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This report describes research efforts to: • Investigate the issues affecting temporary barrier deployment in work zones with constrained cross sections. • Identify and evaluate available options to potentially address those issues. • Develop improved guidelines regarding barrier deployment on Texas freeways. Efforts included: • A review of literat
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Ullman, G. L., & Rista, E. (2021). Studies to Develop Guidelines on Work Zone Barrier Use on Freeways (Report No. FHWA/TX-21/0-7020-R1). Texas A&M Transportation Institute. https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/60850
Ullman, Gerald L. and Emira Rista. Studies to Develop Guidelines on Work Zone Barrier Use on Freeways. Report no. FHWA/TX-21/0-7020-R1. Texas A&M Transportation Institute, 2021. https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/60850.
Ullman, Gerald L., and Emira Rista Studies to Develop Guidelines on Work Zone Barrier Use on Freeways. Texas A&M Transportation Institute, 2021, Report no. FHWA/TX-21/0-7020-R1, ROSA P. https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/60850.
Practices for constructing and repairing catch basins and manholes vary across Minnesota municipalities and counties. There are a variety of products available for building a catch basin or manhole, sealing structure joints, and helping reduce infiltration and intrusion. Currently, there is very little documentation on the local experience with cat
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Waller, B. N., & Tompkins, D. (2021). Catch Basins and Manholes: Products, Installation, and Settlement and Heave Mitigation (Report No. MN 2021RIC04). Minnesota. Department of Transportation. https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/60948
Waller, Brynley Nadziejka and Derek Tompkins. Catch Basins and Manholes: Products, Installation, and Settlement and Heave Mitigation. Report no. MN 2021RIC04. Minnesota. Department of Transportation, 2021. https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/60948.
Waller, Brynley Nadziejka, and Derek Tompkins Catch Basins and Manholes: Products, Installation, and Settlement and Heave Mitigation. Minnesota. Department of Transportation, 2021, Report no. MN 2021RIC04, ROSA P. https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/60948.
The Research, Development & Technology Transfer office at the Alaska Department of Transportation & Public Facilities (DOT&PF) hosted a virtual research peer exchange to discuss the fundamentals of FHWA’s Experimental Features Program, implementing diversity, equity, and inclusion in research practices and project selection, and the best practices
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Texas A&M Transportation Institute (2021). 2021 Alaska Department of Transportation and Public Facilities Research Peer Exchange Summary Report: FHWA’s Experimental Features Program and Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion in Research Practices and Project Selection. Alaska. Department of Transportation and Public Facilities. https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/60939
Texas A&M Transportation Institute. 2021 Alaska Department of Transportation and Public Facilities Research Peer Exchange Summary Report: FHWA’s Experimental Features Program and Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion in Research Practices and Project Selection. Alaska. Department of Transportation and Public Facilities, 2021. https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/60939.
Texas A&M Transportation Institute 2021 Alaska Department of Transportation and Public Facilities Research Peer Exchange Summary Report: FHWA’s Experimental Features Program and Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion in Research Practices and Project Selection. Alaska. Department of Transportation and Public Facilities, 2021, ROSA P. https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/60939.
This project focused on the collection of new data to add to the NCDOT School Traffic Calculator (STC), with a specific focus on estimates generated for vehicular rates and queue length. School travel data was collected at schools across North Carolina. This sample included schools of various types in varied geographic areas. Schools continue to be
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Kearns, B., Davis, J., Geiger, B. C., Coble, D., Klemann, K., Rhoney, M., Baird, C., Carnes, C., Vaughan, C., McCaleb, E., Nicholas, C., Dudley, T., Searcy, S., Findley, D. J., & O'Brien, S. (2021). School Traffic Trip Generation Calculator Evaluation and Data Collection (Report No. FHWA/NC/2019-27). North Carolina State University. Research and Development Unit. https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/58920
Kearns, Brendan, Joy Davis, Blythe Carter Geiger, Daniel Coble, Kendra Klemann, Madilyn Rhoney, and Craig Baird, et al.. School Traffic Trip Generation Calculator Evaluation and Data Collection. Report no. FHWA/NC/2019-27. North Carolina State University. Research and Development Unit, 2021. https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/58920.
Kearns, Brendan, et al. School Traffic Trip Generation Calculator Evaluation and Data Collection. North Carolina State University. Research and Development Unit, 2021, Report no. FHWA/NC/2019-27, ROSA P. https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/58920.
