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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This study explored the feasibility and acceptability of using stay in-place fiberglass reinforced plastic (FRP) jackets and underwater steel reinforced grout for timely bridge piling repairs in Minnesota without dewatering. One of the goals of the project was to determine the current state of practice to this corrosion repair and inspection by res
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Schilling, W., Rieckman, B., & Wonosikou, G. (2025). Bridge Pile Repair Using Underwater Fiberglass Reinforced Plastic (FRP) Jacket and Steel Reinforced Grout (Report No. MN 2024-28). Minnesota. Department of Transportation. Office of Research & Innovation. https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/81965
Schilling, William, Brandon Rieckman, and Gomoson Wonosikou. Bridge Pile Repair Using Underwater Fiberglass Reinforced Plastic (FRP) Jacket and Steel Reinforced Grout. Report no. MN 2024-28. Minnesota. Department of Transportation. Office of Research & Innovation, 2025. https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/81965.
Schilling, William, et al. Bridge Pile Repair Using Underwater Fiberglass Reinforced Plastic (FRP) Jacket and Steel Reinforced Grout. Minnesota. Department of Transportation. Office of Research & Innovation, 2025, Report no. MN 2024-28, ROSA P. https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/81965.
This report details the Missouri Department of Transportation’s activities within the Federal Highway Administration’s Climate Challenge program. The purpose of the program was three-fold, 1) to increase knowledge of environmental product declarations (EPDs) within the Missouri asphalt and concrete industry, 2) to assess the current state of Missou
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Kevern, J. T., Buttlar, W. G., Rath, P., Gettu, N., & Blair, I. (2025). A Roadmap for Missouri: Assessing Needs an Implementation Framework for Incorporating Environmental Product Declarations (Report No. cmr 25-002). Missouri. Department of Transportation. https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/80142
Kevern, John T., William G. Buttlar, Punyaslok Rath, Nandita Gettu, and Iain Blair. A Roadmap for Missouri: Assessing Needs an Implementation Framework for Incorporating Environmental Product Declarations. Report no. cmr 25-002. Missouri. Department of Transportation, 2025. https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/80142.
Kevern, John T., et al. A Roadmap for Missouri: Assessing Needs an Implementation Framework for Incorporating Environmental Product Declarations. Missouri. Department of Transportation, 2025, Report no. cmr 25-002, ROSA P. https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/80142.
The purpose of this study was to determine how well short concrete barriers work to reduce noise from passing cars. The goal was to give the State Highway Administration (SHA) information so they could determine if these barriers could be utilized to reduce traffic noise.
Owolabi, O. (2025). Effectiveness of Short Solid Barriers to Reduce Noise Generated by Different Types of Highway Vehicles [Research Summary] (Report No. MD-24-SHA/MSU/6-2). Maryland Department of Transportation. State Highway Administration. https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/79850
Owolabi, Oludare. Effectiveness of Short Solid Barriers to Reduce Noise Generated by Different Types of Highway Vehicles [Research Summary]. Report no. MD-24-SHA/MSU/6-2. Maryland Department of Transportation. State Highway Administration, 2025. https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/79850.
Owolabi, Oludare Effectiveness of Short Solid Barriers to Reduce Noise Generated by Different Types of Highway Vehicles [Research Summary]. Maryland Department of Transportation. State Highway Administration, 2025, Report no. MD-24-SHA/MSU/6-2, ROSA P. https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/79850.
The primary goal of this study is to finalize the IDIP system’s development so that CHART can reliably project the impacts of a detected incident, from detection to clearance, on its target freeway and neighboring local networks. With all essential functions developed in this phase for IDIP, CHART’s incident response team can conveniently estimate
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Chang, G. L. (2025). Development of a Traffic Management Decision Support Tool for Freeway Incident Traffic Management (FITM) Plan Deployment Phase 3: An Incident Duration and Impact Prediction (IDIP) System [Research Summary] (Report No. MD-21-SHA/UM/6-1). Maryland Department of Transportation. State Highway Administration. https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/79836
Chang, Gang-Len. Development of a Traffic Management Decision Support Tool for Freeway Incident Traffic Management (FITM) Plan Deployment Phase 3: An Incident Duration and Impact Prediction (IDIP) System [Research Summary]. Report no. MD-21-SHA/UM/6-1. Maryland Department of Transportation. State Highway Administration, 2025. https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/79836.
