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 objectives of this study were to evaluate the rates of shoreline change on Bird-Long Island, the threat to historic resources on the island, evaluate the potential for a living shoreline, and delineate the plant alliances currently present. The pertinent conclusions from this study are: 1. The shoreline database for Bird and Long island contain
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Alexander, C., & Calabria, J. (2019). Bird-Long Island Management Study Phase 1A: The Application of Geospatial Tools to Qualify Shoreline Change and the Threat to Cultural and Natural Resources on Bird-Long Island (Report No. FHWA-GA-19-1633). Georgia. Dept. of Transportation. https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/40284
Alexander, Clark and Jon Calabria. Bird-Long Island Management Study Phase 1A: The Application of Geospatial Tools to Qualify Shoreline Change and the Threat to Cultural and Natural Resources on Bird-Long Island. Report no. FHWA-GA-19-1633. Georgia. Dept. of Transportation, 2019. https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/40284.
Alexander, Clark, and Jon Calabria Bird-Long Island Management Study Phase 1A: The Application of Geospatial Tools to Qualify Shoreline Change and the Threat to Cultural and Natural Resources on Bird-Long Island. Georgia. Dept. of Transportation, 2019, Report no. FHWA-GA-19-1633, ROSA P. https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/40284.
In the same way that Big Data has transformed numerous industries by providing insights into many aspects, it has also been offering travelers and transportation authorities chances to understand transportation performance and issues better. Recently, the analysis of transportation data has attracted much attention, and many analytics methods have
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Gao, J. (2019). City-Wide Transportation Information Estimation with Heterogeneous Urban Data. University at Buffalo. Department of Computer Science and Engineering. https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/40275
Gao, Jing. City-Wide Transportation Information Estimation with Heterogeneous Urban Data. University at Buffalo. Department of Computer Science and Engineering, 2019. https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/40275.
Gao, Jing City-Wide Transportation Information Estimation with Heterogeneous Urban Data. University at Buffalo. Department of Computer Science and Engineering, 2019, ROSA P. https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/40275.
Every Day Counts (EDC) is the Federal Highway Administration’s program to advance a culture of innovation in the transportation community in partnership with public and private stakeholders. Through this State-based effort, FHWA coordinates rapid deployment of proven strategies and technologies to shorten the project delivery process, enhance roadw
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United States. Federal Highway Administration (2019). Every Day Counts: On-Ramp to Innovation - EDC-5 Summit Summary and Baseline Report, March 2019 (Report No. FHWA-19-CAI-011). United States. Federal Highway Administration. https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/44377
United States. Federal Highway Administration. Every Day Counts: On-Ramp to Innovation - EDC-5 Summit Summary and Baseline Report, March 2019. Report no. FHWA-19-CAI-011. United States. Federal Highway Administration, 2019. https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/44377.
United States. Federal Highway Administration Every Day Counts: On-Ramp to Innovation - EDC-5 Summit Summary and Baseline Report, March 2019. United States. Federal Highway Administration, 2019, Report no. FHWA-19-CAI-011, ROSA P. https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/44377.
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. (2019). MASH Evaluation of TxDOT Roadside Safety Features—Phase II (Report No. FHWA/TX-18/0-6946-R2). Texas A&M Transportation Institute. https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/40147
Bligh, Roger P., Wanda L. Menges, Bill L. Griffith, Glenn E. Schroeder, and Darrell L. Kuhn. MASH Evaluation of TxDOT Roadside Safety Features—Phase II. Report no. FHWA/TX-18/0-6946-R2. Texas A&M Transportation Institute, 2019. https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/40147.
Bligh, Roger P., et al. MASH Evaluation of TxDOT Roadside Safety Features—Phase II. Texas A&M Transportation Institute, 2019, Report no. FHWA/TX-18/0-6946-R2, ROSA P. https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/40147.
This project demonstrates how an inexpensive system (hardware and software) can add new functionality to existing signal controllers, giving bicyclists an efficient way to cross a controlled intersection. The system integrates three components: (1) a Bike Connect box that resides near the signal-controller and is connected to it, (2) an application
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Fickas, S. (2019). V2X: Bringing Bikes Into the Mix (Report No. NITC-ED-1027). National Institute for Transportation and Communities (NITC). https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/40998
Fickas, Stephen. V2X: Bringing Bikes Into the Mix. Report no. NITC-ED-1027. National Institute for Transportation and Communities (NITC), 2019. https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/40998.
