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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Truck platooning has been demonstrated as a promising approach to reduce freeway congestion, engine energy consumption, and associated emissions. However, efficient local-level algorithms to form a truck platoon without jeopardizing surrounding traffic flow’s safety and efficiency are still lacking. Motivated by this view, this study developed a Se
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The Texas Department of Transportation (TxDOT) is currently facing many challenges. Three such challenges in the areas of asphalt pavements and laboratory testing involve (a) cracking and rutting distresses, (b) hiring and retaining employees, and (c) laboratory safety. TxDOT has been addressing the cracking and rutting problems by implementing a b
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Due to the success of the MoDOT 2017-2021 Intelligent Compaction and Paver-Mounted Thermal Profiling (IC-PMTP) projects that demonstrate the paving quality improvements on numerous field projects, MoDOT has established a plan that includes additional IC-PMTP projects in 2022 and 2023. To ensure the continued success of the MoDOT IC-PMTP projects in
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The New Jersey Department of Transportation (NJDOT) engaged Cambridge Systematics (CS) to perform research on recent changes to the Federal and State regulations that govern commercial vehicle size and weight limits in New Jersey, assessing “best practice” communication techniques to share information with industry, and developing updates to NJDOT’
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Understanding the air void content in concrete is crucial since it significantly influences the durability and strength of the material, especially in environments susceptible to freeze-thaw cycles. This report introduces an advanced nondestructive testing (NDT) method for the in-situ detection of air voids in concrete by employing diffusive ultras
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The Louisiana Department of Transportation and Development (DOTD) revised its asphalt pavement specifications based upon research conducted at the Louisiana Transportation Research Center (LTRC). These changes introduced performance-based specifications in the form of the semi-circular bending (SCB) and the loaded wheel tracking (LWT) tests. Additi
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The effectiveness of Incident Management Teams (IMT) in reducing the duration and impact of traffic incidents is well documented. The capacity of large-scale simulation models to illustrate the negative effects of these incidents on vehicle delays and excess user costs (EUC) is also widely recognized. However, there is a gap in research integrating
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This project evaluates LaneBlade® technology's feasibility and effectiveness in enhancing roadway debris clearance operations, focusing on improving safety for CHART responders and road users while optimizing operational efficiency. Through structured field experiments considering weather conditions, debris types, blade types, and operating speeds,
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The traveling public increasingly relies on navigation systems, either as part of their vehicles or through their handheld phones or mobile devices. Currently there is not a consistent system, tool, or process being used by cities and counties in Minnesota to report road or bridge closures that local transportation agencies can use to display to th
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State transportation agencies are adopting an expanded context classification system to inform project development and delivery. This system classifies roadways into one of five categories based on factors such as level of development, building densities and setbacks, multimodal user patterns and requirements, network permeability, and speed. Compa
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Routinely collected Massachusetts data sets, including overweight permit applications and commercial truck inspections, are underused in safety and infrastructure analysis. Data warehousing and computing capabilities are advancing to allow live-time trend monitoring which could enhance enforcement efforts of overweight vehicles through proactive an
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The Iowa secondary road system has a large number of scour-susceptible bridges or bridges with unknown foundation conditions. While scour countermeasures have historically included conventional riprap, fully grouted riprap, and other systems, a promising option is a partially grouted revetment (also known as partially grouted riprap). Partially gro
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Superpave 5 (SP 5) has the ability to slow asphalt binder aging in asphalt pavements, which is why the SP 5 mix with optimum asphalt binder content to yield 5% air voids has recently been used in Indiana roads. INDOT also uses the AASHTOWare Pavement ME design software in pavement design, and the current asphalt aging prediction model in Pavement M
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Currently, there are no universally accepted procedures or criteria related to the inspection of pedestrian bridges in the U.S. While some states have some criteria in place, the FHWA has no specific recommendations or requirements for such structures. However, pedestrian bridges can be very complex structures in some cases, whether by using non-re
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AMAZE is a cutting-edge solution designed to revolutionize the asphalt mixture testing process. The goal of the system is to increase consistency and accuracy of test results, eliminate human error, improve efficiency, and reduce testing times. AMAZE is engineered to automatically measure four essential asphalt mixture properties: bulk specific gra
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To protect waterways adjacent to construction projects with disturbed land, a 50 ft (15 m) vegetated buffer or equivalent sediment controls are required. However, there is little guidance on the effectiveness of vegetated buffers in removing sediment or how sediment barriers can aid shorter buffers or replace buffers. A modeling methodology was dev
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There is a significant amount of uncertainty when designing piles for bridge foundations in liquefiable soil. Currently, Arkansas Department of Transportation (ARDOT) engineers use a standard penetration test (SPT)-based liquefaction spreadsheet developed 10 years ago to evaluate liquefaction triggering. Since this spreadsheet was developed, update
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Public transportation provides a safe, convenient, affordable, and environmentally friendly mobility service. However, due to its fixed routes and limited network coverage, it is sometimes difficult or impossible for passengers to walk from a transit stop to their destination. This inaccessibility problem is also known as the “transit last-mile con
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Traffic management systems (TMSs) and their centers are critical resources that offer agencies the potential to improve the safety and mobility of travel on the surface transportation system. TMSs also assist agencies with fulfilling the ever-increasing transportation needs of travelers (e.g., travel times), service providers (e.g., transit, emerge
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Cement treatment of roadway or stockpile materials enhances the strength and stiffness properties of pavement base layers to meet structural requirements in a cost-effective and sustainable manner. Historically, cement stabilization mixture design criteria relied on compressive strength test results; depending on the treatment and test method, test
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