Iowa, Minnesota and South Carolina will tackle new ways of constructing roads—from prefabrication to public information—using the first set of $1-million grants from the Federal Highway Administration's Highways for Life program, awarded Oct. 31.
The $75-million program, part of last year's $283-billion SAFETEA-LU measure, disseminates information about innovative project methods and materials on its Website, www.fhwa.dot.gov/hfl/index.cfm. The rules for grant applications to fund state projects were issued this spring (ENR 3/13 p. 24). Winners were chosen from nine applicants.