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The main objective of this research is to investigate the performance of Compacted Concrete Pavement (CCP) with special design features of surface texture that can reduce construction cost and secure safe and durable surface texture. This research was part of a larger project undertaken by the City of Mexico, Missouri in collaboration with Missouri
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Khayat, K. H., & Farzadnia, N. (2020). Field Implementation of Compacted Concrete Pavement (Report No. cmr 20-004). Missouri. Department of Transportation. Construction and Materials Division. https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/53623
Khayat, Kamal H. and Nima Farzadnia. Field Implementation of Compacted Concrete Pavement. Report no. cmr 20-004. Missouri. Department of Transportation. Construction and Materials Division, 2020. https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/53623.
Khayat, Kamal H., and Nima Farzadnia Field Implementation of Compacted Concrete Pavement. Missouri. Department of Transportation. Construction and Materials Division, 2020, Report no. cmr 20-004, ROSA P. https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/53623.
The objective of this study was to obtain and analyze relevant technical and performance data of various pavement marking products to determine which products can be used to stripe various roadway surfaces and to withstand the spectrum of Arizona weather, ranging from intense ultraviolet exposure to abrasion from snowplow blades. Data gathering con
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Dwyer, C. E., & Becker, R. L. (2020). Evaluation of Hardened Paint Pavement Markings (Report No. FHWA-AZ-20-747). Arizona. Department of Transportation. Research Center. https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/53578
Dwyer, Carmine E. and Rachel L. Becker. Evaluation of Hardened Paint Pavement Markings. Report no. FHWA-AZ-20-747. Arizona. Department of Transportation. Research Center, 2020. https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/53578.
Dwyer, Carmine E., and Rachel L. Becker Evaluation of Hardened Paint Pavement Markings. Arizona. Department of Transportation. Research Center, 2020, Report no. FHWA-AZ-20-747, ROSA P. https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/53578.
The primary objective of this study was to evaluate the current methodologies for estimating truck tonnage through a literature review and identify alternatives that could improve Florida’s current truck tonnage formula. The development of a new truck tonnage model was also an option.
Zhong, M., & Kaisar, E. I. (2020). Evaluation of Truck Tonnage Estimation Methodologies [Summary] (Report No. BDV27-977-15). Florida. Department of Transportation. Research Center. https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/68174
Zhong, Monica and Evangelos I. Kaisar. Evaluation of Truck Tonnage Estimation Methodologies [Summary]. Report no. BDV27-977-15. Florida. Department of Transportation. Research Center, 2020. https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/68174.
Zhong, Monica, and Evangelos I. Kaisar Evaluation of Truck Tonnage Estimation Methodologies [Summary]. Florida. Department of Transportation. Research Center, 2020, Report no. BDV27-977-15, ROSA P. https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/68174.
Soil erosion management is a major environmental challenge facing highway construction. This project analyzes sustainable improvements to current standard procedures for final grade turfgrass establishment on disturbed soils. Using a series of greenhouse studies, two compost types, biosolids and greenwaste, and four compost/topsoil blends were comp
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Owen, D., Davis, A. P., & Aydilek, A. H. (2020). Understanding the Effects of Slope Ratio, Straw Mulching, and Compost Addition to Topsoil to Establish Permanent Vegetation and Reduce Nutrient Runoff (Report No. MD-20-SHA/UM/5-13). Maryland. State Highway Administration. Office of Policy & Research. https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/50917
Owen, Dylan, Allen P Davis, and Ahmet H. Aydilek. Understanding the Effects of Slope Ratio, Straw Mulching, and Compost Addition to Topsoil to Establish Permanent Vegetation and Reduce Nutrient Runoff. Report no. MD-20-SHA/UM/5-13. Maryland. State Highway Administration. Office of Policy & Research, 2020. https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/50917.
Owen, Dylan, et al. Understanding the Effects of Slope Ratio, Straw Mulching, and Compost Addition to Topsoil to Establish Permanent Vegetation and Reduce Nutrient Runoff. Maryland. State Highway Administration. Office of Policy & Research, 2020, Report no. MD-20-SHA/UM/5-13, ROSA P. https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/50917.
