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 4260 - Future Mobility Research Support Center (PDF) - May 2025
- Task 3933 - Improving the Safety and Efficiency of Work Zones in California (PDF) - November 2024
- Task 4152 - Automated Vehicle (AV) Testing Data Sharing and Data Analytics (PDF) - November 2024
- Task 4081 - Guidance on RSU placement for future deployment of CAVs (PDF) - November 2024
- Task 3614 - Connected Vehicle - Pooled Fund Study (PDF) - November 2024
- Task 4166 - Leveraging Advanced Detection and Adaptive Signal Priority to Improve Freight Movement Efficiency along SR 29 - SR 53 Corridor (PDF) - November 2024
- Task 3743 - I-10 Connected Corridor Coalition Truck Parking Availability System (TPAS) (PDF) - November 2024
- Task 2926 - Roadway Detector System Evaluation (PDF) - May 2024
- Task 3465 - Deep-learning-based radio channel prediction for vehicle-to-vehicle communications (PDF) - May 2024
- Task 3789 - Partners for Advanced Transportation Technology (PATH) Research Program (PDF) - May 2024
- Task 3900 - A Roadmap For Flow Smoothing Via Connected And Automated Vehicles(CAV) In California (PDF) - May 2024
- Task 4005 - Next Generation C1 Loop Detector Reader (PDF) - May 2024
- Task 4067 - Connected and Automated Vehicle Cross Cutting Research (PDF) - May 2024
- Task 3709 - Application Development For Connected Fleet (PDF) - February 2023
- Task 3688 - Utilizing Connected And Automated Vehicles (CAVs) As Floating Sensors For Cooperative Traffic Control And Road Condition Monitoring (PDF) - December 2021
- Task 3939 - Sustainability Performance of Urban Freight Corridors through Connected Vehicle Technology (PDF) - November 2021
- Task 3329 - Research Synthesis and Engagement of the National Center for Sustainable Transportation Caltrans Research Program (PDF) - December 2020
- Task 2061 - Support for Research and Deployment of System Ops Applications of VII; TPF-5(206) (PDF) - May 2020
- Task 3500 - Advanced Road Charge Modeling (PDF) - May 2020
Design/Construction
- Task 4239 - Concrete and Asphalt Pavement Smoothness and Asphalt Quality Incentive/Disincentive Analysis (PDF) - May 2025
- Task 4322 - Development of a Worker Safety Performance Estimation Tool (PDF) - May 2025
- Task 4353 - Remote DCFC (Direct Current Fast Charger) Reliability and Downtime Detection Tool - May 2025
- Task 3286 - Gravel-Bed River Assessment Tool for Improved Resiliency of Engineering Design (PDF) - May 2025
- Task 3909 - Safety of Earthern Stormwater Infiltration Best Management Practices (BMP) Adjacent to Highways - Phase II (PDF) - May 2024
- Task 4017 - Building Information Modeling (BIM) for Infrastructure (PDF) - May 2024
- Task 4303 - SIDRA Calibration for Roundabouts in California (PDF) - May 2025
- Task 4403 - Developing A Safe Systems Approach to Setting Speed Limits-Phase II (PDF) - May 2024
- Task 4439 - Performance Review and Improvement Metrics for Evaluating Project Delivery Methods (PDF) - May 2025
- Task 4441 - Highway Safety Manual 2 (HSM2) Part C Calibration for Caltrans (PDF) - May 2025
- Task 3836 - Orange Temporary Pavement Delineation in Construction Zones (PDF) - May 2025
- Task 3973 - Moving Towards Roundabouts in California (PDF) - May 2025
- Task 4333 - Use of Third Party Data and Emerging Technologies to Enhance Traffic Monitoring (PDF) - May 2025
- Task 4189 - Point Cloud Feature Extraction for ADA Ramp Compliance Assessment (PDF) - November 2024
- Task 4503 - CalBarrier Implementation Research (PDF) - November 2024
- Task 3526 - Measuring Non-Recurrent Traffic Congestion (PDF) - May 2024
Environmental
- Task 4475 - LED Lighting SSPs to Reduce Ecological Impacts on Terrestrial Wildlife (PDF) - May 2025
- Task 3787 - Roadway Crossings for Sensitive Amphibians and Reptiles: Phase II - May 2025
