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Interim Planning for a Future Strategic Highway Research Program 2-1 CHAPTER 2 RENEWAL -- ACCELERATING THE RENEWAL OF AMERICA'S HIGHWAYS5 STATEMENT OF THE PROBLEM Throughout the United States, highways and roads that are operating at or near capacity are in need of major renewal. This renewal work -- which includes preservation, rehabilitation, and reconstruction -- causes significant disruption by creating bottlenecks at work zones, disturbing local communities and businesses, and propagating disruption to other parts of the highway and roadway system.
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2-2 Interim Planning for a Future Strategic Highway Research Program F-SHRP RENEWAL RESEARCH The need for major renewal is clear. How to fund this work, deliver the projects without public outcry over the delays, and deliver a superior highway product is not so clear.
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Interim Planning for a Future Strategic Highway Research Program 2-3 BARRIERS AND TACTICS TO OVERCOME THEM In several isolated, high-profile "rapid renewal" projects, highway agencies have successfully reduced traffic disruption to a bare minimum. (See Figure 2–3 for an illustration of the successful renewal continuum and Exhibit 2–1 for examples of successful projects.)
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applies innovative activities or technologies to reduce the time traditionally allocated to these on-roadway activities, thereby minimizing the impact. Tactic 2.
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Interim Planning for a Future Strategic Highway Research Program 2-5 TABLE 2–1 Relationship of research projects to research objectives Strategic Objectives Tactics (Topics) Barriers Research Projects Budget 1–1.1.
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to conduct renewal operations. It is safe to expect that these agencies will be transferring more responsibilities to consultants and contractors.
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Interim Planning for a Future Strategic Highway Research Program 2-7 work zones and work sites of the future will be safer and more efficient for both motorists and construction workers. Produce Long-Lived Facilities Tactic 8.
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2-8 Interim Planning for a Future Strategic Highway Research Program REFERENCES The Big I Civil Engineering News, Vol.
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