Published: Aug 12, 1988. Publicly Released: Aug 12, 1988.
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In response to a congressional request, GAO reviewed state highway agencies' efforts to improve highways and reduce costs, specifically: (1) how states adopt highway pavement technologies for use; (2) the extent to which states use selected technologies; (3) criteria states use in adopting selected technologies, such as cost or performance measures; and (4) barriers that prevent states from adopting selected technologies.
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Asphalt concreteConcrete (Road surface)Cost effectiveness analysisEvaluation criteriastate relationsHighway planningHighway researchInterstate highwaysPavement performancePrimary highwaysPublic roads or highwaysRoad constructionRural roadsSecondary roadsTechnology transfer