- Task 4051 - Behavior in Vegetative Barriers of Aerosol Particulate Matter2.5 (PM2.5) and PM10 along Highways (PDF) - May 2025
- Task 4052 - Address Microplastics from Thermoplastic Stripe and Markings (PDF) - May 2025
- Task 4054 - Stone Lagoon U.S. 101 Elk Electronic Detection System (PDF) - May 2025
- Task 4056 - Central Valley Swainson's Hawk Research (PDF) - May 2025
- Task 4347 - Plastic GHG Emissions Field Measurement Along Caltrans ROW (PDF) - May 2025
- Task 4349 - Bats in Transportation Structures: Alternative Night Roosting Strategies and Noise Monitoring Methods (PDF) - May 2025
- Task 3237 - Soil Amendment Guidance for Infiltration and Stormwater Treatment (PDF) - November 2024
Equipment
- Task 3869 - Investigating Teleoperated Equipment for Use in Caltrans Operations (PDF) - November 2024
- Task 4409 - Mobile Electric Vehicle DCFC Infrastructure Deployment Opportunities (PDF) - November 2024
- Task 4455 - Evaluation and Testing of Security Services for Caltrans Equipment Yards and Maintenance Stations (PDF) - November 2024
- Task 4288 - Evaluation of Mobile Robot Teams for Security of Caltrans Equipment Yards and Maintenance Stations (PDF) - November 2024
- Task 4153 - Evaluation of Advance Security Systems for Caltrans Equipment Yards/Maintenance Stations (PDF) - November 2024
- Task 4137 - Field Study of Battery-Electric Sweepers (PDF) - November 2024
- Task 4131 - Zero Emission vehicle (ZEV) Tool Enhancement (PDF) - February 2023
Executive
- Task 4180 - Advanced Measurement of Transportation Accessibility for Multimodal Decision Making (PDF) - February 2025
- Task 4183 - Applications of Enterprise GIS in Transportation (AEGIST) Pooled Fund Study TPF-5(431) (PDF) - November 2024
- Task 4146 - Reconnecting Communities Research (PDF) - November 2024
- Task 4175 - Induced travel effects from various improvements to highways other than lane additions (PDF) - May 2024
- Task 3523 - Evaluating Benefits from Transportation Investments aligned with the Climate Action Plan for Transportation Infrastructure (CAPTI) (PDF) - June 2023
Geotechnical/Structures
- Task 3030 - Type 15-FBS Breakaway Pole Replacement Development and Testing (PDF) - May 2025
- Task 3031 - Type 85 Concrete Bridge Rail Development and Testing (PDF) - May 2025
- Task 3384 - Developing a Framework for the Assessment and Implementation of Innovative Concrete Construction Materials (PDF) - May 2025
- Task 3474 - Developing and Testing of a Novel Anchor-Profiled FRP Jacket System for Effective Confinement of Rectangular Concrete Columns (PDF) - May 2024
- Task 4280 - Estimating the residual fatigue life through a novel integrated system-component-material-based process (PDF) - May 2025
- Task 4332 - Implementation of Advanced Sustainability and Performance-Based Practices for Concrete Infrastructure (PDF) - May 2025
- Task 4416 - Caltrans Risk-Based Seismic Design (CT-RBSD) for Bridges (PDF) - May 2025
- Task 4419 - Development of Autonomous Drone Inspection for Bridge Maintenance (PDF) - May 2025
- Task 4421 - Development of Performance Based Multihazard Engineering (PBME) Framework with Inclusion of Climate Change and Bridge Vulnerability (PDF) - May 2025
- Task 4443 - Human-centered Steel Bridge Inspection enabled by Augmented Reality (AR) and Artificial Intelligence (AI) - May 2025
- Task 4291 - Model Test for Structures Crossing Highways Under Seismic Loading (PDF) - May 2025
- Task 4281 - Bridge Rapid Assessment Center for Extreme Events (BRACE2) - Phase II (PDF) - May 2025
- Task 4037 - Analysis and Model Test of Buried Structures Crossing Highways Under Seismic Loading (PDF) - May 2025
- Task 4028 - Development of Design Evaluation Criteria in Performance Based Seismic Design (PBSD) of Cut and Cover Tunnel (PDF) - May 2025
