Rural roadway departures make up a third of U.S. traffic fatalities - about 30 people a day. TheEvery Day Counts round five (EDC-5) initiative, Focus on Reducing Rural Roadway Departures (FoRRRwD), features four pillars: Addressing All Public Roads, Systemic Approach, Safety Action Plans, and Proven Countermeasures. This webinar focuses on the first pillar. Rural Agencies […]
Join the NJDOT Bureau of Research on Tuesday, May 12th for a Lunchtime Tech Talk! WEBINAR event on Dredging, Dredged Material Management and the New Jersey Marine Transportation System. This event will feature W. Scott Douglas, Dredging Program Manager, Office of Maritime Resources, NJ Department of Transportation. The NJDOT Office of Maritime Resources (OMR) is […]
This FHWA EDC-5 Webinar is a collaboration with NLTAPA and the National Center for Rural Road SafetyRural roadway departures make up a third of U.S. traffic fatalities—about 30 people a day. The Every Day Counts round five (EDC-5) initiative, Focus on Reducing Rural Roadway Departures (FoRRRwD), features four pillars: * Addressing All Public Roads * […]
This will be the third in a series of webinars on reviewing 2D hydraulic models. The main topic for this webinar will be Boundary Conditions and Materials, with a targeted audience of State DOT employees, Field Office members, and Consultants. More information and registration details can be found at the link here https://collaboration.fhwa.dot.gov/dot/fhwa/WC/Lists/Seminars/DispForm.aspx?ID=2331 .
This webinar features Iowa DOT, Georgia DOT, and Utah DOT’s uses of social media for incident detection, traveler information, work zones, and planned special events. This webinar is the seventh in the Adventures in Crowdsourcing webinar series https://transportationops.org/edc5/adventures-crowdsourcing-webinar-series . Crowdsourcing turns transportation system users into real-time sensors on system performance, providing low-cost, high-quality data on […]
This presentation is the first part of a series of Crack Sealing trainings titled “Crack Sealing Overview, Project Selection and Design”. It is designed to provide attendees with an introduction to crack sealing, distress identification, testing methods and related impact on field performance, and an introduction to materials selection. Upon completion, participants will be better […]
The Sixth Annual Tech Tools for Planning Expo will showcase some of the innovative tools that have been deployed and/or are under development by the North Jersey Transportation Planning Authority in our region. This year NJTPA staff, in partnership with Esri, will present a new tool currently being explored and evaluated by the NJTPA called […]
Join the NJDOT Bureau of Research on June 10th for a Lunchtime Tech Talk! Webinar on Evaluation of Precast Concrete Pavement Systems: Identify Existing Precast Concrete Pavement Systems and State Specifications Faculty and research staff members from the Rowan University CREATEs program, Dr. Yusuf Mehta and Dr. Daniel Offenbacker, will discuss the results of a […]
This webinar describes how two mature State DOTs have integrated Unmanned Aerial Systems into their operations, speaking to a range of maturity levels from those who are just starting up a program, to those who looking to grow an existing UAS program. This webinar is open to anyone interested and registration can be found at: […]
• Robert Peterson, Caltrans, will provide a brief overview of Caltrans’ Systemic Safety Analysis Report Program (SSARP) and the transition to LRSPs, then discuss how Caltrans is prioritizing systemic roadway departure projects using benefit-cost analyses. • Christina McDaniel-Wilson, Oregon DOT, will discuss ODOT’s systemic screening process for Roadway Departure using the safety priority index system […]