The Texas Department of Transportation (TxDOT) and the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) sponsored a Texas Transportation Institute (TTI) research project to determine if innovative traffic … [Read more...] about Innovative Traffic Control Devices for Improving Safety at Rural Short-Term Maintenance Work Zones
Maintenance Practices
Facilitation of the Implementation of Mobile and Short Duration Maintenance Operations Guidelines
As part of Project 0-4174, Texas Transportation Institute (TTI) researchers developed maintenance traffic control plans (TCPs) for select mobile and short duration operations, as well as guidelines … [Read more...] about Facilitation of the Implementation of Mobile and Short Duration Maintenance Operations Guidelines
Anti-icing and Pre-wetting: Improved Methods for Winter Highway Maintenance in North America
In recent years, anti-icing and pre-wetting practices have been gradually accepted and adopted by the North American highway agencies. One of the greatest challenges of implementing these practices … [Read more...] about Anti-icing and Pre-wetting: Improved Methods for Winter Highway Maintenance in North America
Pavement Resurfacing Intervals in Work Zone Optimization
Lane closures for highway resurfacing involve some intricate tradeoffs between the maintenance cost to highway agencies and the costs of delays and disruptions to motorists. Careful optimization of … [Read more...] about Pavement Resurfacing Intervals in Work Zone Optimization
Maintenance Manual
The Maintenance Manual is to present general practice and procedures for a uniform approach to maintaining the State highway system. The Manual is comprised of two volumes. Volume 1 describes the … [Read more...] about Maintenance Manual
Traffic Control for Field Operations
This manual contains information on temporary traffic control measures on the state highway system. It is applicable to incident management, maintenance, permit, and utility operations performed on … [Read more...] about Traffic Control for Field Operations