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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In recent years, the Illinois Department of Transportation (IDOT) has devoted time and resources to improving its public engagement program and the quantity and quality of the feedback and ideas it receives from residents of Illinois. In 2016, as part of these ongoing efforts, IDOT commissioned the Institute for Policy and Civic Engagement (IPCE) a
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This study developed a web-based prototype decision support platform to demonstrate thebenefits of transportation asset management in monitoring asset performance, supportingasset funding decisions, planning budget tradeoffs, and optimizing resource allocations. Thegoal is to build consensus and gain senior management support for implementing asset
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This document, the Stakeholder Engagement Report, is the second of three reports that comprise the STSP project. The first, the Baselines Report delivered March 17, 2017, provided a descriptive profile of California’s transit systems. This report offers the results of research into the opinions and perceptions of opportunities for transit in Califo
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The objectives of this study were to develop guidance for engineers on how implements of husbandry loads are resisted by traditional bridges, with a specific focus on bridges commonly found on the secondary road system; provide recommendations for accurately analyzing bridges for these loading effects; and make suggestions for the rating and postin
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Intelligent Compaction (IC) technique is a fast-developing technology for base and soilcompaction quality control. Proof-rolling subgrades and bases using IC rollers upon completion of compaction can identify the less stiff spots and significantly improve the compaction uniformity of the compacted layers. The main objective of this project was to c
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To improve the pavement design and construction in Wyoming, the Wyoming Department of Transportation (WYDOT) is adopting the Mechanistic-Empirical Pavement Design Guide (MEPDG). A full implementation of MEPDG requires the characterization of local crushed base materials. In this research, laboratory experiments on resilient modulus were performed t
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Peer-to-peer (P2P) carsharing is a relatively new concept in the U.S. Enabled by recent internet and mobile technology development, P2P carsharing generally involves a facilitating company connecting private vehicle owners to people who are interested in renting a vehicle. P2P carsharing has many things in common with business-to-consumer (B2C) car
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Expansive soils can cause considerable damage to pavements. Several localized areas on South Dakota highways have experienced significant heaving along fault gouges caused by differential shifting of discontinuous clay/shale deposits that intersect the road embankment and adjacent drainage features. The South Dakota Department of Transportation ini
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The remarkable features of ultra-high performance concrete (UHPC) have been reported. Its application in bridge construction has been an active research area in recent years, attributed to its higher compressive strength, higher ductility and reduced permeability when compared with conventional concrete and even high-strength concrete. Those charac
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Through this project, the Texas Department of Transportation (TxDOT) funded the creation of a comprehensive truck platooning demonstration in Texas, serving as a proactive effort in assessing innovative operational strategies to position TxDOT as a leader in this research area and the overall transportation systems management and operation using co
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The objective of this research project efforts are: 1) to develop an interactive driver-distracted presentation that can be used at different high schools in Idaho to educate teenage drivers about the danger of distracted driving, 2) to test the effectiveness of developed interactive presentation in promoting safe driving among teenage drivers, 3)
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Effective signage that is easy to understand facilitates safe driving through a work zone. While the guidance for work zone signage in the Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices (MUTCD) is suitable for many conditions, there may be instances where alternative signage may be more effective at enhancing safety. This project evaluated the use of al
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Flagger safety is an important issue in work zones due to the proximity of the flagger to traffic. Some strategies for improvingflagger safety include slowing down approaching vehicles or removing flaggers from the immediate vicinity of traffic. TheAutomated Flagger Assistance Device (AFAD) is a system that can potentially accomplish both of the af
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Pedestrians are the most vulnerable road users. The risks to pedestrians crossing at uncontrolled locations are much higher than at signalizedintersections. There has been an increasing trend in pedestrian deaths during the past decade. Specifically, pedestrian fatality as percent oftotal fatalities indicates an increasing trend in a ten-year perio
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One of the most important factors that the decision-makers consider when deciding on whether using ABC or not is the total construction cost of the project using these methods versus the conventional methods. The total construction cost includes both direct costs such as the material, labor, and equipment costs needed during construction and indire
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This is a handbook of safety, health, and the environmental issues of the production, bulk transport, and bulk storage of alternative fuels with emphasis on transport and storage. Fuels included are: 1) compressed natural gas, 2) liquefied natural gas, 3) propane, 4) methanol and methanol blends, 5) ethanol and ethanol blends, 6) biodiesel, 7) hydr
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Coastal and inland ports, regional mobility authorities, cities, and counties located near or along the Texas Gulf Coast, and along the border with Mexico, have been granted authority by the state legislature to establish permitted overweight truck corridors. Though legislation grants the authority to establish a corridor and set the maximum permis
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One of the approaches to compare the alternatives is through Life Cycle Assessment (LCA); a method for estimating the emissions, energy consumption and environmental impacts of a project over its life cycle. This study builds on the Life Cycle (LCA) and Life Cycle Cost (LCCA) Analysis of Freight Transportation Alternatives to Copperwood Mine Projec
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Successes in Stewardship is a Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) bimonthly newsletter highlighting current best practices in stewardship and environmental review from around the country.
Integral abutment bridges (IABs) have gained popularity throughout the United States due to their low construction and maintenance costs. Previous research on IABs has been heavily focused on substructure performance, leaving a need for better understanding of IAB superstructure behavior and interdependent effects. This report presents findings of
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