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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Traditional safety assessment methodologies are profoundly dependent on reactive crash data. The Highway Safety Manual (HSM) approach recommends 3-5 worth of crash data before and after the implementation of safety countermeasures. Waiting for such a long period of time might not be feasible to address safety issues at various roadway facilities. F
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Adverse weather conditions have long been recognized as a leading contributing factor to motor vehicle crashes, primarily due to their adverse effects on visibility and road surfaces. Providing drivers with real-time weather information is essential to ensure safe driving in adverse weather conditions. Nonetheless, the identification of road weathe
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In recent decades, state transportation authorities (STAs) such as the Georgia Department of Transportation (GDOT) have increasingly relied upon alternative contracting methods (ACMs) to deliver complex surface transportation infrastructure projects. ACM delivery allocates greater levels of responsibility to the private sector for the completion of
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This research is a step in the Wyoming Department of Transportation’s ongoing efforts to implement the Manual for Assessing Safety Hardware (MASH) to enhance roadside safety and reduce the severity of run-off-road crashes. The objective of this research was to develop a MASH Test Level 3 (TL-3) compliant stiffness transition from box beam roadside
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Currently, Missouri DOT (MoDOT) does not allow use of recycled materials in SMAs. MoDOT commissioned this study to investigate the effect of incorporation of recycled materials such as RAP and GTR in SMAs. In Phase 1, plant-produced mixtures were collected, and recreated under BMD methodology to determine acceptable upper-limit on RAP for initial i
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Pavement roughness serves as a critical indicator of the overall ride quality of road surfaces. Elevated levels of pavement roughness can give rise to concerns regarding driving safety, fuel consumption, and exhaust gas emissions. The International Roughness Index (IRI) stands as the globally accepted standard for quantifying road surface roughness
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Iowa has over 110,000 miles of roads, and they frequently support local residential vehicles as well as heavy trucks. Traditional bituminous surface treatments (BST) could be employed to maintain these roads properly, but these treatments typically require high-quality materials and standard construction equipment. Otta seal is a relatively new BST
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This study investigates the use of macrotexture as an indicator of the percent embedment (PE) of aggregate in a chip seal and ultimately, as a quality assurance tool for chip seals. The study included an extensive field- and controlled-testing program from 24 chip seal sections constructed in Illinois. Surface texture measurements were acquired usi
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The COVID-19 pandemic has disrupted daily activities and travel patterns, affecting personal and commercial trips. This study investigates the effect of different stages of the pandemic on travel time patterns. Eighty-six geographically distributed links (sections of road) in Mecklenburg County and Buncombe County, North Carolina, were selected for
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Most wildlife mitigation measures along highways are aimed at improving human safety, reducing direct wildlife mortality, and providing safe crossing opportunities for wildlife. Fences in combination with wildlife crossing structures are the most effective combination of mitigation measures to achieve these objectives. For fences to reliably reduce
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This study aimed to evaluate the performance of Otta seal in Iowa through laboratory and field investigations and to establish recommended specifications for Otta seal implementation.
This study’s researchers investigated transit vehicle maintenance processes, maintenance needs, and potential opportunities associated with building additional bus maintenance facilities (e.g., regional maintenance centers) in Illinois. They collected information via three main tasks. First, they conducted a literature review to document practices
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This study compares the service life models of concrete structures against chloride-induced corrosion. Empirical, stochastic, and mechanistic-based service life models were studied. Two popular mechanistic service life models, Life-365 and fib Bulletin 34, were further evaluated. From the design of experiment and statistical analysis, the important
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The researchers created and validated a Texas corrosion risk assessment map (Figure 1) based on corrosion modeling in which Region 1 corresponds to a low risk of corrosion and Region 6 corresponds to a high risk of corrosion. To assess corrosion prevention and mitigation techniques applied on steel and concrete bridges, over 100 bridges were inspec
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This document serves as a comprehensive guide on how to use the SAM AV Module within the context of the 5-7081-01 implementation project. This module is a variation SAM-V4 model (Statewide Analysis Model) modified to include autonomous vehicles (AVs), shared autonomous vehicles (SAVs) and autonomous trucks (ATrucks). This project introduces autonom
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The objective of this project was to establish a new HMCL mix design method with an SGC and new performance tests, ensuring high-quality and long-lasting HMCL mixes.
This research was conducted to analyze the lifetime costs associated with concrete barriers, steel guardrails, and wooden versus metal guardrail posts and signposts. In this study, a comprehensive lifecycle cost analysis and cost-benefit evaluation framework was developed that can be used to facilitate decision making processes to mitigate safety r
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The main goal for this research was to evaluate the effectiveness and practicality of deploying and operating selected WZIA systems in California work zones. The objective was to provide recommendations and guidance to Caltrans on implementing such systems in real-world conditions through field observations and feedback provided by the Caltrans mai
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