- Task 3945 - Evaluation of Seismic Design for Temporary Structures (PDF) - May 2025
- Task 3798 - Determination of Recovery Bridge Corridors by Comparing Post EQ Network (PDF) - May 2025
- Task 3677 - Statistical Variation of Seismic Damage Index (DI) of California Bridges (PDF) - May 2025
- Task 3673 - In - Service Structural Evaluation of Box Beam Overhead Sign Structures (PDF) - May 2025
- Task 3668 - Refined Bridge Deck Design and Analysis (PDF) - May 2025
- Task 4521 - Evaluation of the Settlements and Allowable Pressures of Footings in Cohesionless Soils (PDF) - May 2025
- Task 4270 - Seismic Design Evaluation of Shallow Bridge Foundations at Potentially Liquefiable Soil Sites (PDF) - May 2025
- Task 3169 - Development of a replacement for breakaway supports for large roadside signs and crash testing to MASH 2016 Test Level 3 (PDF) - November 2024
- Task 1780 - Generation-2 Seismic Bridge Fragility Models - Production Analytical Components (PDF) - November 2024
- Task 3745 - PEER - Bridge Program (Pacific Earthquake Engineering Research Center) (PDF) - November 2024
- Task 4418 - Next Generation Liquefaction (NGL) Models for Predicting Triggering and Manifestation of Liquefaction (PDF) - November 2024
- Task 4417 - New Near-Fault Adjustment Factors for Caltrans Seismic Design Criteria (PDF) - November 2024
- Task 4398 - Building Information Modeling (BIM) for Bridges and Structures – Phase II [TPF-5(523)] (PDF) - November 2024
- Task 4420 - Uncertainty Quantification for Meeting Bridge Design Objectives - November 2024
- Task 3699 - UCLA Geohazard Program (PDF) - November 2024
- Task 2746 - Technology Transfer Concrete Consortium, Phase II (PDF) - November 2024
- Task 3738 - Behavior of Reinforced and Unreinforced Lightweight Cellular Concrete for Retaining Walls (PDF) - April 2024
- Task 3946 - Consequences-Based Analysis of Undrained Shear Behavior of Soils and Liquefaction Hazards, Phase 1: Filling the Data Gaps (PDF) - March 2024
- Task 3982 - Evaluation of Soil Plug Geotechnical Resistance in the Design of CISS Piles (PDF) - May 2025
- Task 4026 - Development of Headed Bar Reinforcement (PDF) - May 2023
- Task 4039 - Develop a Seismic Risk Matrix to Rank Caltrans Tunnel Inventory (PDF) – March 2023
- Task 3666 - Development of Effective Accelerated Bridge Construction (ABC) Methods for Bridge Abutment design and Construction (PDF) - February 2022
- Task 3984 - Seismic Design of Bridge Pier Walls (PDF) - December 2021
- Task 3646 - Post-tensioned Box Girder deck rehabilitation using UHPC (PDF) - November 2021
- Task 3796 - Geotechnical Resistance Capacity and Stress Distribution of Soil/Grout Interface of Ground Anchors in Various Soil/Rock Conditions using Continuous Fiber Optics Strain Technology and Strain Compatibility Methodology (PDF) - November 2021
- Task 3671 - Impact of Installation Method on Side Resistance of Permanent Steel Casings (PDF) - December 2020
- Task 3242 - Building Information Modeling (BIM) for Bridges and Structures, TPF-5(372) (PDF) - August 2020
- Task 3261 - Development of Structural Design Guide for Ultra High Performance Concrete Transportation Pooled Fund Program, TPF-5(366) (PDF) - August 2020
- Task 3603 - Evaluation of Lateral Pile Resistance near Mechanically Stabilized Earth (MSE) Walls at a Dedicated Wall Site (Phase 2), TPF-5(381) (PDF) - August 2020
Maintenance
- Task 4159 - Caltrans Field Trials of the Intelligent Truck-Mounted Attenuator (ITMA) (PDF) - May 2025
- Task 4299 - Heavy Equipment Simulator Training Optimization (PDF) - May 2025
- Task 4470 - LiDAR and Bathymetric Survey Uncrewed Surface Vehicle Integration and Evaluation (PDF) - November 2024
- Task 4316 - Evaluation of Battery-powered Compact Low-profile Loaders Project (PDF) - November 2024
