The Transportation Association of Canada (TAC) has launched three new technical projects:
Canadian Roundabout Design Guide, Second Edition →
This update to TAC’s Canadian Roundabout Design Guide (2017) will give detailed consideration to pedestrian and cyclist accommodation at roundabouts. Other topics will include large vehicles, fastest paths, and turbo roundabouts.
Low-Carbon Road Infrastructure: Opportunities for Canada →
This project will evaluate and prioritize practices to reduce life-cycle carbon emissions from road infrastructure materials and processes. Its major themes will include asset management, construction, maintenance and operations, pavement design and management, soils and materials and structures.
Estimating Utility Relocation Costs →
This project will help road authorities understand the costs of relocating dry utilities throughout a road project. Based on research and consultation, it will recommend a methodology for estimating costs that can be incorporated into a future online tool.
There is still time to participate in these projects! Every pooled-fund project at TAC is financed by a group of partner organizations that also direct and oversee the work. Contact us if you want to contribute and join the project steering committee directing these initiatives.
Opportunities for partners also remain for five other technical projects. For more details, click on a project’s name in the list below, or contact us to talk about getting your organization involved.
Micro-Utility Devices in Public Rights-of-Way (58% funded) →
This project will consider how micro-utility devices (MUDs, also called public-area mobile robots, surface robots or sidewalk robots) could be used safely where members of the public may be present. It will help Canada’s municipal, provincial and federal governments understand the public and private sector use cases for MUDs, along with the associated benefits and risks.
Guide to Bridge Traffic and Combination Barriers, Second Edition (46% funded) →
This update to TAC’s 2010 guide will identify design considerations for climate resilience and mixed-use scenarios. It will also update other recommended methods and procedures for bridge barrier design, construction, inspection, evaluation, repair and rehabilitation.
Transportation Asset Management Practices in Canada (50% funded) →
This project will describe the current state of asset management practices in Canada, as they relate to pavements, transportation structures, auxiliary structures, and geotechnical assets. It will compare major parameters of transportation asset management programs and draw conclusions about beneficial practices and strategies.
Bridge Design Guide for Low-Volume Roads (30% funded) →
This project will explore current practices for single structures and large bundled replacement projects, define risks by discipline and site factors, and create a performance-based design framework. It will also outline procurement and contracting approaches as it reaches its end goal of a consolidated guide to low-volume road bridge design in Canada.
Bridge Deck Joints: Synthesis of Practice (24% funded) →
This project will evaluate existing practices for bridge deck joint design, fabrication, construction, operation and maintenance. These findings will be documented in a report that identifies notable practices and lessons learned to aid with bridge deck joint details and performance.