Transportation

Hitting Transportation Issues Head-On The U.S. transportation system, which has long been a key to the success of our American economy, is a source of problems that could be partially solved by technology. Integrated technologies and appropriate policies could revolutionize the American transportation system so that its value to the economy is no longer undermined by its external costs. NTRC researchers are working on technological solutions to these transportation issues. Following is a look …

…been developing computer models of traffic congestion on freeways, growing congestion of barge traffic on a major river, and airplane congestion en route to airports. These models are providing insights into how to reduce congestion. Software tools are being developed at NTRC to help emergency responders avoid streets that are closed or blocked. NTRC researchers are also developing weigh-in-motion methods to speed up the accurate weighing of trucks, to reduce highway congestion around weigh stations.