- Task 4307 - Evaluation of Electric Vehicle (EV) Heavy Equipment for Use in Caltrans' Operations (PDF) - November 2024
- Task 4295 - Evaluation of an Electric Skid Steer Loader for Use in Caltrans Operations (PDF) - November 2024
- Task 4165 - Avalanche Research Pooled Fund 2.0 TPF-5(497) (PDF) - November 2024
- Task 4013 - Clear Roads Phase III TPF-5(479) (PDF) - November 2024
- Task 3926 - Evaluation of Unmanned Surface Vessel-Based Topographic and Bathymetric Survey System in Flood Conditions (PDF) - November 2024
- Task 3735 - No Boundaries Transportation Maintenance Innovations (PDF) - November 2024
- Task 3611 - Traffic Disruption-Free Bridge Inspection Initiative with Robotic Systems (PDF) - November 2024
- Task 3258 - Autonomous Maintenance Technology Pooled Fund TPF (PDF) - November 2024
- Task 4128 - Evaluation of Commercial Forward-Looking Infrared Driver Assistance Technology for Use in Emergency Tow Trucks and Snowplows (PDF) - March 2025
- Task 4158 - Field Trials of the TMAA (PDF) - November 2024
- Task 3625 - Western Maintenance Partnership - Phase 3 TPF -5 (394) (PDF) - May 2024
- Task 4309 - Evaluating the Robotic Maintenance Vehicle for Crack Sealing Applications (PDF) - May 2024
Modal
- Task 3515 - Advancing Adoption of General Transit Feed Specification (GTFS) Programs in California (PDF) - November 2024
- Task 3468 - How to Enhance Student Outcomes While Strengthening Transit? An Analysis of Los Angeles (LA) Metro's GoPass Fareless Pilot Program (PDF) - November 2024
- Task 3388 - Review and Analysis of Current and Future Battery Technologies for Transit Electric Vehicles (PDF) - November 2024
- Task 3382 - Battery Technologies for Current and Future Heavy-Duty and Transit Electric Vehicles (PDF) - November 2024
- Task 4312 - Incorporating New UAS Technology into the Caltrans UAS Safety Management System (PDF) - November 2024
- Task 4194 - Assessment of State Assets for AAM Integration and Development of State Workplan (PDF) - November 2024
- Task 4508 - TPF-5(520), Improving Traffic Detection Through New Innovative i-LST Technology Demonstration Pilot (PDF) - November 2024
- Task 4326 - Equity in Payments for Transit and Congestion Charging (PDF) - August 2024
- Task 4093 - Survey: Cause of Transit Operator Shortages (PDF) - November 2024
- Task 3917 - Recommendations for Update of California Airport Land Use Handbook (PDF) - May 2024
- Task 4325 - Strategies for Improving Safety and Efficiency of Interaction Between Surface Traffic and Trunkline Transit (PDF) - May 2024
- Task 3757 - Development of Integrated Unmanned Aerial Systems (UAS) Validation Center (PDF) - December 2023
- Task 3657 - Developing segment and intersection-level BLOS measures for the SHS (PDF) - May 2023
- Task 3913 - Digital Mobility Assistant for Disabled Transit Users (PDF) - May 2023
- Task 3923 - Advanced Air Mobility Digitization (PDF) - June 2022
- Task 4145 - Estimating Transit-Based Evacuation Demand in Wildfires (PDF) - June 2022
Pavement
- Task 3809 - CallME Standard Materials Library for Flexible Pavements (PDF) - May 2025
- Task 4209 - Tri-Annual Performance Model Update (PDF) - May 2025
- Task 4259 - Scoping Study for Next Generation Pavement Management System (PMS) (PDF) - May 2025
- Task 4392 - Partnered Pavement Research Center (PPRC) 17: Sustainability (PDF) - May 2025
- Task 4253 - Advanced Image Analysis of Automated Pavement Condition Survey (APCS) Data - May 2025
- Task 3925 - PAV TPF: National Road Research Alliance - NRAA phase 2, TPF-5(466) (PDF) - May 2025
- Task 4184 - PAV TPF 1560: LTPP Forensic Investigations, Stage 2, TPF-5(500) (PDF) - May 2025
- Task 4185 - PAV TPF 1566: V - Kelly Slipform Paving Vibration Test, TPF - 5 (498) (PDF) - May 2025
