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Federal Highway Policy & Guidance Center

The Federal Highway Policy & Guidance Center provides policies and guidance for Federal-aid and Federal Lands Highway Programs, including legal documents and directives.

FHWA Order 1340.3 - Policy and Guidance Center

Establishes the Federal-aid Highway Program Policy and Guidance Center (PGC) as the FHWA's searchable source for official policy and guidance documents.

Federal Highway Policy & Guidance Center

The Federal Highway Policy and Guidance Center provides a central location for policies and guidance related to Federal-aid and Federal Lands Highway Programs.

Dwight David Eisenhower Transportation Fellowship Program

FHWA Non-Title 23 Grant Program Exhibits

This PDF document outlines applicable federal laws, regulations, executive orders, and policies for non-Title 23 grant agreements from the Federal Highway Administration.

User's Manual including Frequently Asked Questions

Manual for the Federal-aid Highway Program Policy & Guidance Center (PGC), detailing its organization, document management, and usage for accessing official policy and guidance documents.

FHWA Grant Program Exhibits

This PDF document outlines applicable federal laws, regulations, executive orders, and policies for FHWA grant agreements, including specific exhibits on standard terms and assurances.

FHWA Order 1340.3: Federal-aid Highway Program Policy and Guidance Center

Establishes the Federal-aid Highway Program Policy and Guidance Center (PGC) as the FHWA's searchable source for official policy and guidance documents.

Tech Brief: Concrete Pavement Texturing

This tech brief discusses concrete pavement surface texture, its impact on roadway safety and noise, and provides guidance on selection, specification, and construction.

Implementation of Composite Pavement Systems

Report documenting the implementation activities and lessons learned for composite pavement systems, including HMA/PCC and two-lift concrete pavements.

TechBrief: Acceptance of Non-Structural Precast Elements

Provides information and guidance on processes for accepting non-structural precast elements, including quality control plans and inspections.

Tech Brief: Joint Sealing

This technical brief from the FHWA discusses joint sealing in concrete pavements, covering types of seals, their effects on performance, and material selection factors.

Rock and Mineral Identification for Engineers

A PDF guide for civil engineers on identifying rocks and minerals, covering their properties, identification procedures, and engineering relevance.

Testing for Fatigue Cracking in the Asphalt Mixture Performance Tester

Technical brief overview of a fatigue characterization test method using an Asphalt Mixture Performance Tester (AMPT) device for asphalt pavements.

Field Reference Manual for Quality Concrete Pavements

A manual providing a state-of-the-practice for Quality Assurance (QA) of concrete pavements, aimed at engineers, inspectors, technicians, and constructors.

Permeable Interlocking Concrete Pavement

Technical brief on Permeable Interlocking Concrete Pavement (PICP), covering its composition, benefits, limitations, design, construction, and maintenance.

TechBrief: An Alternative Asphalt Binder, Sulfur-Extended Asphalt (SEA)

Technical Brief on Sulfur-Extended Asphalt (SEA) as an alternative asphalt binder modifier, discussing its performance, history, and application in pavement construction.

TechBrief: Asphalt Mixture Performance Tester (AMPT) - Large Specimen Dynamic Modulus

This technical brief summarizes the development and use of the Asphalt Mixture Performance Tester (AMPT) for evaluating asphalt mixture properties and pavement structural design.

TechBrief: Independent Assurance Program

Information on independent assurance programs for evaluating sampling and testing procedures in materials and quality acceptance programs, as defined by 23 CFR 637.

Techbrief: Color-coded IC Maps Consistent Visual Data Interpretation

Guidelines for Intelligent Compaction (IC) color-coded maps to ensure clear field inspection and interpretation of IC results using the Veta software tool.

Open Graded Friction Course: How-To Document

A how-to document detailing Open-Graded Friction Course (OGFC) practices used by Florida, South Carolina, and Georgia DOTs, and results from national research projects.

TechBrief: The Multiple Stress Creep Recovery (MSCR) Procedure

This document overviews the MSCR test procedure for evaluating asphalt binder performance and its relation to asphalt pavement rutting.

Techbrief: Specification for Intelligent Compaction

A review of national and state specifications for Intelligent Compaction (IC) technology in roadway construction, detailing system requirements, quality control, training, and data submission.

TechBrief: Intelligent Compaction Measurement Values (ICMV)

This document demystifies Intelligent Compaction Measurement Values (ICMV) by describing mechanisms, solutions, and a roadmap for using ICMV towards compaction monitoring and control.

Use of Quality Price Adjustments in Federal-Aid Highway Construction

Guidance on developing and using quality price adjustment clauses in Federal-Aid highway construction, including assessment and pay schedule methods.

National Review on Nonstructural Precast Concrete Elements

Final report from February 2012 reviewing acceptance processes for nonstructural precast concrete elements by state highway agencies.

