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In some instances, steel bridges can contain gaps between steel plates in bolted connections or between steel and concrete surfaces. In new bridges, these gaps may result from fabrication or assembly errors. In existing structures, the gaps often arise because of corrosion-related section loss. These gaps can also cause durability concerns because
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Provines, J. T., Starr, J., & Ozbulut, O. E. (2025). Evaluation of Structural Fillers for “Steel Grouting” in Steel Bridge Preventive Maintenance and Repairs (Report No. VTRC 26-R18). Virginia Transportation Research Council (VTRC). https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/87567
Provines, Jason T., Joshua Starr, and Osman E. Ozbulut. Evaluation of Structural Fillers for “Steel Grouting” in Steel Bridge Preventive Maintenance and Repairs. Report no. VTRC 26-R18. Virginia Transportation Research Council (VTRC), 2025. https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/87567.
Provines, Jason T., et al. Evaluation of Structural Fillers for “Steel Grouting” in Steel Bridge Preventive Maintenance and Repairs. Virginia Transportation Research Council (VTRC), 2025, Report no. VTRC 26-R18, ROSA P. https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/87567.
The construction of embankments and other infrastructure elements over saturated, compressible, cohesive soft soils in Louisiana presents significant geotechnical design challenges due to anticipated large magnitudes of consolidation settlement and slow rates of consolidation. Inaccurate estimation of these deformations can lead to significant diff
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Abu-Farsakh, M. Y. (2025). Update on Evaluating the Magnitude and Time Rate of Consolidation Settlement of Embankments and Other Piezocone Penetration Tests (PCPT) [Project Capsule] (Report No. 26-3GT). Louisiana Transportation Research Center. https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/88170
Abu-Farsakh, Murad Y.. Update on Evaluating the Magnitude and Time Rate of Consolidation Settlement of Embankments and Other Piezocone Penetration Tests (PCPT) [Project Capsule]. Report no. 26-3GT. Louisiana Transportation Research Center, 2025. https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/88170.
Abu-Farsakh, Murad Y. Update on Evaluating the Magnitude and Time Rate of Consolidation Settlement of Embankments and Other Piezocone Penetration Tests (PCPT) [Project Capsule]. Louisiana Transportation Research Center, 2025, Report no. 26-3GT, ROSA P. https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/88170.
This study used finite element shape functions to conduct spatial interpolation of wind-speed records for all Kansas counties (Al Shboul et al., 2023). This method considered spatial correlations among boundary sites. Artificial wind-time histories were constructed for each day for the entire 45-year study period, and the number of cycles developed
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Al Shboul, K. W., & Rasheed, H. A. (2025). Non-Cantilever Fatigue Remaining-Life Simulation Software Using Probabilistic Wind Model for All Counties in Kansas [Technical Summary] (Report No. KS-25-01). Kansas. Dept. of Transportation. Bureau of Research. https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/87452
Al Shboul, Khalid W and Hayder A. Rasheed. Non-Cantilever Fatigue Remaining-Life Simulation Software Using Probabilistic Wind Model for All Counties in Kansas [Technical Summary]. Report no. KS-25-01. Kansas. Dept. of Transportation. Bureau of Research, 2025. https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/87452.
Al Shboul, Khalid W, and Hayder A. Rasheed Non-Cantilever Fatigue Remaining-Life Simulation Software Using Probabilistic Wind Model for All Counties in Kansas [Technical Summary]. Kansas. Dept. of Transportation. Bureau of Research, 2025, Report no. KS-25-01, ROSA P. https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/87452.
During the past two decades, the implementation of pavement recycling techniques, such as cold central plant recycling and full-depth reclamation, for pavement rehabilitation and construction in the United States has been driven by positive performance and the opportunity for significant cost and environmental savings. However, these recycling tech
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Ruiz, C. B., Flintsch, G. W., Diefenderfer, B. K., Tong, B., Amarh, E. A., Katicha, S. W., & Boz, I. (2025). Interstate 64 Pavement Recycling Instrumentation and Monitoring (Report No. FHWA/VTRC 26-R19). Virginia Transportation Research Council (VTRC). https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/87493
Ruiz, Carolina Benavides, Gerardo W. Flintsch, Brian K. Diefenderfer, Bilin Tong, Eugene A Amarh, Samer W. Katicha, and Ilker Boz. Interstate 64 Pavement Recycling Instrumentation and Monitoring. Report no. FHWA/VTRC 26-R19. Virginia Transportation Research Council (VTRC), 2025. https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/87493.
