Highways in Crisis - Innovations help ease the challenge of funding woes.

Suppressing Sound - A Plywall™ wood barrier system, manufactured by Hoover Treated Wood Products, Inc. of Thomson, GA, is being used for noise abatement and aesthetic screening on highway projects nationwide.

Texas Hurdles Barriers - In central Texas, Interstate 35 is part of the “NAFTA corridor” that carries heavy truck traffic from Mexico to the U.S.

Pennsylvania Highway Expands - A three-phase, $140-million highway project for the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation and the Federal Highway Administration is now in its second phase in western Lehigh County near Allentown, PA.

Innovation Will Drive Future Highway Design -Tight funding and aging infrastructure present major challenges for transportation design teams.

$3.4-Billion Texas Turnpike on Schedule -Construction of the Central Texas Turnpike 2002 Project, one of the largest turnpike projects in the nation, is progressing on schedule, according to Craig Hogan, program manager with PBS&J, the project’s general engineering consultant.

A Solid Foundation for Dallas’ Growing Tollway -The President George Bush Turnpike is expanding through Dallas County. Recently, the North Texas Tollway Authority released four new tollway sections for bid.

Slick Road Solution - When a storm last February pelted North Texas with six inches of ice, the Texas Department of Transportation was prepared.

Highway 82 Snakes Through Snowmass Canyon - The $93-million widening and reconstruction of four miles of SH 82 through Snowmass Canyon near Aspen, CO, is challenging.