Guide Specification for Jointed Precast Concrete Pavement

Guide specification detailing best practices for jointed precast concrete pavement (JPrCP) fabrication and construction, based on highway agency experiences.

Pavement Management Roadmap

Tech Brief: Effective Quality Assurance for Concrete Paving Operations

This tech brief outlines the basics of an effective quality system for concrete pavements using new technologies, focusing on quality assurance and control for paving operations.

TechBrief: Superpave Gyratory Compactors

This technical brief provides an overview of gyratory issues affecting asphalt pavement performance, focusing on Superpave gyratory compactors and calibration methods.

Stone Matrix Asphalt: How-To Document

A how-to document from the FHWA detailing Stone Matrix Asphalt (SMA) technology, covering design, materials, construction, and maintenance for pavement applications.

TechBrief: Aggregate and Asphalt Mixture Specific Gravity Measurements

This technical brief reviews aggregate and asphalt mixture specific gravity measurements, their impacts on mix design, and acceptance testing.

Precast Concrete Panels for Rapid Full-Depth Repair of CRC Pavement

Technical brief detailing a method for rapid, full-depth repairs of continuously reinforced concrete pavements using precast concrete panels developed by the Illinois Tollway.

TechBrief: Chemical Admixtures for Concrete Paving Mixtures

This TechBrief discusses chemical admixtures for concrete paving mixtures, focusing on air-entraining and water-reducing admixtures and their properties.

TechBrief: Best Practices for Dowel Placement Tolerances

This document discusses best practices for dowel bar placement in concrete pavements, focusing on alignment tolerances and their impact on pavement performance.

Tech Brief: Air Entrainment and Concrete Durability

This tech brief discusses air entrainment in concrete, its role in freeze-thaw durability, and strategies for establishing an acceptable air-void system.

Overview of Project Selection Guidelines for Cold In-place and Cold Central Plant Pavement Recycling

Provides project selection guidelines for cold in-place and cold central plant pavement recycling techniques, aiding users in selecting candidate projects for cold pavement recycling.

Tech Brief: Optimized Design Details for Continuously Reinforced Concrete Pavements

This Tech Brief provides guidance on optimizing key design features for continuously reinforced concrete pavements (CRCP), focusing on longitudinal steel content and terminal end details.

Tech Brief: Specifying, Designing, and Proportioning Paving Concrete

This tech brief details the process of developing concrete mixtures for paving applications, covering specifying, designing, and proportioning phases with relevant test methods and requirements.

Techbrief: Ensuring Durability of Concrete Paving Mixtures-Part I

This document details mechanisms and mitigation strategies for materials-related distresses in concrete paving mixtures, focusing on physical and chemical factors affecting durability.

Tech Brief: Field Control of Concrete Paving Mixtures

This Tech Brief summarizes guidance on the concrete-making process from batching through placement on grade, focusing on field control of concrete paving mixtures.

Tech Brief: Environmental Product Declarations

Concrete Pavement Joints (T 5040.30)

Technical Advisory providing guidance on the design and construction of joints in jointed plain concrete pavements (JPCP). Supersedes a 1990 advisory.

Index-Based Tests for Performance Engineered Mixture Designs for Asphalt Pavements

This document provides information about index-based performance tests for asphalt pavement mixture designs to improve performance and prolong service life.

TechBrief: The Use of Thin Asphalt Overlays for Pavement Preservation

This document provides an overview of thin asphalt overlays as a pavement preservation treatment, defining their use, benefits, and limitations.

Alkali-Silica Reactivity Field Identification Handbook

A handbook providing guidance on identifying alkali-silica reactivity (ASR) in concrete field structures, including symptoms, causes, and management strategies.

TechBrief: Best Practices for Jointed Concrete Pavements / Dowel Basket Anchoring Methods

This tech brief summarizes best practices for anchoring dowel baskets in concrete pavements to ensure proper dowel placement and load transfer.

Techbrief: Tack Coat Best Practices

This technical brief discusses tack coats, their role in bonding asphalt layers, and the consequences of poor application techniques on pavement performance and longevity.

Continuously Reinforced Concrete Pavement Manual

Guidelines for the design, construction, maintenance, and rehabilitation of Continuously Reinforced Concrete Pavement (CRCP).

Office of Management and Budget Bulletin No. 07-02 Final Bulletin for Agency Good Guidance Practices

Pavement and Materials - Federal Highway Administration

Browse pavement and materials guidance documents for Federal-aid and Federal Lands Highway Programs. Find policies, legal documents, memos, and directives.

Materials and Construction Technology

Browse by discipline for Pavement and Materials, specifically Materials and Construction Technology. Lists policies, guidance, and information documents with dates and contacts.

Materials and Quality Assurance

Provides policies, guidance, and documents related to materials and quality assurance in Federal-aid and Federal Lands Highway Programs.