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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For decades, motor fuel taxes have served as the primary source of revenue for surface transportation infrastructure at both the federal and state levels in the United States. However, the reliability of this funding mechanism is challenged by declining fuel consumption, driven by advancements in vehicle engine efficiency and the growing consumer s
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Dunn, Travis P et al. (2025). Alternatives to Motor Fuel Taxes for State DOT Funding.
Dunn, Travis P and Alvarado, Roberto and Dirks, Abbie C "Alternatives to Motor Fuel Taxes for State DOT Funding" (2025)
Dunn, Travis P et al. "Alternatives to Motor Fuel Taxes for State DOT Funding" , 2025
A critical durability factor for steel bridges is the long-term fatigue performance, which depends on the structure’s fatigue details, stress range, and cycle counts. Modern bridges account for these factors and have an infinite service life; however, bridges designed using previous fatigue provisions may experience cracking. Given the importance o
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Wang, Yang et al. (2025). Structural Monitoring of Steel Member Bridge with Fatigue Life Prognosis Due to Dynamic Vehicular Loads.
Wang, Yang et al. "Structural Monitoring of Steel Member Bridge with Fatigue Life Prognosis Due to Dynamic Vehicular Loads" (2025)
Wang, Yang et al. "Structural Monitoring of Steel Member Bridge with Fatigue Life Prognosis Due to Dynamic Vehicular Loads" , 2025
The Virginia Department of Transportation (VDOT) has successfully used in-place recycling strategies on approximately 40 pavement rehabilitation projects in the state during the past decade. One such technique, full-depth reclamation (FDR), is usually selected as an alternative to conventional reconstruction to rehabilitate failing pavements where
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Amarh, Eugene A. et al. (2025). Extending Full Depth Reclamation Service Lives.
Amarh, Eugene A. et al. "Extending Full Depth Reclamation Service Lives" (2025)
Amarh, Eugene A. et al. "Extending Full Depth Reclamation Service Lives" , 2025
The goal of the project summarized in this report was to research and develop criteria for updating and improving the ADOT Bridge Design Guidelines with respect to the strut-and-tie methodology defined in the AASHTO LRFD Bridge Design Specifications. To accomplish this goal, the existing literature was reviewed and bridge engineers in Arizona and a
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Tuchscherer, Robin G. and Dymond, Benjamin Z. (2025). Research Study to Inform Strut-and-Tie Design and Guidance.
Tuchscherer, Robin G. and Dymond, Benjamin Z. "Research Study to Inform Strut-and-Tie Design and Guidance" (2025)
Tuchscherer, Robin G. and Dymond, Benjamin Z. "Research Study to Inform Strut-and-Tie Design and Guidance" , 2025
The federally endangered rusty patched bumblebee (Bombus affinis) provides a difficult set of challenges for management and conservation. Bumblebee species have complex life histories, interacting with different obligatory habitat requirements across the ontogeny of the colony. Transportation corridors present unique opportunities for interventions
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Robinson, Jason L. and Piltz, Moshe M. (2025). Life History and Landscape Factors Influencing the Choice of Avoidance, Minimization, and Mitigation Measures Aimed at Reducing Impacts to the Rusty Patched Bumblebee (Bombus affinis) in Transportation Corridors. https://doi.org/10.36501/0197-9191/25-012
Robinson, Jason L. and Piltz, Moshe M. "Life History and Landscape Factors Influencing the Choice of Avoidance, Minimization, and Mitigation Measures Aimed at Reducing Impacts to the Rusty Patched Bumblebee (Bombus affinis) in Transportation Corridors" (2025), https://doi.org/10.36501/0197-9191/25-012
Robinson, Jason L. and Piltz, Moshe M. "Life History and Landscape Factors Influencing the Choice of Avoidance, Minimization, and Mitigation Measures Aimed at Reducing Impacts to the Rusty Patched Bumblebee (Bombus affinis) in Transportation Corridors" , 2025, https://doi.org/10.36501/0197-9191/25-012
The leading cause of bridge failure globally is scour. Scour occurs when water flowing beneath a bridge excavates and carries away portions of the streambed. Traditional scour prediction methodologies were designed for course-grained or “cohesionless” materials. Different scour mechanisms exist for course-grained and fine-grained materials. This st
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Stelwagon, Kate and Senseney, Christopher T (2025). Determination of Immediate Claystone Scour Potential.
Stelwagon, Kate and Senseney, Christopher T "Determination of Immediate Claystone Scour Potential" (2025)
Stelwagon, Kate and Senseney, Christopher T "Determination of Immediate Claystone Scour Potential" , 2025
This study was completed using finite element (FE) analysis to assess the benefits of using geosynthetic reinforcement in flexible pavements. A comprehensive parametric study was performed to determine the effect of different variables like asphalt layer thickness, base thickness, geosynthetic type and stiffness, and subgrade stiffness for low, med
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Abu-Farsakh, Murad Y. (2025). Development of a Design Methodology for Geosynthetic Reinforced Pavement Using Finite Element Numerical Modeling [Technical Summary].