The scope of this research is to use the compaction monitoring system to obtain a real-time and post-construction assessment of breakdown roller compaction effectiveness. This method includes procedures for determining compaction index (CI) using a compaction monitoring system (CMS). This method is not to be used for pay factor or acceptance decisi
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Crockford, B., Liu, W., & Rew, Y. (2021). Draft Specification for Compaction Monitoring System (Report No. 0-6874-P3). Texas A&M Transportation Institute. https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/60832
Crockford, Bill, Wenting Liu, and Younho Rew. Draft Specification for Compaction Monitoring System. Report no. 0-6874-P3. Texas A&M Transportation Institute, 2021. https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/60832.
Crockford, Bill, et al. Draft Specification for Compaction Monitoring System. Texas A&M Transportation Institute, 2021, Report no. 0-6874-P3, ROSA P. https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/60832.
The scope of this study was to obtain a density profile of an asphalt paving project using ground penetrating radar (GPR). This document includes procedures for general system calibration, calibration of the GPR to the specific asphalt mixture, data collection, analysis procedures, and report summary.
Wilson, B., Sebesta, S., & Scullion, T. (2021). Test Procedure for GPR for Asphalt Mixture Construction (Report No. 0-6874-P5). Texas A&M Transportation Institute. https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/60835
Wilson, Bryan, Stephen Sebesta, and Tom Scullion. Test Procedure for GPR for Asphalt Mixture Construction. Report no. 0-6874-P5. Texas A&M Transportation Institute, 2021. https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/60835.
Wilson, Bryan, et al. Test Procedure for GPR for Asphalt Mixture Construction. Texas A&M Transportation Institute, 2021, Report no. 0-6874-P5, ROSA P. https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/60835.
The Autonomous Maintenance Technology Pooled Fund, TPF 5(380) contracted with All Clear Emergency Management Group to develop, facilitate, and evaluate a Pooled Fund wide tabletop exercise involving the Autonomous Traffic Mobile Attenuator (ATMA)/Autonomous Impact Protection Vehicle (AIPV) crash. The scope of this summary report includes the design
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Morehead, W., & Peterson, J. (2021). Autonomous Traffic Mobile Attenuator (ATMA) Tabletop Exercise 2021 Summary Report (Report No. CDOT-2021-09). Colorado. Dept. of Transportation. Research Branch. https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/60140
Morehead, William and Jake Peterson. Autonomous Traffic Mobile Attenuator (ATMA) Tabletop Exercise 2021 Summary Report. Report no. CDOT-2021-09. Colorado. Dept. of Transportation. Research Branch, 2021. https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/60140.
Morehead, William, and Jake Peterson Autonomous Traffic Mobile Attenuator (ATMA) Tabletop Exercise 2021 Summary Report. Colorado. Dept. of Transportation. Research Branch, 2021, Report no. CDOT-2021-09, ROSA P. https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/60140.
Congestion has been becoming a critical issue for transportation professionals as it increases travel time, energy use and pollutant emissions. Thanks to recent technology development of wireless communication and artificial intelligence, connected and autonomous vehicles (CAVs) become a promising and practical approach to increasing road capacity.
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Fan, W. (., & Liu, S. (2021). Impact of Connected and Autonomous Vehicles on Nontraditional Intersection Design: Superstreets (Report No. 2020 Project 03). University of North Carolina at Charlotte. Center for Advanced Multimodal Mobility Solutions and Education. https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/58262
Fan, Wei (David) and Shaojie Liu. Impact of Connected and Autonomous Vehicles on Nontraditional Intersection Design: Superstreets. Report no. 2020 Project 03. University of North Carolina at Charlotte. Center for Advanced Multimodal Mobility Solutions and Education, 2021. https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/58262.
Fan, Wei (David), and Shaojie Liu Impact of Connected and Autonomous Vehicles on Nontraditional Intersection Design: Superstreets. University of North Carolina at Charlotte. Center for Advanced Multimodal Mobility Solutions and Education, 2021, Report no. 2020 Project 03, ROSA P. https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/58262.
Connected and autonomous vehicle (CAV) technologies provide solutions to the existing problems of the transportation systems. As widely known, CAVs can communicate with each other so that they can have coordinated accelerating or decelerating movements. In this manner, CAVs only need a smaller headway which will lead to a higher roadway capacity. F
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Fan, W. (., & Liu, P. (2021). Machine Learning-based Trajectory Optimization of Connected and Autonomous Vehicles (Report No. 2020 Project 04). University of North Carolina at Charlotte. Center for Advanced Multimodal Mobility Solutions and Education. https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/58263
Fan, Wei (David) and Pengfei Liu. Machine Learning-based Trajectory Optimization of Connected and Autonomous Vehicles. Report no. 2020 Project 04. University of North Carolina at Charlotte. Center for Advanced Multimodal Mobility Solutions and Education, 2021. https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/58263.
