Research Notes
Research Notes provide an overview of research in progress to a general audience. Released at the beginning of a research task, the notes describe the research need, methodology, goal, benefits, milestones, and next steps.
Advanced Research
- Task 2061 - Support For Research And Deployment Of System Ops Applications Of VII; TPF-5(206) (PDF) - March 2020
- Task 3405 - Connected Autonomous Vehicles: Safety During Merging And Lane Change And Impact on Traffic Flow (PDF) - March 2019
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Task 3687 - Support Deployment Of RTCM Broadcasts (PDF) - November 2019
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Task 3688 - Utilizing Connected And Automated Vehicles (CAVs) As Traffic And Road Monitoring Sensor (PDF) - November 2019
- Task 3622 - Yellow Pavement Markings at a Railroad At-Grade Crossing (PDF) - November 2019
- Task 3709 - Application Development For Connected Fleet (PDF) - November 2019
- Task 3717 - Collect Data Using Connected Vehicles (CV) For Real-Time Or Future Use (PDF) - November 2019
- Task 2620 - Western Road Usage Charging (RUC) Consortium - RUC West, TPF-5(288) (PDF) - October 2019
- Task 3391 - Local Finance And Planning Mechanisms For Transit-Oriented Development, Transit, And Active Transport (PDF) - October 2019
- Task 3500 - Advanced Road Charge Modeling (PDF) - October 2019
- Task 3720 - The Transformation of Transportation: The Potential of Distributed Ledger Technologies in Transportation Applications (PDF) - October 2019
- Task 3725 - Statewide Risk Scale Across Multiple Assets/Vulnerabilities (PDF) - October 2019
- Task 3746 - Network Differential GNSS Corrections for Connected and Autonomous Vehicles (PDF) - October 2019
- Task 3631 - Cross-Asset Optimization Model Development Services (PDF) - September 2019
Design/Construction
- Task 2896 - Safety of Earthen Stormwater Infiltration Best Management Practices (BMP) Adjacent to Highway (PDF) - September 2019
- Task 3141 - After Study for the Richmond – San Rafael Bridge (PDF) - September 2019
- Task 3178 - Developing a Strategic Roadmap for Caltrans Implementation of Virtual Design Construction (VDC) and Civil Integrated Management (CIM) (PDF) - September 2019
- Task 3286 - Gravel-Bed River Assessment Tool for Improved Resiliency of Engineering Design (PDF) - September 2019
- Task 3302 - Evaluate Zero-Emission Vehicle Charging Stations at Caltrans Facilities (PDF) - September 2019
- Task 3502 - From Complete Streets to Complete, Green, and Sustainable Streets (PDF) - September 2019
- Task 3623 - Industry Capacity and Cost Escalation Study (PDF) - September 2019
- Task 3289 - Performance Measures for Roadside Features – Phase II (PDF) - March 2019
Environmental
- Task 3696 - Effects of LED Lighting on Terrestrial Wildlife (PDF) - October 2019
- Task 3697 - Standardizing Environmental DNA Methodologies for Coho Salmon (PDF) - October 2019
Equipment
- Task 3300 - Comparison Of New And Existing Caltrans Hopper Body And Tailgate Sanders (PDF) - February 2020
- Task 3656 - Evaluation Of New Brine Application Methods And Equipment (PDF) - February 2020
- Task 3685 - Review Of Equipment And Accessories For Truck-Mounted Attenuator Trucks (TMA) (PDF) - October 2019
- Task 3273 - Evaluation Of The AutoCone 130 Cone Trailer (PDF) - May 2019
Geotechnical/Structures
- Task 3032 - Development And Testing Of A MASH Compliant Guardrail Transition And Standardized Buttress (PDF) - February 2020
