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 project’s objective was to investigate the impacts of transit stop location (near-side versus far-side) on pedestrian safety and traffic operations at intersections. Three different video-based behavioral observation data collections at signals in Utah were utilized and studied: (1) transit stop events (interactions between transit ve
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The role of vehicle operating speed in traffic crashes is a complex issue, as speeding-related crashes continue to pose significant challenges. Speed greatly impacts both the frequency of crashes and the severity of the resulting injuries. Additionally, excessive speed raises the likelihood of losing control during evasive maneuvers and amplifies c
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Climate change significantly impacts infrastructure sustainability, particularly through shifts in precipitation patterns, intensity, and duration. These precipitation dynamics may increase the occurrence of surface water and groundwater flooding. Groundwater in the Nebraska Sand Hills (NSH), including the thickest portions of the High Plains Aquif
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The Minnesota Department of Transportation (MnDOT)’s 511 Traveler Information System. It describes a concept to improve the provision of traveler information to active transportation users. The concept advocates for the inclusion of traveler information for all transportation modes, emphasizing the needs of active transportation users, including cy
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The Missouri Department of Transportation (MoDOT) commissioned SCI Engineering, Inc. to investigate cost-effective, non-intrusive geophysical methods for determining time-averaged shear wave velocity (Vs) profiles to a depth of 100 feet, based on anticipated updates to AASHTO seismic site classification specifications. Following a comprehensive lit
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Minnesota’s taconite (iron ore) mining industry can provide adequate or comparable skid resistance performance to calcined bauxite in high friction surface treatment (HFST)-type applications. Six pavement test sections approximately 1/10th of a mile (160 meters) in length were established at a low volume road location northwest of Duluth, Minnesota
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This Research Summary is part of the final deliverable for Report 2025-30, "Pavement Marking/Colored Pavement Friction Differential and Product Durability."
The objective of this study was to develop and evaluate a new generation of open-graded friction courses (OGFC) that would provide superior durability performance while preserving the functional benefits of the mix. Additionally, a Finite Element (FE) model was developed and used to propose new air voids (AV) guidelines for OGFC applications in Lou
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The objective of this study was to develop and evaluate a new generation of open-graded friction courses (OGFC) that would provide superior durability performance while preserving the functional benefits of the mix. Additionally, a Finite Element (FE) model was developed and used to propose new air voids (AV) guidelines for OGFC applications in Lou
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Transportation agencies have long communicated directly with truck drivers regarding weigh station compliance and parking availability, sometimes making use of applications provided by private third-party partners. One of these applications has expanded capabilities that allow agencies to transmit safety alerts directly to drivers through the in-ca
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This report presents the findings of a laboratory study conducted by the Sustainable Geotransportation/Geoenvironmental Infrastructure (SGI) Research Group at George Mason University. The research focused on investigating the ability of standard (S) and elasticized (E) expanded polystyrene (EPS) to provide elastic inclusion in integral abutments. E
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Open-graded friction course (OGFC) is a thin asphalt mixture surface layer. It is gap-graded with a high percentage of coarse aggregates that are nearly uniform in size, resulting in a high percentage of interconnected air voids and asphalt binder, which provides improved skid resistance, visibility, and decreased pavement-tire noise. However, cons
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MaineDOT has a family of transit plans that have been developed over the past five years through collaborative efforts with partners and stakeholders. These plans share similar themes, guidance, and recommendations and tie into the Department’s Long-Range Transportation Plan, which was completed in 2023. This report complements those plans, reviewi
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This study developed a data-driven geospatial tool to optimize emergency response strategies for vehicle crashes in Kansas. The tool analyzed more than a decade of crash data from the Kansas Department of Transportation (KDOT) and the Fatality Analysis Reporting System (FARS) to provide insight into T1 (crash to emergency medical services [EMS] not
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This study developed a data-driven geospatial tool to optimize emergency response strategies for vehicle crashes in Kansas. The tool analyzed more than a decade of crash data from the Kansas Department of Transportation (KDOT) and the Fatality Analysis Reporting System (FARS) to provide insight into T1 (crash to emergency medical services [EMS] not
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Recent coal-fired power plant closures resulted in limited availability of fresh fly ash in some regions of the United States of America. This combined with stricter environmental regulations has led to national specifications being modified to allow the use of coal bottom ash in addition to coal fly ash as a supplementary cementitious material in
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This report presents the Smart Signal Performance Monitor (SSPM) system, developed to enhance intersection safety in Florida. The SSPM utilizes Automated Traffic Signal Performance Measures (ATSPM) to provide data-driven signalization recommendations. Raw ATSPM data is transformed into performance measures like Signal Phasing and Timing (SPaT) metr
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Although young drivers log fewer miles than any age group except the elderly, the number of crashes and fatalities they experience is disproportionately high. Driver education is an important part of helping young drivers learn the basic skills of driving, but current requirements for driver education in Iowa do not take a comprehensive or data-dri
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Despite the presence of properly signed and well-located runaway truck ramps, crashes involving trucks with overheated or otherwise failed brakes continue to occur downhill from the ramp locations. A recently deployed experimental truck warning system on Wolf Creek Pass on westbound SH160 shows some promise of effective crash reduction. The intent
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A pollinator habitat survey project was conducted in 2023 and 2024 to determine the effectiveness of CTDOT reduced mowing and late season mowing practices in designated conservation areas. The project evaluated the presence of milkweed resources for monarch butterflies and of nectar resources for pollinators in general. The Candidate Conservation A
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