Utility Trench Restoration: Strategies and Performance in Low-Volume Urban Roads
Trenching through existing asphalt pavements is a necessity for the installation and maintenance of utilities in most urban areas. This paper will outline expected and observed performance from...
Session title: Innovations in Pavement Management, Engineering and Technologies (S)
Organizers: Pavements Standing Committee
Authors: Gallant, L., Miranda, R., Roufail, A., LeDrew, L., Torresan, A.
2019
VISSIM Microsimulation Analysis of Truck Signal Priority
Freight transportation is an important element supporting the Canadian economy. For example, the Region of Peel in Ontario generates more than 48% of all industrial and commercial taxes from...
Session title: New Horizons in Using Technology to Enhance Transportation
Organizers:
Authors: Rampure, R., Gingerich, K., Park, P.Y.
2019
4th Avenue Flyover Project Overview
As a demonstration project of the Pedestrian Strategy, The City of Calgary collaborated with students from Langevin School, the University of Calgary’s Landscape Architecture program,...
Session title: 2018 TAC Educational Achievement Award
Organizers: Education & Human Resources Development Council
Authors: Chapman, J.
2018
A Study in Practice: Evaluating the Life Expectancy of an MSE Wall with Steel Strip Reinforcement
In over 50 years since the invention of Reinforced Earth walls, structures have been designed to
fulfill a variety of retaining solutions for infrastructure projects, as well as mining,...
Session title: Structures
Organizers: Structures Standing Committee
Authors: Mirmirani, S., Rrokaj, T.
2018
A Study on Pavement Network Condition and Reporting in the Province of Alberta Through a Questionnaire Survey
Government agencies such as municipalities own several lane kilometers of roadways all in varying
conditions depending on their traffic loads, environment, material types, and construction...
Session title: Innovations in Pavement Management, Engineering and Technologies
Organizers: Pavements Standing Committee
Authors: Newstead, B., Hashemian, L., Bayat, A.
2018
A Transverse Pavement Macro-Texture Performance Index for Network-Level Safety Evaluations
Session title: UTILIZATION OF STRATEGIC ASSET MANAGEMENT TO ASSIST IN THE ALLOCATION OF RESOURCES ACROSS ASSET CLASSES
Organizers:
Authors: Kargah-Ostadi, N.
2018
Alignment of Weight Restrictions on Nine-Month Primary Highways to Mitigate Climate Impacts of Earlier Spring
Saskatchewan’s Ministry of Highway and Infrastructure (MHI) has a highway vehicle weight management system to maximize highway infrastructure utilization for economic activities while...
Session title: Climate Change Adaptation and Mitigation Solutions for Transportation Design and Construction
Organizers: Integrated Committee on Climate Change
Authors: Imran, S., Lui, A.
2018
Armstrong Avenue Reconstruction Phase 1
Session title: 2018 TAC Environmental Achievement Award
Organizers: Environment Council
Authors: Aaron Brown
2018
Assessing Asphalt Ignition Oven Performance and its Impact on the Asphalt Content Test Result
This report examines the use of the asphalt ignition oven temperature-time series generated
during the asphalt content by ignition test method in identifying erroneous test results. The...
Session title: Testing and Modeling of Road Embankment Materials
Organizers: Soils and Materials Standing Committee
Authors: Sinclair, J., Wenz, M.
2018
Best Practices for Harmonizing Road Construction Specifications and Standards: A Manitoba Assessment
This paper presents best practice guidelines and strategies for harmonizing provincial and municipal highway construction standards and specifications in Manitoba. Developing common construction...
Session title: Innovation and Technology in Road Construction: Evolving Transportation
Organizers: Maintenance & Construction Standing Committee
Authors: Kavanagh, L., Afuberoh, A., Shalaby, A.
2018
