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CONTENTS

Asphalt Pavement    Asset Management    Bicycle/Pedestrian Safety    Bridge Decks    Bridges    Chip Seal    Class S50 Concrete    Concrete Pavement    Curbs   Deicing    Design Build    Drainage    Drilled Shafts    Environmental Assessments    Environmental Justice    ESAL    Fiber-Reinforced Polymers    Fixed Anti-Icing Technology (FAST)    Freight    Guardrail    Land Use    LCCA    Load Transfer    Local Roads    LRFD    Maglev    Magnesium Chloride    Mailboxes    Mobility    Mudslides    Noise    Pavement Management    Pavement Marking    Preventive Maintenance    Public-Private Initiatives    Quantm Software    Rail    RAP    Recycling    Retaining Walls    Roadside Vegetation    Rockfall    Rubblization    Rumble Strips    Salt-Contaminated Soil    Sanding    Seatbelts    Self-Consolidating Concrete    Slope Stabilization    Sound Walls   Stone Mastic Asphalt    Stream Restoration    Sulfate Soils    Tire Bales    Toll Lanes    Top-Down Cracking    Traffic Safety Improvement    Transportation Investments    Travel Time    Truck Brakes    Truck Ramp Aggregate    Vehicle Classification    Warranties    Wetlands    Whitetopping    Wildlife Crossings    Work Zones


Asphalt Pavement
Analysis of Using Reclaimed Asphalt Pavement (RAP) as a Base Course Material. Robert Locander. Report No. 2009-5  PDF

Crack Reduction Strategies on a Pavement Warranty Project (Interstate 25 at Fountain, Colorado). Werner Hutter. Report No. 2003-5   PDF

Current Cost-Benefit Evaluation of Short-Term Warranties for Hot Mix Asphalt Pavements. Tim Aschenbrener, Jay Goldbaum. Report No. 2007-10  PDF

Density Profiling of Asphalt Pavements. Scott Shuler. Report No. 2005-6  PDF  

Extent of Top-Down Cracking in Colorado. Donna Harmelink, Tim Aschenbrener. Report No. 2003-7  PDF

Forensic Investigation of Early Cracking on I-25 in Denver, Colorado. Mike Anderson, John D'Angelo, Gerry Huber. Report No. 2001-10  PDF

Hot Bituminous Pavement Gradation Acceptance - Review of QC/QA Data 2000 to 2002. Eric Chavez. Report No. 2004-4  PDF

Hot Bituminous Pavement Gradation Acceptance - Review of QC/QA Data 2000 Through 2003. Eric Chavez. Report No. 2005-7  PDF

Hot Bituminous Pavement Voids Acceptance - Review of QC/QA Data 2000 Through 2003. Eric Chavez. Report No. 2005-8  PDF 

Hot Mix Asphalt Gradation Acceptance - Review of QC/QA Data 2000 Through 2004. Eric Chavez. Report No. 2005-18  PDF

Hot Mix Asphalt Gradation Acceptance - Review of QC/QA Data 2000 Through 2005. Eric Chavez. Report No. 2007-4  PDF

Hot Mix Asphalt Voids Acceptance - Review of QC/QA Data 2000 Through 2004. Eric Chavez. Report No. 2006-12  PDF    

In-Place Voids Monitoring of Hot Mix Asphalt Pavements. Donna Harmelink, Tim Aschenbrener. Report No. 2002-11  PDF (without appendices)

I 70 Glenwood Canyon Overlay with Trinidad Lake Asphalt/Steel Slag Hot Mix Asphalt. Bob LaForce. Report No. 2005-13   PDF

Materials and Workmanship Warranties for Hot Bituminous Pavement: A Cost-Benefit Evaluation. Tim Aschenbrener, Roberto DeDios. Report No. 2001-18   PDF

Performance Evaluation of Various HMA Rehabilitation Strategies. Scott Shuler, Christopher Schmidt. Report No. 2008-9  PDF

Permeability Research with the ROMUS Air Permeameter. Neal Retzer. Report No. 2008-5  PDF

Sampling Location Impact on Measured Asphalt Content of Hot Mix Asphalt. Mohammad Abu-Hassan. Report No. 2002-12  PDF

