Connecticut Transportation Research Summary of Activities Annual Report, (pdf 493kb), Division of Research Staff, ConnDOT Report No. 222-40-06-09, November 2006

Special Web Report on Connecticut Transportation Research Program Highlights, Division of Research Staff, Updated periodically throughout the year.  --  Has hyperlinks to other information!

Strategic Highway Research Program in Connecticut, (pdf 2,053 kb), Final Report, Anne-Marie H. McDonnell P.E., ConnDOT Report No. CT-1213-F-01-10, November 2002.

Program Development for the Connecticut Transportation Institute, (pdf 743 kb), Final Report, Charles E. Dougan, Lisa Aultman-Hall, John H. Hudson and Eric Jackson, Report No. CT-2235-F-04-8, June 2004

Construction & Specification (See also ConnDOT Construction Bidding & Contracts):

Qualified Product List for Connecticut Department of Transportation Projects,  (pdf 423 kb), Annual Report, Andrew J. Mroczkowski, ConnDOT Report No. CT-211-13-05-9, revised March 2007

Development and Implementation of a Highway Construction Quality Assurance Program for the Connecticut Department of Transportation," Phase I – HMA Concrete Construction,  (pdf 2,171 kb), Final Report, Edgardo D. Block, P.E. and Brian R. Hogge, Project SPR-2230, ConnDOT Report No. CT-2230-F-04-2, May 2007

Development of the Connecticut Product Evaluation Database Application – Phase 1A,  (pdf 1,448 kb), Report 1, Darrell E. Smith, Project SPR-2239 Phase 1A, ConnDOT Report No. CT-2239-01-06-3, March 2006

Development of a Personal Digital Assistant-based (PDA) Hot-Mix Asphalt (HMA) Data Entry Program for Connecticut DOT SUPERPAVE Paving Projects,  (pdf 4,084 kb), Final Report, Richard C. Hanley, Project No. SPR-2228, ConnDOT Report No. CT-2228-F-04-10,  June 2005

Personal Digital Assistant-based Hot-Mix Asphalt Data Entry Program for SuperPave Paving Projects,  (pdf 63 kb), Summary of Preliminary Findings, Richard C. Hanley, P.E., ConnDOT, March 2004

Effective Use of the ConnDOT GPS (Global Positioning System) Base Station,  (pdf 891 kb), Final Report,  John E. Bean and C. Roger Ferguson,  Connecticut Cooperative Highway Research Program, Report No. JHR-03-289, February 2003

SPR-3(082) Evaluation of Non-Nuclear Gauges to Measure Density of Hot-Mix Asphalt Pavements,  (pdf 319 kb), Final Report, Pedro Romero, Ph.D., P.E., University of Utah (Maryland DOT, Lead State) Report No. not assigned, July 2002

Analytical and Experimental Investigation of the Effects of Concrete Removal Operations on Adjacent Concrete that is to Remain,  (pdf 277 kb), Final Report for Project NETC 99-6,  Rusk Masih, Tixiang Wang, Andrew Forbes, New England Transportation Consortium Report No. NETCR-29, January 2002

Field Evaluation of a Non-Nuclear Density Pavement Quality Indicator,  (pdf 537 kb), Final Report, John W. Henault, P. E.,  ConnDOT Report No. CT-2227-1-01-3, June 2001

Evaluation of Lightweight Non-Contact Profilers for Use in Quality Assurance Specifications on Pavement Smoothness,  (pdf 2,526 kb), Final Report, Donald A. Larsen, P. E.,  ConnDOT Report No. CT-2225-1-99-8, December 1999

Development of Guidelines for Reduction of Temperature Differential Damage (TDD) for Hot Mix Asphalt Pavement Projects in Connecticut,  (pdf 3,772 kb), Final  Report, John W. Henault, Donald A. Larsen, and Jeffery J. Scully, Project No. SPR-2222, ConnDOT Report No. CT-2222-F-05-9,  August 2005

Temperature Differential Damage (TDD) for Hot Mix Asphalt Pavement Projects in Connecticut,  (pdf 2363 kb), Construction Report, John W. Henault, P.E., ConnDOT Report No. 2222-1-99-5, November 1999

Demonstration and Evaluation of Superpave Technologies - Construction Report for Route 2,  (pdf 1,593 kb), Donald A. Larsen, P.E. and Nelio Rodrigues, ConnDOT Report No. CT-2219-1-97-5, December 1997

Demonstration and Evaluation of Superpave Technologies - Final Evaluation Report for Route 2,  (pdf 1,388 kb), Donald A. Larsen, P.E., ConnDOT Report No. CT-2219-F-02-7, October 2003

Hydrology and Hydraulics:

