Oct 25, 2019 | News, Research Project
In the United States, data has shown that more than a third of fatal crashes on two-lane undivided highways and 27 percent of fatal crashes on four-lane divided highways occur in dark, unlighted conditions. Raised Pavement Markers (RPMs) are a common device deployed...
Sep 5, 2019 | News, Research Project
The Research Advisory Committee of the American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials (AASHTO) selected an NJDOT project as one of 16 high-value research projects for 2019 in the category of Smart Maintenance and Preservation. Researchers from...
May 16, 2019 | News, Research Project
The New Jersey Department of Transportation (NJDOT) is responsible for administering an access management policy for the state highway system. The Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) defines access management as “the proactive management of vehicular access points...
Jan 2, 2019 | News, Research Project
In December 2017, a team of researchers at the Center for Advanced Infrastructure and Transportation (CAIT) at Rutgers University published a research study for NJDOT on “The Use of Porous Concrete for Sidewalks.” A porous concrete sidewalk typically consists of a...
Oct 31, 2018 | Event, Research Showcase
The 20th Annual NJDOT Research Showcase was an opportunity for the New Jersey transportation community to learn about the broad scope of academic research initiatives underway and share technology transfer activities being conducted by institutions of higher education...
Apr 19, 2018 | News, Research Project
A team of researchers from New Jersey Institute of Technology have improved upon methods to identify high risk bridges in New Jersey to facilitate prioritization for repair or replacement. They have accomplished this through validating and advancing a new...