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 purpose of the testing reported herein was to assess the performance of Texas Department of Transportation's (TxDOT’s) extra-large mailboxes according to the safety-performance evaluation guidelines included in the American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials (AASHTO) Manual for Assessing Safety Hardware (MASH) for Test Le
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Karst geology is characterized by the presence of sinkholes and voids, which may pose significant risk to existing infrastructure. Sinkhole formation is often observed near active quarries, where dewatering operations can alter regional groundwater flow patterns leading to subsidence and increased void formation. In these areas, identifying locatio
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Texas Transportation Institute (TTI) researchers performed an extensive literature review of bridge railing transitions crash tested to Manual for Assessing Safety Hardware (MASH) TL-3, and incorporated the information obtained from this review into the design and details for the new transition testing developed for this project. TTI researchers de
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This study investigated the usage of ground tire rubber (GTR) in Wisconsin asphalt pavements. A special provision (SPV) was drafted outlining mix design guidance when using terminal and dry process GTR. The SPV also included a performance testing regime including Hamburg Wheel Tracking, Disk-Shaped Compact Tension (DCT), and Illinois Flexibility In
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Bridge construction often requires placement of temporary features such as rock jetties and cofferdams in stream and river channels during the construction process. Environmental permitting agencies seek documentation, and in some cases quantification, of the potential effects of these temporary features on instream velocities and channel bank and
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The Alachua County, FL, has the second highest bicycle mode share in the state. Bicycle riding combined with bus riding, i.e., multimodal commuting, is very popular in the City of Gainesville (COG), FL, while quantified information of usage is very limited. Although some infrastructure could be upgraded, there is no scientific data and ground to ma
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This purpose of this project is to validate the draft New York State Department of Transportation Load and Resistance Factor Rating (LRFR) Engineering Instruction developed to provide guidance on application of the LRFR methodology as specified in the American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials (AASHTO) Manual for Bridge Eval
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An increasing number of Accessible Pedestrian Signals (APS) have been installed at new or upgraded intersections to assist people with vision impairment to navigate streets. For un-signalized intersections and intersections without APS, people with vision impairment have to rely on their own orientation and mobility skills to gather necessary infor
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The Texas Department of Transportation (TxDOT) currently uses a guidance document to help select a ride quality pay schedule for paving projects. This guidance is more than 15 years old and was developed without a robust dataset. This project used more than 300 highway projects to categorize paving projects into eight groups. Following categorizati
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This report describes the results of technical analysis, field tests, and laboratory tests that were performed for LED highway lighting options by the Energy Efficiency and Reliability Center (EERC) at Purdue University Northwest for the Indiana Department of Transportation (INDOT). This effort was conducted over the past three years to evaluate an
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The objectives of this research were to 1) compile a synthesis of information about polyester polymer concrete (PPC) from the literature; 2) conduct a scanning tour to observe PPC construction, inspect in-service PPC overlays, and discuss topics related to PPC; 3) revise the existing Utah Department of Transportation (UDOT) PPC specification; 4) do
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This project applied microsurfacing to 17 different Minnesota Drive ramp locations with varying geometry and traffic volumes during June of 2020. The emulsion formulation used a PG64-34 base binder highly modified with Styrene Butadiene Styrene (SBS) polymer and approximately 10.5% residual binder. This report documents the construction process and
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This guideline is to demonstrate the key findings of Texas Department of Transportation (TxDOT) Project 0-6940 Develop System to Render Mechanistic-Empirical Traffic Data for Pavement Design. It can be used as an instructor guide to provide in-depth understanding of site-specific ME-compatible traffic data for pavement design. The training workshop
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This user’s manual aids users to understand and use the mechanistic-empirical (M-E) traffic data storage system (the T-DSS). The T-DSS is a Microsoft Access data storage system containing the essential outcomes of the project 0-6940 entitled “Develop System to Render Mechanistic Empirical Traffic Data for Pavement Design.” As a supporting material,
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According to federal law, routine commercial vehicles must adhere to certain limits on their load configuration in order to operate legally on interstate highways. However, states may allow for heavier or different load configurations provided that bridges on the state and county highway system are load rated and, if necessary, posted with vehicles
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2020-10-01
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Domestic Airline Fares Consumer Report
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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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This document provides a system overview of the proposed prototype BLE proximity alert system for EV preemption at signalized intersections. It provides information about the existing and the BLE proximity alert enabled preemption systems, the system components and interfaces between them, the planned capabilities, and the system architecture.
This technical assistance report investigated the laws governing golf carts in the United States. Specifically, the report focused on reviewing literature to document the existing state laws and regulations for golf cart operation on public roads, including Louisiana-specific local laws, and the traffic safety impact of operating golf carts on publ
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United States. Department of Transportation. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration. National Center for Statistics and Analysis
2020-10-01
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In this annual report, Traffic Safety Facts 2020: A Compilation of Motor Vehicle Crash Data, the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration presents descriptive statistics about traffic crashes of all severities, from those that result in property damage to those that result in the loss of human life. Information from three of NHTSA’s primary d
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In Research Project 0-6615, Use of Fine Graded Asphalt Mixes, a preliminary evaluation was made of the newly developed ultra-thin slurry seal (UTSS). The slurry is a combination of fine aggregates and emulsion that is rapidly sprayed onto the pavement surface. Some issues were raised about durability of the product, but the Texas Department of Tran
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