How Sault Ste. Marie can make a difference in addressing the multimodal challenges of finding fast and reliable transportation alternatives that will ensure the smooth and efficient flow of goods between Canada and the U.S.
How Sault Ste. Marie can make a difference in addressing the multimodal challenges of finding fast and reliable transportation alternatives that will ensure the smooth and efficient flow of goods...
Session title: GEOMETRIC DESIGN FOR BETTER BORDER CROSSINGS
Organizers: Geometric Design Standing Committee
Authors: Febbraro, J, Mitchell, D
2006
IMPACT OF ROAD LANE NARROWING TRAFFIC CALMING TREATMENTS ON SPEED AND VOLUME
The objective of this study was to measure the effectiveness of a coloured slurry seal traffic calming treatment, used to “narrow” lanes of a road, in reducing driving speeds and...
Session title: RECONCILING NETWORK HIERARCHY AND TRAFFIC CALMING REQUESTS
Organizers: Traffic Operations & Management Standing Committee
Authors: Hadayeghi, A, Malone, B, McIntyre, S
2006
Implementation of the Collision Records Analysis and Safety Hazard Evaluation System (CRASHES)
The City of Calgary Transportation Department embarked on a process of developing protocols for the implementation of a collision records system primarily for two reasons. First, there was a...
Session title: ROAD SAFETY ENGINEERING MANAGEMENT
Organizers: Road Safety Standing Committee, Traffic Operations & Management Standing Committee
Authors: Nelson, C, Kurji, A
2006
Improved Ultrasonic Pulse Velocity Technique for Bituminous Material Characterization
An efficient quality control and acceptance (QA/QC) procedure for constructing hot mix asphalt (HMA) pavements requires the complimentary use of traditional destructive test methods and innovative...
Session title: ASSESSMENT AND REHABILITATION OF THE CONDITION OF MATERIALS
Organizers: Soils and Materials Standing Committee
Authors: Jiang, Z, Ponniah, J, Cascante, G
2006
Improving Salt Management on Multiple Fronts
Session title: SUCCESS IN ROAD SALT MANAGEMENT
Organizers: Environment Council
Authors: Hodgins, B
2006
Improving the Flow of People, Goods, and Services Across International Boundaries
The United States (U.S.) and Canada have long maintained the world’s largest bilateral trading relationship, with an estimated US$1.5 billion in trade per day in 2005. Trade between the U.S...
Session title: GEOMETRIC DESIGN FOR BETTER BORDER CROSSINGS
Organizers: Environmental Issues Management Standing Committee
Authors: Holthoff, W.C
2006
INNOVATIVE PRECAST CONCRETE DECK SLABS
The cost, traffic accommodation, schedule, construction and other considerations involved in selecting deck replacement material and type for a 550m long two lane suspension bridge in Alberta, are...
Session title: BRIDGES FOR THE 21st CENTURY (B)
Organizers: Structures Standing Committee
Authors: Balakrishnan, S
2006
Instrumentation and Real Time Monitoring of a Landslide on Highway No. 302 Near Prince Albert, Saskatchewan
Saskatchewan Department of Highways and Transportation (SDHT) implemented a Risk Management System for the provincial highway network in 2003. The Risk Management System was developed to...
Session title: INNOVATIVE GEOTECHNICAL PROJECTS IN TRANSPORTATION
Organizers: Soils and Materials Standing Committee
Authors: Widger, A, Antunes, J, Kelly, A.J, Vu, H.Q, Clifton, A,W
2006
Long-Term Monitoring of Low-Volume Road Performance in Ontario
This paper discusses the long-term pavement performance observed on Ontario’s low-volume roads. These low-volume roads, which carry fewer than 1,000 vehicles per day, comprise some 3,715...
Session title: LOW-VOLUME ROADS – BEYOND THE BOUNDARIES (A)
Organizers: Pavements Standing Committee, Soils and Materials Standing Committee
Authors: Ningyuan, L, Kazmierowski, T, Lane, B
2006
Low Cost Total Monitoring Stations for Rural Highway Applications
There is a proven need for reliable, accurate road surface and environmental monitoring and motorist-alert systems on rural highways. These systems are frequently required along sections of...
Session title: CURRENT ISSUES AND DEVELOPMENTS IN HIGHWAY MAINTENANCE AND CONSTRUCTION
Organizers: Maintenance & Construction Standing Committee
Authors: Tritter, B, Wong, H, Ledoux, R
2006