Chang, Gang-Len Development of a Traffic Management Decision Support Tool for Freeway Incident Traffic Management (FITM) Plan Deployment Phase 3: An Incident Duration and Impact Prediction (IDIP) System [Research Summary]. Maryland Department of Transportation. State Highway Administration, 2025, Report no. MD-21-SHA/UM/6-1, ROSA P. https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/79836.
The 2024 MoDOT IC-PMTP Annual Report highlights achievements and challenges in implementing Intelligent Compaction (IC) and Paver-Mounted Thermal Profiling (PMTP) technologies. Key updates included aligning data validation tools with updated PMTP specifications and addressing challenges such as contractor’s paving boundary data manipulation and dat
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Chang, G. K., Gilliland, A., & Subramanian, S. (2025). Consultant Support for Intelligent Compaction and Paver-Mounted Thermal Profiling Projects in 2024-2025 (Report No. cmr 25-003). Missouri. Department of Transportation. https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/80355
Chang, George K, Amanda Gilliland, and S Subramanian. Consultant Support for Intelligent Compaction and Paver-Mounted Thermal Profiling Projects in 2024-2025. Report no. cmr 25-003. Missouri. Department of Transportation, 2025. https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/80355.
Chang, George K, et al. Consultant Support for Intelligent Compaction and Paver-Mounted Thermal Profiling Projects in 2024-2025. Missouri. Department of Transportation, 2025, Report no. cmr 25-003, ROSA P. https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/80355.
The Central Dakota MPO, which includes the cities of Minot, Surrey, and Burlington, has been developing a Travel Demand Model (TDM) to incorporate new data, reflect current travel patterns, and integrate advancements in transportation modeling techniques. The updated model is based on 2024 data, ensuring that it accurately represents the region's t
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Motuba, D. (2025). Central Dakota 2025 Base Travel Demand Model Development and Calibration. Upper Great Plains Transportation Institute. https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/89147
Motuba, Diomo. Central Dakota 2025 Base Travel Demand Model Development and Calibration. Upper Great Plains Transportation Institute, 2025. https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/89147.
Motuba, Diomo Central Dakota 2025 Base Travel Demand Model Development and Calibration. Upper Great Plains Transportation Institute, 2025, ROSA P. https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/89147.
Repeat LiDAR or photogrammetry surveys for conducting temporal and spatial studies of mass movements are an emerging part of landslide hazard monitoring research, including the use of sensors aboard small Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS). The ability to measure change at a site over time can be an important asset in identifying slopes that pose a si
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Delparte, D. M., Mahar, J., Butterworth, A., Belt, M., Drinkall, D., & Brown, B. (2025). Combining In-Situ and Remote Sensing-Based Monitoring Methods to Improve the Efficiency and Accuracy of Landslide Monitoring Activities (Report No. FHWA-ID-25-311). Idaho Transportation Department. https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/90132
Delparte, Donna M., James Mahar, Ashley Butterworth, Matt Belt, Dana Drinkall, and Betty Brown. Combining In-Situ and Remote Sensing-Based Monitoring Methods to Improve the Efficiency and Accuracy of Landslide Monitoring Activities. Report no. FHWA-ID-25-311. Idaho Transportation Department, 2025. https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/90132.
Delparte, Donna M., et al. Combining In-Situ and Remote Sensing-Based Monitoring Methods to Improve the Efficiency and Accuracy of Landslide Monitoring Activities. Idaho Transportation Department, 2025, Report no. FHWA-ID-25-311, ROSA P. https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/90132.