The impact of wildlife-vehicle collisions on drivers and wildlife populations has been gaining increasing attention in the United States. Given the established success of wildlife crossings with fencing in reducing wildlife crashes and connecting habitat, a growing number of states, including Virginia, have enacted wildlife corridor legislation, so
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Donaldson, B. M., & Elliott, K. E. M. (2020). Enhancing Existing Isolated Underpasses With Fencing To Decrease Wildlife Crashes and Increase Habitat Connectivity (Report No. FHWA/VTRC 20-R28). Virginia Transportation Research Council (VTRC). https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/55477
Donaldson, Bridget M. and Kaitlyn E. M. Elliott. Enhancing Existing Isolated Underpasses With Fencing To Decrease Wildlife Crashes and Increase Habitat Connectivity. Report no. FHWA/VTRC 20-R28. Virginia Transportation Research Council (VTRC), 2020. https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/55477.
Donaldson, Bridget M., and Kaitlyn E. M. Elliott Enhancing Existing Isolated Underpasses With Fencing To Decrease Wildlife Crashes and Increase Habitat Connectivity. Virginia Transportation Research Council (VTRC), 2020, Report no. FHWA/VTRC 20-R28, ROSA P. https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/55477.
This report reviews the available condition, history, and chloride testing results of twenty-two (22) reinforced concrete bridge decks on I-15 near Nephi, Utah from milepost 221 to 228. The bridges in this research group were constructed in the same era with similar details, and also experienced comparable vehicular and environmental loads. Each of
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Mikulich, M. (2020). Evaluation of Bridge Deck Treatments Along I-15 in Nephi, Utah (Report No. UT-20.23). Utah Department of Transportation. https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/58257
Mikulich, Matthew. Evaluation of Bridge Deck Treatments Along I-15 in Nephi, Utah. Report no. UT-20.23. Utah Department of Transportation, 2020. https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/58257.
Mikulich, Matthew Evaluation of Bridge Deck Treatments Along I-15 in Nephi, Utah. Utah Department of Transportation, 2020, Report no. UT-20.23, ROSA P. https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/58257.
University of Florida researchers evaluated the effect of RAP binder stiffness, fineness, and gradation on cracking resistance to determine whether the current maximum RAP usage in polymer-modified asphalt (PMA) mixtures can be increased. They also examined the effect of RAP on asphalt mixtures made with high polymer (HP) binder. If more RAP could
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Moseley, H. L., & Roque, R. (2020). Enhanced Characterization of RAP for Cracking Performance [Summary] (Report No. BDV31-977-70). Florida. Department of Transportation. Research Center. https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/68217
Moseley, Howard L and Reynaldo Roque. Enhanced Characterization of RAP for Cracking Performance [Summary]. Report no. BDV31-977-70. Florida. Department of Transportation. Research Center, 2020. https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/68217.
Moseley, Howard L, and Reynaldo Roque Enhanced Characterization of RAP for Cracking Performance [Summary]. Florida. Department of Transportation. Research Center, 2020, Report no. BDV31-977-70, ROSA P. https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/68217.
United States. Department of Transportation. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration. National Center for Statistics and Analysis
2020-05-01
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For this fact sheet, rural and urban boundaries are determined by the State highway departments and approved by the Federal Highway Administration. The State highway departments use the boundaries decided by the Census Bureau. In this fact sheet for 2018, the information about rural and urban traffic fatalities is presented as follows: Overview; En
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United States. Department of Transportation. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration. National Center for Statistics and Analysis (2020). Traffic Safety Facts 2018 Data: Rural/Urban Comparison of Traffic Fatalities (Report No. DOT HS 812 957). United States. Department of Transportation. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration. https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/78174
United States. Department of Transportation. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration. National Center for Statistics and Analysis. Traffic Safety Facts 2018 Data: Rural/Urban Comparison of Traffic Fatalities. Report no. DOT HS 812 957. United States. Department of Transportation. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, 2020. https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/78174.
United States. Department of Transportation. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration. National Center for Statistics and Analysis Traffic Safety Facts 2018 Data: Rural/Urban Comparison of Traffic Fatalities. United States. Department of Transportation. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, 2020, Report no. DOT HS 812 957, ROSA P. https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/78174.
