Research Spotlight: Exploring the Use of Artificial Intelligence to Improve Railroad Safety

Aug 19, 2022 | Innovation Spotlight, News, Research Spotlight

Partnering with the Federal Railroad Administration, New Jersey Transit and New Jersey Department of Transportation (NJDOT), a research team at Rutgers University is using artificial intelligence (AI) techniques to analyze rail crossing safety issues. Utilizing...

NJDOT UAS/Drone Procedures Manual and Best Practices for Use in New Jersey

Dec 9, 2021 | Innovative Initiative, Knowledge Management Toolbox, News

The NJDOT Knowledge Management Toolbox offers examples of several knowledge sharing practices that have been, or could be, adopted by agency units to retain knowledge in a unit in the face of illness, retirements or transfers to other units at NJDOT. NJDOT’s Unmanned...

Research Spotlight: Evaluating the Pedestrian Hybrid Beacon’s Effectiveness: A Case Study in New Jersey

Aug 24, 2021 | News, NJ STIC

A Pedestrian Hybrid Beacon (PHB) is a signalized, pedestrian-activated device designed to increase crossing safety. A recent study conducted by the New Jersey Bicycle and Pedestrian Resource Center (BPRC), funded by NJDOT, examined the efficacy and public awareness of...

Research to Implementation: Design and Evaluation of Scour for Bridges Using HEC-18

Jun 10, 2021 | News, Research Project

This Research to Implementation video presents an example of NJDOT-sponsored research and the effect such research has in addressing transportation-related issues within the State. Bridge scour is the removal of sediment such as sand and gravel from around non-tidal...

Research to Implementation: Environmental Impacts of Reclaimed Asphalt Pavement

Jan 11, 2021 | News, Research Project

This Research to Implementation video presents an example of NJDOT-sponsored research and the effect such research has in addressing transportation-related issues within the State. Reclaimed Asphalt Pavement (RAP) is material gathered through the milling and removal...