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Safety Impacts of the Emerging Digital Display Technology for Outdoor Advertising Signs

  • 2005-2009
  • AASHTO
  • Adaptive Signal Control Technology
  • Advanced Traffic Signal Control
  • Advanced Traffic Signal Control
  • Associate Engineer
  • Engineer
  • Maintenance Staff
  • Maintenance and Operations
  • Manager / First Line Supervisor
  • NCHRP
  • Operator
  • Planning Analysis Tools
  • Principal Engineer
  • Public Safety Officer
  • Regional Traffic Signal Operations & Program Management
  • Research
  • Research
  • Research
  • Researcher/Academic
  • Senior Engineer
  • Senior Manager
  • Sign Maintenance and Replacement
  • Statewide and Regional Integration
  • TRB
  • Technical Understanding
  • Technician
  • Traffic Signal Timing
  • Traffic Signal Timing Software
  • Transit Signal Priority
  • Transit Signal Priority
    • |PDF
This topic will review on-going human factor studies and guidelines with regard to highway agency DMS’s and CMS’s now in use on highways. The panel noted that the panel for this topic should include a representative from the outdoor advertising industry. The final report has been submitted and copi
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Research

Update of the AASHTO Guide for the Planning, Design, and Operation of Pedestrian Facilities

  • 2011
  • AASHTO
  • Associate Engineer
  • Bicycles and Pedestrians
  • Business Processes/Policies and Procedures
  • CEO / GM / Commissioner
  • Director / Program Manager
  • Employee Health and Safety
  • Engineer
  • Leadership
  • Local government/MPO/RTPA cooperation
  • Maintenance and Operations
  • Manager / First Line Supervisor
  • Municipal Operations
  • NCHRP
  • Performance Management
  • Planning
  • Planning for Operations
  • Principal Engineer
  • Public safety agency collaboration
  • Research
  • Research
  • Research
  • Researcher/Academic
  • Senior Engineer
  • Senior Manager
  • TRB
  • TSMO Culture
  • Transportation Planner
    • |PDF
The 1st Edition of the AASHTO Guide for the Planning, Design, and Operation of Pedestrian Facilities (AASHTO Pedestrian Guide) was published in 2004 and reflects the state of the practice in 2001 – 2002 when it was written. Being the first edition, this guide may need some content changes or additio
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Research

Application of AASHTO LRFD Specifications to Design of Sound Barriers

  • 2010
  • AASHTO
  • Associate Engineer
  • CEO / GM / Commissioner
  • Director / Program Manager
  • Engineer
  • Maintenance Staff
  • Maintenance and Operations
  • Manager / First Line Supervisor
  • Media / PIO
  • NCHRP
  • Operator
  • Principal Engineer
  • Project Development
  • Project Development Overview
  • Public
  • Public Safety Officer
  • Research
  • Research
  • Research
  • Researcher/Academic
  • Roadside Maintenance
  • Senior Engineer
  • Senior Manager
  • TRB
  • Technical Understanding
  • Technician
  • Transit Professional
  • Transportation Planner
    • |PDF
The current design criteria for sound barriers are based on the AASHTO Standard “Guide Specifications for Design of Sound Barriers” dated 1989 and interims through 2002. The content of the AASHTO Guide Specifications for design of sound barriers is not consistent with the requirements of the AASHTO
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Research

Challenges and Opportunities: A Strategic Plan for Equipment Management Research

  • 2011
  • AASHTO
  • CEO / GM / Commissioner
  • Director / Program Manager
  • Equipment Management
  • Maintenance and Operations
  • Manager / First Line Supervisor
  • NCHRP
  • Planning for Operations
  • Research
  • Research
  • Research
  • Researcher/Academic
  • Senior Manager
  • Strategic Planning
  • TRB
    • |PDF
The project identified the grand challenges that face the organizations that manage highway maintenance equipment and the research needed to address them . These challenges and research needs were identified based on input provided by professionals involved in the different aspects of equipment ma
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Research

Analysis of New Highway Lighting Technologies

  • 2013
  • Associate Engineer
  • Director / Program Manager
  • Engineer
  • Maintenance and Operations
  • Manager / First Line Supervisor
  • NCHRP
  • Principal Engineer
  • Public Safety Officer
  • Research
  • Research
  • Research
  • Researcher/Academic
  • Roadway Lighting
  • Senior Engineer
  • Senior Manager
  • TRB
  • Technician
  • Transportation Planner
    • |PDF
The objective of this research is to evaluate the potential and proper application of LED lighting technology and if applicable, other new roadway lighting technologies, to determine if and what additional research is required to properly establish guidance for these technologies. In the event the r
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Research

