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原文传递 THE METRIC CONVERSION STATUS FOR THE HIGHWAY PROGRAM.

题名：	THE METRIC CONVERSION STATUS FOR THE HIGHWAY PROGRAM.
作者：	Balis-J
关键词：	FEDERAL-AGENCIES; HIGHWAY-CONSTRUCTION; INTERNATIONAL-SYSTEM-OF-MEASUREMENTS; LEGISLATION-; METRIC-SYSTEM; METRIC-SYSTEM-CHANGEOVER; STATE-DEPARTMENTS-OF-TRANSPORTATION
摘要：	The 1998 construction season represents a major turning point in the metric conversion process currently underway in the highway construction industry. Data collected by the American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials indicates that just under 65% of the 1998 construction dollars will be let for projects using the International System of Measurements (SI). Also, current estimates by the state departments of transportation indicate that metric units will be used in projects representing 85% of the entire 1999 state-administered highway construction program. These estimates are a substantial increase from 1997 when projects using metric measurements made up 45% of the program. Metric conversion of the U.S. highway industry has come about primarily as a result of the 1988 Omnibus Trade and Competitiveness Act, which mandated that federal government agencies use the SI metric system of measurements in their daily business to encourage U.S. industry to adopt SI and to become more competitive in the worldwide market.
总页数：	Public Roads. 1998/09. 62(2) pp2-4 (2 Fig.)
报告类型：	科技报告