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Corroded steel members cause significant risk to the durability of steel bridges, leading to costly failures and endangering public safety. Thus, it is essential to implement effective corrosion prevention and mitigation strategies to ensure the long-term durability of steel girders and reduce risks associated with corrosion activities. The Texas D
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United States. Department of Transportation. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration. National Center for Statistics and Analysis
2024-07-01
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Twenty-eight percent of fatal crashes, 12 percent of injury crashes, and 8 percent of property-damage-only crashes in 2022 were speeding-related traffic crashes. In 2022 there were 12,151 fatalities in speeding-related crashes, 29 percent of total traffic fatalities for the year and a decrease of 3 percent from 12,498 in 2021. There were an estimat
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United States. Department of Transportation. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration. National Center for Statistics and Analysis
2024-07-01
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In 2022 there were 1,105 pedalcyclist fatalities, accounting for 2.6 percent of all traffic fatalities. In 2022 there was a 13-percent increase in pedalcyclists killed (1,105) from the 976 pedalcyclists killed in 2021. In 2022 an estimated 46,195 pedalcyclists were injured, an 11-percent increase from 41,615 pedalcyclists injured in 2021. In 2022 t
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As connected freight and passenger vehicles become increasingly present on Texas roadways, the need for real-time, accurate, and cohesive data is growing. In some cases, this data is reliable and readily available to public agencies. In other cases, there are gaps in data availability or quality. A connected vehicle data framework (CVDF) enables th
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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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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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Suppose a government adds two lanes to a highway in both directions but then restricts access to those lanes. The lanes will be “managed”—open only to people in carpools, or to people in single-occupancy vehicles who pay a toll. The toll will vary in response to demand, with the goal of avoiding congestion and keeping vehicles moving. Will the tota
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Daily vehicle travel collapsed with the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic in early 2020 but largely bounced back by late 2021. The pandemic caused dramatic changes to working, schooling, shopping, and leisure activities, and to the travel associated with them. Several of these changes have so far proven enduring. So, while overall vehicle travel had l
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The use of wider (greater than 4 in) edge line pavement markings is recognized as a proven safety countermeasure by the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA). However, providing wider edge lines can pose challenges due to budget and striping capacity constraints. One strategy that could be used to address the capacity constraints involves reducing
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Culvert assets play a critical role in ensuring the safe operation of highways. UDOT maintains over 120,000 drainage culverts and storm drain pipes along state highways. To maintain these assets optimally and prevent failures, UDOT must collect comprehensive information about all culverts across the state and inventory them in the ATOM system. Accu
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The Kentucky Transportation Cabinet (KYTC) has developed several tools and methods to compare the value of proposed projects within specific programs and asset classes, including the Enhanced Bridge Prioritization Index, Enhanced Pavement Prioritization Index, and the Strategic Highway Investment Formula for Tomorrow (SHIFT). Although immensely val
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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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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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Bridge or tunnel strikes by over-height vehicles are a challenge to the transportation industry. This problem causes significant economic and social losses to the transportation industry. Low-clearance detection warning (LCDW) is one of the important technological means to address this issue. This research project was sponsored by Illinois Departme
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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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The United States trails other developed countries in several transportation safety metrics. One metric, road traffic death rate, is higher than in other developed countries (World Health Organization 2024) (Figure 1.1). Progress has been made to reduce the number of traffic-related fatalities, but crashes resulting in death, injury, and property d
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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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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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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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