Thermal Segregation. Kim Gilbert. Report No. 2005-16  PDF

Asset Management
Asset Management Implementation Plan and Tiered System Process. Michael Markow, Joe Racosky. Report No. 2001-13
   PDF

Bicycle/Pedestrian Safety
Analysis of Bicycle-Related and Pedestrian-Related Roadway Crashes. Michael Gill. Report No. 2007-11  PDF

Bridge Decks
Assessment of the Cracking Problem in Newly Constructed Bridge Decks in Colorado. Yunping Xi, P. Benson Shing, Naser Abu-Hejleh, Andi Asiz, A. Suwito, Zhaohui Xie, Ayman Ababneh. Report No. 2003-3   PDF

Development of Optimal Concrete Mix Designs for Bridge Decks. Yunping Xi, P. Benson Shing, Zhaohui Xie. Report No. 2001-11  PDF

Evaluation of a Bridge Deck with CFRP Prestressed Panels Under Fatigue Load Cycles. P. Benson Shing, Kerri Anne Borlin, Gero Marzahn. Report No. 2003-11  PDF

Evaluation of FRP Prestressed Panels/Slabs for I-225 Parker Road Project. Reuben Zylstra, P. Benson Shing, Yunping Xi. Report No. 2001-14  PDF

Evaluation of GFRP Deck Panel for the O'Fallon Park Bridge. Guido Camata, P. Benson Shing. Report No. 2004-2  PDF

Evaluation of Products That Protect Concrete and Steel Reinforcing Steel of Bridge Decks from Winter Maintenance Products. William Caires, Stanley Peters. Report No. 2006-4  PDF

Long-Term Durability of Fiber-Reinforced Polymers (FRPs) and In-situ Monitoring of FRP Bridge Decks at O'Fallon Park Bridge. Yunping Xi, Sun-Young Chang, Andi Asiz, Yue Li. Report No. 2004-3  PDF

Service Life and Cost Comparisons for Four Types of CDOT Bridge Decks. George Hearn, Yunping Xi. Report No. 2007-2  PDF

Bridges
Development of Steel Design Details and Selection Criteria for Cost-Effective and Innovative Steel Bridges in Colorado. John van de Lindt, Alexander Stone, Suren Chen. Report. No. 2008-12  PDF

Evaluation of the FRP-Retrofitted Arches in the Castlewood Canyon Bridge. Delchi Fafach, Benson Shing, Sunyoung Chang, Yunping Xi. Report No. 2005-1  PDF 

Flowfill and MSE Bridge Approaches: Performance, Cost, and Recommendations for Improvements. Naser Abu-Hejleh, Dennis Hanneman, David White, Trever Wang, Ilyess Ksouri. Report No. 2006-2  PDF

Performance Evaluation of Various Corrosion Protection Systems of Bridges in Colorado. Yunping Xi, Naser Abu-Hejleh, Andi Asiz, A. Suwito. Report No. 2004-1  PDF

Performance of Geosynthetic-Reinforced Walls Supporting the Founders/Meadows Bridge and Approaching Roadway Structures, Report 2: Assessment of the Performance and Design of the Front GRS Walls and Recommendations for Future GRS Abutments. Naser Abu-Hejleh, Jorge Zornberg, Trevor Wang, Michael McMullen, Skip Outcalt. Report No. 2001-12  PDF

Results and Recommendations of Forensic Investigation of Three Full-Scale GRS Abutment and Piers. Naser Abu-Hejleh, Skip Outcalt, Jorge Zornberg, Mike McMullen. Report No. 2001-6  PDF

Studies on the Use of High-Performance Concrete and FRP Reinforcement for the I-225/Parker Road Bridge. P. Benson Shing, Yunping Xi. Report No. 2003-13  PDF

Study on the Use of Self-Consolidating Concrete for the Repair of the Mead Bridges on I-25. Panos Kiousis, Brent Whitcomb. Report No. 2007-1  PDF

Chip Seal
SHRP Chip Seal. Skip Outcalt. Report No. 2001-20  PDF

Class S50 Concrete
Study on the Effects of Mixture Proportioning on the Strength and Cracking Tendency of S50 Structural Concrete. Panos Kiousis, Brent Whitcomb, Brian O'Connor, Kaitlin Schmidt, Abe Chen, Justin Jones. Report No 2007-15  PDF