Bridges and culverts deteriorate with time and use. The deterioration process is affected by several factors, such as structural materials, structural design and behavior, daily traffic, freeze and thaw cycles, climate, pollution, temperature variation. After a certain period of time has elapsed, the deterioration processes accelerate and in a rela
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Banaei-Kashani, F., & Rens, K. (2025). i-BM: An Intelligent Bridge Management Tool for Bridge and Culvert Deterioration Forecasting and Anomaly Detection Based on Physics-Guided Deep Learning (Report No. CDOT-2025-02). Colorado. Dept. of Transportation. Applied Research and Innovation Branch. https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/89056
Banaei-Kashani, Farnoush and Kevin Rens. i-BM: An Intelligent Bridge Management Tool for Bridge and Culvert Deterioration Forecasting and Anomaly Detection Based on Physics-Guided Deep Learning. Report no. CDOT-2025-02. Colorado. Dept. of Transportation. Applied Research and Innovation Branch, 2025. https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/89056.
Banaei-Kashani, Farnoush, and Kevin Rens i-BM: An Intelligent Bridge Management Tool for Bridge and Culvert Deterioration Forecasting and Anomaly Detection Based on Physics-Guided Deep Learning. Colorado. Dept. of Transportation. Applied Research and Innovation Branch, 2025, Report no. CDOT-2025-02, ROSA P. https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/89056.
Bridges and culverts deteriorate with time and use. While in the past, various data-driven deterioration models, including Bayesian models, probit model, and Markov chains are proposed in the literature to model bridge deterioration, these models either suffer from low accuracy or are too complex to be applicable. Recently deep learning (DL) AI mod
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Banaei-Kashani, Farnoush and Kevin Rens. i-BM: Bridge Management Tool [Brief]. Colorado. Department of Transportation, 2025. https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/84560.
Banaei-Kashani, Farnoush, and Kevin Rens i-BM: Bridge Management Tool [Brief]. Colorado. Department of Transportation, 2025, ROSA P. https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/84560.
Nevada Department of Transportation, North Dakota Department of Transportation and Utah Department of Transportation, in collaboration with the Western Transportation Research Consortium (WTRC), hosted a peer exchange on November 19 and 20, 2024, in Salt Lake City, Utah. The publication of this report fulfills the agencies' obligations to conduct a
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Seeber, K., & Hirt, B. (2025). Nevada DOT, North Dakota DOT, and Utah DOT 2024 Research Peer Exchange (Report No. WTRC-001). Utah Department of Transportation. https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/93079
Seeber, Kirsten and Brian Hirt. Nevada DOT, North Dakota DOT, and Utah DOT 2024 Research Peer Exchange. Report no. WTRC-001. Utah Department of Transportation, 2025. https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/93079.
Seeber, Kirsten, and Brian Hirt Nevada DOT, North Dakota DOT, and Utah DOT 2024 Research Peer Exchange. Utah Department of Transportation, 2025, Report no. WTRC-001, ROSA P. https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/93079.
Following a review of the lighting literature and new lighting products, this study examined the lighting level at the location of night fatal and incapacitating (K&A) pedestrian crashes over a 5-year period in SW & SE Michigan. Not surprisingly, the results revealed that almost all the night pedestrian crashes coded on police reports as occurring
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Van Houten, R., Kwigizile, V., Oh, J. S., Mwende, S., & Engle, J. (2025). Examination of Lighting Practices at Crosswalks (Report No. SPR-1744). Michigan Department of Transportation. Research Administration. https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/86443
Van Houten, Ron, Valerian Kwigizile, Jun-Seok Oh, Sia Mwende, and Jacob Engle. Examination of Lighting Practices at Crosswalks. Report no. SPR-1744. Michigan Department of Transportation. Research Administration, 2025. https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/86443.
Van Houten, Ron, et al. Examination of Lighting Practices at Crosswalks. Michigan Department of Transportation. Research Administration, 2025, Report no. SPR-1744, ROSA P. https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/86443.
Transit agencies across the State of California struggle with the recruitment and retention of a sufficient transit operator workforce. This shortage is intensified by current and anticipated retirements among the transit operator workforce, as well as state laws and policy initiatives that require a well-trained and compliant transit operator work
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Reeb, T., & Reuter, J. (2025). Survey: Causes of Transit Operator Shortages (Report No. CA25-4093). California. Department of Transportation. https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/89078
Reeb, Tyler and James Reuter. Survey: Causes of Transit Operator Shortages. Report no. CA25-4093. California. Department of Transportation, 2025. https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/89078.
