The US Transportation Collection consists of documents from across all transportation modes with specific focus on research reports from US DOT, state DOTs, and other transportation organizations.
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This research develops a quantitative framework to assess flood-related risks and resilience for Texas highways and bridges. The study reviewed current practices and gaps, applied GIS-based methods with statewide flood datasets, and evaluated exposure of pavements and bridges across multiple return periods and climate scenarios. Risk assessments qu
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United States. Department of Transportation. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration. National Center for Statistics and Analysis
2025-10-01
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This issue of Traffic Safety Facts presents the most current data on motor vehicle crashes. In 2023 there were an estimated 6,138,359 police-reported traffic crashes when 40,901 people were killed and an estimated 2,442,581 people were injured. Compared to 2022, there was a 4.3-percent decrease in the number of fatalities, and a 2.5-percent increas
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In some instances, steel bridges can contain gaps between steel plates in bolted connections or between steel and concrete surfaces. In new bridges, these gaps may result from fabrication or assembly errors. In existing structures, the gaps often arise because of corrosion-related section loss. These gaps can also cause durability concerns because
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United States. Department of Transportation. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration. National Center for Statistics and Analysis
2025-10-01
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This Research Note briefly summarizes seat belt use in 2024. The national estimate of seat belt use by adult front-seat passengers of passenger vehicles in 2024 was 91.2 percent, nearly the same as the 91.9 percent observed in 2023. The seat belt use rate estimate represents the percentage of occupants who are belted during an average daylight mome
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This volume is the second in a series. The other volume in the series is FHWA-GA-25-2217 Volume I. As Mechanically Stabilized Earth and Modular Block retaining walls age within Georgia's highway infrastructure, their stability and safety are critical concerns. Currently, unlike bridges, these retaining walls lack standardized inspection protocols,
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This report evaluates the effectiveness of electronic stability control (ESC) in mitigating single-vehicle, first-event rollover crashes. NHTSA mandated ESC standard equipment in certain light vehicles manufactured on or after September 1, 2011, by Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard (FMVSS) No.126, Electronic stability control systems. The study
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The Montana Department of Transportation currently administers 295 interpretive markers along the state’s primary and secondary roads and in rest areas along interstates. Historically, travelers could stop to read the interpretive markers. Then, printable guidebooks were created, with some agencies still using these today. With contemporary technol
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Tabular and text data from fewer than 50 respondents were collected. The survey data was then exported from Qualtrics in CSV format. Forty-nine survey responses were then recorded in an Excel Spreadsheet, as Excel is a readily accessible file format for most users. The file size is 40 KB of data. No information about the respondents' names were inc
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This study identifies equity challenges in current transportation payment systems, specifically for transit, parking, and vehicle tolls. The methodology included comprehensive literature reviews, an inventory of 49 global transit systems, seven case studies, and expert interviews to assess payment accessibility, technical rules, interoperability, a
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The construction of embankments and other infrastructure elements over saturated, compressible, cohesive soft soils in Louisiana presents significant geotechnical design challenges due to anticipated large magnitudes of consolidation settlement and slow rates of consolidation. Inaccurate estimation of these deformations can lead to significant diff
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This volume is the first in a series. The other volume in the series is FHWA-GA-25-2217 Volume II. As Mechanically Stabilized Earth and Modular Block retaining walls age within Georgia's highway infrastructure, their stability and safety are critical concerns. Currently, unlike bridges, these retaining walls lack standardized inspection protocols,
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A proprietary magnesium-alumino-liquid-phosphate (MALP) concrete, manufactured by Phoscrete Corporation, is a rapid-setting repair material promoted for its ability to bond with portland cement concrete and protect reinforcing steel against corrosion. A related product, magnesium-potassium-phosphate (MKP) concrete, offers slower setting for easier
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A report by Portland State University (PSU) researchers offers an improved framework for assessing the seismic risk of transportation structures. Earthquake preparedness is a high priority for the Pacific Northwest, and cities and state agencies will benefit from having a more accurate and consistent way to prepare.
Cooperative perception broadens the sensing range of an automated vehicle, especially in urban settings where other road users and infrastructure create occlusions. However, it raises safety concerns because received information can be incorrect due to faults or malicious attacks, which can lead to unsafe planning. We study object-level fusion stra
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The Michigan Department of Transportation (MDOT) identified significant deterioration at the ends of steel and prestressed concrete (PSC) beams, requiring systematic evaluation and improved decision-making protocols for Requests for Action (RFAs). This comprehensive study examined 431 steel beam ends and 267 PSC bridges to develop capacity-based as
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The deterioration of infrastructure presents a major challenge for the economy of any country. Additionally, the risk factor of possible loss of life has made Structural Health Monitoring (SHM) an important approach to evaluate the status of any civil infrastructure. Among different methods, Fiber Optics Sensors have shown great potential to comple
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The primary focus of our research is to address the challenge of evaluating aging concrete bridges, both reinforced and prestressed, located in New England. We have developed a remote radar sensor capable of characterizing corroded reinforced concrete structures, as well as a predictive capability to generate artificial cracks and simulate radar im
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Improving the diversity of roadside plantings can provide an array of benefits including improved aesthetics, improved driver safety, and increased biodiversity. However, establishing landscape plants along roadsides can often be difficult due to a variety of soil related and other environmental factors. In an earlier trial, researchers from Michig
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The research problem we are trying to solve is the detection and monitoring of aging civil infrastructure components and systems in New England by using visual information and subsurface images in a virtual reality (VR) environment for data visualization and machine learning (ML) for data interpretation. The overall research objective is to study t
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This research project explores the consequences of Utah H.B.322, passed by the Utah legislature in 2022. The research includes a synopsis of the bill that relates to delivery of fixed guideway projects. It includes national peer agency research to explore if there are similar mandated arrangements around the US. Last, the research conducted one-on-
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