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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The objectives of this project were twofold: 1) to update GeoStat—the current geotechnical design software used by FDOT—to include site-specific considerations and 2) to hold demonstration sessions on using the updated software for in-house personnel as well as consultants.
A research project was initiated on behalf of the Colorado Department of Transportation (CDOT) and Transportation Avalanche Research Pool (TARP) to develop a metric for measuring the performance of highway avalanche management programs. The metric is meant to support resource allocation and other management decisions made by avalanche programs whil
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The Fargo Moorhead MPO’s (The F-M MPO) Travel Demand Model (TDM) is updated every five years to replicate new data and the advancements in state-of-the-art transportation modeling methods and techniques. The original timeline for the current model was set for 2020. However, due to COVID-19, travel patterns changed because of travel restrictions and
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DOT is committed to pursuing a comprehensive approach to advancing equity for all. The first DOT Equity Action Plan, in response to Executive Order 13985, was finalized in January 2022 as a major milestone for the Department that represented a shift in how the agency exercises its existing authorities and delivers transportation programs. Executive
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United States. Department of Transportation. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration. National Center for Statistics and Analysis
2023-09-01
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Traffic fatalities in the United States increased by 10 percent from 2020 to 2021 (39,007 to 42,939). The fatality rate per 100 million vehicle miles traveled (VMT) was 1.37 in 2021, ranging from a high of 2.08 to a low of 0.71 among States. The rate of traffic fatalities per 100 million VMT in the United States increased by 2 percent (1.34 to 1.37
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This project compiled and reviewed existing road cross-section guidance (for urban, suburban, and rural environments) from across the United States, along with research findings, to identify content that would be appropriate for inclusion in Texas-based guidelines for road cross-section optimization. A separate project task focused on considering t
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The District Department of Transportation (DDOT) has a long history of supporting innovative pilot projects in service of its mission of enhancing transportation efficiency, safety, and sustainability. Pilot projects are a means to explore innovative ideas, strategies, and technologies on a limited scale before full-scale implementation. They allow
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State departments of transportation (DOTs) spend substantial resources on snow and ice control activities and operations each year. The Kansas DOT (KDOT) spends from $7 million to $22 million annually. KDOT winter maintenance operations currently deploy a fleet of 591 snowplow trucks, including 1,182 drivers and approximately 200 engineering techni
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The objective of this project was to develop a snowplow truck route optimization plan for one district (District 4) to help KDOT enhance snow removal efficiency by justifying the fleet size and efficiently allocating limited resources while maintaining roadway safety and reliability.
This study presents the performance evaluation of 21 direct pile-CPT methods for estimating the ultimate load carrying capacity of square precast prestressed concrete (PPC) piles driven into Louisiana soils utilizing the cone penetration test (CPT) data. The investigated methods are: Schmertmann, De Ruiter and Beringen, Bustamante and Gianeselli (L
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In 2019, the Utah Department of Transportation (UDOT) funded a research study evaluating the performance measures of UDOT’s expanded Incident Management Team (IMT) program. The number of IMTs patrolling Utah roadways increased from 13 to 25 between 2018 and 2020. Crash data were collected from the Utah Highway Patrol’s Computer Aided Dispatch datab
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Speed limits are a popular safety measure used in urban areas. A new analysis that monitored driving speeds before and after posted changes to speed limits reveals lower speed limits may not, at least initially, cause drivers to slow down.
Budgets for transportation improvements are limited so it is important for governments to focus on improving locations most in need of safety funding. The objective of the Two-Output Model for Safety (TOMS) is to provide the Utah Department of Transportation (UDOT) with a reliable method to prioritize safety improvements on state-owned roadways amo
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This report presents the methods, results, and applications of an updated flood-frequency study for the State of Illinois. This study, which uses data through September 2017, updates two previous studies that used data through 1999 and 2009, respectively. Flood-frequency estimates are used for a variety of land-use planning and infrastructure desig
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The Michigan Department of Transportation (MDOT) oversees ferry service for Michigan’s islands as part of its mission to provide safe and equitable access to state residents. To identify ways to improve service to island residents now and in the future, MDOT sought a more comprehensive understanding of the critical aspects of ferry service. This re
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Construction is underway along Corridor Q, a 14-mile section of highway in Southwest Virginia that will open to traffic in stages from 2023 to 2027. Preliminary data indicated that a newly established reintroduced herd of elk regularly travels on and alongside the partially constructed road. The purpose of this study was to determine potential desi
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Despite over 30 percent of bridges in the United States having exceeded their 50-year design lives, most state departments of transportation (DOTs) lack the funding needed to replace bridges on a large scale. In response, agencies have increasingly turned to bridge preventive maintenance activities to prolong bridge service lives. These activities
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The connected and automated vehicle (CAV) technologies will bring unprecedented changes in the landscape of transportation systems for areas like operations, management, and infrastructure needs. To assure a safe, reliable, and trustworthy connected and automated transportation system, it is important to have a clear CAV implementation pathway that
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The connected and automated vehicle (CAV) technologies will bring unprecedented changes in the landscape of transportation systems for areas like operations, management, and infrastructure needs. To assure a safe, reliable, and trustworthy connected and automated transportation system, it is important to have a clear CAV implementation pathway that
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This report documents the work conducted as a multi-disciplinary project on the wireless charging of parked Electrical Vehicles (EVs) by Wright State University and supported by the Ohio Department of Transportation (ODOT). This document summarizes our progress on a wide variety of topics, including 1) in-house software to read and label the open-s
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