- Task 3703 - Bridge Rapid Assessment Center for Extreme Events (PDF) - January 2020
- Task 3030 - Type 15-FBS Breakaway Pole Replacement Development and Testing (PDF) - October 2019
- Task 2859 - Enhancement to the Intelligent Construction Data Management System and Implementation, TPF-5(334) (PDF) - September 2019
- Task 3242 - Building Information Modeling (BIM) for Bridges and Structures, TPF-5(372) (PDF) - September 2019
- Task 3261 - Development of Structural Design Guide for Ultra High Performance Concrete Transportation Pooled Fund Program, TPF-5(366) (PDF) - September 2019
- Task 3603 - Evaluation of Lateral Pile Resistance near Mechanically Stabilized Earth (MSE) Walls at a Dedicated Wall Site (Phase 2), TPF-5(381) (PDF) - September 2019
Maintenance
- Task 2842 - Western Maintenance Partnership Pooled Fund (PDF) - March 2020
- Task 3130 - Selecting Sweepers That Best Meets Caltrans Needs (PDF) - March 2020
- Task 3254 - Maximizing The Use Of Integrating Zero Emission Vehicles In Caltrans (PDF) - March 2020
- Task 3625 - Western Maintenance Partnership - Phase 3 TPF-5(394) (PDF) - March 2020
- Task 3149 - Managing Low Volume Access Points in Work Zones (PDF) - February 2020
- Task 3157 - Clear Roads Phase II TPF-5(353) (PDF) - February 2020
- Task 3229 - Avalanche Research Pooled Fund TPF-5(337) (PDF) - February 2020
- Task 3255 - Mountain Pass Road Opening (MPRO) Implementation and Training (PDF) - February 2020
- Task 3258 - Autonomous Maintenance Technology Pooled Fund TPF-5(380) (PDF) - February 2020
- Task 3265 - Evaluation Of Autonomous TMA Trucks For Use In Caltrans' Operations (PDF) - February 2020
- Task 3176 - Crack Cleaning Support in Moving Lane Closures (PDF) - January 2020
- Task 3038 - Evaluation Of Work Zome Intrusion Alarms (PDF) - December 2019
- Task 3704 - Improved Maintenance Methods For Bridge Joints And Drains (PDF) - December 2019
- Task 3611 - Traffic Disruption-Free Bridge Inspection Initiative with Robotic Systems (PDF) - November 2019
- Task 3148 - Evaluation of Roadway Striping Management Services (PDF) - August 2019
- Task 3183 - Development of Data Collection Systems for Large Scale Particle Image Velocimetry (LSPIV) (PDF) - August 2019
Modal
- Task 3410 - Public Transportation Safety Among University Students (PDF) - November 2019
- Task 3418 - Increasing Access, Mobility, And Shelter Opportunities For Disadvantaged Populations: Affordable Housing In Transit-Oriented Developments (PDF) - November 2019
- Task 3657 - Developing segment and intersection-level BLOS measures for the SHS (PDF) - October 2019
- Task 3694 - Caltrans Unmanned Aircraft System (UAS) Safety Management System (PDF) - October 2019
- Task 3299 - Fuel Cell Electric Bus, Battery Electric Bus, and Battery Electric Train Infrastructure (PDF) - September 2019
- Task 3413 - Davis Amtrak Station Pilot Project Evaluation (PDF) - January 2019
Pavement
- Task 3194 - Microcracking Of Cement Stabilized Layers (PDF) - November 2019
- Task 3195 - Improved Guidance And Specifications For Full-Depth Reclamation (PDF) - November 2019
- Task 3196 - Cold In-Place Recycling Guidance (PDF) - November 2019
- Task 3198 - Development Of Bonded Concrete Overlay On Asphalt Design Method (PDF) - November 2019
- Task 3199 - Implement Concrete Mechanistic-Empirical Design Tool (PDF) - November 2019
- Task 3327 - Tools To Increase Material Efficiency Of Cement (PDF) - November 2019