Portland State University. Transportation Research and Education Center (TREC)
2020-05-01
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Portland State University has worked with the Portland Metro regional government periodically since 2005 to survey occupants of buildings for which developers had received funding from Metro’s Transit-Oriented Development (TOD) Program. This research extends upon the prior TOD surveys in Portland by revisiting a set of developments with a second wa
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Portland State University. Transportation Research and Education Center (TREC) (2020). Revisiting TODs: How Subsequent Development Affects the Travel Behavior of Residents in Existing Transit-Oriented Developments [supporting datasets] (Report No. NITC-RR-1240). National Institute for Transportation and Communities (NITC). https://doi.org/10.15760/TREC_datasets.07
Portland State University. Transportation Research and Education Center (TREC). Revisiting TODs: How Subsequent Development Affects the Travel Behavior of Residents in Existing Transit-Oriented Developments [supporting datasets]. Report no. NITC-RR-1240. National Institute for Transportation and Communities (NITC), 2020. https://doi.org/10.15760/TREC_datasets.07.
Portland State University. Transportation Research and Education Center (TREC) Revisiting TODs: How Subsequent Development Affects the Travel Behavior of Residents in Existing Transit-Oriented Developments [supporting datasets]. National Institute for Transportation and Communities (NITC), 2020, Report no. NITC-RR-1240, ROSA P. https://doi.org/10.15760/TREC_datasets.07.
The Purpose of this investigation was to determine if KIM is a suitable admixture for protecting bridge decks and rails against chloride penetration.
Syslo, M., Heyen, W., Halsey, L., Hansen, D., & Krason, T. (2020). Utilizing Kryton KIM Technology in Bridge Deck and Rail Construction to Protect against Chloride Ion Penetration. Nebraska. Department of Roads. Materials & Research Division. https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/61009
Syslo, Mick, Wally Heyen, Lieska Halsey, David Hansen, and Tim Krason. Utilizing Kryton KIM Technology in Bridge Deck and Rail Construction to Protect against Chloride Ion Penetration. Nebraska. Department of Roads. Materials & Research Division, 2020. https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/61009.
Syslo, Mick, et al. Utilizing Kryton KIM Technology in Bridge Deck and Rail Construction to Protect against Chloride Ion Penetration. Nebraska. Department of Roads. Materials & Research Division, 2020, ROSA P. https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/61009.
Oversize and overweight (OSOW) trucks are an integral part of traffic movement throughout the state of Kansas and the United States as a whole, along with the freight they haul. The unique dimensions (length, width, height, and weight) of these loads makes the movement of them more challenging, and less safe for all on the road. With key east-west
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Morris, B., & Fitzsimmons, E. J. (2020). Understanding Oversize/Overweight Industry Freight Flow and Safety in Kansas Using the Kansas Truck Routing and Intelligent Permitting System (K-TRIPS) (Report No. K-TRAN: KSU-18-5). Kansas State University. Transportation Center. https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/55696
Morris, Blake and Eric J. Fitzsimmons. Understanding Oversize/Overweight Industry Freight Flow and Safety in Kansas Using the Kansas Truck Routing and Intelligent Permitting System (K-TRIPS). Report no. K-TRAN: KSU-18-5. Kansas State University. Transportation Center, 2020. https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/55696.
Morris, Blake, and Eric J. Fitzsimmons Understanding Oversize/Overweight Industry Freight Flow and Safety in Kansas Using the Kansas Truck Routing and Intelligent Permitting System (K-TRIPS). Kansas State University. Transportation Center, 2020, Report no. K-TRAN: KSU-18-5, ROSA P. https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/55696.
Non-structural overlays such as ultra-thin bonded wearing course (UTBWC), chip seals, and micro-surfacing are commonly applied as a preventive maintenance method to extend the service life of a pavement. They are generally placed over flexible substrates, which include flexible pavements that have received bituminous interventions on bituminous upp
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Blanchette, A., Lee, S. T., & Wood, T. (2020). Service Life Enhancement of Substrates Overlaid With Thin Overlays (UTBWC, Chip Seals, and Micro-Surfacing) (Report No. NRRA202003). Minnesota. Department of Transportation. https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/53983
Blanchette, Andrea, Sheue Torng Lee, and Tom Wood. Service Life Enhancement of Substrates Overlaid With Thin Overlays (UTBWC, Chip Seals, and Micro-Surfacing). Report no. NRRA202003. Minnesota. Department of Transportation, 2020. https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/53983.
Blanchette, Andrea, et al. Service Life Enhancement of Substrates Overlaid With Thin Overlays (UTBWC, Chip Seals, and Micro-Surfacing). Minnesota. Department of Transportation, 2020, Report no. NRRA202003, ROSA P. https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/53983.
