TTI has been an integral part of the SHRP 2 applied research team, addressing some of the nation’s most important needs for our transportation system concerning safety, renewal, reliability and capacity.
TTI Turns Up the Heat on Asphalt Cold Spots
December 1, 2012
One objective of SHRP 2 is to develop technologies that result in long-lasting transportation facilities. Researchers at TTI did just that.
Best Practices in Utility Conflict Management
December 1, 2012
TTI recently completed SHRP 2 R15B: Identification of Utility Conflicts and Solutions, which examined best practices from around the country and
developed tools for effectively managing and resolving these conflicts.
Lady Bird Johnson, Benjamin Allin III Join the Texas Transportation Hall of Honor
December 1, 2012
Lady Bird Johnson Lady Bird Johnson, former first lady of the United States and highway beautification advocate, was inducted into the Texas Transportation Hall of Honor at a reception and ceremony in Austin, Texas, Oct. 17. The event was co-sponsored by the Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center at The University of Texas at Austin and [...]
Institute News
December 1, 2012
Christine Yager Presents at Human Factors Annual Meeting TTI Associate Transportation Researcher Christine Yager gave a presentation, “The Effects of Reading and Writing Text-Based Messages While Driving,” at the 56th Annual Meeting of the Human Factors and Ergonomics Society held Oct. 22–26. More than 1,450 participants from the United States and the world attended. TTI [...]
TTI Publications
December 1, 2012
Video Summary Reports Video Summary Reports are available on the Texas Department of Transportation’s Research and Technology Implementation Office’s YouTube channel at youtube.com/bestpracticesvsrs/. Developing a Testing Device for Total Pavements Acceptance, 0-6005. Development of Very Thin Overlay Systems, 0-5598. Evaluation of Modern Traffic Control Devices to Improve Safety at Rural Intersections, 0-6462. FDR (Full-Depth-Reclamation) Performance [...]
TTI Publications
September 1, 2012
Video Summary Reports Video Summary Reports are available on the Texas Department of Transportation’s Research and Technology Implementation Office’s YouTube channel at youtube.com/bestpracticesvsrs/. Develop Practical Field Guidelines for the Compaction of HMA or WMA, 0-6992. Development of Very Thin Overlay Systems, 0-5598. Evaluation of Modern Traffic Control Devices to Improve Safety at Rural Intersections, 0-6462. [...]
Institute News
September 1, 2012
Safer Roads, More Work Highlighted at Traffic Safety Conference As part of the theme of improving safety on highways in Texas and across the nation, the leader of the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) and the retiring state legislator known as “Senator Safety” were featured speakers for TTI’s fourth annual Traffic Safety Conference June [...]
Providing Positive Protection for Work Zones
September 1, 2012
TTI conducted a project to develop more comprehensive guidelines for the Texas Department of Transportation’s use in assessing the need for positive protection in work zones.
Today’s Forecast: More Rain — TTI Hydraulics, Sedimentation and Erosion Control Laboratory Expands
September 1, 2012
New facilities for the TTI HSECL should be up and running by the spring of 2013.