- Task 2650 - Improving the Quality of Pavement Surface Distress and Transverse Profile Data Collection and Analysis, TPF-5(299) (PDF) - September 2019
- Task 2746 - Technology Transfer Concrete Consortium, Phase II, TPF-5(313) (PDF) - September 2019
- Task 2789 - DRISI Support for the Long Term Pavement Performance (LTPP) Program - TPF-5(332) (PDF) - September 2019
- Task 3186 - Performance Related Specifications for Rubberized Asphalt Binder (PDF) - September 2019
- Task 3187 - Performance Related Testing in Superpave (PDF) - September 2019
- Task 3188 - Performance Related Specifications for AC Long Life Projects (PDF) - September 2019
- Task 3189 - Determining Binder Replacement in High RAP/RAS Mixes (PDF) - September 2019
- Task 3193 - Quieter Pavement Long-term Monitoring (PDF) - September 2019
- Task 3197 - Mechanistic Empirical (M-E) Design: Standard Materials (PDF) - September 2019
- Task 3200 - Mechanistic Empirical (M-E) Design Algorithms and Field Characterization (PDF) - September 2019
- Task 3205 - New Smoothness Spec Evaluation (PDF) - September 2019
- Task 3206 - PPRC 17 PRE-A: Complete Early Age and Premature Cracking Evaluation (PDF) - September 2019
Planning/Policy/Programming
- Task 3335 - Projecting Risk Of Highway Flooding Due To Sea Level Rise (PDF) - April 2020
- Task 3420 - Modeling E-Hailing And Car-Pooling Services In A Coupled Morning-Evening Commute Framework (PDF) - February 2020
- Task 3421 - Assessing the Impact of Equity Work in Active and Sustainable Transportation (PDF) - February 2020
- Task 3339 - Improving Our Understanding Of Fire Displacement Effects (PDF) - January 2020
- Task 3395 - Panel Study of Emerging Transportation Technologies and Trends in California, Phase 2 (PDF) - February 2020
- Task 3390 - Greenhouse Gas Reduction Opportunities for Local Governments: A Quantification and Prioritization Framework (PDF) - November 2019
- Task 3397 - Fighting For Curb Space: Parking, Bike Sharing, Urban Freight Deliveries, Ride-Hailing, And Other Users (PDF) - November 2019
- Task 3398 - Analytical Modeling Framework to Assess the Economic and Environmental Impacts of Residential Deliveries, and Evaluate Sustainable City Logistics Strategies (PDF) - November 2019
- Task 3415 - FAST Act - PSR 015 Optimal Density Restrictions in the Los Angeles-Long Beach CSA (PDF) - November 2019
- Task 3503 - A Smart Growth Calculator (PDF) - November 2019
- Task 2900 - Performance Management Capacity Development Needs For State DOTs (PDF) - October 2019
- Task 2960 - Biennial Asset Management Conference and Training on Implementation Strategies (PDF) - October 2019
- Task 3294 - Development of Operations Planning Toolbox (OPT) Software (PDF) - October 2019
- Task 3402 - Measuring Accessibility Changes For Households Moving Away From Rail Transit Areas (PDF) - October 2019
- Task 3087 - Traffic Analysis and Simulation, TPF-5 (176) (PDF) - August 2019
- Task 3317 - Electric Fleet Adoption Strategies – Addressing Storage and Infrastructure Needs (PDF) - June 2019
- Task 3408 - Implementation of Action 6 of the California Sustainable Freight Action Plan (CSFAP) Phase 3: Tracking Economic Competitiveness (PDF) - June 2019
- Task 3314 - Automated Vehicles and Business District Parking (PDF) - May 2019
- Task 3313 - Outcomes of On-Demand Ridehailing (PDF) - April 2019
- Task 3389 - Effects Of Electric Vehicle (EV) Charging At Rest Areas (PDF) - April 2019
- Task 3403 - Socioeconomic Dimensions Of Resilience To Seaport And Highway Transportation Network Disruptions (PDF) - January 2019