- Task 4186 - PAV TPF 1542: Advance New Pavement Technologies, TPF-5 (478) (PDF) - May 2025
- Task 4391 - Use of Cold Recycling as Base for Concrete Pavement (PDF) - November 2024
- Task 4258 - Further Development and Piloting of Supplementary Cementitious Materials on Concrete (PDF) - November 2024
- Task 4226 - Piloting of Cold Recycling and New Asphalt Base Designs and Interlayers for Concrete Pavements (PDF) - November 2024
- Task 4225 - Modify CRCP Mechanistic-Empirical Models Used in PavementME and Update Rigid Pavement Design Catalog for CRCP (PDF) - November 2024
- Task 4205 - Continued Development of Guidance and Specifications for Cold Recycling (PDF) - November 2024
- Task 3999 - Improve Pavement Surface Distress and Transverse Profile Data Collection and Analysis, Phase II, TPF-5(399) (PDF) - November 2024
- Task 4394 - Towards Implementation of Recycled Fibers from Novel and Existing Source Materials in Concrete (PDF) - November 2024
- Task 4215 - Evaluation of Fine Dry Rubberized Asphalt Mixes and Inclusion in Performance-Related Specifications (PDF) - November 2024
- Task 4214 - Continued Support for Implementation of Performance Related Tests and Specifications for Balanced Mix Design, Increased Recycling of Asphalt Mixes, and Integration of Mix Design and Structural Design (PDF) - November 2024
- Task 4201 - Implementation of New Models in CalME (PDF) - November 2024
- Task 4200 - Regional and New Materials in Standard Materials Library and Implementation of Design Guidance 2023/26 (PDF) - November 2024
- Task 3977 - New Rubberized Hot Mix Asphalt Materials with Recycled Asphalt Pavement/Recycled Asphalt Singles, Part B for Interlayers and Base for Rigid Pavements (PDF) - November 2024
- Task 3816 - Performance Related Specifications for Rubberized Asphalt Binder (PDF) - November 2024
- Task 3810 - Further Improvement of CalME and Integration with Performance-Related Specifications (PRS) into Routine Practice (PDF) - November 2024
- Task 4252 - Partnered Pavement Research Center (PPRC) 23: Pavement Management System (PDF) - November 2024
- Task 4207 - Partnered Pavement Research Center (PPRC) 23: Sustainability (PDF) - November 2024
- Task 4099 - Partnered Pavement Research Center (PPRC) 23: Sustainability (PDF) - November 2024
- Task 4396 - New Performance Approach to Evaluate ASR in Concrete [TPF-5(521)] (PDF) - November 2024
- Task 4012 - Real-time Monitoring of Concrete Strength to Determine Optimal Traffic Opening Time [TPF-5(471)] - November 2024
- Task 3701 - Pavement Structural Evaluation with Traffic Deflection Devices (TSDDs) (PDF) - February 2024
- Task 3724 - Technology Exchange on Managing Pavements (PDF) - February 2024
- Task 3766 - Tri-Annual Performance Model Update (PDF) - February 2024
- Task 3812 - Monitoring Performance of Concrete Overlay Projects (PDF) - February 2024
- Task 3814 - Potential for Advanced Image Evaluation in APCS (PDF) - February 2024
- Task 3821 - Implementation of Environmental LCA Data and Models for Project-Level Use in eLCAP (PDF) - December 2023
- Task 3822 - Multi-Criteria Decision Support for Prioritization of Strategies to Reduce Environmental Impacts (PDF) - December 2023
- Task 4124 - Further Development Towards Implementation of Likely Supplementary Cementitious Materials (PDF) - February 2023
- Task 3188 - Performance Related Specifications for AC Long Life Projects (PDF) - July 2020
- Task 3197 - MED-A: Standard Materials (PDF) - July 2020
- Task 3205 - New Smoothness Spec Evaluation (PDF) - September 2019
Planning/Policy/Programming
- Task 4488 - Best Practices in Project Delivery for Transit (PDF) - May 2025
- Task 4357 - Exploring the Integration of Induced Travel into Analyses of Costs, Benefits, and Air Pollutant Emissions (PDF) - November 2024