Certain blends of very fine sands, silts, and clays are producing pile rebound during driving. Two major high rebound items were evaluated during this research: the possibility of using new pile movement techniques during driving to validate or check pile driving analyzer (PDA) deflections and the evaluation of cyclic triaxial test data to determin
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Cosentino, P. J., Bostater Jr, C. R., Franqui, A., Rogulski III, R. J., & Jensen, M. (2020). Quantifying Pile Rebound with Deflection Measuring Systems Best Suited for Florida Soils. Florida. Department of Transportation. https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/56252
Cosentino, Paul J., Charles R Bostater Jr, Aline Franqui, Robert J Rogulski III, and Matthew Jensen. Quantifying Pile Rebound with Deflection Measuring Systems Best Suited for Florida Soils. Florida. Department of Transportation, 2020. https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/56252.
Cosentino, Paul J., et al. Quantifying Pile Rebound with Deflection Measuring Systems Best Suited for Florida Soils. Florida. Department of Transportation, 2020, ROSA P. https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/56252.
This study was driven by the need to improve consistency in the methods and approach that local agencies use to address crosswalks. This study focuses on the question of how a crosswalk should be enhanced with additional countermeasures, if any, once the decision is made to mark it. During the research portion of this project, it was found that the
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Miner, K., & Arvidson, T. (2020). Pedestrian Crosswalk Policy Development Guidelines (Report No. MN 2020RIC01). Minnesota. Department of Transportation. https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/53979
Miner, Kate and Tim Arvidson. Pedestrian Crosswalk Policy Development Guidelines. Report no. MN 2020RIC01. Minnesota. Department of Transportation, 2020. https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/53979.
Miner, Kate, and Tim Arvidson Pedestrian Crosswalk Policy Development Guidelines. Minnesota. Department of Transportation, 2020, Report no. MN 2020RIC01, ROSA P. https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/53979.
Pedestrian-Activated Crossing (PAC) systems have been shown to have a generally positive impact on driver yield rates. However, there has been insufficient research on the effect PAC treatments have on pedestrian crash rates, and there is little guidance as to when and where each treatment should be used. This study estimates the effects of PACs on
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Hourdos, J., Dirks, P., Lehrke, D., Parikh, G., Davis, G., & Cheong, C. (2020). Assessing the Impact of Pedestrian-Activated Crossing Systems (Report No. MN 2020-13). Minnesota. Dept. of Transportation. Office of Policy Analysis, Research & Innovation. https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/53550
Hourdos, John, Peter Dirks, Derek Lehrke, Gordon Parikh, Gary Davis, and Christopher Cheong. Assessing the Impact of Pedestrian-Activated Crossing Systems. Report no. MN 2020-13. Minnesota. Dept. of Transportation. Office of Policy Analysis, Research & Innovation, 2020. https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/53550.
Hourdos, John, et al. Assessing the Impact of Pedestrian-Activated Crossing Systems. Minnesota. Dept. of Transportation. Office of Policy Analysis, Research & Innovation, 2020, Report no. MN 2020-13, ROSA P. https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/53550.
Load rating is the process of determining the safe load-carrying capacity of a bridge; however, when plans and details are insufficient to determine the overall capacity of the structure, alternative methods must be used to infer what the live load capacity is. Two viable methods allowed by the AASHTO Manual for Bridge Evaluation are the commonly u
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Harris, D. K., Ozbulut, O. E., Bagheri, A., Dizaji, M. S., Ndong, A. K., & Alipour, M. (2020). Load Rating Strategies for Bridges With Limited or Missing As-Built Information (Report No. FHWA/VTRC 20-R27). Virginia Transportation Research Council (VTRC). https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/55475
Harris, Devin K., Osman E. Ozbulut, Abdollah Bagheri, Mehrdad Shafiei Dizaji, Abdou K Ndong, and Mohamad Alipour. Load Rating Strategies for Bridges With Limited or Missing As-Built Information. Report no. FHWA/VTRC 20-R27. Virginia Transportation Research Council (VTRC), 2020. https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/55475.
Harris, Devin K., et al. Load Rating Strategies for Bridges With Limited or Missing As-Built Information. Virginia Transportation Research Council (VTRC), 2020, Report no. FHWA/VTRC 20-R27, ROSA P. https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/55475.
