Construction workers face rising risks of fatal injuries from vehicle crashes in roadway work zones. While transportation safety research has focused on motorists’ behavior, the behavior of roadway … [Read more...] about Behavioral Modelling of Roadway Construction Workers: Improving Deep Learning-Based Trajectory Prediction With Contextual Information in Traffic Work Zones
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Colorado Transportation Officials Update COTrip App With Push Notifications, New Language Features
The Colorado Department of Transportation has enhanced its COTrip travel information platform by adding Spanish and Vietnamese language options and introducing push notification capabilities in the … [Read more...] about Colorado Transportation Officials Update COTrip App With Push Notifications, New Language Features
Street Smarts: Waymo and Waze Turn Driver Data Into Pothole Repairs
Waymo and Waze have launched a pilot program that uses data collected by Waymo's autonomous vehicles to identify potholes and share the information with local transportation agencies through the Waze … [Read more...] about Street Smarts: Waymo and Waze Turn Driver Data Into Pothole Repairs
Can Waymo and Waze Fix Cities’ Potholes?
Waymo and Waze have launched a pilot program to help cities identify and repair potholes using data collected by Waymo's autonomous vehicles. The system detects pothole locations and road conditions, … [Read more...] about Can Waymo and Waze Fix Cities’ Potholes?
Rhode Island Department of Transportation Launches 511 System to Report Potholes
The Rhode Island Department of Transportation (RIDOT) has launched a new 24/7 pothole reporting hotline and online dashboard to improve the identification, tracking, and repair of potholes on state … [Read more...] about Rhode Island Department of Transportation Launches 511 System to Report Potholes
Safety Analysis of Construction Work Zone Activities Using Convolutional Neural Network and BiLSTM
This study thoroughly explores the safety implications of construction activities on road safety, utilizing a robust data set of 1,500 daily progress reports from 2018 to 2020. We systematically … [Read more...] about Safety Analysis of Construction Work Zone Activities Using Convolutional Neural Network and BiLSTM