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Rural Texas Highways Give Us a Reliable Path to the Pump

November 15, 2018

By William R. Stockton Your car’s next tank of gas is on its way to you. You can be assured of that, even though the journey it takes to get there is a sometimes arduous one. That journey could begin at one of hundreds of active oil wells in Texas, located predominantly in remote rural […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: Bill Stockton, economics, energy development, Rural Transportation, Texas Tribune, What We're Thinking

TTI Researchers Identify Research Needs Resulting from Energy Boom

April 6, 2015

With all the positive impacts associated with Texas’ most recent oil boom, there are numerous challenges faced by communities and motorists. Researchers with the Texas A&M Transportation Institute (TTI) are identifying those challenges in hopes of initiating research projects that will lead to solutions. A series of free workshops will take place this month in […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: Comprehensive Transportation and Energy Systems Initiative, energy development, roadways

Research Is Another Resource Texans Can Rely On

March 1, 2015

Texas is a resource-rich state. Blessed with oil and natural gas reserves, Texas has been a principal supplier of natural resources for the nation for more than a century. Although resource development is always welcome — and a boon to the state’s economy — planning for it can be challenging. New discoveries of oil and […]

Filed Under: Texas Transportation Researcher, Volume 51, Number 1 Tagged With: editorial, energy development, freight movement, infrastructure, maintenance, safety

Filling In Knowledge Potholes: TTI Correlates Trends in Energy Developments and Pavement Conditions

March 1, 2015

The truth is, nobody likes potholes. But when you’re responsible for the integrity of your roadways, finding the funds to proactively plan maintenance is difficult when limited resources are already stretched to the limit. Add to that challenge new energy developments bringing hundreds of heavy trucks to two-lane roads, and it doesn’t take long for […]

Filed Under: Texas Transportation Researcher, Volume 51, Number 1 Tagged With: energy development, infrastructure, pavement maintenance

A Recipe for Road Rehabilitation

March 1, 2015

Roads in South and West Texas are taking a pounding from energy-sector traffic. The affected roads are most often narrow farm-to-market (FM) roads with thin-asphalt surfaces. They’re now carrying 20 to 50 times more truck traffic than they were designed for. Weigh-in-motion data indicate that many of these trucks are also overloaded. The Texas Department […]

Filed Under: Texas Transportation Researcher, Volume 51, Number 1 Tagged With: energy development, foamed asphalt, infrastructure, pavement maintenance, pavement rehabilitation

TxDOT, TTI Team Up to Address Roadway Damage Resulting from Energy Development

March 1, 2015

The energy sector is having a dramatic positive economic impact on Texas and the nation. But many Texas roadways have experienced accelerated pavement degradation due to heavy truck loads and increased traffic. An interagency agreement between the Texas Department of Transportation (TxDOT) and the Texas A&M Transportation Institute (TTI) seeks to give districts the necessary […]

Filed Under: Texas Transportation Researcher, Volume 51, Number 1 Tagged With: best practices, economic impact, energy development, infrastructure, maintenance

Sharing Information Is Key to Solving Transportation Problems

March 1, 2015

Workshop Facilitates Information Sharing Among State, Local Agencies The Texas A&M Transportation Institute (TTI) hosted the Transportation and Energy Sector Development Workshop on May 6–7, 2014, in Arlington, Texas. The workshop was co-sponsored by the Transportation Research Board (TRB) of the National Academies, the Texas Department of Transportation (TxDOT) and the Upper Great Plains Transportation […]

Filed Under: Texas Transportation Researcher, Volume 51, Number 1 Tagged With: economic impact, energy development, infrastructure, transportation pooled-fund study, workshops

Looking for Lessons Learned: TTI Examines Strategies Other States Use to Cope with Energy Development

March 1, 2015

One way or the other, the oil and gas industry seems to be ever-present in the minds of Texans. Through last summer, oil prices over $100 per barrel were fueling a boom in drilling activity across the state, especially in the Permian Basin and Eagle Ford Shale formations. Texas was supporting 48 percent of all […]

Filed Under: Texas Transportation Researcher, Volume 51, Number 1 Tagged With: economic impact, energy development, energy impacts, infrastructure, maintenance, transportation policy research center

Designing and Maintaining Tougher Roadways for Texas

September 1, 2014

Oil and gas production has increased dramatically in Texas in recent years, and every indication is that this trend will continue into the foreseeable future. The state now has 48 percent of all active drilling rigs in the United States. Many of these rigs are in the Eagle Ford Shale play in South Texas. Recent […]

Filed Under: Texas Transportation Researcher, Volume 50, Number 3 Tagged With: design, energy development, heavy loads, infrastructure, maintenance, roadways

Energy Developments and Our Roadways: Impacts and Strategies

March 1, 2012

In recent years, there has been a boom of energy-related activities in Texas, but many short- and long-term impacts on the state’s right-of-way and infrastructure are not properly documented.

Filed Under: Texas Transportation Researcher, Volume 48, Number 1 Tagged With: energy development, geodatabase, impacts, infrastructure, pavement, right-of-way, safety

Energy Developments and Our Roadways: Impacts and Strategies

February 7, 2012

In recent years, there has been a boom of energy-related activities in Texas. While these efforts enhance the state’s ability to produce energy reliably, many short- and long-term impacts on the state’s right of way and infrastructure are not properly documented. The Texas Transportation Institute (TTI) recently completed a project to document some of these […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: energy development, falling weight deflectometer, ground penetrating radar, pavement failures, right-of-way

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