Fickas, Stephen V2X: Bringing Bikes Into the Mix. National Institute for Transportation and Communities (NITC), 2019, Report no. NITC-ED-1027, ROSA P. https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/40998.
In the United States, ~30% of the ~600,000 highway bridges are labeled structurally deficient or functionally obsolete. Approximately 65% of the bridges in the United State are reinforced concrete, of which 40% are classified as structurally deficient or functionally obsolete. Many of these bridges are damaged due to chloride induced corrosion of t
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Farzad, M., Fancy, S. F., Garber, D., Azizinamini, A., & Lau, K. (2019). Corrosion Durability of Reinforced Concrete Utilizing UHPC for ABC Applications (Report No. ABC-UTC-2013-C3-FIU 01). Accelerated Bridge Construction University Transportation Center (ABC-UTC). https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/42748
Farzad, Mahsa, Saiada Fuadi Fancy, David Garber, Atorod Azizinamini, and Kingsley Lau. Corrosion Durability of Reinforced Concrete Utilizing UHPC for ABC Applications. Report no. ABC-UTC-2013-C3-FIU 01. Accelerated Bridge Construction University Transportation Center (ABC-UTC), 2019. https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/42748.
Farzad, Mahsa, et al. Corrosion Durability of Reinforced Concrete Utilizing UHPC for ABC Applications. Accelerated Bridge Construction University Transportation Center (ABC-UTC), 2019, Report no. ABC-UTC-2013-C3-FIU 01, ROSA P. https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/42748.
In Accelerated Bridge Construction (ABC), prefabricated bridge deck elements are connected using “Closure Joints.” Because of cast-in-place nature of closure joints that are expected to go into service and field observations, there have been some concerns about their long-term durability. This has necessitated the need for health monitoring of ABC
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Mehrabi, A., & Farhangdoust, S. (2019). NDT Methods Applicable to Health Monitoring of ABC Closure Joints (Report No. ABC-UTC-2013-C3-FIU04). Accelerated Bridge Construction University Transportation Center (ABC-UTC). https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/42750
Mehrabi, Armin and Saman Farhangdoust. NDT Methods Applicable to Health Monitoring of ABC Closure Joints. Report no. ABC-UTC-2013-C3-FIU04. Accelerated Bridge Construction University Transportation Center (ABC-UTC), 2019. https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/42750.
Mehrabi, Armin, and Saman Farhangdoust NDT Methods Applicable to Health Monitoring of ABC Closure Joints. Accelerated Bridge Construction University Transportation Center (ABC-UTC), 2019, Report no. ABC-UTC-2013-C3-FIU04, ROSA P. https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/42750.
This project focuses on making our measures, models, and methods more transferable to other locations. Specifically, we re-evaluate, compare and test our pedestrian index of the environment (PIE) measure using data resources more commonly available to planning agencies across the country. Next, we test the results of PIE and its input data in model
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Clifton, K. J., Orrego-Oñate, J. P., Singleton, P. A., & Schneider, R. (2019). Transferability & Forecasting of the Pedestrian Index of the Environment (PIE) for Modeling Applications (Report No. NITC-RR-1028). National Institute for Transportation and Communities (NITC). https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/40996
Clifton, Kelly J., Jaime P Orrego-Oñate, Patrick A. Singleton, and Robert Schneider. Transferability & Forecasting of the Pedestrian Index of the Environment (PIE) for Modeling Applications. Report no. NITC-RR-1028. National Institute for Transportation and Communities (NITC), 2019. https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/40996.
Clifton, Kelly J., et al. Transferability & Forecasting of the Pedestrian Index of the Environment (PIE) for Modeling Applications. National Institute for Transportation and Communities (NITC), 2019, Report no. NITC-RR-1028, ROSA P. https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/40996.