Ruiz, Carolina Benavides, et al. Interstate 64 Pavement Recycling Instrumentation and Monitoring. Virginia Transportation Research Council (VTRC), 2025, Report no. FHWA/VTRC 26-R19, ROSA P. https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/87493.
This volume is the first in a series. The other volume in the series is FHWA-GA-25-2217 Volume II. As Mechanically Stabilized Earth and Modular Block retaining walls age within Georgia's highway infrastructure, their stability and safety are critical concerns. Currently, unlike bridges, these retaining walls lack standardized inspection protocols,
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Maghiar, M., Maldonado, G. O., Nam, S., Ahmed, S., Hossain, M. M., & Lawal, C. (2025). Nondestructive/Noncontact Inspection Protocols and Technologies for Aging Mechanically Stabilized Earth and Modular Block Retaining Walls, Volume I (Report No. FHWA-GA-25-227). Georgia. Department of Transportation. Office of Performance-Based Management & Research. https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/87526
Maghiar, Marcel, Gustavo O. Maldonado, Soonkie Nam, Shakil Ahmed, Md. Mehrab Hossain, and Charles Lawal. Nondestructive/Noncontact Inspection Protocols and Technologies for Aging Mechanically Stabilized Earth and Modular Block Retaining Walls, Volume I. Report no. FHWA-GA-25-227. Georgia. Department of Transportation. Office of Performance-Based Management & Research, 2025. https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/87526.
Maghiar, Marcel, et al. Nondestructive/Noncontact Inspection Protocols and Technologies for Aging Mechanically Stabilized Earth and Modular Block Retaining Walls, Volume I. Georgia. Department of Transportation. Office of Performance-Based Management & Research, 2025, Report no. FHWA-GA-25-227, ROSA P. https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/87526.
As transportation agencies transition toward more data-driven and collaborative project delivery, the Georgia Department of Transportation (GDOT) has initiated a strategic effort to define and implement digital delivery. This research develops a comprehensive roadmap for GDOT based on an integrated methodology that combines internal interviews, a s
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Ashuri, B., Lee, S., & Oh, H. J. (2025). Digital Delivery: Roadmap for Implementing Building Information Model (BIM) for Infrastructure at GDOT (Report No. FHWA-GA-25-2324). Georgia. Department of Transportation. Office of Performance-Based Management & Research. https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/87360
Ashuri, Baabak, SeungYeon Lee, and Heung Jin Oh. Digital Delivery: Roadmap for Implementing Building Information Model (BIM) for Infrastructure at GDOT. Report no. FHWA-GA-25-2324. Georgia. Department of Transportation. Office of Performance-Based Management & Research, 2025. https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/87360.
Ashuri, Baabak, et al. Digital Delivery: Roadmap for Implementing Building Information Model (BIM) for Infrastructure at GDOT. Georgia. Department of Transportation. Office of Performance-Based Management & Research, 2025, Report no. FHWA-GA-25-2324, ROSA P. https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/87360.
The selection of ground motions for time series analysis of structures remains a topic of considerable debate. While both time domain method and spectral matching are permitted by the Caltrans Seismic Design Criteria (SDC), the implications of the choice are not fully understood. To explore and compare how these different modification methodologies
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Yang, Y. H., Becker, T. C., Ruiz, M. C. L., Yust, M., Williams, T., & Murphy, D. (2025). Scaling, Matching, and Variability: Effects of Ground Motion Selection in Performance Uncertainty. California. Department of Transportation. Department of Research, Innovation and System Information. https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/89082
Yang, Ya-Heng, Tracy C. Becker, Maria Camila Lopez Ruiz, Michael Yust, Tessa Williams, and Debra Murphy. Scaling, Matching, and Variability: Effects of Ground Motion Selection in Performance Uncertainty. California. Department of Transportation. Department of Research, Innovation and System Information, 2025. https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/89082.
Yang, Ya-Heng, et al. Scaling, Matching, and Variability: Effects of Ground Motion Selection in Performance Uncertainty. California. Department of Transportation. Department of Research, Innovation and System Information, 2025, ROSA P. https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/89082.