- Task 3404 - Cost-Sharing Mechanisms For Ridesharing (PDF) - January 2019
- Task 3409 - Accessing the challenges and opportunities for the introduction of automation in last mile/last feet delivery operations (PDF) - January 2019
Right Of Way And Land Surveys
- Task 3039 - Specifications for Using Small Unmanned Aerial Systems (PDF) - December 2019
- Task 3179 - Support for Caltrans Statewide MTLS System Usage (PDF) - December 2019
Rural
- Task 2649 - Aurora Program (PDF) - March 2020
- Task 3756 - Responder - Interim Phase (PDF) - March 2020
- Task 1749 - Professional Capacity Building for Communication Systems Phase V: Intelligent Transportation Systems (ITS) (PDF) - October 2019
- Task 1755 - Demonstrating And Evaluating Intelligent Transportation Systems In Rural Environments (PDF) - October 2019
- Task 3266 - WeatherShare – Phase V: Caltrans Enterprise Implementation (PDF) - June 2019
- Task 3613 - Responder - Reproduction and Deployment Phase (PDF) - May 2019
Transportation Safety And Mobility (TS&M)
- Task 2951 - TMC Consortium - Pooled Fund Study (PFS) (PDF) - March 2020
- Task 3246 - Graphical User Interface Development for Coordinated Ramp Metering (CRM) System (PDF) - March 2020
- Task 3406 - Evaluation Of Autonomous Vehicles And Smart Technologies For Their Impact On Traffic Safety And Traffic Congestion (PDF) - March 2020
- Task 3427 - Software And Hardware Systems For Autonomous Smart Parking Accommodating Both Traditional And Autonomous Vehicles (PDF) - March 2020
- Task 3619 - Combined Variable Speed Limit and Coordinated Ramp Metering for Freeway Traffic Control (PDF) - March 2020
- Task 3643 - Hybrid Data Implementation (PDF) - March 2020
- Task 3712 - System Impact Of Connected And Automated Vehicles: An Application To The I-210 Connected Corridors Pilot (PDF) - March 2020
- Task 3713 - Modernization Of Center-to-Center Data Communication Standards (PDF) - March 2020
- Task 1546 - C1 Loop Detector Reader/Analyzer (C1 Reader) (PDF) - February 2020
- Task 2318 - Highway Safety Manual Implementation (PDF) - February 2020
- Task 2451 - Strategies For Reducing Pedestrian And Bicyclist Injury At The Corridor Level: Phase 3 (PDF) - February 2020
- Task 2453 - Phase 3: Pedestrian Safety Improvement Program (PDF) - February 2020
- Task 3057 - Phase 2: Implementation Of Safety Performance Functions For California (PDF) - February 2020
- Task 3290 - Development Of Active Transportation Safety Performance Functions In California (PDF) - February 2020
- Task 3501 - Traffic Monitoring For Pedestrian And Cyclist Safety Using Deep Learning And Artificial Intelligence (PDF) - February 2020
- Task 3648 - Wet And Nighttime SPFs Development (PDF) - February 2020
- Task 2926 - Evaluating The Performance Of Traffic Detection Devices (PDF) - February 2020
- Task 3192 - Safety Effects of Yellow Alert Changeable Message Signs (PDF) - November 2019
- Task 3230 - Fostering Innovation in Pedestrian and Bicycle Transportation Pooled Fund Study TPF-5(370) (PDF) - November 2019
- Task 3705 - Developing engineering countermeasures for severely intoxicated drivers (PDF) - November 2019
- Task 3706 - Management of Multiple Integrated Corridor Management (ICM) Corridors (PDF) - October 2019
- Task 3710 - Potential Erroneous Degradation of High Occupancy Vehicle (HOV) Facilities (PDF) - October 2019
- Task 3236 - Work Zone Safety Improvements Using Automated Injury Data Collection (PDF) - March 2019