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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Information related to maintenance and preservation (M&P) treatments of Portland cement concrete pavement (PCCP) has not been uniformly presented across various Indiana Department of Transportation (INDOT) maintenance-related documents, including INDOT Standard Specifications and the INDOT Design Manual. Since this data is scattered across differen
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Pipe piles are used extensively for bridge substructures in Tennessee. This research serves to develop a systematic approach to the selection and the design of pipe pile-supported substructures, both piers and abutments. Included are both a design manual and design examples, for the design of three pipe pile-supported pile bents: (1) pipe pile bent
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The transportation sector accounts for about one third of U.S. greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions, more than any other individual sector of the economy. Decarbonizing transportation is critical to addressing the climate crisis and meeting the national goal of net-zero GHG emissions by 2050 and the interim target of 50-52 percent below 2005 levels by 20
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Transparent and repeatable processes are needed to forecast needs and prioritize capital investments across 15 Regional Transit Authorities (RTAs) in Massachusetts for the Capital Investment Plan (CIP). The MassDOT Rail and Transit Division (RTD) must allocate scarce capital funding to the RTAs by selecting capital projects for inclusion in the Sta
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This research provides MoDOT with an opportunity to “kick the tires” with AI and ML and better understand how these powerful technologies can help the agency meet its present and future challenges. This report—and the research activities preceding it—endeavors to equip MoDOT with the necessary knowledge and evaluative framework to effectively asses
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The objective of this research study is to synthesize existing research and DOT practices regarding the use of wider edge line markings on all roads and the use or non-use of pavement markings on low volume roads to facilitate the evaluation of tradeoffs between different pavement marking strategies.
The proposed project aimed to develop a cost-effective, user-friendly, and reliable hazard detection and alert system to prevent crashes between construction equipment/vehicles and workers on foot in work zones. The envisioned system includes wearable proximity sensors for the workers and an in-vehicle portable detection system for the operators. T
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In this study, the project team aimed to develop a cost-effective, user-friendly, adaptable, accurate, and reliable bi-directional warning system that leveraged advanced Bluetooth-based device-to-device direct communication (beacon) technologies tailored for work zones. This system incorporated a lightweight wearable proximity sensor, a beacon comm
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Pavement marking style and patterns have largely been designed based on human vision. MnDOT is completing a human factors study on pavement marking variations, A field study included data collected through various methods from test corridors in Minnesota and Texas during daytime and nighttime driving. A closed course at Texas A&M University allowed
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The North Carolina Department of Transportation (NCDOT) partnered with the University of North Carolina at Charlotte (UNC Charlotte) and Beep, Inc. (Beep) to bring a novel-design, all-electric, low-speed automated shuttle to UNC Charlotte’s campus for a 23-week pilot through the Connected Autonomous Shuttle Supporting Innovation (CASSI) program. Be
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In fall 2022, a first-of-its-kind connected and automated vehicle (CAV) pilot program called goMARTI (Minnesota’s Autonomous Rural Transit Initiative) was launched as a collaborative effort between numerous partners. The 18-month pilot offers free, on-demand rides to area residents and visitors using five autonomous shuttle vans (including three wh
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Conventional culverts are mainly designed to transport water underneath roadways with minimal headwater buildup, resulting in low to moderate peak flow attenuation. On-road structures (ORS) offer an alternative by using the roadway embankment as a dam, restricting flow into the culvert to provide flood storage during large precipitation events. In
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Iowa lacks a detailed statewide geospatial database identifying which existing culverts are suitable candidates for conversion to ORS. Additionally, a HUC12-scale assessment of the potential for peak flow reductions offered by a system of ORS has not yet been conducted. To address these gaps, this project integrated geographic information system (G
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Work zone safety has been a major concern for many stakeholders, including the state Departments of Transportation (DOTs). To prevent DOT workers, especially truck mounted attenuator (TMA) drivers, from injuries, the Autonomous Truck Mounted Attenuator (ATMA) technology was developed. To understand the current testing and deployment status of ATMA,
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A literature review was conducted to evaluate current standards and existing research around the use of plasma arc cutting for holes (PACH) in the context of steel bridge applications. Additionally, an investigation into the state of the practice was conducted to determine if the latest technological advancements and equipment capabilities for plas
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The most damaging effects of rain-on-snow (ROS) events are often the result of excess water flows disrupting downstream infrastructure. While rain on snow events have been well studied in previous literature, there exists little research that quantifies the impact of ROS events on infrastructure. This report outlines efforts to explore the influenc
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This project instrumented 12 roadside locations along the Route 27 and Route 18 corridors to provide complete coverage of the 2.1-mile testing ground with self-driving grade sensing, computing, and physical and virtual C-V2X technologies. The DataCity testing ground created a living laboratory environment to promote the research, development, and t
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Massachusetts owns over 300 and contracts 1,200 additional material spreaders that deliver salt, salt, sand mixtures, or liquid deicers to more than 15,000 lane miles of roadways during winter seasons. It is critical to efficiently and effectively deliver the materials so that the impacts of winter storms on road operations are minimized while the
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Recycled concrete aggregate (RCA) is the byproduct of the demolition of concrete structures and pavements. The use of RCA to replace quarried aggregates in paving projects is one way to utilize these materials and alleviate concerns regarding this increasing waste stream. In this study, a low-plasticity clay in Kansas was stabilized using RCA and t
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The Kansas Department of Transportation (KDOT) has begun to explore the incorporation of recycled concrete aggregates (RCAs) into portland cement-treated base (PCTB). KDOT currently employs a freeze-thaw method that includes 90 days of curing and 660 freeze-thaw cycles to determine the durability of concrete mixtures for pavements and stabilized ba
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