This project evaluated New Jersey Department of Transportation’s three year fixed schedule re-striping program to see if it is consistent with the actual service life of the pavement markings. One of the primary tasks was to develop a threshold value of retroreflectivity below which a pavement marking will no longer be considered “bright enough” to be useful for motorist nighttime guidance.

This research critically reviews and analyzes various cost-effective (existing as well as emerging) sensing techniques for use in smart bridge bearings. These sensing technologies were reviewed on the basis of cost-effectiveness, implementability, maintenance, technical expertise required for acquisition and analysis of data, and reliability of the technology in field conditions. The central focus of the research was to identify technologies that are cost-effective, low maintenance and robust for field conditions.

In the last 10 years, New Jersey has invested heavily in its transportation infrastructure, and numerous additional projects are planned or proposed for the next decade. Collectively, these projects have significantly improved accessibility in northern New Jersey. Highway and commuter rail travel times have dropped throughout the region as projects such as Midtown Direct and the completion of Interstate 287 connected networks and provided commuters with new travel choices.

Occupancy of travel lanes during construction and road maintenance are ordinary activities frequently undertaken to maintain the well-being of road infrastructure. When these activities take place, they impact traffic flow and often cause delays for road users. At rush hour these direct and indirect costs come to a peak. Because lane closures are scheduled events, they can be planned to occur at times of day when their negative impacts are minimized

Several issues are discussed in the literature that generally affect the termination of an infrastructure contract and the transfer of project ownership to the government agency. These issues include project construction claims, dispute resolution and cost overruns. Research studies have analyzed the nature of such claims and specific insights are offered into the fundamental causes of claims that delay projects. Dispute resolution in the construction industry is another concern for project delay. Disputes can be expensive and litigation can cause even longer delays.

Freight origin-destination (OD) matrices are one of the most important data a planner could have, which is why a significant amount of effort, time and money is spent on their estimation. The estimation of OD matrices can be done by: (a) direct sampling methods; and, (b) using secondary data sources such as traffic counts. The latter techniques are referred here as origin-destination synthesis (ODS).

State transportation agencies typically negotiate
with designers to determine the cost and
staffi ng levels for the design of highway and
bridge infrastructure. In the traditional Design-
Bid-Build project format the design consultants
are selected based on the merit of their proposal.
After the designer is selected, the designer enters a
negotiation with the state transportation agency to
determine the design fee and the allowable billable
hours for the various design activities.

New York City Department of Transportation (NYCDOT) subsidizes several franchise bus operators in Queens and Brooklyn.  The franchise operators, which started operating in the first half of the Twentieth Century, have made few changes to their routes in the past several decades despite the changes in the neighborhoods that their routes serve; for example, new shopping areas developing, neighborhoods that gentrify or degenerate, exodus of industry.

This study examined two major transportation corridors in New York State, noting the importance of connectivity among the state’s regions, with other states, across its international borders, and throughout the globe. NYSDOT asked UTRC to explore these themes as part of its larger effort to restructure its organization to better address these issues.

This study reviewed existing practices in Park and Ride planning, developed a methodology for evaluating candidates, and applied the methodology to the commuter market in New York City. The team identified a set of candidates based on availability for Park and Ride use and transit connectivity. The candidates were evaluated using potential demand, savings, market share, and present value of benefits as performance measurements.