The Intermodal Surface Transportation Efficiency Act of 1991 (ISTEA) has brought about sweeping changes in the way transportation improvements of all kinds are funded. These changes have occurred at both the federal and state levels. Coupled with the funding changes wrought by ISTEA, are other factors that have brought renewed interest in identifyi
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United States. Federal Highway Administration. Office of Motor Carriers
1996-10-01
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Intelligent Transportation Systems (ITS) utilize information, communication, sensor and control technologies to improve mobility, safety and productivity. The Commercial Vehicle Operations (CVO) program, one of several components of the U.S. Department of Transportation’s Intelligent Transportation Systems (ITS) initiative, is designed to accelerat
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United States. Federal Highway Administration. Pavement Division
1996-10-01
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This notebook serves as a compilation of Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) policy and guidance on pavement issues. This 2nd revision includes revisions to the following chapters: (1) Pavement Policy; (2) Pavement Issues; (3) Rigid Pavement; (4) Flexible Pavement; (5) Pavement Drainage; (7) Pavement Rehabilitation; (8) Surface and Other Consider
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Work zone safety continues to be a high-priority issue for traffic engineering professionals and highway agencies. Based on the Fatal Accident Reporting System (FARS), work zone fatalities climbed to an all-time high in 1994 when 833 people were killed. This figure represents an approximately 29-percent increase over 1992 when work zone deaths reac
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Seismic Bridge Design Applications, Parts One and Two, contains the material used in two one-day national satellite seminars broadcast from the University of Maryland to provide seismic design application instruction. Mr. Robert Mast and Dr. Lee Marsh of BERGER/ABAM Engineers, Inc., were the instructors and developed the course materials. Part One
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Seismic Bridge Design Applications, Parts One and Two, contains the material used in two one-day national satellite seminars broadcast from the University of Maryland to provide seismic design application instruction. Mr. Robert Mast and Dr. Lee Marsh of BERGER/ABAM Engineers, Inc., were the instructors and developed the course materials. Part One
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These experiments investigated what drivers do when traveling under automated control, and what information they would like to have available during that time. Eighteen drivers ages 25 through 34 and 18 drivers age 65 or older participated in the first two experiments; 6 drivers participated in the third experiment. All experiments were conducted i
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The objectives of this study were two-fold: (I) to determine the relative accident rates, in accidents per million vehicle miles of travel, of longer combination vehicles (LCV’s) and Non-LCV’s; and (2) to determine, to the extent possible, the relative accident rates for LCV and Non-LCV subgroups, including Tractors-Semitrailers, STAA Doubles, Rock
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Changing federal policy has caused a number of federal agencies to take a closer look at the impacts that are created by the implementation of their policy. The Federal Highway Administration, in particular, has been concerned about the impacts that are caused during the construction of highways, and, in some cases, impacts during the operations of
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United States. Federal Highway Administration. Office of Program Quality Coordination
1996-10-01
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A number of state highway agencies (States) have permitted telecommunications to be located longitudinally along freeway rights-of-way (RO\V). In two instances, the States have traded such longitudinal access to obtain Intelligent Transportation System (ITS) infrastructure. The experiences of these two States can provide valuable information for ot
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This manual is the reference text used for the FHWA Demonstration Project No. 82 on Mechanically Stabilized Earth Walls and Reinforced Soil Slopes and reflects current practice for the design, construction and monitoring of these structures. This manual was prepared to enable the engineer to identify and evaluate potential applications of MSEW and
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This report, as part of the U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) Comprehensive Truck Size and Weight (TS&W) Study, provides factual information and analysis of the U.S. freight hauling truck fleet, and is based on the Truck Inventory and Use Survey (TIUS) data bases from 1992 and 1987. The U.S. Bureau of the Census collects truck data every five
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The United States and many other advanced industrial countries are concerned about the slow down in productivity growth since the early 1970s. Recent discussions in the literature have emphasized inadequate growth of infrastructure capital as a cause of the slow down in productivity at the aggregate and industry levels. The level of aggregation use
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Note: This report is superseded by the 2015 version.This report addresses the following question: How does a transportation agency grab and hold people's interest in a project or plan, convince them that active involvement is worthwhile, and provide the means for them to have direct and meaningful impact on its decisions? A wide variety of tools to
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The Driver/Carrier Relationship Project was commissioned to address three issues. The first was to determine if drivers of commercial motor vehicles get tickets at a different rate, depending on the carrier that they are working for. The second issue was to determine if the difference was related to safety performance. The third issue was whetehr t
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Mitretek Systems. Center for Telecommunications and Advanced Technology
1996-09-01
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Intelligent Transportation Systems (ITS) apply advanced and emerging technologies in suchfields as information processing, communications, control, and electronics to surfacetransportation needs. ITS encompasses a number of diverse program areas includingAdvanced Traffic Management Systems, Advanced Traveler Information Systems, CommercialVehicle O
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