- Task 3480 - The Equity and Policy Implications of Long-Distance Commuting in the Greater Los Angeles Region (PDF) - November 2024
- Task 3479 - Impacts of e-Commerce on Warehousing and Distribution in California (PDF) - November 2024
- Task 3475 - The Environmental Impact and Policy Implications of Supercommuting in the Northern California Megaregion (PDF) - November 2024
- Task 3386 - Shifting Gears to Sustainability: A Deep-Dive Into Solar-Powered Bike Pathways (PDF) - November 2024
- Task 3387 - Caltrans 2024 Sustainable Freight Academy (PDF) - November 2024
- Task 3478 - Best Practices in Freight Technology Transfer (PDF) - November 2024
- Task 3376 - Improving Public Safety through Spatial Synthesis, Mapping, Modeling, and Performance Analysis of Emergency Evacuation Routes in California Localities (PDF) - May 2024
- Task 3379 - Improving Access and Efficiency to Transportation Affordable Programs in California (PDF) - May 2024
- Task 3380 - Exploring Microtransit Adoption and Impacts on Transportation Access of Underserved Populations (PDF) - May 2024
- Task 3457 - Validation of Freight Volume Modeling on Major Highway Links (PDF) - May 2024
- Task 3462 - Caltrans Succession Planning - May 2024
- Task 3467 - Student Transit Programs and Other Modes-to-School in California (PDF)- May 2024
- Task 3469 - Developing a Data Fusion Framework to Map Active Transportation Usage Patterns in Orange County (PDF) - May 2024
- Task 3471 - Studying the Effects of Disability on Choices and Desires for Travel and Neighborhood Location (PDF) - May 2024
- Task 3894 - Transportation Library Connectivity, TPF-5(442) (PDF) - May 2024
- Task 4173 - Investigation of the Abilities and Limitations of Travel Demand Modeling in Informing Decision-Making (PDF) - May 2024
- Task 4315 - Impacts of Changing Agriculture Supply Chains on California Roads and Bridges (PDF) - May 2024
- Task 3372 - The Role of Level of Service in Post-SB 743 California (PDF) - January 2024
- Task 3383 - Advancing Active Transportation Decision-making (PDF) - January 2024
- Task 3442 - Implementation of Action 6 of the California Sustainable Freight Action Plan (CSFAP) and California Freight Mobility Plan (CFMP) Phase 4: Tracking Economic Competitiveness (PDF) - January 2024
- Task 3463 - Implementing a Community-Based Mobility Lab: Improving Traffic, Protecting Data Privacy (PDF) - January 2024
- Task 3464 - The Impact of Work-From-Home on Job and Housing Location in the Bay Area –Central Valley Region: An Analysis of the Relationship Between Traffic, Telecommuting, and Migration During and After COVID-19 (PDF) - January 2024
- Task 3466 - A general traffic equilibrium framework with ride-sourcing services that considers flow-dependent waiting time and public transit (PDF) - January 2024
- Task 3524 - Latent Demand ATCS, (MTI) (PDF) - January 2024
- Task 3695 - VMT Mitigation Measures (PDF) - January 2024
- Task 3944 - Community Engagement Difficulties Metric for Pilot Equity Index (PDF) - January 2024
- Task 3994 - Community Engagement Metric (PDF) - January 2024
- Task 4179 - Equity Concerns Related to Inducted Travel (PDF) - January 2024
- Task 3988 - Further Implications of Freeway Siting in California: An Equity, Geospatial, and Case Study Approach (PDF) - December 2023
- Task 3339 - Improving Our Understanding Of Fire Displacement Effects (PDF) - February 2023
- Task 3446 - The Potential for Ride-Matching in Disadvantaged Communities (PDF) - February 2023
- Task 3451 - Cross-Sectional Study of the Effects of Disability on the Mismatch of Desires versus Choices for Transportation Modes and Residential Location (PDF) - February 2023
- Task 4272 - Caltrans Carbon Reduction Strategy (PDF) -February 2023
- Task 3363 - Factors Impacting Mode Share Changes in California (PDF) - November 2022