Updated Research for Collision Damage and Repair of Prestessed Concrete Beams

  • 2012
  • Associate Engineer
  • Director / Program Manager
  • Engineer
  • Equipment Management
  • Maintenance Staff
  • Maintenance and Operations
  • Maintenance and Operations
  • Manager / First Line Supervisor
  • NCHRP
  • Principal Engineer
  • Research
  • Research
  • Research
  • Researcher/Academic
  • Roadside Maintenance
  • Senior Engineer
  • Senior Manager
  • TRB
  • Traffic Incident Management
  • Traffic Incident Management
  • Traffic Incident Management
  • Traffic Incident Management
    • |PDF
Collision between over-height vehicles and bridges is an ever increasing problem nationwide. The bridge community is in need of current state of the art means and methods of evaluation and in-place repair of collision damaged precast/prestressed concrete beams. The NCHRP Report 280: Guidelines for E
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Research

Update of the AASHTO Guide to Standardized Highway Barrier Hardware

  • 2014
  • AASHTO
  • Associate Engineer
  • CEO / GM / Commissioner
  • Director / Program Manager
  • Engineer
  • Freeway Management
  • Freeway Operations
  • ITS standards and specifications
  • Maintenance Staff
  • Maintenance and Operations
  • Manager / First Line Supervisor
  • Media / PIO
  • NCHRP
  • Operator
  • Principal Engineer
  • Public
  • Public Safety Officer
  • Research
  • Research
  • Research
  • Researcher/Academic
  • Roadside Maintenance
  • Senior Engineer
  • Senior Manager
  • Standards
  • Standards
  • Standards and Interoperability
  • Standards and Specifications
  • TRB
  • Technician
  • Transit Professional
  • Transportation Planner
    • |PDF
The objective of this research was to review and update the information contained within the following AASHTO-AGC-ARTBA Joint Committee, Task Force 13 (TF13) publication ‘A Guide to Standardized Highway Barrier Hardware’, 1995.
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Best Practice

Best Practices for Crack Treatments for Asphalt Pavements

  • 2014
  • Associate Engineer
  • Best Practice
  • Best Practice
  • Engineer
  • Maintenance Staff
  • Maintenance and Operations
  • Manager / First Line Supervisor
  • NCHRP
  • Operator
  • Pothole Repair
  • Principal Engineer
  • Research
  • Senior Engineer
  • TRB
The objective of this research was to prepare a synthesis of current best practices and programs for crack sealing and crack filling of asphalt pavements.
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Research

U.S. Bicycle Route Guide Signing

  • 2014
  • Adaptive Signal Control Technology
  • Advanced Traffic Signal Control
  • Advanced Traffic Signal Control
  • Associate Engineer
  • Bicycles and Pedestrians
  • CEO / GM / Commissioner
  • Director / Program Manager
  • Engineer
  • Maintenance Staff
  • Maintenance and Operations
  • Manager / First Line Supervisor
  • Media / PIO
  • NCHRP
  • Operator
  • Planning Analysis Tools
  • Principal Engineer
  • Public
  • Public Safety Officer
  • Regional Traffic Signal Operations & Program Management
  • Research
  • Research
  • Research
  • Researcher/Academic
  • Senior Engineer
  • Senior Manager
  • Sign Maintenance and Replacement
  • Statewide and Regional Integration
  • Technician
  • Traffic Signal Timing
  • Traffic Signal Timing Software
  • Transit Professional
  • Transit Signal Priority
  • Transit Signal Priority
  • Transportation Planner
    • |PDF
The objective of this project was to evaluate the signing needed for effective wayfinding and consistency on co-designated numbered and/or named bicycle routes, specifically U.S. Bicycle Routes, recognizing funding and resource constraints. The final report provides recommendations for an effective
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Best Practice

Incorporating Security Awareness into Routine State DOT Operations and Training

  • 2015
  • Best Practice
  • Best Practice
  • Director / Program Manager
  • Infrastructure Protection
  • Local government/MPO/RTPA cooperation
  • Maintenance and Operations
  • Manager / First Line Supervisor
  • Media / PIO
  • Municipal Operations
  • NCHRP
  • Operator
  • Program Status/Authorities
  • Public Safety Officer
  • Public safety agency collaboration
  • Research
  • Researcher/Academic
  • Risk Management
  • Risk Management
  • Senior Manager
  • Training and Profesional Development
  • Transit Professional

This report highlights the importance of security awareness for all state DOT employees and contractors. The report outlines a flexible “campaign” approach providing techniques to integrate all-hazards security awareness concepts and reminders into routine state DOT operations, maintenance, and t

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