The objective of this project was to complete the Manual for Assessing Safety Hardware (MASH) evaluation of the Wyoming box beam shoulder barrier by performing MASH Test 3-10. MASH Test 3-10 involves an 1100C vehicle impacting the barrier at a target impact speed and impact angle of 62 mi/h and 25°, respectively. This report provides details of the
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Bligh, R. P., Menges, W. L., Griffith, B. L., & Schroeder, G. E. (2019). MASH Test 3–10 on Wyoming Box Beam Shoulder Barrier (Report No. WY-1903F). Wyoming. Department of Transportation. https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/60959
Bligh, Roger P., Wanda L. Menges, Bill L. Griffith, and Glenn E. Schroeder. MASH Test 3–10 on Wyoming Box Beam Shoulder Barrier. Report no. WY-1903F. Wyoming. Department of Transportation, 2019. https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/60959.
Bligh, Roger P., et al. MASH Test 3–10 on Wyoming Box Beam Shoulder Barrier. Wyoming. Department of Transportation, 2019, Report no. WY-1903F, ROSA P. https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/60959.
Full-depth, precast concrete deck panels have been heavily used in bridge construction since the 1970’s. The use of these panels has traditionally been thought to both accelerate construction and improve the long-term durability performance of the bridge deck. While many engineers and academia are intrinsically aware that confined precast can perfo
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Garber, D., & Shahrokhinasab, E. (2019). Performance Comparison of In-Service, Full-Depth Precast Concrete Deck Panels to Cast-in-Place Decks (Report No. ABC-UTC-2013-C3-FIU03-Final). Accelerated Bridge Construction University Transportation Center (ABC-UTC). https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/41831
Garber, David and Esmail Shahrokhinasab. Performance Comparison of In-Service, Full-Depth Precast Concrete Deck Panels to Cast-in-Place Decks. Report no. ABC-UTC-2013-C3-FIU03-Final. Accelerated Bridge Construction University Transportation Center (ABC-UTC), 2019. https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/41831.
Garber, David, and Esmail Shahrokhinasab Performance Comparison of In-Service, Full-Depth Precast Concrete Deck Panels to Cast-in-Place Decks. Accelerated Bridge Construction University Transportation Center (ABC-UTC), 2019, Report no. ABC-UTC-2013-C3-FIU03-Final, ROSA P. https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/41831.
To account for different variables related to traffic, climate and materials, and their interactions affecting pavement performance, a research effort initiated by the National Cooperative Highway Research Program (NCHRP) has led to the development of a Mechanistic-Empirical Pavement Design Guide. This guide is being adapted by the Wyoming Departme
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Ng, K. W., Ksaibati, K., & Brhanemeskel, M. A. (2019). Enhancement of Mechanistic-Empirical Pavement Design Guide for Roadway Design, and Construction in the State of Wyoming [Research Brief] (Report No. MPC 19-380). Mountain-Plains Consortium. https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/42398
Ng, Kam W., Khaled Ksaibati, and Melake A Brhanemeskel. Enhancement of Mechanistic-Empirical Pavement Design Guide for Roadway Design, and Construction in the State of Wyoming [Research Brief]. Report no. MPC 19-380. Mountain-Plains Consortium, 2019. https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/42398.
Ng, Kam W., et al. Enhancement of Mechanistic-Empirical Pavement Design Guide for Roadway Design, and Construction in the State of Wyoming [Research Brief]. Mountain-Plains Consortium, 2019, Report no. MPC 19-380, ROSA P. https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/42398.
Deep dynamic site characterization was conducted at fifteen ARDOT bridge sites in northeast Arkansas with the goal of developing shear wave velocity profiles to bedrock. A combination of active and passive surface wave methods along with horizontal to vertical spectral ratio measurements were used to develop the Vs profiles. These Vs profiles along
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Wood, C. M., Baker, E., Deschenes, M., & Himel, A. K. (2019). Deep Shear Wave Velocity Profiling in Northeastern Arkansas (Report No. TRC1603). University of Arkansas, Fayetteville. https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/44142
Wood, Clinton M., Ethan Baker, Micheal Deschenes, and Ashraf Kamal Himel. Deep Shear Wave Velocity Profiling in Northeastern Arkansas. Report no. TRC1603. University of Arkansas, Fayetteville, 2019. https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/44142.
Wood, Clinton M., et al. Deep Shear Wave Velocity Profiling in Northeastern Arkansas. University of Arkansas, Fayetteville, 2019, Report no. TRC1603, ROSA P. https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/44142.
