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Tailor Smart Work Zone Technologies to Site Conditions to Avoid False Alarms and Optimize Effectiveness.
Both proof-of-concepts were tested using several video footages showing highway traffic videos from various locations. The tests were conducted to cover a variety of environmental conditions…
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Date Posted
09/26/2025
Taxonomy (ARC-IT)
Work Zone Safety Monitoring (MC07)
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Institutionalize Performance Management at All Levels, Aligning Measures and Targets with Agency Goals.
Institutionalize performance management at all levels, aligning measures and targets with agency goals. Given widespread access to modern computerized management systems, transportation agencies…
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Date Posted
11/28/2023
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Incorporate Probe Data to Expand the Range of Smart Work Zones and Provide Measurements from Locations Beyond the Range of the Sensors.
Expand the range of work zones by using probe data to fill in detection gaps. Incorporating probe data with sensor data can provide more accurate queue warnings, reduce work zone safety costs, and…
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Date Posted
12/27/2021
Taxonomy (ARC-IT)
Incident Scene Safety Monitoring (PS07),
In-Vehicle Signage (TI07),
Dynamic Roadway Warning (TM12),
Autonomous Vehicle Safety Systems (VS01),
Reduced Speed Zone Warning / Lane Closure (VS09),
Work Zone Safety Monitoring (MC07)
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When Determining Frequency for Reporting Bicycle and Pedestrian Count Data, Agencies Should First Identify The Objectives Associated with each Necessary Data Report.
Deploy pneumatic tubes for bicycle counting applications for high system accuracy and low equipment and installation costs. They have a very high BCR, however the quality of pneumatic tubes is low.…
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Date Posted
12/22/2021
Taxonomy (ARC-IT)
Vulnerable Road User Safety (VS12)
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Intersection Conflict Warning Systems Should Avoid Using Messages Such as “Traffic Approaching When Flashing” Since the Signs May Not Always Flash.
Based on the installation details of ICWS provided by Minnesota, Missouri, and North Carolina, the following lessons are summarized:
Expect operational challenges. Especially for prototype systems,…
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Date Posted
11/24/2021
Taxonomy (ARC-IT)
Intersection Safety Warning and Collision Avoidance (VS13)
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Effectively communicate plans for implementing contraflow lanes during a hurricane evacuation.
The breakdown in the effectiveness of the transportation system during a hurricane evacuation has spurred a renewed interest in evacuation planning both within individual states and at the Federal…
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Date Posted
10/26/2005
Taxonomy (ARC-IT)
Vehicle Emergency Response (PS05),
Incident Scene Pre-Arrival Staging Guidance for Emergency Responders (PS06),
Wide-Area Alert (PS10),
Disaster Response and Recovery (PS12),
Evacuation and Reentry Management (PS13),
Disaster Traveler Information (PS14),
Intermittent Bus Lanes (PT10),
Traffic Information Dissemination (TM06),
Regional Traffic Management (TM07),
Integrated Decision Support and Demand Management (TM09),
Reversible Lane Management (TM16),
Broadcast Traveler Information (TI01),
Restricted Lane Warnings (VS10)
Performance Tests of a Proof-of-Concept Work Zone Intrusion Alert System in North Carolina Detected Intrusions Correctly 92 to 99 Percent of the Time.
METHODOLOGY
The study first analyzed work zone crash data in North Carolina between August 1, 2008, and January 31, 2020, to understand the crash types that occur due to work zones. Then two proof-of…
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Date Posted
12/22/2025
Taxonomy (ARC-IT)
Work Zone Safety Monitoring (MC07)
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Automated Vehicle Technologies Pilot in North Carolina Revealed 92 Percent Customer Satisfaction for First and Last-Mile Shuttle Service.
METHODOLOGY
This summary focus on the five AV deployments. AVs use computers and sensors to take over certain aspects of driving and control, navigating from origin to destination while avoiding road…
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Date Posted
07/30/2024
Taxonomy (ARC-IT)
Automated Vehicle Operations (VS17)
The Estimated Long-Term Benefits of Deploying an Integrated Corridor Management, Wrong‐Way Driver Detection and Dynamic Curve Warning Systems, and Adding Fiber-Optic Trunkline in North Carolina Showed a Benefit-Cost Ratio of 2.95.
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METHODOLOGY
The benefits of the project were calculated for an analysis period of 2024-2043 estimated according to guidance given by U.S. Department of Transportation (USDOT) for a benefit-cost…
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Date Posted
05/30/2023
Taxonomy (ARC-IT)
ITS Communications (SU07),
Integrated Decision Support and Demand Management (TM09),
Wrong Way Vehicle Detection and Warning (TM25),
Curve Speed Warning (VS05)
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Intersection Conflict Warning Systems Installed at 93 Unsignalized Rural Intersections in Multiple States Had Estimated Benefit-to-Cost Ratios Ranging from 16 to 39.
METHODOLOGY
In order to account for potential selection bias and regression-to-the-mean, an empirical Bayes before–after analysis was conducted, using reference groups of similar four-legged, rural…
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Date Posted
11/24/2021
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Coordinating human service transportation across funding sources can increase passengers per revenue hour by 10 percent.
MethodologyThis study sought to quantify the potential benefits of coordinating HST in rural areas because there was a lack of literature with quantified benefits of service coordination. The goal…
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Date Posted
02/20/2014
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The Cost of Completing the Fiber-Optic Trunkline and Deploying a Suite of ITS Improvements, Including Integrated Corridor Management, Wrong-Way Driver Detection, and Dynamic Curve Warning Systems in North Carolina was Estimated to be $25.7 Million.
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The North Carolina Department of Transportation (NCDOT) I-85/I-40/NC540 Foundations for Automated and Safer Transportation Project is set to add a fiber-optic trunk line connection between the state'…
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Made Public Date
05/30/2023
Taxonomy (ARC-IT)
Integrated Decision Support and Demand Management (TM09),
Wrong Way Vehicle Detection and Warning (TM25),
Curve Speed Warning (VS05),
ITS Communications (SU07)
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Deployment and Operation of Passive Infrared and Inductive Loop Pedestrian and Bike Counters Can Cost From $11K -$25K in the First Year.
North Carolina Department of Transportation (NCDOT) is seeking to incorporate bicycle and pedestrian counting technologies to further evaluate traffic facility usage over time. This study assessed…
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Made Public Date
12/31/2022
Taxonomy (ARC-IT)
Vulnerable Road User Safety (VS12)
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