This document is a resource designed to enable transportation planners, operators, and others to plan for transportation systems management and operations (TSMO) by identifying operations objectives, performance measures, strategies, implementation, and management considerations. It offers practitioners a menu of options for incorporating operation
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Bonded concrete overlays rely on the underlying pavement to provide support and load carrying capacity. For bonded concrete overlays of asphalt pavement, the strength and thickness of the concrete slab and the bond between the new concrete surface and the existing asphalt essentially establishes a monolithic pavement structure. This case study summ
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The objective of this manual is to provide a comprehensive reference on aspects of heat straightening, heat curving and cold bending as they pertain to steel bridge components. This manual is targeted towards both engineers and steelwork practitioners. This manual is an updated version of FHWA Report, FHWA-IF-99-004, "Heat Straightening Repairs of
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United States. Department of Transportation. Federal Highway Administration
2023-03-01
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The purpose of this report is twofold: document the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) 2022 NextGen National Household Travel Survey (2022 NHTS) core data collection effort, design, and approach; and provide an overview of the travel survey state of the practice as context against which to assess the 2022 design, including elements such as sampl
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The Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) has included roundabouts on a list of proven safety countermeasures since 2008. However, higher than expected numbers of property damage-only crashes occurring near multi-lane roundabout exits has emerged at some U.S. roundabouts. This report details a Transportation Pooled Fund study that investigates root
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Lifecycle cost analysis (LCCA) is an engineering economic analysis tool that compares the relative merit of competing project implementation alternatives. LCCA considers both the agency and user costs incurred during the service life of an asset and helps transportation officials select the most preferred alternative. Additionally, LCCA introduces
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This user guide is intended for use alongside the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) report Safety Comparisons Between Interchange Types (forthcoming) and the spreadsheet tool FHWA Interchange Configuration Safety Comparison Tool. (1,2) This user guide provides an overview of the data needs and workflow for using the spreadsheet tool. Additional
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The ability to exchange electronic messages with mobile devices in realtime can to improve travel safety, mobility, and the experience for users of the surface transportation systems. Intelligent transportation system devices and traffic management systems using information derived from electronic messages travelers, vehicles, and other sources agr
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United States. Department of Transportation. Federal Highway Administration. Office of Highway Policy Information
2023-03-01
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Traffic Volume Trends is a monthly report based on hourly traffic count data reported by the States. These data are collected at approximately 5,000 continuous traffic counting locations nationwide and are used to estimate the percent change in traffic for the current month compared with the same month in the previous year. Estimates are re-adjuste
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United States. Federal Highway Administration. Office of Safety and Operations Research and Development
2023-03-01
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The objectives of the Multidisciplinary Data Management Support (MDMS) task order is to provide support to Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) Federal and contract project managers to manage their data and to provide access to and use of data from completed and current FHWA-sponsored projects. The purpose of this task order is twofold: To support
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United States. Department of Transportation. Federal Highway Administration
2023-03-01
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The Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) sponsored a four-hour interactive workshop on Elevating Equity through Spatial Analysis and Visualization at the American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials’ (AASHTO) 2022 Geographic Information Systems for Transportation (GIS-T) Symposium. The purpose of the workshop was to present a
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United States. Department of Transportation. Federal Highway Administration. Office of Operations
2023-03-01
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Transportation agencies have increasingly pursued the application of TSMO strategies to optimize the performance of the existing transportation system and provide lower cost and more sustainable solutions than traditional transportation infrastructure projects that add lanes to meet safety, mobility, and reliability challenges. An emphasis on trans
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United States. Department of Transportation. Federal Highway Administration. Office of Highway Policy Information
2023-03-01
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Traffic Volume Trends is a monthly report based on hourly traffic count data reported by the States. These data are collected at approximately 5,000 continuous traffic counting locations nationwide and are used to estimate the percent change in traffic for the current month compared with the same month in the previous year. Estimates are re-adjuste
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Cruising vehicles—motorists circling or cruising for on-street parking that is free or priced below market equilibrium—can contribute to additional congestion, air pollution, time wasted, driver frustration, and a potential loss of economic competitiveness at destinations where parking is hard to find and where alternative access modes are limited.
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This White Paper aims to increase understanding of the role agency culture and cultural change can play in mainstreaming transportation systems management and operations (TSMO) and help agencies identify ways to influence their agency’s culture to better facilitate mainstreaming TSMO. It presents concepts from fields such as change management, indu
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The goal of this white paper is to help transportation agencies develop an effective business case to show the value of transportation systems management and operations (TSMO) and support efforts to mainstream TSMO in their agencies. It identifies the role of a business case in mainstreaming TSMO, discusses how to evaluate the effectiveness of a TS
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This White Paper explores how decisionmaking, decision support systems (DSSs), and information management systems (IMSs) may be mechanisms for mainstreaming TSMO (transportation systems management and operations)within transportation agencies. The Paper provides examples of how these systems have been used to advance and integrate TSMO in major age
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The objective of this White Paper is to assist departments of transportation (DOTs) and other agencies engaged in managing and operating transportation systems in mainstreaming transportation systems management and operations (TSMO) through their policies and processes. This Paper discusses policies and processes, organized by six themes, that have
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United States. Department of Transportation. Federal Highway Administration. Office of Operations
2023-03-01
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This case study highlights examples from departments of transportation (DOTs) that have incorporated transportation systems management and operations (TSMO) policies and processes into all phases of the project lifecycle. The examples focus on the integration of TSMO strategies and considerations into project development, design, construction, and
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United States. Department of Transportation. Federal Highway Administration. Office of Operations
2023-03-01
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This case study highlights effective communication strategies within departments of transportation (DOTs) to mainstream transportation systems management and operations (TSMO). It provides examples of practices to support recognition of TSMO, build acceptance, and integrate TSMO across agency functions.
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