Rural 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, Systemic Approach, Safety Action Plans, and Proven Countermeasures. This webinar focuses on the Proven Countermeasures pillar. State, local, […]

Crowdsourcing turns transportation system users into real-time sensors on system performance, providing low-cost, high-quality data on traffic operations, roadway conditions, travel patterns, and more. This webinar highlights how crowdsourced data can help transportation agencies provide more timely and accurate information to the public using various traveler information avenues.Target Audience Transportation agencies, traffic/transportation management center personnel, […]

Effective and economic management of bridges depends on accurately assessing their current condition, and, in turn, predicting their future performance. Deterioration processes in reinforced concrete, since they are a result of multiple inputs and actions, are inherently complex. To fully and accurately characterize various types of deterioration, and gauge its severity, it requires the use […]

Webinar will highlight advanced bundling with projects other than bridges, including roadway, ADA ramps, and safety case studies.

This session will provide participants with information about applying for the Transportation Alternatives (TA) Set-Aside Program grant, administered by the New Jersey Department of Transportation (NJDOT) in partnership with the State's Metropolitan Planning Organizations. TA Set-Aside provides federal funds for community-based "non-traditional" surface transportation related projects designed to strengthen the cultural, aesthetic and environmental aspects […]

On September 24th, 2020, the Federal Highway Administration EDC-5 Value Capture Implementation Team will hold Value Capture Strategies: Economic Development Tools virtual peer exchange. The program will feature experts who have successfully implemented Tax Incremental Finance Districts and Transportation Reinvestment zones to share their experiences.Are your state/local transportation agencies looking for new and innovative funding […]

This session will provide participants with information about applying for the Transportation Alternatives (TA) Set-Aside Program grant, administered by the New Jersey Department of Transportation (NJDOT) in partnership with the State's Metropolitan Planning Organizations. TA Set-Aside provides federal funds for community-based "non-traditional" surface transportation related projects designed to strengthen the cultural, aesthetic and environmental aspects […]

The objective of this webinar is to focus on UAS in emergency response, which has distinct challenges and opportunities from both construction and structural inspections. Emergency response environments generally involve many more stakeholders than other UAS applications, and these operations benefit from significant pre-planning activities since there is little time to learn “on the job”. […]