An ongoing road construction in Toms River, New Jersey has affected businesses in the area. A frustrated store owner has the message “LONGEST CONSTRUCTION PROJECT EVER!!! 12,000,000 FOR THIS??” … [Read more...] about New Jersey Store Owner Writes Snarky Sign in Response to Ongoing Road Construction
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Managing Public Communication Strategies in Accelerated Highway Construction Projects
An increase in traveling demands has urged state transportation agencies (STAs) to shorten highway construction project duration, using a variety of accelerated construction techniques and strategies. … [Read more...] about Managing Public Communication Strategies in Accelerated Highway Construction Projects
Time-Dependent Transportation Network Design Considering Construction Impact
A traditional discrete network design problem (DNDP) always assumes transportation infrastructure projects to be one-time events and ignores travelers’ delays caused by construction work. In fact, … [Read more...] about Time-Dependent Transportation Network Design Considering Construction Impact
User Costs as One of Main Advantages of Precast Concrete Application in Highway Construction
Road user cost primarily refer to the monetized components of road (re)construction impacts, such as the user delay costs, vehicle operating costs, crash costs and emission costs. Objective of this … [Read more...] about User Costs as One of Main Advantages of Precast Concrete Application in Highway Construction
Optimal Trade-Offs between Construction Cost and Traffic Delay for Highway Work Zones
Highway work zones often cause traffic congestion, resulting in increased road-user delays and vehicle emissions. These negative impacts of highway work zones can be minimized by a number of … [Read more...] about Optimal Trade-Offs between Construction Cost and Traffic Delay for Highway Work Zones
Effects of Road Construction Intensity and Operations on Rural Freeway Work Zone Capacity
Capacity is affected by construction type and its intensity on adjacent open traffic lanes. The effect on capacity is a function of vehicles moving in and out of the closed lanes of the work zone, and … [Read more...] about Effects of Road Construction Intensity and Operations on Rural Freeway Work Zone Capacity