Concrete Pavement
Alternate Mitigation Materials for Alkali-Silica Reaction (ASR) in Concrete. Zachoriah Ballard, William Caires, Stanley Peters. Report No. 2008-10  PDF

Evaluation of Premature PCCP Longitudinal Cracking in Colorado. Ahmad Ardani, Shamshad Hussain, Bob LaForce. Report No. 2003-1   PDF

Implementation of Proven PCCP Practices in Colorado. Ahmad Ardani. Report No. 2006-9  PDF

Instrumentation and Field Testing of Thin Whitetopping Pavement in Colorado and Revision of the Existing Colorado Thin Whitetopping Procedure. Matthew Sheenan, Scott Tarr, Shiraz Tayabji. Report No. 2004-12  PDF

Instrumentation and Field Testing of Whitetopping Pavements in Colorado and Revision of the TWT Design Procedure. Chung Wu and Matthew Sheenen. Report No. 2002-3  PDF

Optimization of Concrete Pavement Mix Design in Colorado. Robert Otto Rasmussen, J. Mauricio Ruiz, Dennis Turner. Report No. 2002-8  PDF

PCCP Texturing Methods. Ahmad Ardani, Skip Outcalt. Report No. 2005-22  PDF

Portland Cement Concrete Pavement - Review of QC/QA Data 2000 Through 2003. Eric Chavez. Report No. 2005-9  PDF

Portland Cement Concrete Pavement - Review of QC/QA Data 2000 Through 2004. Eric Chavez. Report No. 2006-5   PDF

Precast Concrete Paving Panels: The Colorado Department of Transportation Region 4 Experience, 2000 to 2006. Gary DeWitt. Report No. 2006-8  PDF

Review of F and t Test Results 2000 Through 2004. Eric Chavez. Report No. 2005-17  PDF

Curbs
DuraFlex Curb. Skip Outcalt. Report No. 2007-3  PDF

Deicing
Corrosion Effects of Magnesium Chloride and Sodium Chloride on Automobile Components. Yunping Xi, Zhaohui Xie. Report No. 2002-4  PDF  

Cost of Sanding. N.Y. Chang, Brian Brady. Report No. 2002-5  PDF

Evaluation and Comparison of Three Chemical Deicers for Use in Colorado. William Lewis. Report. No. 2001-17   PDF

Evaluation of Alternative Anti-icing and Deicing Compounds Using Sodium Chloride and Magnesium Chloride as Baseline Deicers - Phase I. Xianming Shi, Laura Fay, Chase Gallaway, Kevin Volkening, Marijean M. Peterson, Tongyan Pan, Andrew Creighton, Collins Lawlor, Stephanie Mumma, Yajun Liu, Tuan Anh Nguyen. Report No. 2009-1  PDF

Evaluation of Products That Protect Concrete and Steel Reinforcing Steel of Bridge Decks from Winter Maintenance Products. William Caires, Stanley Peters. Report No. 2006-4  PDF

Evaluation of Selected Deicers Based on a Review of the Literature. Marion Fischel. Report No. 2001-15  PDF

A Synthesis to Improve the Design and Construction of Colorado's Bridge Anti-Icing Systems. Gordon Bell, Wilfrid Nixon, Robert Stowe, 2005. Report No. 2005-19  PDF

Design Build
Evaluation of Design Build Practice in Colorado Project IR IM(CX) 025-3(113). Peter Graham. Report No. 2001-3

Drainage
Detour Drainage Structure Design Procedure. Albert Molinas, Amanullah Mommandi, Roberto De Dios. Report No. 2005-5  PDF

Drilled Shafts
Colorado's Axial Load Tests on Drilled Shafts Socketed in Weak Rocks: Synthesis and Future Needs. Naser Abu-Hejleh, William Attwooll. Report No. 2005-4  PDF

Drilled Shaft Design for Sound Barrier Walls, Signs, and Signals. Jamal Nusairat, Robert Liang, Rick Engel, Dennis Hanneman, Naser Abu-Hejleh, Ke Yang. Report No. 2004-8  PDF

Improvement of the Geotechnical Axial Design Methodology for Colorado's Drilled Shafts Socketed in Weak Rocks. Naser Abu-Hejleh, Michael O'Neill, Dennis Hanneman, William Atwooll. Report No. 2003-6  PDF

