When people hear the phrase "artificial intelligence" (AI), they might think of robots and machines that perform some of the functions that humans do, as such searching for victims in a partially collapsed building or comforting the elderly with personalized advice as part of monitoring their moods and home activity. When defined within the context
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This report develops and verifies material and structural models for asphalt mixture performance-related specifications (AM-PRS). The models the research team developed and verified in this study include the simplified viscoelastic continuum damage (S-VECD) model for fatigue cracking, the shift model as a permanent deformation model, the healing mo
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Water Reducing Admixtures (WRAs), sometimes referred to as plasticizers, are designed to free trapped water that is present in concrete mixtures and are used in a variety of applications to ensure or improve workability. When cement clinker is ground, electrical charges are created on the surface of the particles. During concrete mixing, cement par
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United States. Department of Transportation. Intelligent Transportation Systems Joint Program Office
2022-01-01
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Millions of Americans, those with disabilities, older adults, or those living in rural or suburban locales, cannot or do not use private vehicles or fixed-route transit. Yet, while many of the new mobility tools (such as trip planning, digital mapping, and navigation applications) provide users amazing capabilities to access travel directions, loca
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United States. Department of Transportation. Intelligent Transportation Systems Joint Program Office
2022-01-01
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Safe Trips in a Connected Transportation Network (ST-CTN) seeks to enhance the travel experience for underserved communities, including people with disabilities, older adults, and travelers with limited English proficiency (LEP). It will leverage innovative solutions and existing systems such as connected vehicle (CV) deployments, an advanced trip
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United States. Department of Transportation. Intelligent Transportation Systems Joint Program Office
2022-01-01
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The Buffalo, NY ITS4US project aims to solve mobility challenges for all travelers with a specific focus on underserved communities, including people with disabilities, older adults, low-income individuals, rural residents, veterans, and limited English proficiency travelers by deploying an integrated set of travel support services and systems with
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United States. Department of Transportation. Intelligent Transportation Systems Joint Program Office
2022-01-01
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The Health Connector solution intends to demonstrate an innovative concept that will address various bottlenecks associated with healthcare transportation access for HIRTA communities, focusing on mostly rural Dallas County, Iowa. Some of these challenges are the key reasons behind missed appointments or unacceptable levels of preventive or as-need
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United States. Department of Transportation. Intelligent Transportation Systems Joint Program Office
2022-01-01
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The ITS4US Deployment Program is a $40 million multimodal effort, led by the Intelligent Transportation Systems Joint Program Office (ITS JPO) and supported by the Office of the Secretary, the Federal Highway Administration, and the Federal Transit Administration, to identify ways to provide more efficient, affordable, and accessible transportation
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United States. Federal Highway Administration. Office of International Programs
2022-01-01
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The Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) Office of International Programs has supported knowledge-building and effective practices in transportation in the United States and other countries. One example is the United States-Japan Bridge Engineering Workshops. These workshops have helped the United States share information on ductile structural des
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United States. Department of Transportation. Federal Highway Administration. Office of Highway Policy Information
2022-01-01
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On a monthly basis, each State is required to report to the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA), the amount of gallons taxed by that state. This data is analyzed and compiled by FHWA staff. The data on the amount of on-highway fuel use for each State is then used to attribute federal revenue to each State. Yearly, the FHWA, Office of Policy, prov
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United States. Department of Transportation. Federal Highway Administration. Office of Federal Lands Highway
2022-01-01
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This report celebrates another year of accomplishments by the Federal Highway Administration, Office of Federal Lands Highway (FLH). During 2021, FLH administered a $1.2B program for our Federal Land Management Agency (FLMA) partners, Native American Tribal partners, and other federal, state and local agencies. Projects accomplished last year range
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United States. Department of Transportation. Federal Highway Administration
2022-01-01
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The Weather-Responsive Management Strategies initiative under the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) Every Day Counts – Round 5 program promotes the use of road weather data from mobile and connected vehicle technologies to support traffic and maintenance management strategies during inclement weather. The goal is to improve safety and reliabili
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United States. Department of Transportation. Federal Highway Administration
2022-01-01
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FHWA has identified and promotes widespread use of 28 Proven Safety Countermeasures (PSCs), which can offer significant, measurable impacts as part of any agency’s data-driven, systemic approach to improving safety. Most PSCs are eligible for HSIP funding and can help State, local, and Tribal agencies take a Safe System Approach and achieve signifi
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United States. Department of Transportation. Federal Highway Administration
2022-01-01
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Traffic Incident Management, or TIM, offers coordinated strategies to detect, respond to, and clear traffic incidents. TIM programs increase traveler and responder safety. They also improve travel reliability, air quality, energy use, and commerce on all roadways. When a crash, debris, stalled vehicle, or other incident affects roadways, TIM progra
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United States. Department of Transportation. Federal Highway Administration
2022-01-01
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Every day, police, fire, emergency medical services (EMS), transportation, and towing professionals are working on or near our Nation’s roadways, clearing roadway incidents and helping the safe and efficient flow of traffic. Their familiar emergency lights (amber, blue, and red) are meant to alert drivers to their presence and cue them to use great
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United States. Department of Transportation. Federal Highway Administration
2022-01-01
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Public safety agencies, like law enforcement, use Computer-Aided Dispatch (CAD) systems to catalog and coordinate activities. This makes CAD one of the richest sources of real-time incident data, since most road incidents are initially detected through 9-1-1 calls. Timely sharing of this valuable information between public safety and transportation
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United States. Department of Transportation. Federal Highway Administration
2022-01-01
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North Dakota’s US Highway 85 (US 85) expansion project is an example of how State departments of transportation (DOTs) can proactively address emerging system needs through the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) process and incorporate safety and minimize environmental impacts (figure 1). In the early 2010’s, North Dakota experienced an econo
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United States. Department of Transportation. Federal Highway Administration
2022-01-01
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The City of Frankfort, Kentucky’s Second Street Corridor project is an example of how local governments and State departments of transportation (DOTs) can address safety needs during the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) process (figure 1). The City of Frankfort received Transportation Investment Generating Economic Recovery (TIGER) funds in
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United States. Department of Transportation. Federal Highway Administration
2022-01-01
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The Weather-Responsive Management Strategies initiative under the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) Every Day Counts—Round 5 program promotes the use of road weather data from mobile and connected vehicle technologies to support traffic and maintenance management strategies during inclement weather. The goal is to improve safety and reliability
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