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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Signalized intersections are critical points in urban transportation networks where congestion, delays, and safety risks are most prominent. Traditional approaches for performance evaluation rely on manual field counts, loop detectors, or expensive infrastructure-based systems, which are often limited in accuracy, scalability, and adaptability. Thi
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In Virginia, most asphalt mixtures contain reclaimed asphalt pavement (RAP), which may pose some challenges regarding asphalt pavement durability if these mixtures are not properly designed. One of the concerns is the uncertainty in the amount of RAP binder that is available, active, and effectively contributing to the total asphalt content of the
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Corrugated metal pipes make up a significant portion of Virginia’s culvert inventory and are prone to deterioration from corrosion and abrasion, particularly at the invert. In early stages, invert rehabilitation techniques such as invert paving are sufficient. However, at advanced stages of distress, full interior repair becomes necessary. In such
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Research Objectives: The purpose of this laboratory and parametric study was to provide VDOT with practical sprayable ECCs and improved design guidance for the trenchless rehabilitation of CMPs, particularly for applications requiring repair of the entire culvert interior using SAPL.
This research evaluated the effectiveness of nighttime construction lighting systems in improving worker visibility and safety while minimizing glare impacts on motorists in Nebraska work zones. The study combined an industry survey with controlled field testing to assess current lighting practices and quantify lighting performance. Survey response
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The Utah Department of Transportation (UDOT) has made significant efforts to reduce crashes at signalized intersections and is constantly seeking to improve safety across the state. The purpose of this research is to quantify and evaluate the safety rates and frequencies at signalized intersections in Utah compared to other states. Once the crashes
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This report presents the findings of the Georgia Department of Transportation (GDOT) Research Project 25-04 which concludes Research Project 22-27, which aimed to develop Georgia-specific safety performance functions (SPFs) and estimate crash modification factors (CMFs) to evaluate the safety effectiveness of different median treatments on urban an
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Corrosion is a prevailing cause of bridge deterioration for the Virginia Department of Transportation (VDOT) and leads to expensive maintenance actions. During the past decade, ASTM A709 Grade 50CR steel has been used on bridges to provide additional corrosion resistance, although its higher material and fabrication costs present implementation cha
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High levels of driving can impose significant social costs, including traffic injuries and deaths, congestion, air and noise pollution, and health risks linked to sedentary lifestyles. Minimum parking requirements amplify these impacts by encouraging car ownership and driving - and discouraging other ways of moving around. These mandates typically
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Since the early 1980s, the Virginia Department of Transportation (VDOT) has routinely developed and modified bridge abutment designs that eliminate the need for deck joints. The main objective is to decrease lifecycle maintenance costs and disruptions to the traveling public while constructing resilient structures across Virginia. VDOT's current po
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This research focused on the utilization of Light Detection and Ranging (LiDAR) technology within the Louisiana Department of Transportation and Development (DOTD) for various geotechnical applications. The study addressed several key practices, including site investigation and reconnaissance for drilling operations, geotechnical asset management i
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Noise barriers along high-volume roads reduce traffic noise using either normal-weight materials, such as concrete or brick, or lightweight materials, such as metal, composites, fiberglass, or acrylic. Although the Virginia Department of Transportation's (VDOT) current concrete noise barriers have proven durable, some lightweight metal noise barrie
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Uncertainty persists regarding the influence of continuous deck placement on cracking performance. This study evaluates the effect of bridge deck placement sequence-that is, continuous versus sequential (checkerboard)-through a literature review, a survey of state departments of transportation and Virginia Department of Transportation (VDOT) distri
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For several decades, transportation planners and engineers have used automobile Level of Service (LOS) to communicate transportation system conditions. In Virginia, stakeholders such as Fairfax County officials have shown interest in supplementing LOS with vehicle miles traveled (VMT), which can be a useful measure of vehicle travel and a proxy for
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The purpose of this study was to explore how VMT might be used as a transportation evaluation metric in Virginia, based on reviewing how VMT has been applied elsewhere and translating such uses to the Virginia context. The research explored how widespread VMT is in the United States; at what points in Virginia’s planning process could VMT analysis
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This study evaluated the effects of R1-6a pedestrian crossing signs, installed in various configurations, on driver yielding behavior at uncontrolled marked crosswalks across six Oregon locations. The research analyzed both staged and naturalistic crossings under different experimental conditions, including baseline, tubular markers, single and mul
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To address the rising increase in fatal and serious traffic injuries, the ODOT Traffic Safety Research Roadmap establishes a structured, five-year research agenda listing research concepts for funding through ODOT Research Unit’s annual funding cycle as well as other funding opportunities. The study identifies 51 priority traffic safety research ne
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The Louisiana Department of Transportation and Development (DOTD) continues to improve its geotechnical data management policies and expand its use of digital data for geotechnical design. New advanced data-rich techniques and methodologies have been developed for geotechnical site characterization, including those recommended by the Advanced Geote
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This capstone examines how Indian Railways allocates scarce track time between train operations and track maintenance. The same track that carries passenger and freight trains must also be made available for inspection, repair, and renewal. The study asks how institutional design and departmental incentives shape this allocation, and what changes c
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The general safety of vulnerable road users (VRUs) has been shown by some researchers to decrease in the vicinity of transit stops. Previous studies have shown correlations between pedestrian-vehicle crashes and pedestrian generators, specifically transit stops. Furthermore, previous researchers have identified a discrepancy between declining crash
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