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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:
The objectives are as follows:
Well designed, constructed, and maintained pavements provide safe and comfortable rideability. In a case of roadway rehabilitation, measures should be such that they do not compromise the above factors. Potential problems arise at roadway approaches to bridges when either the roadway or the bridge deck is rehabilitated. Ideal conditions exist when the pavement and bridge are overlaid by layers of equal thickness. NJDOT Practice NJDOT in those situations is to overlay bridge decks with a Latex Modified Concrete (LMC) riding surface.
The sustained economic success that thrust New York into international preeminence has been closely linked to the development and maintenance of superior systems of transportation. Whether in the leading role or a supporting position, transportation underwent critical improvements as one economic era evolved into the next. In the 19th Century the Erie Canal made New York City the gateway to the frontier.
Barricade warning lights have been used for many years at construction sites to indicate to drivers that caution is needed. A benefit of these warning lights is that they are widely recognized and understood, but a downside is that "caution" is the only message that they are able to communicate. Drivers may not know what action should be taken until additional information is available, or it is too late.
http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0198971511000536
http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0965856410001254
