Traveller Information Issues and Opportunities for Rural Areas
The paper reviews the unique opportunities and challenges associated with developing a
comprehensive traveller information system for a jurisdiction such as New Brunswick. While
New...
Session title: Road Monitoring and Traveller Information System Benefits for Maintenance and Construction
Organizers: Maintenance & Construction Standing Committee
Authors: Grant, R., Morrison, J.
2006
Trend Analysis of Road Salt Impacts on Groundwater Salinity at a Long-term Monitoring Site
A large amount of deicing salt is applied each year on highways in North America to keep the road passable and safe. There has been concern about the potential for the salt to migrate downward to...
Session title: SUCCESS IN ROAD SALT MANAGEMENT
Organizers: Environment Council
Authors: Liu, G, Widger, R.A, Widger, Y.C
2006
Using Basic Collision Data to Manage Road Safety
In order to be applied, state of the art network screening methodologies require advanced statistical modeling techniques, and reliable traffic volume estimates and collision data for a period...
Session title: ROAD SAFETY ENGINEERING MANAGEMENT
Organizers: Road Safety Standing Committee, Traffic Operations & Management Standing Committee
Authors: Masliah, M, Bahar, G
2006
Using Ground Penetrating Radar as an Assessment Methodology in Roadway Rehabilitation
In assessing the existing condition of a pavement structure, locations of past maintenance activities are often overlooked, or concealed by rehabilitation activities such as mill and overlays....
Session title: ASSESSMENT AND REHABILITATION OF THE CONDITION OF MATERIALS
Organizers: Soils and Materials Standing Committee
Authors: Popik, M, Redman, D
2006
Utilization of Subsurface Utility Engineering to improve the effectiveness of Utility Relocation and Coordination efforts on Highway Projects in Ontario
One of the first steps in any highway design project should be the accurate depiction of the existing utilities. Without an accurate map of what utility plant is present both above and below...
Session title: CURRENT ISSUES AND DEVELOPMENTS IN HIGHWAY MAINTENANCE AND CONSTRUCTION
Organizers: Maintenance & Construction Standing Committee
Authors: Arcand, L, Osman, H
2006
Vertical Drains Under a High Embankment on a Very Soft Till Oxford Brook, Miramichi, New Brunswick
The New Brunswick Department of Transportation proposed to construct a 13 metre high approach embankment leading to a single span overpass structure founded on spread footings. Preliminary...
Session title: INNOVATIVE GEOTECHNICAL PROJECTS IN TRANSPORTATION
Organizers: Soils and Materials Standing Committee
Authors: Bourque, S, Landva, A, MacDonald, J, McManus, S
2006
Viva - Fast Forward to a Sustainable Future
Session title: 2005 TAC SUSTAINABLE URBAN TRANSPORTATION AWARD NOMINATIONS
Organizers: Urban Transportation Council
Authors:
2006
When is Work Zone ITS Deployment Worth It?
Session title: Best Practices in Urban Transportation Planning
Organizers: Urban Transportation Council
Authors: Golly, T., de Barros, A. , Cowe Falls, L.
2006
A Framework for Selection of Asset Valuation Methods for Civil Infrastructure
Highway networks generally represent the largest asset of public infrastructure. Management of the performance of this asset through timely rehabilitation and/or maintenance is well understood,...
Session title: VERY LONG-TERM LIFE-CYCLE ANALYSIS OF PAVEMENTS – DETERMINING THE TRUE VALUE OF OUR INVESTMENT (A)
Organizers: Pavements Standing Committee
Authors: Falls, L.C, Haas, R, Tighe, S
2005
A Process Management Approach to Fund Safety Projects in Alberta
Within a roadway agency, a capital plan usually includes traditional programs such as pavement rehabilitation, roadway capital improvement, new capital projects and other ancillary features. With...
Session title: TOWARDS A SAFER ROAD NETWORK
Organizers: Road Safety Standing Committee
Authors: Kenny, B, Kwan, A
2005