Road Features That Predict Crash Sites Identified in New Machine-Learning Model
The study used data collected from 9,300 miles of road AMHERST, Mass. – Issues such as abrupt changes in speed limits and incomplete lane markings are among the most influential factors that can predict road crashes, finds new research by University of Massachusetts Amherst engineers. The study then used machine learning to predict which roads may be the most dangerous based on these features. Published in the journal Transportation Research Record, the study was a collaboration betwe...
Biden-Harris Administration Announces $623 Million in Grants to Continue Building Out Electric Vehicle Charging Network
Photograph: Bjoern WyleZich/Getty Images Funding will deploy chargers in communities and along major travel corridors, while promoting American jobs and leadership in EV charging WASHINGTON – The Biden-Harris Administration today announced $623 million in grants to help build out an electric vehicle (EV) charging network across the U.S., which will create American jobs and ensure more drivers can charge their electric vehicles where they live, work, and shop. This is a critical p...
FHWA Releases New Traffic Control Device Manual with Updates to Improve Safety for Pedestrians, Bicyclists, and All Road Users
Updated MUTCD also encourages new innovations to improve travel and looks toward transportation infrastructure of the future As part of the process of updating the 11th edition, the FHWA sought and incorporated input from the public nationwide, including state and local traffic engineers, traffic control device technicians, and other stakeholders. In the coming months, FHWA will host a series of public webinars, post online videos, and conduct other outreach opportunities to help stake...
HDR's David Ungemah Explains the Benefits of Road Pricing
Road pricing offers numerous benefits for states as they grapple with decreasing gas tax revenue and rising congestion. Strategies such as managed lanes, tolling or congestion pricing can improve traffic flow, reduce emissions and provide an alternative revenue source for transportation agencies. David Ungemah has spent three decades providing road pricing solutions on projects across North America. In the latest from HDR’s Experts Talk interview series, he explains how transportation agencie...
SCDOT Video Highlights Bridge Inspection Work
The latest “Day in the Life” video issued by the South Carolina Department of Transportation focuses on the work of its bridge inspection teams.
Biden-Harris Administration Awards $110 Million in Grants to Improve Safety on America’s Roadways by Preventing Deadly Wildlife-Vehicle Crashes
Investments will help reduce wildlife vehicle collisions that result in thousands of serious human injuries, hundreds of fatalities and more than $10 billion in medical costs, property damage, and more WASHINGTON – The U.S. Department of Transportation’s Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) today announced $110 million in grants for 19 wildlife crossing projects in 17 states, including four Indian Tribes. The funding is made possible by a new program in President Biden’s Bipartisan Infr...
Video: AASHTO Showcases New “Transportation Operations Manual”
The American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials (AASHTO) released a video showcasing the first edition of its “Transportation Operations Manual” – a new guidebook for transportation systems management and operations or TSMO efforts approved for publication by the AASHTO board of directors. To order a copy of this publication or for more information about AASHTO publications, visit the AASHTO Store online at store.transportation.org. [Image by AASHTO]
Driving Innovative Solutions for Advancing Use of ‘Plastic’ Roads
Driving innovative solutions for advancing use of ‘plastic’ roads from Mizzou News on Vimeo. University of Missouri researchers are on the leading-edge of developing sustainable plastic waste road pavement mixtures.
NSBA Congratulates PennDOT, High Steel for I-95 Reopening Five Months After Truck Fire
CHICAGO - Philadelphia drivers along a stretch of Interstate 95 are once again traveling on permanent lanes, thanks to extraordinary collaboration between the Pennsylvania government and local partners like High Steel Structures. The first section of six permanent lanes opened November 6. Authorities expect to complete the other six and reopen the northbound interchange next year. That section of I-95 closed less than five months ago after a June 11 tanker truck crash and subsequent fire d...
Placing Efficiency and Quality
The Muscatine County Highway Department completed 15 miles of shouldering in two weeks using the FH-R. Previously, a project of that magnitude would have taken two-plus months. Images courtesy of the Muscatine County Highway Department Muscatine County Highway Department in Iowa reflects on the benefits of Road Widener’s FH-R There are a few things that come to mind when thinking about summer in the Midwest: warmer weather, weekends at the lake, camping trips — and roadwork. In fact,...
Video: Crashes Drop Measurably After Rural Road Safety Improvement Project on US 521 in Lancaster County
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