Construction inspection is a critical component in the quality assurance (QA) program to ensure the quality and long-term performance of pavements. Over the years, Indiana Department of Transportation (INDOT) has been developing and modifying its standard specification to set requirements for construction inspection and material testing. With the r
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Xu, X., Zhang, Y., Yuan, C., Cai, H., Abraham, D. M., & Bowman, M. D. (2019). Risk-Based Construction Inspection (Report No. FHWA/IN/JTRP-2019/06). Indiana Department of Transportation. https://doi.org/10.5703/1288284316916
Xu, Xin, Yuxi Zhang, Chenxi Yuan, Hubo Cai, Dulcy M. Abraham, and Mark D. Bowman. Risk-Based Construction Inspection. Report no. FHWA/IN/JTRP-2019/06. Indiana Department of Transportation, 2019. https://doi.org/10.5703/1288284316916.
Xu, Xin, et al. Risk-Based Construction Inspection. Indiana Department of Transportation, 2019, Report no. FHWA/IN/JTRP-2019/06, ROSA P. https://doi.org/10.5703/1288284316916.
Economical and crack-free high-performance concrete (Eco-HPC) is a new class of environmentally friendly and cost-effective high-performance concrete (HPC) that is made of low binder content, high volume of supplementary cementitious materials (SCMs), and shrinkage mitigating materials. The initial phase of research that involved an extensive labor
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Khayat, K. H., Mehdipour, I., & Wu, Z. (2019). Field Implementation and Monitoring of Behavior of Economical and Crack-Free High-Performance Concrete for Pavement and Transportation Infrastructure Constructions – Phase II [Research Summary] (Report No. cmr 19-004). Missouri. Department of Transportation. Construction and Materials Division. https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/40022
Khayat, Kamal H., Iman Mehdipour, and Zemei Wu. Field Implementation and Monitoring of Behavior of Economical and Crack-Free High-Performance Concrete for Pavement and Transportation Infrastructure Constructions – Phase II [Research Summary]. Report no. cmr 19-004. Missouri. Department of Transportation. Construction and Materials Division, 2019. https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/40022.
Khayat, Kamal H., et al. Field Implementation and Monitoring of Behavior of Economical and Crack-Free High-Performance Concrete for Pavement and Transportation Infrastructure Constructions – Phase II [Research Summary]. Missouri. Department of Transportation. Construction and Materials Division, 2019, Report no. cmr 19-004, ROSA P. https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/40022.
Several methodologies to count and classify vehicles from video recordings were explored in this research to provide transportation agencies with a safer alternative to collect these data which are needed for traffic engineering and planning studies. In this study, three approaches for detecting and classifying vehicles were investigated: Haar-like
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Huynh, N. N., Mullen, R. L., & Mejia, Y. (2019). Real Time Classification of Vehicle Types and Modes using Image Analysis and Data Fusion. Center for Connected Multimodal Mobility, Clemson University. https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/53604
Huynh, Nathan N., Robert L Mullen, and Yohanna Mejia. Real Time Classification of Vehicle Types and Modes using Image Analysis and Data Fusion. Center for Connected Multimodal Mobility, Clemson University, 2019. https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/53604.
Huynh, Nathan N., et al. Real Time Classification of Vehicle Types and Modes using Image Analysis and Data Fusion. Center for Connected Multimodal Mobility, Clemson University, 2019, ROSA P. https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/53604.
This study is focused on the design and operation of a freight network that supports horizontal carrier collaboration where two or more carriers form an alliance and share pick-up and delivery of jobs. In carrier collaboration, it is assumed that carriers are allowed to retain some of the pickup and delivery jobs they receive from clients while rel
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Huynh, N. N., Ferrell, W., Padmanabhan, B., & Badyal, V. (2019). Development of a Tool to Assess Effectiveness of Intermodal Facility Locations and Designs. Center for Connected Multimodal Mobility, Clemson University. https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/42371
Huynh, Nathan N., William Ferrell, Bhavya Padmanabhan, and Vishal Badyal. Development of a Tool to Assess Effectiveness of Intermodal Facility Locations and Designs. Center for Connected Multimodal Mobility, Clemson University, 2019. https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/42371.
Huynh, Nathan N., et al. Development of a Tool to Assess Effectiveness of Intermodal Facility Locations and Designs. Center for Connected Multimodal Mobility, Clemson University, 2019, ROSA P. https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/42371.