Abu-Farsakh, Murad Y. "Development of a Design Methodology for Geosynthetic Reinforced Pavement Using Finite Element Numerical Modeling [Technical Summary]" (2025)
Abu-Farsakh, Murad Y. "Development of a Design Methodology for Geosynthetic Reinforced Pavement Using Finite Element Numerical Modeling [Technical Summary]" , 2025
This study presents the results and implementation strategies on the deployment of smart work zone equipment. A smart arrow board in combination with location beacons were tested towards understanding best practices, both informed by the test pilot and through a literature review, on the inclusion of such devices within work zones in Oregon. Furthe
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Wang, Haizhong et al. (2025). Piloting Smart Work Zone Technologies to Provide Real-Time Lane Closure Information to Improve Oregon Highway Safety and Mobility.
Wang, Haizhong et al. "Piloting Smart Work Zone Technologies to Provide Real-Time Lane Closure Information to Improve Oregon Highway Safety and Mobility" (2025)
Wang, Haizhong et al. "Piloting Smart Work Zone Technologies to Provide Real-Time Lane Closure Information to Improve Oregon Highway Safety and Mobility" , 2025
The Virginia Department of Transportation utilizes the indirect tensile cracking test (IDT-CT) and the indirect tensile at high temperature (IDT-HT) test as part of its balanced mix design framework to evaluate asphalt mixture performance and support performance-based acceptance decisions. Although these tests are critical tools for assessing perfo
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Boz, Ilker et al. (2025). Ruggedness Study of Specimen Preparation and Fine-Tuning of Test Methods for IDT-CT and IDT-HT Test.
Boz, Ilker et al. "Ruggedness Study of Specimen Preparation and Fine-Tuning of Test Methods for IDT-CT and IDT-HT Test" (2025)
Boz, Ilker et al. "Ruggedness Study of Specimen Preparation and Fine-Tuning of Test Methods for IDT-CT and IDT-HT Test" , 2025
For decades, motor fuel taxes have served as the primary source of revenue for surface transportation infrastructure at both the federal and state levels in the United States. However, the reliability of this funding mechanism is challenged by declining fuel consumption, driven by advancements in vehicle engine efficiency and the growing consumer s
...
Dunn, Travis P (2025). Alternatives to Motor Fuel Taxes for State DOT Funding [Technical Summary].
Dunn, Travis P "Alternatives to Motor Fuel Taxes for State DOT Funding [Technical Summary]" (2025)
Dunn, Travis P "Alternatives to Motor Fuel Taxes for State DOT Funding [Technical Summary]" , 2025
Bridge scour is a leading cause of hydraulic-related bridge failures, yet current monitoring practices rely on periodic inspections that are insufficient during floods when scour activity accelerates. To address this gap, a low-cost (under $1,000 per unit) remote scour-monitoring system was developed and deployed on two scour critical bridges in Ge
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Yee, Tien et al. (2025). Remote Bridge Health Monitoring for Scouring Using Cost-Efficient Sensing Technology.
Yee, Tien et al. "Remote Bridge Health Monitoring for Scouring Using Cost-Efficient Sensing Technology" (2025)
Yee, Tien et al. "Remote Bridge Health Monitoring for Scouring Using Cost-Efficient Sensing Technology" , 2025
The purpose of this study was to determine the immediate scour of un-weathered claystone bedrock in bridge configurations, i.e., around piers and/or constricted flow. This study evaluated the erodibility of un-weathered claystone found in the Colorado Front Range with the SRICOS-EFA (Scour Rate in Cohesive Soils – Erosion Function Apparatus) method
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Senseney, Christopher T. et al. (2025). Determination of Immediate Claystone Scour Potential [Research Brief].
Senseney, Christopher T. et al. "Determination of Immediate Claystone Scour Potential [Research Brief]" (2025)
Senseney, Christopher T. et al. "Determination of Immediate Claystone Scour Potential [Research Brief]" , 2025
The Virginia Department of Transportation (VDOT) initiated efforts to implement balanced mix design (BMD) in 2017, using 11 mixtures from a well-documented previous study in a benchmarking effort to select performance-related tests to use within the BMD framework and develop criteria for those tests. When these mixtures were produced and paved in 2
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Diefenderfer, Stacey D. and Boz, Ilker (2025). Field Validation of Balanced Mix Design Initial Criteria.