Curving resistance affects the railway vehicle running through curves. For its estimation in train dynamics calculations, different empirical formulas are used in various countries. It is practically impossible to determine its exact value because of its dependency on various – to some extent random – parameters. In the framework of the experimenta
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Michalek, T., Kohout, M., Slapak, J., Vagner, J., & Pulda, J. (2025). Curving and Running Resistance of Freight Trains: Current Experience with On-Track Measurements. Taylor & Francis. https://doi.org/10.1080/00423114.2024.2398003
Michalek, Tomas, Martin Kohout, Jiri Slapak, Jakub Vagner, and Jan Pulda. Curving and Running Resistance of Freight Trains: Current Experience with On-Track Measurements. Taylor & Francis, 2025. https://doi.org/10.1080/00423114.2024.2398003.
Michalek, Tomas, et al. Curving and Running Resistance of Freight Trains: Current Experience with On-Track Measurements. Taylor & Francis, 2025, ROSA P. https://doi.org/10.1080/00423114.2024.2398003.
The Arizona Department of Transportation (ADOT) is working to modernize its financial tracking systems to improve transparency, compliance, and efficiency in managing federally funded transportation projects. Existing tools, including the Resource Administration database and related systems, operate independently, and require extensive manual data
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Sullivan, K. T., & Hurtado, K. (2025). Best Practices for Structuring and Managing Statewide Resource-Tracking Databases (Report No. SPR-795). Arizona. Department of Transportation. https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/89172
Sullivan, Kenneth T. and Kristen Hurtado. Best Practices for Structuring and Managing Statewide Resource-Tracking Databases. Report no. SPR-795. Arizona. Department of Transportation, 2025. https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/89172.
Sullivan, Kenneth T., and Kristen Hurtado Best Practices for Structuring and Managing Statewide Resource-Tracking Databases. Arizona. Department of Transportation, 2025, Report no. SPR-795, ROSA P. https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/89172.
A proprietary magnesium-alumino-liquid-phosphate (MALP) concrete, manufactured by Phoscrete Corporation, is a rapid-setting repair material promoted for its ability to bond with portland cement concrete and protect reinforcing steel against corrosion. A related product, magnesium-potassium-phosphate (MKP) concrete, offers slower setting for easier
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Darwin, D., O’Reilly, M., & Salavati-Khoshghalb, M. (2025). Effectiveness of Magnesium-Alumino-Liquid Phosphate-Based Concrete as a Repair Material (Report No. FHWA-OK-26-01). Oklahoma. Department of Transportation. https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/88886
Darwin, David, Matthew O’Reilly, and Mohsen Salavati-Khoshghalb. Effectiveness of Magnesium-Alumino-Liquid Phosphate-Based Concrete as a Repair Material. Report no. FHWA-OK-26-01. Oklahoma. Department of Transportation, 2025. https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/88886.
Darwin, David, et al. Effectiveness of Magnesium-Alumino-Liquid Phosphate-Based Concrete as a Repair Material. Oklahoma. Department of Transportation, 2025, Report no. FHWA-OK-26-01, ROSA P. https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/88886.
A report by Portland State University (PSU) researchers offers an improved framework for assessing the seismic risk of transportation structures. Earthquake preparedness is a high priority for the Pacific Northwest, and cities and state agencies will benefit from having a more accurate and consistent way to prepare.
Yang, D., Khosravifar, A., Moug, D., & Unnikrishnan, A. (2025). Assessing Transportation Infrastructure Risk. Transportation Research and Education Center (TREC). https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/88891
Yang, David, Arash Khosravifar, Diane Moug, and Avinash Unnikrishnan. Assessing Transportation Infrastructure Risk. Transportation Research and Education Center (TREC), 2025. https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/88891.
Yang, David, et al. Assessing Transportation Infrastructure Risk. Transportation Research and Education Center (TREC), 2025, ROSA P. https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/88891.
Over the past 18 months, the team has performed several dozen after-action reviews of interstate work zones and the associated maintenance of traffic (MOT). These after-action reports generally contain the following information: Date, location, visual images, connected vehicle summary graphics, qualitative discussion of activity, and in some cases
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Bullock, D. M. (2025). Case Studies Documenting Lessons Learned and Identifying Opportunities for Maintenance of Traffic (MOT) Improvements [Brief]. Purdue University. Joint Transportation Research Program. https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/90500
Bullock, Darcy M.. Case Studies Documenting Lessons Learned and Identifying Opportunities for Maintenance of Traffic (MOT) Improvements [Brief]. Purdue University. Joint Transportation Research Program, 2025. https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/90500.