The objective of this study was to evaluate the feasibility of producing sustainable concrete materials for rigid pavement construction using high volumes of recycled materials. The goal was to replace 50% of all solid materials in the concrete with recycled materials and industrial by-products.
Khayat, K. H. (2019). Field Implementation of High-Volume Recycled Materials for Sustainable Pavement Construction [Research Summary] (Report No. cmr 19-005). Missouri. Department of Transportation. Construction and Materials Division. https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/40024
Khayat, Kamal H.. Field Implementation of High-Volume Recycled Materials for Sustainable Pavement Construction [Research Summary]. Report no. cmr 19-005. Missouri. Department of Transportation. Construction and Materials Division, 2019. https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/40024.
Khayat, Kamal H. Field Implementation of High-Volume Recycled Materials for Sustainable Pavement Construction [Research Summary]. Missouri. Department of Transportation. Construction and Materials Division, 2019, Report no. cmr 19-005, ROSA P. https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/40024.
The Federal-aid highway program (FAHP) is a cooperative partnership between the U.S. Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) and State DOTs for the purposes of implementing FHWA-funded highway construction projects and related activities. FHWA permits State DOTs to allow Local Public Agencies (LPAs) to perform work on projects where Federal-aid funds
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Sperry, B. R., Staley, B., Khoury, I., Green, R., Russ, A., & Lozier, W. C. (2019). Streamlining Local-let Federal-aid Transportation Processes in Ohio [Summary]. Ohio Research Institute for Transportation and the Environment. https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/66283
Sperry, Benjamin R., Blake Staley, Issam Khoury, Roger Green, Andrew Russ, and William C Lozier. Streamlining Local-let Federal-aid Transportation Processes in Ohio [Summary]. Ohio Research Institute for Transportation and the Environment, 2019. https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/66283.
Sperry, Benjamin R., et al. Streamlining Local-let Federal-aid Transportation Processes in Ohio [Summary]. Ohio Research Institute for Transportation and the Environment, 2019, ROSA P. https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/66283.
Ohio’s local public agencies (LPAs) administer an average of $335 million of Federal-aid projects annually through the ODOT local-let program. ODOT has made significant strides to improve the efficiency of its Federal-aid program delivery process for LPA-administered projects in recent years. The objective of this research was to undertake a review
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Sperry, B. R., Staley, B., Khoury, I., Green, R., Russ, A., & Lozier, W. C. (2019). Streamlining Local-Let Federal-Aid Transportation Processes in Ohio (Report No. FHWA/OH-2019/10). Ohio. Dept. of Transportation. Office of Statewide Planning and Research. https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/66171
Sperry, Benjamin R., Blake Staley, Issam Khoury, Roger Green, Andrew Russ, and William C Lozier. Streamlining Local-Let Federal-Aid Transportation Processes in Ohio. Report no. FHWA/OH-2019/10. Ohio. Dept. of Transportation. Office of Statewide Planning and Research, 2019. https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/66171.
Sperry, Benjamin R., et al. Streamlining Local-Let Federal-Aid Transportation Processes in Ohio. Ohio. Dept. of Transportation. Office of Statewide Planning and Research, 2019, Report no. FHWA/OH-2019/10, ROSA P. https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/66171.
To address traffic congestion, the Ohio Department of Transportation (ODOT) plans to use the inside eastbound shoulder of I-670 on the east side of Columbus as an additional traffic lane during the afternoon commute as a trial of hard shoulder running active traffic management. In order to fully implement hard shoulder running a review and possible
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Green, R., & Robbins, M. (2019). Evaluation of Maintenance Procedures for Hard Shoulder Running, Phase 1 (Report No. FHWA/OH-2019/8). Ohio Research Institute for Transportation and the Environment. https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/66298
Green, Roger and Mary Robbins. Evaluation of Maintenance Procedures for Hard Shoulder Running, Phase 1. Report no. FHWA/OH-2019/8. Ohio Research Institute for Transportation and the Environment, 2019. https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/66298.
Green, Roger, and Mary Robbins Evaluation of Maintenance Procedures for Hard Shoulder Running, Phase 1. Ohio Research Institute for Transportation and the Environment, 2019, Report no. FHWA/OH-2019/8, ROSA P. https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/66298.
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