Highways

A flatbed truck with a container and people sitting on it is on the side of a rutted unpaved rural road with loose soil near small huts and dense trees.
This theme issue on international low-volume roads looks at road use, technological innovations in their construction, maintenance and safety considerations, ...
Firefighters and medics treat injured people on the roadside after a crash involving a truck, with fire engines and crews nearby.
A BTSCRP research report and web-only document outline guidance to help transportation agencies reduce the frequency and severity of accidents ...
A person stands on a dusty unpaved low-volume road holding a tool while thick dust clouds rise, with fields and trees visible in the background.
Incorporating safety measures such as traffic-calming features, separation barriers, and public transit stops can enhance safety and accessibility of rural ...
A heavy machine with large noncircular steel rollers is used for soil compaction on an unpaved road surface.
Building a low-volume road requires developing ingenuity, executing innovation, and maximizing local resources. ...
A New York City street has colorful painted pavement with stone barriers and planters used for hardened daylighting as pedestrians cross the area.
New York City will use “hardened daylighting” to redesign high-crash intersections with planters and other barriers. ...
A person wearing a helmet drives an e-bike while another passenger in a red dress sits sideways on the back seat as they ride along a city street in China.
A study finds that E-bikes shift daily travel habits and have benefits that include reducing congestion. ...
An electronic road sign on a highway reads Career Day Ahead, with traffic barrels and barricades placed nearby.
Young presenter awards and other efforts aim to promote low-volume road management as a fulfilling career. ...
A car sprays water as it drives on a flooded, unpaved low-volume road in South Africa bordered by rows of crops and utility poles, with a speed-limit sign and scrub in the foreground.
Ensuring that low-volume roads remain functional—despite increasing environmental challenges—is essential for maintaining economic stability, improving disaster response capabilities, and safeguarding ...
A muddy Amazon road is deeply rutted with water-filled tracks while a group of workers in helmets and safety gear stand observing the damaged surface.
For 30 years, U.S.-sponsored training for low-volume and forest road engineers has been conducted in numerous developing countries. ...
Engineered Unpaved Low-Volume Road TOC2
Converting degraded low-volume roads from paved to unpaved can boost safety and preserve vital transportation networks. ...
White pickup truck labeled 'WATER' sprays water onto the surface of a Utah highway with tiger-stripe lane markings. Behind that truck, another white utility vehicle equipped with a retroreflectometer gauges the reflectivity of the wet lane markings.
Utah Department of Transportation is enhancing its data-collection process to ensure that lane markings are easier to see in all ...
Headshot of Steven E. Shladover.
Steven E. Shladover, Research Engineer at the University of California, Berkeley, who specializes in intelligent transportation systems. ...
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