Evaluating and Introducing Proprietary Composite Products into the Highway Marketplace: HITEC

摘要

For decades, both the public and private sector have been struggling to overcome the many barriers to introducing innovation into the highway system. Some obstacles include developing standards and specifications for new technologies, shortening the length of time before a product is introduced into the marketplace, finding cost-effective means for new product testing. and developing a comprehensive system under which information is shared between the various agencies.