Fan, Wei (David), and Pengfei Liu Machine Learning-based Trajectory Optimization of Connected and Autonomous Vehicles. University of North Carolina at Charlotte. Center for Advanced Multimodal Mobility Solutions and Education, 2021, Report no. 2020 Project 04, ROSA P. https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/58263.
Fan, W. (., & Qiu, B. (2021). Travel Time Forecasting on a Freeway Corridor: a Dynamic Information Fusion Model based on the Random Forests Approach (Report No. 2020 Project 01). University of North Carolina at Charlotte. Center for Advanced Multimodal Mobility Solutions and Education. https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/58260
Fan, Wei (David) and Bo Qiu. Travel Time Forecasting on a Freeway Corridor: a Dynamic Information Fusion Model based on the Random Forests Approach. Report no. 2020 Project 01. University of North Carolina at Charlotte. Center for Advanced Multimodal Mobility Solutions and Education, 2021. https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/58260.
Fan, Wei (David), and Bo Qiu Travel Time Forecasting on a Freeway Corridor: a Dynamic Information Fusion Model based on the Random Forests Approach. University of North Carolina at Charlotte. Center for Advanced Multimodal Mobility Solutions and Education, 2021, Report no. 2020 Project 01, ROSA P. https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/58260.
Reversible lanes in Chicago's Kennedy Expressway are an available infrastructure that can significantly improve traffic performance; however, a special focus on congestion management is required to improve their operation. This research project aims to evaluate and improve the operation of reversible lanes in the Kennedy Expressway. The Kennedy Exp
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Mohammadian, A., Parsa, A. B., Taghipour, H., Davatgari, A., & Mohammadi, M. (2021). Best Practice Operation of Reversible Express Lanes for the Kennedy Expressway (Report No. FHWA-ICT-21-028). Illinois Center for Transportation. https://doi.org/10.36501/0197-9191/21-033
Mohammadian, Abolfazl, Amir Bahador Parsa, Homa Taghipour, Amir Davatgari, and Motahare Mohammadi. Best Practice Operation of Reversible Express Lanes for the Kennedy Expressway. Report no. FHWA-ICT-21-028. Illinois Center for Transportation, 2021. https://doi.org/10.36501/0197-9191/21-033.
Mohammadian, Abolfazl, et al. Best Practice Operation of Reversible Express Lanes for the Kennedy Expressway. Illinois Center for Transportation, 2021, Report no. FHWA-ICT-21-028, ROSA P. https://doi.org/10.36501/0197-9191/21-033.
High-volume fly ash concrete (HVFAC) is more cost-efficient, sustainable, and durable than conventional concrete. This report presents a state-of-the-art review of HVFAC properties and different fly ash characterization methods. The main challenges identified for HVFAC for pavements are its early-age properties such as air entrainment, setting time
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Baral, A., Roesler, J. R., & Fu, J. (2021). Early-Age Properties of High-Volume Fly Ash Concrete Mixes for Pavement: Volume 2 (Report No. FHWA-ICT-21-026). Illinois Center for Transportation. https://doi.org/10.36501/0197-9191/21-031
Baral, Aniruddha, Jeffrey R. Roesler, and Junryu Fu. Early-Age Properties of High-Volume Fly Ash Concrete Mixes for Pavement: Volume 2. Report no. FHWA-ICT-21-026. Illinois Center for Transportation, 2021. https://doi.org/10.36501/0197-9191/21-031.
Baral, Aniruddha, et al. Early-Age Properties of High-Volume Fly Ash Concrete Mixes for Pavement: Volume 2. Illinois Center for Transportation, 2021, Report no. FHWA-ICT-21-026, ROSA P. https://doi.org/10.36501/0197-9191/21-031.