Bullock, Darcy M. Case Studies Documenting Lessons Learned and Identifying Opportunities for Maintenance of Traffic (MOT) Improvements [Brief]. Purdue University. Joint Transportation Research Program, 2025, ROSA P. https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/90500.
Wildlife-vehicle collisions (WVCs) pose serious risks to motorist safety and contribute significantly to wildlife mortality. Wildlife fencing serves as a proven countermeasure to mitigate WVCs while promoting habitat connectivity. This study evaluates the safety effectiveness of wildlife fencing installed across Utah from 2011 to 2023, using traffi
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Shea, S., & Goswamy, A. (2025). Effectiveness of Wildlife Fencing at Reducing Crashes (Report No. UT-25.15). Utah. Dept. of Transportation. Research Division. https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/89260
Shea, Scott and Amrita Goswamy. Effectiveness of Wildlife Fencing at Reducing Crashes. Report no. UT-25.15. Utah. Dept. of Transportation. Research Division, 2025. https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/89260.
Shea, Scott, and Amrita Goswamy Effectiveness of Wildlife Fencing at Reducing Crashes. Utah. Dept. of Transportation. Research Division, 2025, Report no. UT-25.15, ROSA P. https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/89260.
Pollutants from roadway runoff are the leading cause of surface water impairments. Thus, treatment of road runoff by building roadside stormwater best management practices (BMPs) could prevent pollution and turn the road infrastructure into a sustainable water solution. However, limited infiltration in compacted roadside soil poses a significant ch
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Mohanty, S. K., Stenstrom, M. K., Das, T. K., & Tummala, C. (2025). Soil Amendment Guidance for Infiltration and Stormwater Treatment. California. Department of Transportation. https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/90478
Mohanty, Sanjay K., Michael K. Stenstrom, Tonoy K. Das, and Chandra Tummala. Soil Amendment Guidance for Infiltration and Stormwater Treatment. California. Department of Transportation, 2025. https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/90478.
Mohanty, Sanjay K., et al. Soil Amendment Guidance for Infiltration and Stormwater Treatment. California. Department of Transportation, 2025, ROSA P. https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/90478.
Work zones (WZs) are among the most hazardous roadway environments due to restricted geometry, temporary traffic control, and increased driver workload, which often lead to speeding and elevated crash frequency as well as severity. A section of roadway of nearly 8 miles long on I-65, in Robertson County, near the Kentucky state border, where additi
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Mishra, S., Golias, M., Khattak, A. J., Everett, J., Neupane, P., Thapa, D., & Adeel, M. (2025). Strategies for Improved Driver Behavior within Work Zones (Report No. RES2023-23). Tennessee. Department of Transportation. https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/89788
Mishra, Sabyasachee, Mihalis Golias, Asad J. Khattak, Jerry Everett, Pawan Neupane, Diwas Thapa, and Muhammad Adeel. Strategies for Improved Driver Behavior within Work Zones. Report no. RES2023-23. Tennessee. Department of Transportation, 2025. https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/89788.
Mishra, Sabyasachee, et al. Strategies for Improved Driver Behavior within Work Zones. Tennessee. Department of Transportation, 2025, Report no. RES2023-23, ROSA P. https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/89788.
The I-24 Smart Corridor project, launched by TDOT since 2018, is a first-ever Smart Corridor study in Tennessee. This project integrates I-24 and SR-1, a parallel arterial roadway, with physical, technological, and operational enhancements to provide road users with accurate, real-time information and actively manage traffic. The I-24 project is co
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Gu, Y., & Han, L. D. (2025). Evaluating the Impacts of I-24 Smart Corridor Strategies (Report No. RES 2023-18). Tennessee. Department of Transportation. https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/89753
Gu, Yangsong and Lee D. Han. Evaluating the Impacts of I-24 Smart Corridor Strategies. Report no. RES 2023-18. Tennessee. Department of Transportation, 2025. https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/89753.