- Task 3364 - Mobility Justice in Rural California: Examining Transportation Barriers and Adaptations in Carless Households (PDF) - November 2022
- Task 3367 - Tools and Best Practices for Land Use Efficiency and Equity in Cities (PDF) - November 2022
- Task 3359 - Studying the Impacts of the Pandemic and Future Mobility Patterns in California During the Post Pandemic COVID-19 Recovery (PDF) - November 2022
- Task 3335 - Projecting Risk Of Highway Flooding Due To Sea Level Rise (PDF) - July 2022
- Task 3445 - Institutional Obstacles To New Transportation Technology Adoption (White Paper) (PDF) - July 2022
- Task 3348 - Monitoring VMT Traveled Reduction Claims in Local Development Review (PDF) - June 2022
- Task 3518 - Tribal Planning Needs Assessment – Phase 2 (PDF) - June 2022
- Task 3950 - Sustainable Transportation Energy Pathways (STEPS)+ Program Membership (PDF) - June 2022
- Task 3521 - Investing in California’s Transportation Future: Public Opinion on Critical Needs (PDF) - July 2021
- Task 3886 - Feasibility of Mitigation Banks on Regional and State Levels (PDF) - May 2021
- Task 2900 - Develop and Support Transportation Performance Management Capacity Development Needs for State DOTs, TPF-5(326) (PDF) - February 2021
- Task 2960 - 2016 through 2020 Biennial Asset Management Conference and Training on Implementation Strategies, TPF-5(335) (PDF) - February 2021
Research Support
- Task 4308 - Evaluation of Textured Surfaces for MASH Compliance (PDF) - May 2025
- Task 3904 - Maintenance, Operation and Enhancement of Cellular Vehicle-to-Everything (C-V2X) Communcation Infrastructure Phase III (PDF) - November 2024
- Task 4199 - Research Implementation Support (PDF) - November 2024
Right Of Way And Land Surveys
- Task 4120 - Accuracies and Standards for the Caltrans' Spatial Reference Network (CTSRN) (PDF) - October 20024
- Task 3870 - Research and Development of the Caltrans' Geospatial Technology Proving Ground (PDF) - April 2025
Rural
- Task 3241 - Aurora Program - Pooled Fund Study - TPF-5(435) (PDF) - November 2024
- Task 4008 - Responder Study - Interim Phase II - Continued Support for Responder Transition (PDF) - November 2024
- Task 4149 - TPF-5(494) Connected Vehicle Highway Grip Factor Reporting to Snowplows (PDF) - November 2024
- Task 1757/1758 - Western States Rural Transportation Consortium (PDF) - May 2024
- Task 4059 - SpaceX Starlink Satelite Broadband Communications for ITS Pilot (PDF) - May 2024
- Task 4148 - Winter Chain-On Travel Time Delay (PDF) - May 2024
- Task 4289 - Tethered Unmanned Aerial System (sUAS) for Situational Awareness and Emergency Response Pilot and Evaluation (PDF) - May 2024
- Task 4296 - Vehicle Detection on Rural Roads Using Optical Fiber Sensing Technology (PDF) - May 2024
- Task 4297 - Development and Testing of an Unmanned Aerial System (UAS) Cellular & Wi-Fi (PDF) - May 2024
- Task 4298 - Innovation and Deployment of Small Unmanned Aerial Systems (SUAS) in Rural Environments (PDF) - May 2024
- Task 4025 - Public Safety Power Shutdown – Hydrogen Fuel Cell Mitigation Pilot (PDF) - December 2023
Safety Programs
Traffic Operations
- Task 3311 - TPF-5(384) - Exploring Non-Traditional Methods to Obtain Vehicle Volume and Class Data (PDF) - May 2025
- Task 0373 - High Occupancy Vehicle (HOV)/ Managed Use Lane (MUL) -TPF-5(029) now TPF-5(322) (PDF) - May 2025
- Task 3987 - Guidance for Operational Improvement Alternatives (PDF) - May 2025
- Task 4019 - Safety Service Patrol Standardization and Management Practices - TPF-5(489) (PDF) - May 2025
- Task 4072 - Impacts of Changes in HOV/HOT Eligibility Policy on Operations and VMT - May 2025
- Task 3637 - American Truck Parking Maintenance Project (PDF) - May 2025
