Research Designed for Implementation and Historic Impact

摘要

Highway transportation leaders in the United States have a history of turning to special-purpose research programs to address strategically important issues. The American Association of State Highway Officials Road Test, administered by the Highway Research Board, 1956 to 1960, developed standards for the emerging Interstate Highway System. The first Strategic Highway Research Program, managed by the National Research Council, 1987 to 1993, focused on improving the quality and cost-effectiveness of some of the most critical operations for highway agencies, including asphalt paving and winter maintenance.