Abstract: Dilemma zone could be an effective surrogate safety measure of a signalized intersection because its length and location are significantly correlated with right-angle and rear-end conflicts and vary from one site to another. ...

Abstract: Elevated noise levels due to vehicular traffic are cause of grave concern in residential areas. They can significantly reduce property values. Most of the highway noise literature has been focused in predicting noise levels, ...

Abstract: This paper is aimed at developing a rail transit route optimization model (RTROM) for cost-effective and sustainable rail infrastructure planning and design. Locations of rail transit routes and stations depend on many ...

Abstract: Nearly 40–50% of crashes involving drowsy driving result in occupants’ fatalities or injuries in the United States. Furthermore, such crashes have been underreported, due to deficiencies in the law enforcement’s crash ...

Abstract: The highway alignment optimization (HAO) process is a complex combinatorial optimization problem in which several conflicting factors, such as highway costs, user preferences, and environmentally sensitive factors, must ...