Reeb, Tyler, and James Reuter Survey: Causes of Transit Operator Shortages. California. Department of Transportation, 2025, Report no. CA25-4093, ROSA P. https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/89078.
This research study investigated the feasibility of two shear-strengthening techniques to assess their effectiveness in enhancing the shear capacity of existing reinforced concrete girder bridges. The first scheme consisted of using Near-Surface-Mounted (NSM) bars while the second scheme comprised Partially Embedded Bars (PEB) in the web of the gir
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Grayson-Wallace, B., Aljasar, A., Vasquez, E., Kunnath, S. K., Cheng, D., & Bolander, J. (2025). Assessment and Shear Strengthening of Existing Cast-in-Place and Precast Concrete Bridge Girders (Report No. CA 25-3303). California. Department of Transportation. https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/85016
Grayson-Wallace, Brendan, Ahmed Aljasar, Emmanuel Vasquez, Sashi K. Kunnath, Dawn Cheng, and John Bolander. Assessment and Shear Strengthening of Existing Cast-in-Place and Precast Concrete Bridge Girders. Report no. CA 25-3303. California. Department of Transportation, 2025. https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/85016.
Grayson-Wallace, Brendan, et al. Assessment and Shear Strengthening of Existing Cast-in-Place and Precast Concrete Bridge Girders. California. Department of Transportation, 2025, Report no. CA 25-3303, ROSA P. https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/85016.
Transportation agencies and state DOTs have established roadside vegetation programs to enhance sustainability, quality of life, and the aesthetics of the transportation systems. However, a comprehensive toolkit to quantify the benefits and risks of various roadside vegetation types and applications has been largely lacking across the nation, inclu
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Ryu, K. R., Im, J., Park, J. Y., Shamshiri, A., McCullough, S. T., & Somani, S. (2025). Quantifying the Benefits of Roadside Vegetation (Report No. FHWA/TX-25/0-7162-1). Texas. Department of Transportation. https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/80860
Ryu, Kyoeng Rok, Joowon Im, June Young Park, Alireza Shamshiri, Steven Tanner McCullough, and Shikha Somani. Quantifying the Benefits of Roadside Vegetation. Report no. FHWA/TX-25/0-7162-1. Texas. Department of Transportation, 2025. https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/80860.
Ryu, Kyoeng Rok, et al. Quantifying the Benefits of Roadside Vegetation. Texas. Department of Transportation, 2025, Report no. FHWA/TX-25/0-7162-1, ROSA P. https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/80860.
Transportation agencies and state DOTs have established roadside vegetation programs to enhance sustainability, quality of life, and the aesthetics of the transportation systems. However, a comprehensive toolkit to quantify the benefits and risks of various roadside vegetation types and applications has been largely lacking across the nation, inclu
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Ryu, Kyoeng Rok 0-7162: Quantifying the Benefits of Roadside Vegetation. Texas. Department of Transportation, 2025, ROSA P. https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/80874.
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The U.S. Chemical Safety and Hazard Investigation Board has released a compilation of summaries of chemical accidents that have occurred since the agency’s accidental release reporting rule went into effect in March 2020. The compilation presents summaries and probable causes of 26 incidents in chronological order, beginning with the release of hyd
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U.S. Chemical Safety and Hazard Investigation Board (2025). Chemical Incident Reports: Events Reported to the CSB Under the Accidental Release Reporting Rule [Volume 1]. U.S. Chemical Safety and Hazard Investigation Board. https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/80622
U.S. Chemical Safety and Hazard Investigation Board. Chemical Incident Reports: Events Reported to the CSB Under the Accidental Release Reporting Rule [Volume 1]. U.S. Chemical Safety and Hazard Investigation Board, 2025. https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/80622.
