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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In accordance with the Foundations for Evidence-Based Policymaking Act of 2018, Public Law No. 115-435 (Evidence Act), the United States Department of Transportation (DOT or the Department) is pleased to present the Capacity Assessment. The following report assesses DOT’s research, statistics, and evaluation capabilities based on a number of criter
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The objective of this methodology is to refine the preliminary results from previous work (11% fuel savings for one vehicle, one intersection) to an entire corridor of SPaT signals, with different CV market penetration, and with driver awareness of fuel savings benefits. The research will proceed in three parts. First, several vehicles will be inst
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Moisture damage in asphalt mixtures can cause early cracking and rutting failures due to the internal damage accumulated by the high internal pore pressures created at the aggregate-binder interface and/or within the binder phase by heavy traffic loads. Due to the high precipitation levels and frequent rain events, distresses originating from moist
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Iowa has three classes of public roads: state primary highways, county (secondary) roads, and city streets. Among these, Iowa county roads serve rural Iowa transport needs by assuring a public road connection (i.e., to local access roads) for serving as conduits that channel the flow of people and commodities to and from towns and terminals (i.e.,
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This study developed a user-friendly tool that allows local agencies to understand the current structural capacities of their pavement assets, prioritize their preservation and rehabilitation needs, and make better-informed pavement infrastructure decisions.
The Maryland Commuter Survey (MCS) is a new survey of adult workers in Maryland designed to measure annual trends in commuting and remote work. The 2022 MCS is its first iteration, providing baseline understanding of commuting rates and patterns as Maryland exits the COVID-19 pandemic. This survey and future iterations will shed light on topics inc
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The objectives of this research project were to test the visibility and recognition of ELMs with different color patterns and to conduct a performance test of the ELMs on an OGFC surface. This project also developed recommendations and specifications for ELMs on OGFC surfaces.
This research project involved the following: • Online survey: An online survey was conducted in this study to document the current state-of-the-practice by Ohio LPAs regarding the use of 404LVT asphalt mix design specifications. • Laboratory study: A laboratory testing plan was designed and implemented in this study to examine the effects of vario
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Most local public agencies (LPAs) in Ohio follow the Ohio Department of Transportation (ODOT) specifications for designing asphalt mixtures placed on low‐volume roads, with the majority of these agencies using Type 1 surface mixes prepared using PG 64‐22 asphalt binders. As an alternative, some LPAs use a mix known as 404LVT, which is a fine-graded
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The Inlet Protection Comparison for Sediment Control on Roadway Construction research project intends to provide Ohio Department of Transportation (ODOT) with performance data associated with key criteria for manufactured inlet protection devices in order to assess which products are appropriate for inlet sediment controls on ODOT roadway construct
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Strength loss in high plasticity clay soils is a common occurrence along roadways in western and central Alabama and has considerable impact on pavement distress and slope failures. Approximately $16 million was spent to repair slope failures in western and central Alabama between 2005 and 2015 with many of these failures occurring in areas with hi
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Each month the Department of Transportation releases an Air Travel Consumer Report that includes information about various service quality elements, including flight delays, mishandled baggage, over sales, and a variety of other types of consumer complaints. In response to an increasing number of inquiries from consumers about domestic airline pric
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The goal of this project was to explore the fuel efficiencies of SPaT broadcasts interacting with CVs to control speed along connected corridors. The findings from this investigation could then be used to inform possible future SPaT deployments.
This report summarizes the results of a research task that was conducted to document the Ohio Department of Transportation (ODOT) current state-of-the-practice for crack sealing, identify best practices used or researched by state DOTs for crack sealing, and identify new methods and equipment for crack sealing that can improve the efficiency, respo
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Given the novelty of the Flashing Yellow Arrow (FYA) in Massachusetts, this research study provides MassDOT with a greater understanding of their impacts from an approach-level perspective. More so, this study provides the agency with a holistic overview of infrastructure and operational impacts at each of these intersections, ultimately leading to
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This research identifies opportunities to enhance revenue including yield management, creative fare schemes and campaigns, partnerships attractions and institutions. As part of this effort, the authors interviewed overseas rail operators to provide examples of revenue enhancement as well as operators such as Brightline and Amtrak to identify exampl
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This research is focused on updating the New Jersey Department of Transportation (NJDOT) Statewide Capital Investment Strategy (SCIS), which outlines NJDOT’s strategy to comprehensively invest in deficiencies and improvements to address statewide system goals. The update of the SCIS is a requirement under the Transportation Trust Fund Authority Act
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Historically, apart from a very limited number of specifically authorized exceptions, WisDOT has been required to utilize the design-bid-build method of project delivery. Over the years, several studies have been undertaken, and proposals made, to expand the department’s authority to utilize alternative methods of project delivery, including design
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The goal of the Safe Corridor Program is to identify corridors with high rates of serious and fatal injury crashes and reduce these crashes in the short-term through the use enforcement and engineering. Both components contribute to the goal of reducing serious injury crashes by encouraging drivers to change poor behaviors within safety corridors a
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Intelligent compaction (IC) is a roller-based innovative technology that provides real-time compaction monitoring and control. IC can monitor roller passes, vibration frequencies/amplitudes, and stiffness-related values of compacted materials or intelligent compaction measurement Values (ICMV). Various ICMVs have been introduced since 1978. Based o
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