Environmental Assessments
Areawide Coordinated Cumulative Effects Analysis - Phase I. Brian Muller, Lynn Johnson, John Wyckoff, Fred Nuszdorfer. Report No. 2008-6  PDF

Evaluation and Mitigation of Environmental Impacts Prior to Project Selection. Report No. 2007-6  PDF

GIS-Based Cumulative Effects Assessment. Brian Blaser, Hong Liu, Dennis McDermott, Fred Nuszdorfer, Nguyet Thi Phan, Ulziisaikhan Vanchindorj, Lynn Johnson, John Wyckoff. Report No. 2004-6  PDF

STEP UP Phase I Report. Tracey MacDonald, Phil Lidov. Report No. 2005-3  PDF

STEP UP Phase II Statewide Implementation Report. Tracey MacDonald, Matt Erker. Report No. 2007-13  PDF

Environmental Justice
Environmental Justice Research Study. Debora Van Orden, Cally Grauberger. Report No. 2002-7  PDF

Environmental Justice in Transportation Planning, Phase II. Debora Van Orden, Cally Grauberger. Report No. 2003-12  PDF

Equivalent Single Axle Load (ESAL)
Development of Site-Specific ESAL. Sirous Alavi, Michael Tavares, Jason Puccinelli. Report No. 2002-9  PDF

Fiber-Reinforced Polymers
The Behavior of Fiber-Reinforced Polymer Reinforcement in Low Temperature Environmental Climates. Renee Cusson, Yunping Xi. Report No. 2003-4  
PDF

Fixed Anti-Icing Technology
A Synthesis to Improve the Design and Construction of Colorado's Bridge Anti-Icing Systems. Gordon Bell, Wilfrid Nixon, Robert Stowe. Report No. 2005-19  PDF

Freight
Freight Data Assessment. Felsburg Holt & Ullevig, Cambridge Systematics  PDF

Freight Data Synthesis. Dike Ahanotu, Akshay Mani. Report No. 2008-3  PDF

Guardrail
Cable Guardrail. Skip Outcalt. Report No. 2004-10  PDF

Land Use
Rail-Oriented Development: Strategies and Tools to Support Passenger Rail. Jim Charlier. Report No. 2001-19  PDF

Rail-Oriented Development: Strategies and Tools to Support Passenger Rail - Executive Summary. Jim Charlier. Report No. 2001-19  PDF

LCCA
Colorado Department of Transportation's Current Procedure for Life Cycle Cost Analysis and Discount Rate Calculations. Scott Harris. Report No. 2009-2  PDF

Life Cycle Cost Analysis and Discount Rate on Pavements for the Colorado Department of Transportation. George Demos. Report No. 2006-17  PDF

Load Transfer
Three-Dimensional Load Transfer of Colorado Type 7 and Type 10 Rails on Independent Moment Slab Under High Test Level Impact Load. N.Y. Chang, Fatih Oncul. Report No. 2003-2  PDF

Local Roads
Local Roadway Needs Assessment. Report No. 2002-6  PDF

LRFD
CDOT Foundation Design Practice and LRFD Strategic Plan. N.Y. Chang. Report No. 2006-7  PDF

Maglev
Colorado Maglev Project. Maglev Transit Group, Sandia National Laboratories, Colorado Intermountain Fixed Guideway Authority, 2004  PDF 

Magnesium Chloride
Corrosion Effects of Magnesium Chloride and Sodium Chloride on Automobile Components. Yunping Xi, Zhaohui Xie. Report No. 2002-4  PDF

Evaluation and Comparison of Three Chemical Deicers for Use in Colorado. William Lewis. Report. No. 2001-17  PDF

Evaluation of Alternative Anti-icing and Deicing Compounds Using Sodium Chloride and Magnesium Chloride as Baseline Deicers - Phase I. Xianming Shi, Laura Fay, Chase Gallaway, Kevin Volkening, Marijean M. Peterson, Tongyan Pan, Andrew Creighton, Collins Lawlor, Stephanie Mumma, Yajun Liu, Tuan Anh Nguyen. Report No. 2009-1  PDF

Evaluation of Selected Deicers Based on a Review of the Literature. Marion Fischel. Report No. 2001-15  PDF