Traditional data collection techniques at intersections are known to be time consuming and costly while handling the complexity associated with the heavy traffic volume and travel demand on today's roadways. Therefore, transportation agencies have been searching for more innovative, safer, and cheaper data collection solutions to have a faster and
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Ozguven, E. E., Karaer, A., Koloushani, M., Moses, R., Dulebenets, M. A., & Sando, T. (2021). Feasibility Analysis of Real-time Intersection Data Collection and Processing Using Drones. Florida. Department of Transportation. https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/62566
Ozguven, Eren Erman, Alican Karaer, Mohammadreza Koloushani, Ren Moses, Maxim A. Dulebenets, and Thobias Sando. Feasibility Analysis of Real-time Intersection Data Collection and Processing Using Drones. Florida. Department of Transportation, 2021. https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/62566.
Ozguven, Eren Erman, et al. Feasibility Analysis of Real-time Intersection Data Collection and Processing Using Drones. Florida. Department of Transportation, 2021, ROSA P. https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/62566.
Emergency Response Management (ERM) necessitates the use of models capable of predicting the spatial-temporal likelihood of incident occurrence. These models are used for proactive stationing in order to reduce overall response time. Traditional methods simply aggregate past incidents over space and time; such approaches fail to make useful short-t
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Baroud, H., Dubey, A., & Vazirizade, S. M. (2021). Collaborative Research Project to Coordinate the Data from the CRASH Predictive Analytics Program Between TDOT and TDOSHS (Report No. RES2019-02). Tennessee. Department of Transportation. https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/61069
Baroud, Hiba, Abhishek Dubey, and Sayyed Mohsen Vazirizade. Collaborative Research Project to Coordinate the Data from the CRASH Predictive Analytics Program Between TDOT and TDOSHS. Report no. RES2019-02. Tennessee. Department of Transportation, 2021. https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/61069.
Baroud, Hiba, et al. Collaborative Research Project to Coordinate the Data from the CRASH Predictive Analytics Program Between TDOT and TDOSHS. Tennessee. Department of Transportation, 2021, Report no. RES2019-02, ROSA P. https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/61069.
Construction work zones are inevitable parts of daily operations at roadway systems. They have a significant impact on traffic conditions and the mobility of roadway systems. The traffic impacts of work zones could significantly vary due to several interacting factors such as work zone factors (work zone location and layout, length of the closure,
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Mashhadi, A. H., & Rashidi, A. (2021). Evaluating Mobility Impacts of Construction Workzones on Utah Transportation System Using Machine Learning Techniques (Report No. NITC-SS-1362). National Institute for Transportation and Communities (NITC). https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/59782
Mashhadi, Ali Hassandokht and Abbas Rashidi. Evaluating Mobility Impacts of Construction Workzones on Utah Transportation System Using Machine Learning Techniques. Report no. NITC-SS-1362. National Institute for Transportation and Communities (NITC), 2021. https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/59782.
Mashhadi, Ali Hassandokht, and Abbas Rashidi Evaluating Mobility Impacts of Construction Workzones on Utah Transportation System Using Machine Learning Techniques. National Institute for Transportation and Communities (NITC), 2021, Report no. NITC-SS-1362, ROSA P. https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/59782.
According to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, in 2017 drowsy driving resulted in 50,000 injuries across 91,000 police-reported accidents, as well as almost 800 deaths. Through the application of visual and radar sensors combined with machine learning, this research developed a drowsy driver detection system aimed to prevent poten
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Kulhandjian, H. (2021). Detecting Driver Drowsiness With Multi-Sensor Data Fusion Combined With Machine Learning (Report No. 21-25). Mineta Transportation Institute. https://doi.org/10.31979/mti.2021.2015
Kulhandjian, Hovannes. Detecting Driver Drowsiness With Multi-Sensor Data Fusion Combined With Machine Learning. Report no. 21-25. Mineta Transportation Institute, 2021. https://doi.org/10.31979/mti.2021.2015.
Kulhandjian, Hovannes Detecting Driver Drowsiness With Multi-Sensor Data Fusion Combined With Machine Learning. Mineta Transportation Institute, 2021, Report no. 21-25, ROSA P. https://doi.org/10.31979/mti.2021.2015.
Posted speed limits (PSLs) are a highly complex issue involving engineering, human factors, and political and societal concerns. On a national level, recent research and calls to change how speed limit are set, especially for city streets, have generated extensive discussion of future speed-limit-setting procedures. Within this Texas Department of
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Fitzpatrick, K., Venglar, S. P., Das, S., Pratt, M., Park, E. S., Avelar, R., & Le, M. (2021). Improving and Communicating Speed Management Practices: Project Summary Report (Report No. 0-7049). Texas A&M Transportation Institute. https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/74592
Fitzpatrick, Kay, Steven P. Venglar, Subasish Das, Michael Pratt, Eun Sug Park, Raul Avelar, and Minh Le. Improving and Communicating Speed Management Practices: Project Summary Report. Report no. 0-7049. Texas A&M Transportation Institute, 2021. https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/74592.
