Rehabilitation of Urban Streets Using Engineered Asphalt Emulsion-Cement Full Depth Strengthening Systems
Many urban centres across Canada are experiencing significant deterioration of their streets, particularly aged streets constructed on weak subgrade materials that were not originally designed for...
Session title: INNOVATIVE CONTRACTING MODELS FOR MAINTENANCE AND CONSTRUCTION
Organizers: Maintenance & Construction Standing Committee
Authors: Berthelot, C, Ritchie, H, Palm, B, Morsky, B
2007
Rehabilitation Opportunities For NBDOT Steel Culvert Type Bridges
The New Brunswick Department of Transportation (NBDOT) has about 475 culvert type bridges constructed of galvanized corrugated steel pipe materials (soil-steel structures). Since 1987, about 25 %...
Session title: COST-EFFECTIVE ASSESSMENT / REHABILITATION OF THE CONDITION OF MATERIALS
Organizers: Soils and Materials Standing Committee
Authors: Hansen, P.L
2007
Results of the TAC Project on the Framework for the Collection of High-Quality Data on Urban Goods Movement (Phase 1)
Session title: Framework for the Collection of High-Quality Data on Goods Movement
Organizers: Urban Transportation Council
Authors: Kriger, D., Tan, E., Clavelle, A.
2007
Review of the Economics of Winter Focused Safety Investments
Past advances in winter maintenance technology have been motivated by a desire to improve operational effectiveness whilst minimizing the impact on the environment. These investments in technology...
Session title: ECONOMICS OF ROAD SAFETY INVESTMENTS
Organizers: Road Safety Standing Committee, Traffic Operations & Management Standing Committee
Authors: Pinet, M.F, McDonald, S.J.E
2007
Rideau Canal Pedestrian Bridge – 20 years from conception to construction -
Session title: BRIDGES - ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL LINKAGES (A)
Organizers: Structures Standing Committee
Authors: Jack, R, Montminy, S
2007
ROAD AND TIRE NOISE EMISSION ASSESSMENT WITH CLOSED PROXIMITY METHOD ON AN ASPHALT RUBBER CONCRETE PAVEMENT
A road/tire noise emission assessment has been performed in Saskatchewan with the Close Proximity Method (CPX), a method based on test tire rolling on a road with microphones located close to the...
Session title: COST-EFFECTIVE ASSESSMENT / REHABILITATION OF THE CONDITION OF MATERIALS
Organizers: Soils and Materials Standing Committee
Authors: Sachakamol, P, Dai, L
2007
ROUNDABOUT SAFETY EXPERIENCE
In 2006 Ourston Roundabouts Canada completed a “Synthesis of North American Roundabout Practice” for TAC. The synthesis consisted of a literature review of roundabout guides and...
Session title: ROUNDABOUTS AND TRAFFIC CALMING: SUSTAINABLE INFRASTRUCTURE ASSETS
Organizers: Traffic Operations & Management Standing Committee
Authors: Weber, P
2007
Selection of Surface Type for Low Volume Roads
Surface treatments, seal coats and chip seals are commons surface types on low volume roads in Canada. With changes in traffic volumes and business activities, transportation agencies face the...
Session title: PRESERVING LOW-VOLUME ROAD INVESTMENTS
Organizers: Pavements Standing Committee, Soils and Materials Standing Committee
Authors: Hein, D.K, Swan, J.J, Hajek, J.J
2007
Short Term Performance of Innovative Precast Concrete Slab Repairs on Highway 427, Toronto
In 2004, the Ministry of Transportation Ontario (MTO) carried out a trial project to evaluate construction techniques for precast concrete slab repairs in concrete pavement. The trial was carried...
Session title: COST-EFFECTIVE ASSESSMENT / REHABILITATION OF THE CONDITION OF MATERIALS
Organizers: Soils and Materials Standing Committee
Authors: Lane, B, Kazmierowski, T
2007
Simulation-Based Methodology for Improving Central Ottawa Transitway Performance
In North America and elsewhere around the world, there is a growing interest in bus rapid transit systems (BRTs) for serving the travel needs of middle size cities. Ottawa’s bus rapid...
Session title: RAPID TRANSIT PLANNING : A GROWTH MANAGEMENT TOOL
Organizers: Transportation Planning & Research Standing Committee
Authors: Colic-Majkic, S
2007