Project Summary

In New York City, as in other highly urbanized areas, several factors make it too difficult to apply pavement management systems methodology in the traditional way. Two of those factors are: underground utilities and utility cuts; together, they are the two most significant life-limiting factors for NYC pavements.

Project Objective

The objectives of this research are to assess the effect of the increased speed limit on safety, travel speeds, and other unanticipated impacts including the shifts in lane distribution, traffic diversions, and spillover effects - such as, increase in average speeds and crashes in highway sections that did not increase their speed limits.

This report, written by Gary S. Wojcik and David R. Fitzjarrald of the University of Albany, describes the field campaign and subsequent data analysis for the Route 30 bridge over the South Chuctanunda Creek in Montgomery County, NY. The two purposes of this work were 1.) to make more detailed measurements of the bridge environment than we have done in the past to better understand the energy budget of a curing concrete bridge and 2.) to provide atmospheric boundary conditions to a model of curing concrete.

This report lays out a blueprint for the creation of a comprehensive, world-class BRT system in New York City, based on experiences elsewhere in the country and an examination of New York’s unique challenges. The key elements of that blueprint are:

This series of projects examined travel behavior and accessibility in the Bronx.

Project Description

The New York State Department of Transportation (NYSDOT) is experiencing close to 200 bridge hits a year. These accidents are attributed to numerous factors including: improperly stored equipment on trucks; violation of vehicle posting signs; illegal commercial vehicles on parkways, etc. The objectives of this research are to: