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    Final Environmental Assessment and Finding of No Significant Impact For the Proposed Safety of Dams Modifications and Bridge Reconstruction

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    The Bureau of Reclamation, Provo Area Office (Reclamation) proposes to replace the concrete spillway structure at Scofield Dam, the principal feature of the Scofield Project. This construction project would be completed under the Safety of Dams (SOD) Act of 1978 (Public Law 95-578, as amended). The proposed SOD modifications would correct safety deficiencies of the dam without affecting the purpose, or benefits of the dam. Reclamation also proposes to replace the existing gate house at its current position on the crest of the dam. This building is in poor condition and would be replaced with either a new concrete structure or a metal building

    Let\u2019s Work Together To Save Lives: Life-Saving Strategies for America\u2019s Highways

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    Safe highways are an essential element of American quality of life and economic vitality. The Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) is strongly committed to continuous improvements in highway safety. Even as our Nation's mobility has increased, safer vehicles and improved roadway design and operations have contributed to a 21% decline in the traffic fatality rate between 1991 and 2003 (from 1.9 per 100 million highway vehicle miles traveled (VMT) to 1.5). Despite these improvements, someone is killed every 12 minutes on American highways. In 2003 alone, more than 43,000 people died in highway crashes. The economic Joss is staggering-more than 230billionperyear−acostof230 billion per year- a cost of 819 to every American. Highway crashes destroy promising lives and shatter families. The FHWA shares national highway safety goals with the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration and the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration

    WisDOT Traffic Forecasting Methods and Best Practices Peer Exchange

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    WisDOT SPR# 0092-14-19The Wisconsin Department of Transportation (WisDOT) traffic forecasting section and the WisDOT Research Program funded, organizationally supported, and hosted a peer exchange May 20-22, 2014 in Madison, Wisconsin. The peer exchange participants represented the following Departments of Transportation: Florida, Iowa, Michigan, Minnesota, North Carolina, Virginia and Wisconsin. Representatives from the Federal Highway Administration Travel Model Improvement Program and Wisconsin Division Office also attended. Participants shared their experiences related to traffic forecasting methods. The event centered on facilitated discussion of the following areas: traffic forecasting reporting process, procedures, traffic forecasting statistical models/methods, travel demand model practices for forecast development, and specific traffic forecasting policy issues/questions. This report presents the key observations from the peer exchange discussions
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