Project No.

Title of Report

DRAFT FINAL REPORT/GUIDEBOOK/MANUAL

Prepared for

Appropriate program name

Transportation Research Board

of

The National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine

TRANSPORTATION RESEARCH BOARD

OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMIES OF SCIENCES, ENGINEERING, AND MEDICINE

PRIVILEGED DOCUMENT

This report, not released for publication, is furnished only for review to members of or participants in the work of the CRP. This report is to be regarded as fully privileged, and dissemination of the information included herein must be approved by the CRP.

Author Names

Texas A&M Transportation Institute

The Texas A&M University System

College Station, Texas

February 2024

Permission to use any unoriginal material has been
obtained from all copyright holders as needed.

ACKNOWLEDGMENT OF SPONSORSHIP

This work was sponsored by one or more of the following as noted:

☒ American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials, in cooperation with the Federal Highway Administration, and was conducted in the National Cooperative Highway Research Program,

☐ Federal Transit Administration and was conducted in the Transit Cooperative Research Program,

☐ Federal Aviation Administration and was conducted in the Airport Cooperative Research Program,

☐ The National Highway Safety Administration and was conducted in the Behavioral Traffic Safety Cooperative Research Program,

which is administered by the Transportation Research Board of the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine.

DISCLAIMER

This is an uncorrected draft as submitted by the research agency. The opinions and conclusions expressed or implied in the report are those of the research agency. They are not necessarily those of the Transportation Research Board, the Academies, or the program sponsors.

Project No.

Title of Report

DRAFT FINAL REPORT/GUIDEBOOK/MANUAL

Prepared for

Appropriate program name

Transportation Research Board

of

The National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine

Author Name

Author Affiliation

Author Name

Author Affiliation

College Station, Texas

February 2024

Permission to use any unoriginal material has been
obtained from all copyright holders as needed.

CONTENTS

List of Figures	iv

List of Tables	v

Acknowledgments	vi

Abstract	vii

Executive Summary	1

Chapter 1. Background	3

Chapter 2. Research Approach	5

Chapter 3. Findings and Applications	7

Chapter 4. Conclusions, Recommendations, and Suggested Research	9

Conclusions	9

Recommendations	9

Suggested Research	9

References	11

List of Acronyms	13

Appendix	A-1

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Acknowledgments

The research reported herein was performed under appropriate program name, e.g., NCHRP Project ##-## by the Texas A&M Transportation Institute, a member of The Texas A&M University System. ...

Abstract

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Executive Summary

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Chapter 1. Background

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Chapter 2. Research Approach

Chapter 3. Findings and Applications

Chapter 4. Conclusions, Recommendations, and Suggested Research

Conclusions

Recommendations

Suggested Research

References

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List of Acronyms

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Appendix

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