The competitiveness of the Port Authority of NY & NJ is dependent on intermodal freight movement through the port. This project provides an analysis of the efficiency of the Port's intermodal movements. The analysis will focus on the objective of keeping the cost of movement at a minimum while at the same time providing for maximum efficiency. The project is divided into three phases: I. crane performance (completed), II. infrastructure access and infrastructure access (near completion) and III. logistics operations of marine container terminal (the present proposal).

The competitiveness of the Port Authority of NY & NJ is dependent on intermodal freight movement through the port. This project provides an analysis of the efficiency of the Port's intermodal movements. The analysis will focus on the objective of keeping the cost of movement at a minimum while at the same time providing for maximum efficiency. The project is divided into three phases: I. crane performance (completed), II. infrastructure access and infrastructure access (near completion) and III. logistics operations of marine container terminal (the present proposal).

<p>This report presents the results of a research project aimed at providing insights into the human factors associated with nighttime work zones on the New Jersey Department of Transportation construction and maintenance projects. It examines the impacts that nighttime construction activity has upon the workers and seeks to define work standards to mitigate these factors. These impacts are assessed through field surveys, focus group and interviews that included: highway engineers, construction workers (laborers), field supervisors, and contractors.</p>

<p>This paper presents the results of a research project aimed at providing insights into the human factors associated with nighttime work zones on the New Jersey Department of Transportation construction and maintenance projects. It examines the impacts that nighttime construction activity has upon the workers, from their perspective. These impacts were assessed through field surveys and interviews that included: highway engineers, construction workers, field supervisors, and contractors. The research methodology is briefly discussed.

The project examined the impacts that nighttime
construction activity has upon the workers and sought
to define work standards to mitigate these factors.
Thirty construction workers on four highway
construction projects, along with a focus group of union
laborers, were interviewed for their opinions and
comments to questions on human factors related to
work on nighttime work zones in the fall of 2000. Field
data from interviews were analyzed for human factors
such as sleep deprivation, eating habits, commuting

<p>Air quality has become one of the important factors to be considered in making transportation improvement decisions. Thus, tools are expected to help such decision-makings. On the other hand, MOBILE5 model, which has been widely used in evaluating air quality improvement, become helpless when the transportation improvements are sensitive to factors such as acceleration/deceleration, grade, etc. which are not modeled in MOBILE5 model. For example, improvements can be made to reduce the grade of a ramp, thus reduce high acceleration and deceleration.

The MOBILE5 model, widely used in evaluating the
impacts of transportation investments on air quality, is
insensitive to the effects of acceleration or deceleration
on emissions and thus cannot model the effects of
improvements such as a reduction in grade. The
problem with MOBILE is that it uses average speed as
the only variable to represent driving dynamics which
are strongly related to vehicle emissions. These
dynamics are often not properly characterized by
average speed. The objective of this study was to

In the United States millions of piles are used to support residential, commercial,
and transportation structures. There are, however, some problems associated with
the use of traditional piling. It is now more commonly required to install piles on
corrosive and contaminated soils, due to industrialization. The durability of
concrete, corrosion of steel, and deterioration of wood is a serious hindrance to
construction in these environments, particularly where high concentrations of
sulfides or chlorides are present.

This series of projects examined travel behavior and accessibility in the Bronx. The first study in the series, "The Implications of Travel Profiles for Transportation Investment," analyzed travel conditions and choices in the Bronx, where large-scale transportation and other development projects were presently taking place. Using a large database composed of census tract information on socio-economic and travel behavior, the paper first examined the travel profile of the Bronx population, by estimating travel choice elasticities.

Durability of concrete bridge decks to mechanical and environmental effects is examined for the
purpose of evaluation of effects of blacktop resurfacing of bridge decks. Aggressive environmental
actions on reinforced concrete are described, classified and equivalent environmental loads
presented. To explain effects of aggressive environmental loads, concrete transport properties
dependent on: concrete structure, external effects, mechanisms in concrete, and chemical reactions