U.S. Chemical Safety and Hazard Investigation Board Chemical Incident Reports: Events Reported to the CSB Under the Accidental Release Reporting Rule [Volume 1]. U.S. Chemical Safety and Hazard Investigation Board, 2025, ROSA P. https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/80622.
Automated vehicles (AVs) rely heavily on roadway infrastructure to function. This project used technology-equipped research vehicles to drive over 1,000 miles of Minnesota roadways to gain a better understanding of potential infrastructure issues that would inhibit the operations of AVs. The outcomes of this project were intended to be used by tran
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This project investigated the effect of various experimental parameters on the static flexural capacity of longitudinal joints in Commonwealth of Pennsylvania precast concrete bridge deck panel systems. The laboratory component of this study included fifteen full-scale static flexural tests of laboratory-assembled precast concrete deck systems that
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Mante, D. M., Helm, J., & Huang, D. (2025). Precast Bridge Deck Panel Joint Testing (Report No. FHWA-PA-2025-001-LAF WO 001). Pennsylvania. Department of Transportation. Bureau of Planning and Research. https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/89153
Mante, David M., Jeffrey Helm, and Dan Huang. Precast Bridge Deck Panel Joint Testing. Report no. FHWA-PA-2025-001-LAF WO 001. Pennsylvania. Department of Transportation. Bureau of Planning and Research, 2025. https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/89153.
Mante, David M., et al. Precast Bridge Deck Panel Joint Testing. Pennsylvania. Department of Transportation. Bureau of Planning and Research, 2025, Report no. FHWA-PA-2025-001-LAF WO 001, ROSA P. https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/89153.
Modern asphalt mixtures are usually a combination of various materials from different sources, including reclaimed asphalt pavement (RAP) and recycling agents (RAs), and are used to attain sustainable growth. However, the lack of a well-established method for determining compatibility between various sources and types of virgin binder, aged binder
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Dave, E. V., Sias, J. E., Modi, S. H., & Wang, Z. (2025). An Innovative Practical Approach to Assessing Bitumen Compatibility as A Means of Material Specification (Report No. MN NRRA202501). Minnesota. Department of Transportation. https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/88357
Dave, Eshan V., Jo E Sias, Shubham H. Modi, and Zheng Wang. An Innovative Practical Approach to Assessing Bitumen Compatibility as A Means of Material Specification. Report no. MN NRRA202501. Minnesota. Department of Transportation, 2025. https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/88357.
Dave, Eshan V., et al. An Innovative Practical Approach to Assessing Bitumen Compatibility as A Means of Material Specification. Minnesota. Department of Transportation, 2025, Report no. MN NRRA202501, ROSA P. https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/88357.
A two-span bridge, supported by steel H-piles and mechanically stabilized earth (MSE) bridge abutments, was constructed as part of a new interchange on I-65 in Whitestown, Indiana. The east and west MSE abutment walls consisted of precast concrete facing panels, ribbed steel strips, and coarse-grained backfill soil. A section near the middle of the
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Sakleshpur, V. A., Prezzi, M., Salgado, R., Becker, P., & Zafari, Y. (2025). Monitoring of a Steel-Reinforced MSE Abutment Wall and Evaluation of its Bearing Capacity Based on the CPT and DCPT (Report No. FHWA/IN/JTRP-2025/04). Purdue University. Joint Transportation Research Program. https://doi.org/10.5703/1288284317845
Sakleshpur, Venkata Abhishek, Monica Prezzi, Rodrigo Salgado, Peter Becker, and Yaser Zafari. Monitoring of a Steel-Reinforced MSE Abutment Wall and Evaluation of its Bearing Capacity Based on the CPT and DCPT. Report no. FHWA/IN/JTRP-2025/04. Purdue University. Joint Transportation Research Program, 2025. https://doi.org/10.5703/1288284317845.
Sakleshpur, Venkata Abhishek, et al. Monitoring of a Steel-Reinforced MSE Abutment Wall and Evaluation of its Bearing Capacity Based on the CPT and DCPT. Purdue University. Joint Transportation Research Program, 2025, Report no. FHWA/IN/JTRP-2025/04, ROSA P. https://doi.org/10.5703/1288284317845.
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