A -- RESEARCH ON IMPROVED PAVEMENTS USED IN AMERICA'S INTERSTATE AND HIGHWAY SYSTEMS The Innovative Pavement Research Foundation (IPRF)and the Federal Highway Administration have entered into a cooperative agreement that unites the public and private sectors' common research interests for improved concrete pavements used in America's interstate and highway systems. The IPRF anticipates undertaking seven research projects during 1999. Requests for proposals will be sought from qualified universities, highway research agencies and individual researchers to conduct research. The anticipated research projects are as follows: (1) Traffic Management Optimization Pilot Studies for Reconstructing Urban Highways, (2) Impact of Texturing and Surface Treatment on Reducing Wet-Weather Accidents Preliminary, (3) Whitetopping and Unbonded Overlay Performance on Heavily-Trafficked Roadways, (4) Tests or Standards to Identify Compatible Combinations of Individually Acceptable Concrete Materials, (5) Accelerated Loading Tests of Ultra-Thin Whitetopping (UTW), (6) Costs and Benefits of Various Components of Concrete Pavements and(7) Field Trials of Concrete Pavement Product and Process Technology. Additional information regarding these projects can be viewed at www.pavement.com/iprf.html. If you desire a hard copy of this information, please call the point(s) of contact identified above. WEB: Visit this URL for the latest information about this, http://www.eps.gov/cgi-bin/WebObjects/EPS?ACode=S&;ProjID=DTFH61-99-X-0 0008&LocID=30. E-MAIL: Kathy Farrell, kathy.farrell@fhwa.dot.gov. Posted 06/11/99 (D-SN342159).

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