Spray on rejuvenators, designed to penetrate into the asphalt pavement to a certain depth, can be applied to hot mix asphalt (HMA) pavement surfaces, serving as a cost-effective method intended to reverse the effects of aging. Rejuvenators strengthen the HMA material at the surface to resist the detrimental effects of exposure to sun, water, and ai
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Blanchette, A., Lee, S. T., & Wood, T. (2020). Spray on Rejuvenators Synthesis (Report No. NRRA202004). Minnesota. Department of Transportation. https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/53984
Blanchette, Andrea, Sheue Torng Lee, and Tom Wood. Spray on Rejuvenators Synthesis. Report no. NRRA202004. Minnesota. Department of Transportation, 2020. https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/53984.
Blanchette, Andrea, et al. Spray on Rejuvenators Synthesis. Minnesota. Department of Transportation, 2020, Report no. NRRA202004, ROSA P. https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/53984.
The Indiana Department of Transportation (INDOT) Central Hot Mix Asphalt (HMA) Acceptance Lab was opened on March 29, 2018 at the Office of Materials Management (OMM) facility in Indianapolis. The state-of-the-art lab conducts acceptance testing on HMA samples from INDOT’s Crawfordsville and Greenfield districts, as well as testing of appeals sampl
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Boehm, T. W., & Handy, J. (2020). Central HMA Acceptance Lab Process Improvement Implementation Plan Project (Report No. FHWA/IN/JTRP-2020/14). Purdue University. Joint Transportation Research Program. https://doi.org/10.5703/1288284317130
Boehm, Ted W. and Jim Handy. Central HMA Acceptance Lab Process Improvement Implementation Plan Project. Report no. FHWA/IN/JTRP-2020/14. Purdue University. Joint Transportation Research Program, 2020. https://doi.org/10.5703/1288284317130.
Boehm, Ted W., and Jim Handy Central HMA Acceptance Lab Process Improvement Implementation Plan Project. Purdue University. Joint Transportation Research Program, 2020, Report no. FHWA/IN/JTRP-2020/14, ROSA P. https://doi.org/10.5703/1288284317130.
Road traffic crashes are a leading cause of death in the United States. In Kentucky, per capita crash rates and crash-related fatalities have outpaced the national average for over a decade. Wanting to explain why the U.S. Southeast sees higher crash rates than other regions, researchers have argued the region’s unique socioeconomic conditions prov
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Stamatiadis, N., Sagar, S., Wright, S., & Cambron, A. (2020). Effect of Socioeconomic Factors on Crash Occurrence (Report No. KTC-20-03/19-56-2-1F). University of Kentucky Transportation Center. https://doi.org/10.13023/ktc.rr.2020.03
Stamatiadis, Nikiforos, Shraddha Sagar, Samantha Wright, and Aaron Cambron. Effect of Socioeconomic Factors on Crash Occurrence. Report no. KTC-20-03/19-56-2-1F. University of Kentucky Transportation Center, 2020. https://doi.org/10.13023/ktc.rr.2020.03.
Stamatiadis, Nikiforos, et al. Effect of Socioeconomic Factors on Crash Occurrence. University of Kentucky Transportation Center, 2020, Report no. KTC-20-03/19-56-2-1F, ROSA P. https://doi.org/10.13023/ktc.rr.2020.03.
In 2009, the American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials (AASHTO) published the Manual for Assessing Safety Hardware (MASH), which supersedes the previous crash test and evaluation guidelines. A MASH implementation agreement was jointly developed and adopted by the Federal Highway Administration and AASHTO. It establishes imp
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Bligh, R. P., Menges, W. L., Griffith, B. L., Schroeder, G. E., & Kuhn, D. L. (2020). MASH Evaluation of TxDOT Roadside Safety Features—Phase III (Report No. FHWA/TX-20/0-6946-R3). Texas A&M Transportation Institute. https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/56079
Bligh, Roger P., Wanda L. Menges, Bill L. Griffith, Glenn E. Schroeder, and Darrell L. Kuhn. MASH Evaluation of TxDOT Roadside Safety Features—Phase III. Report no. FHWA/TX-20/0-6946-R3. Texas A&M Transportation Institute, 2020. https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/56079.
Bligh, Roger P., et al. MASH Evaluation of TxDOT Roadside Safety Features—Phase III. Texas A&M Transportation Institute, 2020, Report no. FHWA/TX-20/0-6946-R3, ROSA P. https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/56079.
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