FOCUS

FOCUS is a vehicle for promoting SHRP products and other highway technologies that FHWA and States are using to build better, safer roads. The Strategic Highway Research Program (SHRP) was established by Congress in 1987 as a 5-year, $150 million research program to improve the performance and durability of our Nation's highways and to make them safer for motorists and highway workers. As a follow-on to SHRP, Congress provided funding in the Intermodal Surface Transportation Efficiency Act of 1991 to implement SHRP products and to continue SHRP's long-term pavement performance (LTPP) program. While the 1998 Transportation Equity Act for the 21st Century did not specifically allocate any money for SHRP initiatives, FHWA remains committed to the continued implementation of SHRP products.