- Task 4397 - TPF-5(519) - Expansion: Enhanced Traffic Signal Performance Measures - Pooled Fund Study (PDF) - November 2024
- Task 4188 - Enhancing Work Zone Safety TPF-5(487) - Transportation Management Centers (TMC) Pooled Fund Study - Phase II (PDF) - November 2024
- Task 4125 - Enhancing Work Zone Safety Through Work Zone Speed Limit Reduction (WZSLR) (PDF) - November 2024
- Task 3635 - Truck Parking Detection Technology Evaluation for I-10 TPAS in California (Truck Parking Availability System) (PDF) - November 2024
- Task 3473 - Route based Freight Activity Metrics along the California State Highway System through a Pilot Multi Sensor Fusion System (PDF) - November 2024
- Task 4413 - A Machine Learning Model for Generating Traffic Data on California Highway System (PDF) - November 2024
- Task 4085 - Caltrans Traffic Operations Data Standards Implementation Recommendations (PDF) - November 2024
- Task 3477 - Practical Performance Indices to Enable Ranking of Signalized Corridors (PDF) - November 2024>
- Task 3472 - Modernize Census Infrastructure Technology (PDF) - November 2024
- Task 4376 - Evaluation of Proximity Warning Systems for Work Zones (PDF) - November 2024
- Task 4480 - Cost-Benefit Analysis for Installing EV Chargers Versus Using Public Infrastructure - November 2024
- Task 4482 - Lifetime Cost-Benefit Analysis of Mobile DC Fast Chargers - November 2024
- Task 2318 - Highway Safety Manual Implementation - May 2024
- Task 3726 - Midwest Roadside Safety Facility Pooled Fund TPF-5(430) (PDF) - May 2024
- Task 3867 - Methodology Assessing the Vehicle Miles Travelled (VMT) Impacts of Transportation Projects (PDF) - May 2024
- Task 4057 - Strategies for Reducing Pedestrian and Bicyclist Injuries at the Corridor Level (PDF) - May 2024
- Task 4058 - Methods for Identifying High Collision Concentration Locations for Potential Safety Improvements (PDF) - May 2024
- Task 4284 - Methods for Identifying High Collision Concentration Locations for Potential Safety Improvements (PDF) - May 2024
- Task 4287 - Methods for Identifying High Collision Concentration Locations for Potential Safety Improvements (PDF) - May 2024
- Task 4403 - Developing A Safe Systems Approach to Setting Speed Limits-Phase II (PDF) - May 2024
- Task 3974 - TPF-5(440) - Support for Urban Mobility Analyses - Pooled Fund Study (PDF) - February 2024
- Task 4015 - Evaluation of Vehicle Detection Systems Compared to Inductive Loops and Video Ground Truth Using the C1 Reader (PDF) - January 2024
- Task 4195 - Roadside Safety Research for MASH Implementation: TTI (Texas Transportation Institute) Pooled Fund Project TPF-5(501) (PDF) - December 2023
- Task 3067 - Roadside Safety Research for MASH Implementation: TTI Pooled Fund Project TPF-5(343) (PDF) - November 2023
- Task 2913 - Research study to encompass safety-effectiveness evaluations of priority strategies from the NCHRP Report 500 Guidebooks (PDF) - May 2023
- Task 3272 - Enhanced Traffic Signal Performance Measures - Pooled Fund Study - TPF-5(377) (PDF) - May 2023
- Task 3942 - Reimagining Sensor Deployment (PDF) - May 2023
- Task 3903 - Ramp Metering and HOV Lane Degradation Mitigation (PDF) - May 2023
- Task 3948 - Wrong Way Driver Mitigation (PDF) - February 2023
- Task 4049 - ITS Field Device Research (PDF) - November 2022
- Task 2951 - Traffic Management Center (TMC) Consortium - Pooled Fund Study - TPF-5(319) (PDF) - May 2022
- Task 3322 - Robust Design, Analysis and Evaluation of Variable Speed Limit Control in a Connected Environment with Uncertainties (PDF) - February 2022
- Task 3744 - Traffic Safety Culture: Drive Behavior (PDF) - August 2022
- Task 3861 - Better use of Caltrans Performance Measurement System (PeMS) for Census and Highway Performance Monitoring System (HPMS) Reporting) (PDF) - November 2021