Mailboxes
Mailboxes and Mounting Systems. Skip Outcalt. Report No. 2003-10  PDF

Mobility
Linking of Mobility Performance Measures to Resource Allocation: Survey of State DOTs and MPOs. Jeremy Klop, Erik Guderian. Report No. 2008-13  PDF

Mobility Needs of Low Income and Minority Households Research Study. Brendon Harrington, Matthew Kaufman, Rick Evans. Report No. 2006-11  PDF

Mudslides
Evaluation of Debris Flow Removal Protocol, Mitigation Methods, and Development of a Field Data Sheet. Paul Santi, Nathan Soule, Rebecca Brock. Report No. 2006-16  PDF

Noise
Colorado DOT Tire/Pavement Noise Study. Douglas Hanson, Robert James. Report No. 2004-5  PDF

2005 Colorado DOT Tire/Pavement Noise Study. Douglas Hanson, Brian Waller. Report No. 2006-18  PDF

Evaluation of the FHWA Traffic Noise Model (TNM) for Highway Traffic Noise Prediction in the State of Colorado. Michael Hankard, Jeff Cerjan, Joshua Leasure. Report No. 2005-21  PDF

Noise and Skid Measurements on US285 in the Turkey Creek Canyon Area Project NH 2854-068. Robert LaForce, Jill Schlaefer. Report No. 2001-9  PDF

Synthesis of Pavement Noise Studies Conducted for the Colorado Department of Transportation. Jay Goldbaum, Robert Mero, Joan Pinamont. Report No. 2005-14  PDF

Tire/Pavement and Environmental Traffic Noise Research Study: Interim Report - 2006 Testing. Robert Otto Rasmussen. Report No. 2008-2  PDF

Tire/Pavement and Environmental Traffic Noise Research Study: Interim Report - 2007 Testing. Robert Otto Rasmussen, Robert Whirledge. Report No. 2009-6  PDF

Pavement Management
Development of a Pavement Preventive Maintenance Program for the Colorado Department of Transportation. National Center for Pavement Preservation, 2004. Report No. 2004-17  PDF

Performance Evaluation of Various HMA Rehabilitation Strategies. Scott Shuler, Christopher Schmidt. Report No. 2008-9  PDF

A Technical Review of the Colorado Department of Transportation's Pavement Management Activities. Applied Technology, Inc., 2004. Report No. 2004-16

Pavement Marking
Recessed Striping in Concrete Pavement. Skip Outcalt. Report No. 2004-13  PDF

Preventive Maintenance
Development of a Pavement Preventive Maintenance Program for the Colorado Department of Transportation. National Center for Pavement Preservation, 2004. Report No. 2004-17  PDF

Evaluation of the Performance, Cost-Effectiveness, and Timing of Various Preventive Maintenances: Interim Report. Scott Shuler. Report No. 2006-6  PDF

A Technical Review of the Colorado Department of Transportation's Pavement Management Activities. Applied Technology, Inc., 2004. Report No. 2004-16

Public-Private Initiatives
Review of the Public-Private Initiatives Program of the Colorado Department of Transportation.  Porter Wheeler, Sasha Page. Report No. 2001-2  PDF File

Quantm Software
Evaluation of Quantm Software. Brann Greager, Brian Werle, Jim Krogman, Matt Erker. Report No. 2006-1  PDF

Rail
Rail-Oriented Development: Strategies and Tools to Support Passenger Rail. Jim Charlier. Report No. 2001-19  PDF

Rail-Oriented Development: Strategies and Tools to Support Passenger Rail - Executive Summary. Jim Charlier. Report No. 2001-19  PDF

RAP
Analysis of Using Reclaimed Asphalt Pavement (RAP) as a Base Course Material. Robert Locander. Report No. 2005-9  PDF

Recycling
Greening Government Research and Implementation Project - Phase 1. Deborah Ferraro and Carrie Powers. Report No. 2007-8  PDF

Materials Recycling and Reuse - Finding Opportunities in Colorado Highways. Michelle Stevens. Report No. 2007-12  PDF

Retaining Walls
Design and Construction Guidelines for MSE Walls with Independent Full-Height Facing Panels. Naser Abu-Hejleh, Mike McMullen, George Hearn, Jorge Zornberg. Report No. 2001-5
  PDF