Fitzpatrick, Kay, et al. Improving and Communicating Speed Management Practices: Project Summary Report. Texas A&M Transportation Institute, 2021, Report no. 0-7049, ROSA P. https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/74592.
Public transit vehicles, pedestrians, and bicyclists share roads in urban, suburban, and rural environments in Texas. Signalized intersections in urban areas are complex shared spaces where crashes involving transit vehicles, bicyclists, and pedestrians can occur. This research explored the potential of automated and connected vehicle (AV/CV) techn
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Turnbull, K. F., Sunkari, S., Charara, H., Turner, S., Lomax, T., Higgins, L., Fitzpatrick, K., Pratt, M., Gick, B., & Balke, K. (2021). Automated and Connected Vehicle (AV/CV) Test Bed To Improve Transit, Bicycle, and Pedestrian Safety—Phase III [Project Summary] (Report No. 0-6875-03). Texas A&M Transportation Institute. https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/64270
Turnbull, Katherine F., Srinivasa Sunkari, Hassan Charara, Shawn Turner, Tim Lomax, Laura Higgins, Kay Fitzpatrick, Mike Pratt, Brittney Gick, and Kevin Balke. Automated and Connected Vehicle (AV/CV) Test Bed To Improve Transit, Bicycle, and Pedestrian Safety—Phase III [Project Summary]. Report no. 0-6875-03. Texas A&M Transportation Institute, 2021. https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/64270.
Turnbull, Katherine F., et al. Automated and Connected Vehicle (AV/CV) Test Bed To Improve Transit, Bicycle, and Pedestrian Safety—Phase III [Project Summary]. Texas A&M Transportation Institute, 2021, Report no. 0-6875-03, ROSA P. https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/64270.
Observed data from 100 rainfall-runoff events on 54 watersheds in Maryland and Delaware were used to investigate two watershed characteristics: the dimensionless unit hydrograph (DUH) and time of concentration (Tc). Streamflow hydrograph data were obtained from US Geological Survey gaging stations. Event hyetographs were generated from US Weather S
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Brubaker, K. L., Karam Zadeh, M. S., Walcott, C., Eisenstadt, J., Gleason, T., Seibert, P., Slattery, J., & Walsh, J. (2021). Research on Dimensionless Unit Hydrograph and Time of Concentration for Maryland Watersheds (Report No. MD-21-SHA/UM/5-04). Maryland Department of Transportation. State Highway Administration. https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/65490
Brubaker, Kaye L, Mani Shehni Karam Zadeh, Cadijah Walcott, Joseph Eisenstadt, Thomas Gleason, Paul Seibert, Julia Slattery, and John Walsh. Research on Dimensionless Unit Hydrograph and Time of Concentration for Maryland Watersheds. Report no. MD-21-SHA/UM/5-04. Maryland Department of Transportation. State Highway Administration, 2021. https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/65490.
Brubaker, Kaye L, et al. Research on Dimensionless Unit Hydrograph and Time of Concentration for Maryland Watersheds. Maryland Department of Transportation. State Highway Administration, 2021, Report no. MD-21-SHA/UM/5-04, ROSA P. https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/65490.
Work zones in Texas experience significant numbers of end-of-queue crashes. Research was needed to identify and evaluate countermeasures for these crashes. The objective of this research project was to identify and evaluate strategies to mitigate end-of-queue crashes at flagging stations on two-lane roads.
Theiss, L., Finley, M. D., Rista, E., Ullman, G. L., & Odell, W. (2021). Work Zone Traffic Engineering Strategies for Flagger Stations and Lane Closures [Project Summary] (Report No. 0-6998). Texas A&M Transportation Institute. https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/64283
Theiss, LuAnn, Melisa D. Finley, Emira Rista, Gerald L. Ullman, and Wade Odell. Work Zone Traffic Engineering Strategies for Flagger Stations and Lane Closures [Project Summary]. Report no. 0-6998. Texas A&M Transportation Institute, 2021. https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/64283.
Theiss, LuAnn, et al. Work Zone Traffic Engineering Strategies for Flagger Stations and Lane Closures [Project Summary]. Texas A&M Transportation Institute, 2021, Report no. 0-6998, ROSA P. https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/64283.
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