Over the last decade, the Michigan Department of Transportation (MDOT) has implemented digital workflows for project delivery, with a major focus on producing engineering data models. In 2012, to be responsive to industry requests, MDOT began providing engineering digital data in the form of three-dimensional (3D) models as part of the reference in
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United States. Federal Highway Administration. Office of Planning, Environment, and Realty
2019-05-30
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This digest shares the latest information from a range of Federal and non-Federal sources, addressing transportation and its relationship to the human environment. Through this information exchange, FHWA hopes to foster dialogue at all levels and continue to further the state of the practice on these important topics in support of safety; infrastru
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United States. Federal Highway Administration. Office of Planning, Environment, and Realty
2019-05-16
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This digest shares the latest information from a range of Federal and non-Federal sources, addressing transportation and its relationship to the human environment. Through this information exchange, FHWA hopes to foster dialogue at all levels and continue to further the state of the practice on these important topics in support of safety; infrastru
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The Tampa Hillsborough Expressway Authority (THEA) Connected Vehicle (CV) Pilot, as part of the U.S. Department of Transportation (USDOT) CV Pilot Deployment Program, staged an Operational Capability Showcase on November 29, 2018. The showcase was a media event to communicate the capabilities, intent and value of the deployment. This document summa
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New shared mobility services have become increasingly common and transportation agencies are beginning to integrate them into regional planning processes. This report provides three case studies of how metropolitan planning organizations (MPOs) and their regional partners are integrating shared mobility into regional multimodal transportation plann
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The Intelligent Transportation Systems (ITS) Joint Program Office (JPO), the Maritime Administration (MARAD), and other administrations within the United States Department of Transportation are seeking ways to improve the efficiency of drayage trucking at ports. The needs of ports were assessed through in-person interviews with port and terminal op
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United States. Federal Highway Administration. Office of Planning, Environment, and Realty
2019-05-02
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This digest shares the latest information from a range of Federal and non-Federal sources, addressing transportation and its relationship to the human environment. Through this information exchange, FHWA hopes to foster dialogue at all levels and continue to further the state of the practice on these important topics in support of safety; infrastru
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The Performance Grading (PG) specification is currently used as the primary purchase specification and binder classification system in the state of Texas and many other parts of the world. Since its inception, binder production has evolved to include new technologies and additives that can be used to improve binder performance. However, in some cas
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United States. Department of Transportation. Federal Highway Administration. Office of Safety
2019-05-01
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Safety is a national transportation performance goal area, but more importantly, it is the number one priority for all transportation system users. For this reason, every state Department of Transportation (DOT), metropolitan planning organization (MPO), and many local jurisdictions are investing in programs and projects to reduce fatalities and se
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United States. Department of Transportation. Federal Highway Administration. Office of Highway Policy Information
2019-05-01
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FHWA has constructed a national vehicle miles traveled (VMT) forecasting model where future VMT growth rates can be estimated for three major economic scenarios - normal, pessimistic, and optimistic growth. The normal growth scenario represents the most Likely economic outlook reflects IHS' assessment of most probable future trends in U.S. populati
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This report documents a Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) project to address the need to connect system-level, goal and objective-setting in the transportation planning process and operations planning that occurs among operators. Through document-based research and input from an expert practitioner group, the project team developed a basic five
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United States. Department of Transportation. Federal Highway Administration. Office of Safety
2019-05-01
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Safety is a national transportation performance goal area, but more importantly, it is the number one priority for all transportation system users. For this reason, every state Department of Transportation (DOT), metropolitan planning organization (MPO), and many local jurisdictions are investing in programs and projects to reduce fatalities and se
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The goal of this project was to understand how the culture within law enforcement agencies impacts engagement in traffic safety enforcement. The four objectives were to understand: (1) how law enforcement leaders and officers prioritize traffic safety relative to other public safety issues; (2) self-reported attitudes, beliefs, and behaviors about
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United States. Department of Transportation. Federal Highway Administration. Office of Highway Policy Information
2019-05-01
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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. Department of Transportation. Federal Highway Administration. Office of Highway Policy Information
2019-05-01
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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 Safety
2019-05-01
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Safety is a national transportation performance goal area, but more importantly, it is the number one priority for all transportation system users. For this reason, every state Department of Transportation (DOT), metropolitan planning organization (MPO), and many local jurisdictions are investing in programs and projects to reduce fatalities and se
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United States. Federal Highway Administration. Center for Accelerating Innovation
2019-05-01
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Innovator, published by the FHWA Center for Accelerating Innovation, advances implementation of innovative technologies and processes in the highway industry. Its audience is transportation professionals in highway agencies, trade and research groups, academia and the private sector, and the driving public.
This project aims to develop a mobile app that enables pedestrians with disabilities to more safely and more efficiently cross signalized intersections. The proposed technology concept is a smart phone app that interacts directly with a real-time, adaptive traffic signal control system at the intersection via Dedicated Short Range Communication (DS
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Repair and rehabilitation of the aging highway infrastructure continues to be a challenging endeavor for all U.S. highway agencies. Thousands of miles of highway pavements need rehabilitation, and many of these highways carry over 100,000 vehicles/day, including a large percentage of trucks. Extended lane closures must be avoided to prevent compoun
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Animal-vehicle collisions (AVC), and deer-vehicle collisions (DVC) in particular, are a major safety problem on Virginia roads. Mitigation measures such as improved fencing and location-specific driver alerts are being implemented and evaluated in Virginia and elsewhere. One of the most promising mitigation methods uses a buried cable animal detect
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