Feasibility of a Management System for Retaining Walls and Sound Barriers. George Hearn. Report No. 2003-8  PDF

Improving Quality Assurance of MSE Wall and Bridge Approach Earthwork Compaction. Michael Mooney, Christopher Nocks, Kristi Selden, Geoffrey Bee, Christopher Senseney. Report No. 2008-11  PDF

Performance of Geosynthetic-Reinforced Walls Supporting the Founders/Meadows Bridge and Approaching Roadway Structures, Report 2: Assessment of the Performance and Design of the Front GRS Walls and Recommendations for Future GRS Abutments. Naser Abu-Hejleh, Jorge Zornberg, Trevor Wang, Michael McMullen, Skip Outcalt. Report No. 2001-12  PDF

Revising the AASHTO Guidelines for Design and Construction of GRS Walls. Jonathan Wu. Report No. 2001-16

Strength Parameters of Backfills for Design and Construction of Retaining Walls. Jonathan Wu, Thanarach Aksharadarada. Report No. 2001-07

Three-Dimensional Load Transfer of Colorado Type 7 and Type 10 Rails on Independent Moment Slab Under High Test Level Impact Load. N.Y. Chang, Fatih Oncul. Report No. 2003-2  PDF

Roadside Vegetation
Factors Impacting the Health of Roadside Vegetation. Nichole Trahan, Curt Peterson. Report No. 2005-12  PDF

Rockfall
Modification and Statistical Analysis of the Colorado Rockfall Hazard Rating System. Christopher Russell, Paul Santi, Jerry Higgins. Report No. 2008-7  PDF

Rubblization
Performance of Colorado's First Rubblization Project on I 76 near Sterling. Bob LaForce. Report No. 2005-20  PDF

Rumble Strips
Bicycle-Friendly Rumble Strips. Skip Outcalt. Report No. 2001-4  PDF

Centerline Rumble Strips. Skip Outcalt. Report No. 2001-8  PDF

Salt-Contaminated Soil
A Risk-Based Ranking System for CDOT Salt Pile Facilities. Carla Johnson, Patricia Billig, Dan Khadem. Report No. 2004-14  PDF

Sanding
Cost of Sanding. N.Y. Chang, Brian Brady. Report No. 2002-5  PDF

Seatbelts
Identification of Appropriate Investment Levels to Improve and Maintain Seat Belt Usage Rates in the State of Colorado. G James Francis. Report No. 2004-7  PDF

Self-Consolidating Concrete
Study on the Use of Self-Consolidating Concrete for the Repair of the Mead Bridges on I-25. Panos Kiousis, Brent Whitcomb. Report No. 2007-1  PDF

Slope Stabilization
Evaluation of Slope Stabilization Methods (US 40 Berthoud Pass). Michael Banovich, Skip Outcalt. Report No. 2002-10  PDF

Sound Walls
Construction and Monitoring of Post-Tensioned Masonry Sound Walls. Dave Woodham. Report No. 2002-2  PDF

Feasibility of a Management System for Retaining Walls and Sound Barriers. George Hearn. Report No. 2003-8  PDF

Stone Mastic Asphalt
Forensic Investigation of Pavement Failure on Vasquez Boulevard. Benjamin Acimovic, Leela Rajasekar, Reza Akhavan. Report No. 2007-7  PDF

Stone Mastic Asphalt in Colorado. Donna Harmelink. Report No. 2001-1

Stream Restoration
Monitoring the Response of a Riparian Ecosystem to Hydrologic Restoration. Mark Bakeman. Report No. 2005-10  PDF

Sulfate Soils
Sensitivity of Selected Colorado Soils to Form Ettringite/Thaumasite When Treated with Calcium-Based Stabilizers and When Soluble Sulfates Are Available. Dallas Little and Syam Nair. Report No. 2007-14  PDF

Tire Bales
Tire Bales in Highway Applications: Feasibility and Properties Evaluation. Jorge Zornberg, Barry Christopher, Marvin Oosterbaan. Report No. 2005-2  PDF

Toll Lanes
Business Impacts of Express Toll Lanes on Existing Facilities. David Keen, Todd Pickton, Janet Clements, Robert Felsburg. Report No. 2006-14  PDF

Top-Down Cracking
Extent of Top-Down Cracking in Colorado. Donna Harmelink, Tim Aschenbrener. Report No. 2003-7  PDF

