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 objective of this research was to conduct an independent evaluation of the impact of adopting a 100% biodiesel blend (B100) on the performance of the Iowa Department of Transportation (Iowa DOT) snowplow fleet, including impacts on fuel economy, maintenance, carbon reduction, and driver/maintenance personnel concerns.
This study evaluates four of Vermont’s recent clean transportation incentive programs in terms of emissions reductions, cost effectiveness, and equity. We evaluate the New PEV, Replace Your Ride, MileageSmart, and eBike programs overall and for variations in the types of vehicles incentivized. The four programs evaluated achieved GHG emission reduc
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Corrosion of steel tendons in post-tensioned bridge girders can lead to section loss and, if left unaddressed, may result in strand rupture and a corresponding reduction in girder strength. In the state of Florida, a number of remedial measures have been explored and implemented to address such issues, including the use of corrosion inhibitors to m
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This Special Crash Investigations report documents the remote investigation of a frontover incident in California in March 2023 that involved two pedestrians, a 62-year-old male and 60-year-old female, who were struck by a 2022 Honda Civic driven by an unlicensed, belted 18-year-old male. The Honda was stopped at a traffic signal in the right turn
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This project implements activities for the National Accessibility Evaluation (NAE) pooled-fund study, performing accessibility evaluations describing conditions in 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, and 2024. The National Accessibility Evaluation creates national census block-level accessibility datasets that can be used by partners in local transportation sy
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The primary goal of this research is to apply a systemic, corridor-level safety analysis within a Safe System framework to identify recurring crash patterns and risk factors related to median openings on high-speed highways (i.e., roads with posted speeds of 45 mph or higher) in Louisiana. This will facilitate the data-driven identification of corr
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Research Objectives: Evaluate the feasibility of applying spray-on rejuvenators under Virginia conditions; Assess short-term field performance and near-surface material response; Document constructability considerations; Develop and refine a special provision to guide future applications.
The Nebraska Department of Transportation (NDOT) must manage sediment, and pollutant loads from roadway runoff to meet stormwater regulations. The SAFL Baffle, a hydrodynamic separator used by NDOT, depends on reliable estimates of total suspended solids (TSS) and particle size distribution (PSD). However, limited data exists for Nebraska roadways.
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Highly skewed steel I-girder bridges are used commonly across the US, especially in congested areas, despite complications in their analysis, design, and construction. Systematic investigation of skewed steel I-girder superstructure response, load distribution, and deformation through field monitoring and numerical simulation is needed, including a
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Across the United States and around the world, cities are increasingly reconsidering, and often repealing, minimum parking requirements. They are doing so to align their parking policy with their housing, climate, and mobility goals. While minimums can help increase parking availability and prevent curb parking from becoming overcrowded, they can a
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State and local agencies across the United States have developed winter weather road condition indices (WWRCIs) to support decisions related to roadway operations, public information, road closures, and winter maintenance responses based on prevailing conditions. However, the absence of a standardized national framework for WWRCIs has resulted in s
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The objective of this research was to evaluate the durability of rapid-setting concrete batched using volumetric concrete mixers and placed in a cold region. The scope of work included field and laboratory evaluations of rapid-setting concrete repairs on both pavement panels and bridge decks in Utah. Six sites in northern Utah were selected by Utah
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Speed management is central to reducing fatal and serious injury crashes. The Safe System Approach, an emerging roadway safety paradigm in the United States, recognizes human error and vulnerability and focuses on minimizing crash severity through coordinated policy, design, and operational strategies. This research examines how Safe System Approac
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Condition assessment of how transportation infrastructure supports safe and reliable road and highway operation. Departments of Transportation across the country rely heavily on manual inspections, which are time-consuming and costly. This study evaluated whether modern computer vision (CV) methods can support traffic sign condition assessment alon
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It is important for transportation agencies to assess their winter maintenance operations performance to identify areas for improvement and/or resource investment to maintain optimal levels of service, mobility, and safety. This study explores nine winter snowstorms in Nebraska during the 2023-2024 winter season across 20 road segments, 12 of which
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Truck-mounted attenuator (TMA) operators are exposed to traffic-related hazards during Caltrans maintenance operations. To help reduce this exposure, the Advanced Highway Maintenance and Construction Technology Research Center (AHMCT), in partnership with Caltrans, conducted controlled public-road field trials of the Intelligent Truck-Mounted Atten
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Multi-objective decision analysis (MODA) provides transportation agencies with a structured process for identifying a set of investments that delivers the greatest impact toward their objectives. In the presented research, the research team developed a prototype MODA-based approach for prioritizing pavement rehabilitation and reconstruction project
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This study developed a business-case framework for embedding sustainability into the Indiana Department of Transportation’s (INDOT) practices. The study first identified the role of sustainability in road infrastructure development, and then discussed strategic plans, sustainability programs, and institutional challenges that shape how sustainabili
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This study presents the development of an improved temperature correction methodology for falling weight deflectometer (FWD) deflections in full-depth asphalt pavements. The objective was to address the limitations of existing correction methods by integrating viscoelastic pavement behavior, structural properties, and realistic thermal gradients. F
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Because transportation construction projects often result in steep slopes with disturbed, bare soils that are sensitive to runoff and erosion processes, vegetation establishment is a continual challenge for transportation departments. The Virginia Department of Transportation (VDOT) regularly uses rolled erosion control products (RECPs) to mitigate
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