Gu, Yangsong, and Lee D. Han Evaluating the Impacts of I-24 Smart Corridor Strategies. Tennessee. Department of Transportation, 2025, Report no. RES 2023-18, ROSA P. https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/89753.
Cooperative perception broadens the sensing range of an automated vehicle, especially in urban settings where other road users and infrastructure create occlusions. However, it raises safety concerns because received information can be incorrect due to faults or malicious attacks, which can lead to unsafe planning. We study object-level fusion stra
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Haddad, A. J., & Bhat, C. R. (2025). Using Infrastructure to Boost Safety in a PNT World: Balancing Reliability, Overreliance, Malfunction Risks, and Cybersecurity to Improve Intersection Safety. Center for Automated Vehicles Research with Multimodal Assured Navigation (CARMEN+) Tier-1 University Transportation Center (UTC). https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/87357
Haddad, Angela J. and Chandra R. Bhat. Using Infrastructure to Boost Safety in a PNT World: Balancing Reliability, Overreliance, Malfunction Risks, and Cybersecurity to Improve Intersection Safety. Center for Automated Vehicles Research with Multimodal Assured Navigation (CARMEN+) Tier-1 University Transportation Center (UTC), 2025. https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/87357.
Haddad, Angela J., and Chandra R. Bhat Using Infrastructure to Boost Safety in a PNT World: Balancing Reliability, Overreliance, Malfunction Risks, and Cybersecurity to Improve Intersection Safety. Center for Automated Vehicles Research with Multimodal Assured Navigation (CARMEN+) Tier-1 University Transportation Center (UTC), 2025, ROSA P. https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/87357.
Improving the diversity of roadside plantings can provide an array of benefits including improved aesthetics, improved driver safety, and increased biodiversity. However, establishing landscape plants along roadsides can often be difficult due to a variety of soil related and other environmental factors. In an earlier trial, researchers from Michig
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Cregg, B. M. (2025). Slope Restoration on Urban Freeways (Report No. SPR-1767). Michigan Department of Transportation. Research Administration. https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/88718
Cregg, Bert M.. Slope Restoration on Urban Freeways. Report no. SPR-1767. Michigan Department of Transportation. Research Administration, 2025. https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/88718.
Cregg, Bert M. Slope Restoration on Urban Freeways. Michigan Department of Transportation. Research Administration, 2025, Report no. SPR-1767, ROSA P. https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/88718.
The primary focus of our research is to address the challenge of evaluating aging concrete bridges, both reinforced and prestressed, located in New England. We have developed a remote radar sensor capable of characterizing corroded reinforced concrete structures, as well as a predictive capability to generate artificial cracks and simulate radar im
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Yu, T. (2025). Electromagnetic Detection and Identification of Concrete Cracking in Highway Bridges. University of Massachusetts, Lowell. https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/88707
Yu, Tzuyang. Electromagnetic Detection and Identification of Concrete Cracking in Highway Bridges. University of Massachusetts, Lowell, 2025. https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/88707.
Yu, Tzuyang Electromagnetic Detection and Identification of Concrete Cracking in Highway Bridges. University of Massachusetts, Lowell, 2025, ROSA P. https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/88707.
The Michigan Department of Transportation (MDOT) identified significant deterioration at the ends of steel and prestressed concrete (PSC) beams, requiring systematic evaluation and improved decision-making protocols for Requests for Action (RFAs). This comprehensive study examined 431 steel beam ends and 267 PSC bridges to develop capacity-based as
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Attanayake, U., Bhowmik, S., Saleh, K., Hu, Y., & Berke, N. (2025). Capacity Prediction of Repaired and Unrepaired Bridge Beams with Deteriorated Ends (Report No. SPR-1745). Michigan Department of Transportation. Research Administration. https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/88721
Attanayake, Upul, Sanjoy Bhowmik, Kevin Saleh, Yufeng Hu, and Neal Berke. Capacity Prediction of Repaired and Unrepaired Bridge Beams with Deteriorated Ends. Report no. SPR-1745. Michigan Department of Transportation. Research Administration, 2025. https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/88721.
Attanayake, Upul, et al. Capacity Prediction of Repaired and Unrepaired Bridge Beams with Deteriorated Ends. Michigan Department of Transportation. Research Administration, 2025, Report no. SPR-1745, ROSA P. https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/88721.
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