Identifying applications that can reduce fuel consumption and emissions from surface transportation is an important strategy in solving transportation’s environmental dilemma. The U.S. Department of Transportation (U.S. DOT) has set out to investigate the problem through several initiatives, one of which is connected vehicle research. The purpose o
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The goal of this report is to present an overview of the state of the practice for techniques that could be used toevaluate the environmental impacts of ITS deployments enabled by real-time communications. Commercial freightand public transit applications are considered as well as applications affecting private passenger vehicles. This reportwill b
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The AERIS (Applications for the Environment: Real-Time Information Synthesis) Program was initiated to generate or acquire environmentally relevant real-time data to create actionable information that will support and facilitate “green” transportation choices by system users and operators. This project is one of several awarded by the Federal Highw
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This report summarizes the results of a detailed positioning study intended to evaluate various positioning technologies and their applicability to a suite of location dependent vehicle safety and mobility applications. The initial phases of the study included a detailed summary of the applications, and a market scan of available positioning techno
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This report presents summary results of the 2010 ITS Deployment Tracking survey, the most recent survey conducted by the ITS Deployment Tracking Project. The U.S. Department of Transportation and its member agencies, including the Research and Innovative Technology Administration, have pursued a research and development agenda, the Intelligent Tran
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This report presents the test plan for collecting and analyzing cost and benefit data for the AtlantaCongestion Reduction Demonstration (CRD) under the United States Department of Transportation(U.S. DOT) Urban Partnership Agreement (UPA) and CRD Programs. The Atlanta CRD projectsinclude the conversion of lanes for high occupancy vehicles (HOV) on
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This report presents the test plan for collecting and analyzing transit system data for the AtlantaCongestion Reduction Demonstration (CRD) under the United States Department of Transportation(U.S. DOT) Urban Partnership Agreement (UPA) and CRD Programs. The Atlanta CRD projectsinclude the conversion of lanes for high occupancy vehicles (HOV) on ap
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This report presents the test plan for collecting and analyzing tolling data for the Atlanta CongestionReduction Demonstration (CRD) under the United States Department of Transportation (U.S. DOT)Urban Partnership Agreement (UPA) and CRD Programs. The Atlanta CRD projects include theconversion of lanes for high occupancy vehicles (HOV) on approxima
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This report presents the test plan for collecting and analyzing safety data for the Atlanta CongestionReduction Demonstration (CRD) under the United States Department of Transportation (U.S. DOT)Urban Partnership Agreement (UPA) and CRD Programs. The Atlanta CRD projects include theconversion of lanes for high occupancy vehicles (HOV) on approximat
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This report presents the test plan for collecting and analyzing data dealing with travel demandmanagement (TDM) activities for the Atlanta Congestion Reduction Demonstration (CRD) under theUnited States Department of Transportation (U.S. DOT) Urban Partnership Agreement (UPA) and CRDPrograms. The Atlanta CRD projects include the conversion of lanes
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This report presents the test plan for collecting and analyzing information on outreach activities, mediacoverage, and establishment of the partnership for the projects comprising the Atlanta CongestionReduction Demonstration (CRD) under the United States Department of Transportation (U.S. DOT)Urban Partnership Agreement (UPA) and CRD Programs. The
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This report presents the test plan for collecting and analyzing data survey and interview data for theAtlanta Congestion Reduction Demonstration (CRD) under the United States Department ofTransportation (U.S. DOT) Urban Partnership Agreement (UPA) and CRD Programs. The Atlanta CRDprojects include the conversion of lanes for high occupancy vehicles
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The Federal Highway Administration awarded a $405,560 grant to Stay Alert Safety Services, Inc. of North Carolina to refine and test its automated pavement marker placement system under the Highways for LIFE Technology Partnerships Program. This report describes Phase 2 of the project, which involved making several modifications and upgrades to the
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This report presents the results of a pilot study on the seismic behavior and response of steel bridges with integral abutments. Analytical investigations were conducted on computational models of steel bridges with integral abutments to determine their seismic behavior as a system and to develop seismic design guidelines. The effect of the superst
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Current American Association of State Highway Transportation Officials (AASHTO) Load and Resistance Factor Design (LRFD) Bridge Design Specifications Service I deflection limits are in place with the purpose to prevent deformation-induced structural damage and psychological user-discomfort from excess bridge vibration. Previous research has shown t
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United States. Department of Transportation. Federal Highway Administration. Office of Highway Policy Information
2011-08-01
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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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The Western Oregon Roads Maintenance Program had been housed with the Federal Projects Office in Vancouver since 1972. Negotiations between FHWA and the BLM would permanently move the program into the Bureau of Land Management.
The Western Oregon Roads Maintenance Program had been headquartered in the Federal Highway Administration Division Office in Salem, Oregon, since its inception in the mid 1950’s. By 1972 that was about to change.
As part of a national initiative sponsored by the Federal Highway Administration under the Highways for LIFE program, the District Department of Transportation (DDOT) was awarded a $1 million grant to demonstrate the use of proven, innovative technologies to deliver a $10.4 million bridge construction project in less time than conventional construc
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