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Commercial Motor Vehicle Weight Enforcement

Significant growth in domestic and international commerce, coupled with ever-increasing traffic congestion and delay on surface transportation networks, challenge industries’ ability to move freight economically without use of larger and heavier load movements This trend challenges limited enforceme
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Commercial Motor Vehicle Size Enforcement

Significant growth in domestic and international commerce, coupled with ever-increasing traffic congestion and delay on surface transportation networks, challenge industries’ ability to move freight economically without use of larger and heavier load movements This trend challenges limited enforceme
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Oversize/Overweight Vehicles Permitting, Routing, and Monitoring

Significant growth in domestic and international commerce, coupled with ever-increasing traffic congestion and delay on surface transportation networks, challenge industries’ ability to move freight economically without use of larger and heavier load movements This trend challenges limited enforceme
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Weigh-in-Motion System Calibration

Significant growth in domestic and international commerce, coupled with ever-increasing traffic congestion and delay on surface transportation networks, challenge industries’ ability to move freight economically without use of larger and heavier load movements This trend challenges limited enforceme
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Identification of Cross-Cutting Issues Related to the Development, Management, and Delivery of Transportation Projects and Programs

State departments of transportation (DOTs) face many challenges today. Acquiring adequate staffing, managing critical assets, dealing with political issues at federal, state and local levels, and serving a public with ever higher expectations are just a few. It has never been more difficult to take
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Incorporating Security Awareness into Routine State DOT Operations and Training

This report highlights the importance of security awareness for all state DOT employees and contractors. The report outlines a flexible “campaign” approach providing techniques to integrate all-hazards security awareness concepts and reminders into routine state DOT operations, maintenance, and t

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Update to AASHTO’s Visualization in Transportation: A Guide for Transportation Agencies

The AASHTO Technical Committee on Environmental Design (TCED) developed the AASHTO Guide for Visualization in Transportation in 2001 and updated it in 2003. The guide has provided valuable assistance to State Departments of Transportation across the country that are seeking sound information, guidan
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U.S. Bicycle Route Guide Signing

The objective of this project was to evaluate the signing needed for effective wayfinding and consistency on co-designated numbered and/or named bicycle routes, specifically U.S. Bicycle Routes, recognizing funding and resource constraints. The final report provides recommendations for an effective
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National Training: Challenges and Opportunities

The project identified (1) the issues and challenges faced by highway agencies related to training of workforce, (2) the opportunities that exist to address these issues and challenges, and (3) ideas and action items that, if pursued, would improve national training opportunities. This information
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Best Practices for Crack Treatments for Asphalt Pavements

The objective of this research was to prepare a synthesis of current best practices and programs for crack sealing and crack filling of asphalt pavements.
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