Research Projects

Project Number	Title	Project Category	Project Status	Project Completion Date	hf:tax:project-category	hf:tax:project-status
20-5	Re-Creating NETC	Other	Completed	2/4/2022	other	completed
21-3	21-3 Initiating Seed Production for Effective Establishment of Native Plants on Roadsides in New England	Energy and Environment	Active	6/30/2024	energy-environment	active
21-1	21-1 Quality Review and Assessment of Pavement Condition Survey Vehicle Data Across New England	Materials and Pavements	Completed	7/31/2023	materials	completed
20-4	20-4 Coordinating State Policies, Laws and Regulations for Automated Driving Systems Across New England	Other	Completed	6/30/2022	other	completed
20-3	20-3 Investigating Thermal Imaging Technologies and Unmanned Aerial Vehicles to Improve Bridge Inspections	Bridges and Other Structures, Other	Completed	3/31/2023	bridges-signs-and-guardrails other	completed
20-2	20-2 Current Status of Transportation Data Analytics and A Pilot Case Study Using Artificial Intelligence (AI)	Traffic Operations, Safety and ITS	Active	12/31/2023	traffic-operations-and-safety-its	active
20-1	20-1 In-Service Performance Evaluation of NETC Bridge Railings	Bridges and Other Structures	Completed	6/30/2022	bridges-signs-and-guardrails	completed
19-3	19-3 Experimental Validation of New Improved Load Rating Procedures for Deteriorated Unstiffened Steel Beam Ends	Bridges and Other Structures	Active	1/31/2024	bridges-signs-and-guardrails	active
19-2	19-2 Multi-Scale Multi-Season Land-Based Erosion Modeling and Monitoring for Infrastructure Management	Geotech, Hydraulics and Hydrology	Completed	1/1/2022	geotech-hydraulics-hydrology	completed
19-1	19-1 Curved Integral Abutment Bridge Design	Bridges and Other Structures	Completed	3/31/2022	bridges-signs-and-guardrails	completed
18-4	18-4 Quick Response Project: 2019 ICNet Workshop	Other	Completed	10/8/2019	other	completed
18-3	18-3 Integration of Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS) into Operations Conducted by State Departments of Transportation	Other	Completed	3/31/2021	other	completed
18-2	18-2 Framework of Asphalt Balanced Mix Design (BMD) for New England Transportation Agencies	Materials and Pavements	Completed	12/31/2020	materials	completed
18-1	18-1 Development of MASH Computer Simulated Steel Bridge Rail and Transition Details	Bridges and Other Structures	Completed	6/1/2020	bridges-signs-and-guardrails	completed
17-2	17-2 Quick Response: Quantification of Research Benefits	Administration, Management and Finance	Completed	1/4/2019	administration-management-finance	completed
15-4	15-4 Quick Response: Optimizing Quality Assurance (QA) Processes for Asphalt Pavement Construction in the Northeast	Materials and Pavements	Completed	1/4/2019	materials	completed
17-1	17-1 Quick Response: New England Connected and Autonomous Vehicles	Other	Completed	10/10/2018	other	completed
15-2	15-2 Using the New SHRP2 Naturalistic Driving Study Safety Databases to Examine Safety Concerns for Older Drivers	Traffic Operations, Safety and ITS	Completed	12/31/2018	traffic-operations-and-safety-its	completed
15-1	15-1 Use of Forested Habitat Adjacent to Highways by Northern Long Ear Bats (and Other Bats)	Energy and Environment	Completed	11/30/2018	energy-environment	completed
15-3	15-3 Moisture Susceptibility Testing for Hot Mix Asphalt Pavements in New England	Materials and Pavements	Completed	7/31/2018	materials	completed
14-1	14-1 Measuring the Effectiveness of Competency Models for Job-Specific Professional Development of Engineers & Engineering Technicians	Other	Completed	12/31/2017	other	completed
14-4	14-4 Optimizing Future Work Zones in New England for Safety and Mobility	Traffic Operations, Safety and ITS	Completed	12/31/2017	traffic-operations-and-safety-its	completed
14-2	14-2 Investigation of Northern Long-Eared Bat Roosting Sites on Bridges	Energy and Environment	Completed	May 2017	energy-environment	completed
13-3	13-3 Improved Regionalization of Quality Assurance (QA) Functions	Construction and Specifications	Completed	4/2/2017	construction-specifications	completed
13-2	13-2 HMA Mixtures Containing Recycled Asphalt Shingles (RAS): Low Temperature and Fatigue Performance of Plant-Produced Mixtures	Materials and Pavements	Completed	12/1/2017	materials	completed
13-1	13-1 Development of High Early-Strength Concrete for Accelerated Bridge Construction Closure Pour Connections	Bridges and Other Structures	Completed	8/31/2018	bridges-signs-and-guardrails	completed
10-3	10-3 Low Temperature and Moisture Susceptibility of RAP Mixtures with Warm Mix Technology	Materials and Pavements	Completed	9/15/2015	materials	completed
09-3	09-3 Advanced Composite Materials in New England’s Transportation Infrastructure: Design, Fabrication and Installation of ACM Bridge Drain System	Bridges and Other Structures, Construction and Specifications	Completed	8/31/2015	bridges-signs-and-guardrails construction-specifications	completed
09-2	09-2 Effective Establishment of Native Grasses on Roadsides	Energy and Environment	Completed	2/28/2016	energy-environment	completed
07-01	07-1 In-Place Response Mechanisms of Recycled Layers Due to Temperature and Moisture Variations	Materials and Pavements	Completed	3/31/2016	materials	completed
06-4	06-4 Preventative Maintenance and Timing of Applications	Materials and Pavements	Completed	9/15/2015	materials	completed