Signing strategies for low-water and flood-prone highway crossings (open access)

Signing strategies for low-water and flood-prone highway crossings

"In this report the Texas Transportation Institute (TTI) developed a guidelines and recommendations for creating signing uniformity for low-water and flood-prone sections of roadways. TTI also developed criteria for when to implement active water-level detection and advance warning systems at low-water crossings and flood-prone roadway sections."
Date: November 2011
Creator: Higgins, Laura; Chrysler, Susan T.; Pesti, Geza & Chaudhary, Nadeem
Object Type: Report
System: The Portal to Texas History
A portable toolbox to monitor and evaluate signal operations (open access)

A portable toolbox to monitor and evaluate signal operations

Report regarding a portable computer that interfaces with traffic signal cabinets, monitors and logs events that occur within the cabinet, and then analyzes the log files and creates easy to read reports.
Date: September 2011
Creator: Sunkari, Srinivasa R.; Charara, Hassan A. & Songchitruksa, Praprut
Object Type: Report
System: The Portal to Texas History
Work zone positive protection guidelines (open access)

Work zone positive protection guidelines

"In this report the goal of the project was to develop implementation guidance that the Texas Department of Transportation (TxDOT) can use to make better decisions regarding when and where to use positive protection in work zones and when to consider exposure control and other traffic control measures that could improve work zone safety."
Date: May 2011
Creator: Ullman, Gerald L.; Iragavarapu, Vichika & Sun, Dahzi
Object Type: Report
System: The Portal to Texas History
Evaluation and development of pavement scores, performance models and needs estimates :  phase I activities (open access)

Evaluation and development of pavement scores, performance models and needs estimates : phase I activities

Report that documents the results of two completed tasks for the "Evaluation and Development of Pavement Scores, Performance Models and Needs Estimates" project.
Date: June 2011
Creator: Gharaibeh, Nasir G. (Nasir Ghaleb), 1967-; Freeman, Thomas J.; Wimsatt, Andrew James, 1964- & Zou, Yajie
Object Type: Report
System: The Portal to Texas History
MASH test 3-37 of the TxDOT 31-inch w-beam downstream anchor terminal (open access)

MASH test 3-37 of the TxDOT 31-inch w-beam downstream anchor terminal

Report discussing the findings of a study exploring issues related to roadside safety devices. It includes background information, system details, test requirements and evaluation criteria, crash test procedures, crash test results, and conclusions.
Date: October 2011
Creator: Bligh, Roger P.; Menges, Wanda L. & Arrington, Dusty R.
Object Type: Report
System: The Portal to Texas History
Development of guidelines for pedestrian safety treatments at signalized intersections (open access)

Development of guidelines for pedestrian safety treatments at signalized intersections

"This document summarized the research conducted and the conclusions reached during the development of guidelines for pedestrian safety treatments at signalized intersections. The guidelines are focused on treatments that alleviate conflicts between left-turning vehicles and pedestrians."
Date: August 2011
Creator: Pratt, Michael P.; Songchitruksa, Praprut & Bonneson, James A.
Object Type: Report
System: The Portal to Texas History
Studies to determine the effectiveness of automated flagger assistance devices and school crossing devices (open access)

Studies to determine the effectiveness of automated flagger assistance devices and school crossing devices

"This report describes the methodology and results of analyses performed to determine motorist understanding, as well as the operational and safety effectiveness, of automated flaggers assistance devices (AFADs) relative to the use of flaggers at lane closures on two-lane, two-way roadways."
Date: October 2011
Creator: Finley, Melisa D.; Ullman, Brooke R.; Trout, Nada D. & Park, Eun Sug
Object Type: Report
System: The Portal to Texas History
Modern traffic control devices to improve safety at rural intersections (open access)

Modern traffic control devices to improve safety at rural intersections

"The goal of this project was to obtain a better understanding of modern TCD capabilities. Researchers conducted the following tasks literature review, crash data examination, TxDOT district survey, laboratory survey, field study, and development of principles for selecting TCDs."
Date: September 2011
Creator: Fitzpatrick, Kay; Chrysler, Susan T.; Sunkari, Srivivasa R.; Cooper, Joel; Park, Byung-Jung & Higgins, Laura
Object Type: Report
System: The Portal to Texas History
Applying the Systems Engineering Approach to Video Over IP Projects (open access)

Applying the Systems Engineering Approach to Video Over IP Projects

Abstract: In 2009, the Texas Transportation Institute produced for the Texas Department of Transportation a document called Video over IP Design Guidebook. This report summarized an implementation of that project in the form of a workshop. The workshop was developed and presented as a pilot in Austin in 2010 and taught an additional four times in 2011 in Fort Worth, Lubbock, Houston, and San Antonio.
Date: December 2011
Creator: Thomas, Gary B.
Object Type: Report
System: The Portal to Texas History
Development of the Texas Revenue Estimator and Needs Determination System (T.R.E.N.D.S.) model :  FY 2010 activities (open access)

Development of the Texas Revenue Estimator and Needs Determination System (T.R.E.N.D.S.) model : FY 2010 activities

Report that recaps the continued development of the Texas Revenue Estimator and Needs Determination System model.
Date: July 2011
Creator: Ellis, David; Glover, Brianne; Norboge, Nicolas & Zhi, Yuan
Object Type: Report
System: The Portal to Texas History
Rural planning organizations, their role in transportation planning and project development in Texas :  technical report (open access)

Rural planning organizations, their role in transportation planning and project development in Texas : technical report

Report containing research identifying and examining rural planning organizations, their structure and operation, and their role in transportation planning and programming.
Date: October 2010
Creator: Overman, John H.; Ellis, Patricia; Frawley, William; Taylor, Ryan; Geiselbrecht, Tina & Goodin, Ginger
Object Type: Report
System: The Portal to Texas History