Diefenderfer, Stacey D. and Boz, Ilker "Field Validation of Balanced Mix Design Initial Criteria" (2025)
Diefenderfer, Stacey D. and Boz, Ilker "Field Validation of Balanced Mix Design Initial Criteria" , 2025
What changes to policies and procedures at the California Department of Transportation (Caltrans) would increase transfers of agency-owned excess land to California Native American Tribes and groups negatively impacted by freeway development? Using case studies on LandBack and reparations and qualitative research with Caltrans staff and community a
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Butler, Tamika L. et al. (2025). Reconnecting Communities: Recommendations for Caltrans Excess Land.
Butler, Tamika L. et al. "Reconnecting Communities: Recommendations for Caltrans Excess Land" (2025)
Butler, Tamika L. et al. "Reconnecting Communities: Recommendations for Caltrans Excess Land" , 2025
Under the Moving Ahead for Progress in the 21st Century Act, state departments of transportation are required to report travel time reliability and set performance targets for interstate and non-interstate National Highway System facilities. Although several Virginia Transportation Research Council studies have analyzed and predicted travel time re
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Zhao, Mo and Lan, Chien-Lun (2025). Modeling Travel Time Reliability for Non-Interstate National Highway System Routes.
Zhao, Mo and Lan, Chien-Lun "Modeling Travel Time Reliability for Non-Interstate National Highway System Routes" (2025)
Zhao, Mo and Lan, Chien-Lun "Modeling Travel Time Reliability for Non-Interstate National Highway System Routes" , 2025
In December 2022, the Virginia Transportation Research Council completed the technical assistance report, Potential for Electrification of the VDOT Vehicle Fleet, which investigated how electric trucks might integrate into the Virginia Department of Transportation’s (VDOT) fleet. That study was based on daily mileages of a sample of VDOT’s current
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Goodall, Noah J. and Robartes, Erin M (2025). Evaluating the Virginia Department of Transportation’s Potential Use of Electric Pickup Trucks Using Field Test Data.
Goodall, Noah J. and Robartes, Erin M "Evaluating the Virginia Department of Transportation’s Potential Use of Electric Pickup Trucks Using Field Test Data" (2025)
Goodall, Noah J. and Robartes, Erin M "Evaluating the Virginia Department of Transportation’s Potential Use of Electric Pickup Trucks Using Field Test Data" , 2025
This report benchmarks Design-Build (DB) and Progressive Design-Build (PDB) practices across 17 U.S. transportation agencies to inform Arizona DOT’s alternative-delivery program. It analyzes statutory provisions, DB manuals, and interviews with project stakeholders to document notable practices in cost control, risk allocation, training, DBE inclus
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Sullivan, Kenneth T. et al. (2025). Project Delivery Design-Build Guidance.
Sullivan, Kenneth T. et al. "Project Delivery Design-Build Guidance" (2025)
Sullivan, Kenneth T. et al. "Project Delivery Design-Build Guidance" , 2025
The Arizona Department of Transportation (ADOT) is evaluating the feasibility of establishing a data management office (DMO) to enhance the accessibility, quality, and coordination of its data assets. As data grows in volume and strategic importance, transportation agencies nationwide have adopted formal structures to improve data governance. This
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Shang, Mingfeng et al. (2025). State of The Practice of a Data Management Office Within DOTs.
Shang, Mingfeng and Wu, Yao-Jan and Geffen, Gabriel "State of The Practice of a Data Management Office Within DOTs" (2025)
Shang, Mingfeng et al. "State of The Practice of a Data Management Office Within DOTs" , 2025
This project developed a validated mechanistic model and an Excel-based tool to predict buckling risk in jointed concrete pavements. The three-dimensional finite element model, built in Abaqus, simulates thermal buckling by capturing slab-joint-base-subgrade interactions. Joints were modeled using connector elements, and the slab-base interface use
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Hernandez, Jaime et al. (2025). Modeling Concrete Pavement to Assess Buckling Risk.
Hernandez, Jaime et al. "Modeling Concrete Pavement to Assess Buckling Risk" (2025)
Hernandez, Jaime et al. "Modeling Concrete Pavement to Assess Buckling Risk" , 2025
As utility infrastructure increasingly occupies public roadway rights of way (ROWs), Iowa faces growing challenges in coordinating utility installations and managing space efficiently. The lack of standardized oversight across cities, counties, and the Iowa Department of Transportation (DOT) has led to inconsistent practices, disorganized utility p
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Sturgill, Roy et al. (2025). Best Practices for Utility Management in the Public Right of Way.
Sturgill, Roy et al. "Best Practices for Utility Management in the Public Right of Way" (2025)
Sturgill, Roy et al. "Best Practices for Utility Management in the Public Right of Way" , 2025
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