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Balancing Sustainability with Affordability

By ahardingMay 7, 2021Leave a comment

How can transportation sustainability be balanced with affordability?

Aging Characteristics of Open Graded Friction Courses (OGFC) and Full Porous Pavement Systems

By ahardingMay 7, 2021Leave a comment

Identify relevant sites.  Measure traffic loads and aging characteristics.  Document maintenance activities.

Salt Strategies for Open Graded Friction Courses (OGFC) and Porous Pavements

By ahardingMay 7, 2021Leave a comment

Porous pavements can provide the same level of service with much less salt/de-icing.  Project will identify study sites and nearby control sites, then study the sites over 2 winter seasons.

Develop Methods for Assessing Genetic Connectivity Across Transportation Facilities

By ahardingMay 7, 2021Leave a comment

Research Objective: To develop a set of best practices for transportation practitioners to assess genetic connectivity § Do a synthesis of the literature on conservation genetics, contact conservation geneticists, and…

Fish and Wildlife Culvert Replacement Cost Estimator

By ahardingMay 7, 2021Leave a comment

Traditional culvert designs may create fish and wildlife passage barriers.  Project budgets are based on early scoping and preliminary estimates.  Cost differences between standard culvert and bank-spanning or other alternate…

Strategies for Climate Change to take into Account Cultural Considerations on Transportation Projects

By ahardingMay 7, 2021Leave a comment

How are (or will) strategies for climate change take into account cultural considerations, especially with respect to environmental justice populations and historic values/historic preservation, on transportation projects?

Tidal Turbine Technology to Power a Modern Marine Transportation System

By ahardingMay 7, 2021Leave a comment

In NJ, the NJDOT Office of Maritime Resources is funding, modeling and investigating opportunities where we can use low-flow/riverine tidal turbine technology to power not only marine transportation facilities, but…

Potential Impacts of Bioenergy Production on the Safety of the Transportation Infrastructure

By ahardingMay 7, 2021Leave a comment

Development of a biofuels industry to meet the Federal mandates for 36 billion gallons of biofuels by the year 2022 will translate into greater harvest of biomass for energy purposes…

Bridge Permitting and Associated Environmental Requirements

By ahardingMay 7, 2021Leave a comment

This research idea was developed as part of NCHRP Project 24-27(03) “Evaluation of Bridge-Scour Research: Geomorphic Processes and Predictions,” and addresses three Focus Areas (Environmental Considerations in Planning, Project Delivery/Streamlining,…

Incorporating Native Flora in Southeastern Transportation Corridors

By ahardingMay 7, 2021Leave a comment

The State Botanical Garden of Georgia will cooperate with the Georgia Department of Transportation to evaluate and trial eight regionally significant native species that will be incorporated into wildflower seed…

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