This report summarizes the activities performed, products developed, and accomplishments under this task order as part of the above-referenced contract. The goal of this task order is to conduct technology transfer, delivery, and implementation of best practices for jointed concrete pavements. Activities such as those conducted under this task orde
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Understanding the steps in the site selection process can facilitate a transportation agency’s ability to constructively inform decision-makers in a way that helps align actions with goals and priorities.
Culverts, conduits that facilitate passage of water beneath roadways and other structures, represent important components of infrastructure systems, helping to drain, direct or divert surface water and prevent the disruption of roadways. Their efficient inspection and maintenance is thus critical to safe operation of Indiana’s transportation infras
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The Maine and New Hampshire Departments of Transportation studied the potential for green infrastructure techniques to protect Route 209 in Phippsburg, ME and Route 1B in Portsmouth, NH from coastal flooding. Maine results show it is possible to extend the time before a conventional gray infrastructure solution (sheet pile wall or riprap) becomes n
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United States. Department of Transportation. Federal Highway Administration. Office of Safety
2018-08-01
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Both States are using the Highway Safety Improvement Program (HSIP) to target pedestrian safety projects. TDOT will use at least 10 percent of its HSIP funding to counter an increasing number of serious and fatal crashes involving pedestrians. CTDOT has taken a more programmatic approach, but has easily surpassed a 10-percent threshold in recent ye
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To inform the development of an implementation guide, the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) conducted four regional peer exchanges in Spring 2018 on nature-based solutions that improve coastal highway resilience. This peer exchange summary provides a synthesis of the key examples of nature-based solutions and recommendations for successful plan
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United States. Department of Transportation. Federal Highway Administration. Office of Safety
2018-08-01
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When contemplating an approach to understand the myriad of complex and interwoven factors and circumstances involved in speeding-related issues, practitioners sometimes ask "Where do I even start?" and "Which data are the most trustworthy?" State crash reports use a variety of categories to describe speeding-related crashes: "exceeded speed limit,"
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United States. Department of Transportation. Federal Highway Administration. Office of Safety
2018-08-01
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Rectangular Rapid-Flashing Beacons (RRFBs) is one of MaineDOT’s most common pedestrian countermeasures. In addition to installing RRFBs through their typical project development process, the Department has reached out to communities to become partners in the installation and maintenance of the RRFB. MaineDOT created a single procurement-only contra
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This report provides the current state of congestion and reliability in 52 of the largest metropolitan areas in the United States. It also highlights relevant successful operational strategies and performance management approaches implemented by state and local transportation agencies. The report concludes with a brief discussion of the new travel
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United States. Department of Transportation. Federal Highway Administration. Office of Highway Policy Information
2018-08-01
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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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As the world’s second-most widely used material behind water, concrete is a core ingredient of American infrastructure, including its use to build roads and bridges on the National Highway System. Concrete, due to its long service life, has a low environmental cost; however, its major component, ordinary portland cement (OPC), in its manufacturing
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2018-08-01
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Online shopping is a thriving market, reflecting the increasing development of information technology and convenience of electronic commerce over the last decade. In an effort to track trends associated with increased access to technology, the National Household Travel Survey (NHTS) began to query respondents ages 16 and older on how many times the
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An increasing number of regional and local transportation agencies across the country are adopting transportation safety plans with a vision to eliminate traffic fatalities. This document provides references to key information for metropolitan planning organizations and local communities to understand the safety planning process and develop their o
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The Wyoming Department of Transportation’s (WYDOT) Connected Vehicle (CV) Pilot Deployment Program is intended to develop a suite of applications that utilize vehicle to infrastructure (V2I) and vehicle to vehicle (V2V) communication technology to reduce the impact of adverse weather on truck travel in the I-80 corridor. These applications support
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United States. Department of Transportation. Intelligent Transportation Systems Joint Program Office
2018-07-26
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Each year, rural roadways experience a greater number of fatal crashes than urban roadways. In 2015, there were more than 6.2 million traffic crashes in the United States, in which 35,092 people were killed. Of this staggering number, rural fatalities accounted for 49 percent— despite estimates that only 19 percent of the U.S. population live in ru
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United States. Federal Highway Administration. Office of Planning, Environment, and Realty
2018-07-26
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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 purpose of this analysis, modeling, and simulation (AMS) plan is to provide a well-defined and unambiguous set of steps to be followed for modeling, simulating, and evaluating the mobility and environmental impacts of the pilot deployment as outlined in the refined evaluation plan for New York City, created in Task 2 of this project. The plan d
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United States. Federal Highway Administration. Office of Planning, Environment, and Realty
2018-07-12
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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 FHWA Business Process and Data Quality Checklist report is a resource for state Departments of Transportation to improve the quality and timeliness of HPMS submittals. The checklist will help agencies implement strategies to marshal internal resources and work with Federal-aid partners effectively and efficiently.
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