Forensic Investigation of Early Cracking on I-25 in Denver, Colorado. Mike Anderson, John D'Angelo, Gerry Huber. Report No. 2001-10  PDF

Traffic Safety Improvement
Countermeasures with Promise (CWiP) - Left Turn Protection. Ezra Hauer. Report No. 2006-19  PDF

Transportation Investments
Life Cycle Costing. Phil Anderson. Report No. 2006-3  PDF

Linking of Mobility Performance Measures to Resource Allocation: Survey of State DOTs and MPOs. Jeremy Klop, Erik Guderian. Report No. 2008-13  PDF

Research Scoping Study: Economic Benefits from Transportation Investments. David Keen, Robert Felsburg. Report No. 2006-15  PDF

Statewide Economic Benefits of Transportation Investment. Todd Pickton, Janet Clements, Robert Felsburg. Report No. 2007-5  PDF

Travel Time
Using RTD’s Transit Vehicles to Develop Freeway Speed Maps for Colorado. Sarosh Khan, Reema Kundu. Report No. 2004-9  PDF

Truck Brakes
Using Infrared Technology to Detect Hot or Defective Brakes on Trucks. Derek Richard. Report No. 2004-15  PDF

Truck Ramp Aggregate
Evaluation of Truck Arrester Beds in Colorado. Skip Outcalt. Report No. 2008-1  PDF

Vehicle Classification
Best Practices Guidebook: Collecting Short Duration Manual Vehicle Classifications Counts on High Volume Urban Facilities. Brian Hoeschen, Matt Erker, Bruce Janson, Robert Medland, 2005. PDF   

Validation of Urban Vehicle Classification Sampling Methodology. Brian Hoeschen, Matt Erker, Bruce Janson, Joel Philips, William Johnson. Report No. 2004-11  PDF

Warranties
Crack Reduction Strategies on a Pavement Warranty Project (Interstate 25 at Fountain, Colorado). Werner Hutter. Report No. 2003-5  PDF

Current Cost-Benefit Evaluation of Short-Term Warranties for Hot Mix Asphalt Pavements. Tim Aschenbrener, Jay Goldbaum. Report No. 2007-10  PDF

Materials and Workmanship Warranties for Hot Bituminous Pavement: A Cost-Benefit Evaluation. Tim Aschenbrener, Roberto DeDios. Report No. 2001-18  PDF

Use of Long-Term Warranties for the Colorado Department of Transportation Pilot Projects. Jay Goldbaum. Report No. 2006-10  PDF

Wetlands
Functional Assessment of Colorado Wetlands (FACWet) Method - User Manual Version 1.0. Brad Johnson, Mark Beardsley, Jessica Doran. Report No. 2009-4  PDF

Multi-Criteria Wetlands Mapping Using an Integrated Pixel-Based and Object-Based Classification Approach. Chengmin Hsu, Lynn Johnson. Report No. 2008-8  PDF

Whitetopping
Instrumentation and Field Testing of Thin Whitetopping Pavement in Colorado and Revision of the Existing Colorado Thin Whitetopping Procedure. Matthew Sheenan, Scott Tarr, Shiraz Tayabji. Report No. 2004-12  PDF

Instrumentation and Field Testing of Whitetopping Pavements in Colorado and Revision of the TWT Design Procedure. Chung Wu, Matthew Sheenen. Report No. 2002-3  PDF

Wildlife Crossings
Effectiveness of Ledges in Culverts for Small Mammal Passage. Carron Meaney, Mark Bakeman, Melissa Reed-Eckert, and Eli Wostl. Report No. 2007-9  PDF

Identifying the Best Locations Along Highways to Provide Safe Crossing Opportunities for Wildlife. Sarah Barnum. Report No. 2003-9  PDF

Roads and Connectivity in Colorado: Animal-Vehicle Collisions, Wildlife Mitigation Structures, and Lynx-Roadway Interactions. Kevin Crooks, Chris Haas, Sharon Baruch-Mordo, Kris Middledorf, Seth Magle, Tanya Shenk, Ken Wilson, Dave Theobald. Report No. 2008-4  PDF

Work Zones
Work Zone Speed Control. Skip Outcalt. Report No. 2009-3  PDF

 


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