A Two-Dimensional Finite-Volume Hydrodynamic Model for Coastal Wetlands,  (pdf 1,278 kb), Final Report, J. D. Lin, W. G. Liao, and K. J. Qiu, M. W. Lefor, Connecticut Cooperative Highway Research Program Project No. 93-4, Report No. JHR-03-294, December 2003

A Pseudo-2D Hydrodynamic Model for a Tidal River-Wetland System ,  (pdf 5,123 kb), Report, J. D. Lin, W. G. Liao, and K. J. Qiu, M. W. Lefor, Connecticut Cooperative Highway Research Program Project No. 93-4, Report No. JHR-96-253, December 1996

Two-Dimensional Finite-Volume Hydrodynamic Model for Coastal River-Marsh Systems - Users Manual Version 1.0,  (pdf 5,223 kb), Users Manual , J. D. Lin, W. G. Liao, and K. J. Qiu, M. W. Lefor, Connecticut Cooperative Highway Research Program Project No. 93-4, Report No. JHR-02-275, June 2002

Two-Dimensional Finite-Volume Hydrodynamic Model for River-Marsh Systems Tutorial, Version 1.0,  (pdf 223 kb), Tutorial, J. D. Lin, W. G. Liao, and K. J. Qiu, M. W. Lefor, Connecticut Cooperative Highway Research Program Project No. 93-4, Report No. JHR-02-277, June 2002

Maintenance & Operations:

Materials & Pavement:

Evaluating the Long-Term Performance of Pavements Thermally Imaged During Construction, Phase 1:Developing Spatial Tools for Location Identification,  (pdf 1,467 kb), Final Report, Scott Zinke, James Mahoney, ConnDOT Report No. CT-2240-F-08-10, January 2009

Field Studies of Concrete Containing Salts of an Alkenyl-Substituted Succinic Acid - Final Report, (pdf 3,621 kb), Final Report for Project NETC 03-2, Scott A. Civjan, Benjamin Crellin, Report Number NETCR73, June 2008

Comparison of the Use of a Notched Wedge Joint vs. Traditional Butt Joints in Connecticut,  (pdf 957 kb), Final Report, Scott Zinke, James Mahoney, Eric Jackson, Gregg Shaffer, ConnDOT Report No. CT-2249-F-08-4, November 2008

Comparison of the Use of a Notched Wedge Joint vs. Traditional Butt Joints in Connecticut,  (pdf 694 kb), Phase 1 Report, Scott Zinke, James Mahoney, Gregg Shaffer, ConnDOT Report No. CT-2249-2-07-6, May 2008

 Comparison of the Use of a Notched Wedge Joint vs. Traditional Butt Joints in Connecticut,  (pdf 694 kb), Phase 1 Interim Report, Scott Zinke, James Mahoney, Gregg Shaffer, ConnDOT Report No. CT-2249-1-07-3, May 2008

Structures:

Bridge Monitoring Network - Installation and Operation,  (pdf 1,183 kb), Final Report, John T. DeWolf, Paul F. D’Attilio, Eric G. Feldblum, Robert G. Lauzon, ConnDOT Report No. CT-2217-F-06-10, December 2006

Field Monitoring and Evaluation For Sign Support Structures Subject to Dynamic Load,  (pdf 2,033 kb), Final Report,  Michael DelGrego and John T. DeWolf, Connecticut Cooperative Highway Research Program Project 00-5, Report No. JHR 03-291, March 2003

Special Web Report on Super Load (1+ million pounds) on Bridge 03522, Route 372 over Route 9, Cromwell, CT Downloadable Data

Training and Implementation Technologies:

Feasibility of Streaming Media for Transportation Research and Implementation,  (pdf 1,672 kb), Final Report, Drew M. Coleman, ConnDOT Report No. CT-2231-F-05-11, July 2007 (rev. July 2008)

SPR-2(183) Demonstration:  Web-based Delivery of GeoMETRIC Training using Streaming Media, illustrates how 34 geometric highway design training modules could be delivered in the future through the Web.  The SPR-2(183) partnering organizations are:  CA, CT, FL, IA, ID, MD, MN, NC, NE, NJ, NV, NY, OH, OK, OR, PA, TN, TX, WA.  See details on the GeoMETRIC project that is developing the 34 computer-based training modules at TRIS/RiP .

Traffic Engineering:

Alternative Merge Sign at Signalized Intersections,  (pdf 737 kb), Final Report, Eric G. Feldblum, Connecticut DOT Report No. CT-2233-F-05-4, July 2005

Validating Traffic Simulation Models to Inclement Weather Travel Conditions with Applications to Arterial Coordinated Signal Systems,  (pdf xxx kb), Final Report, Dr. Adel W. Sadek, PI Seli J. Amison-Agbolosu, New England Transportation Consortium Report No. NETCR47, Project No. 02-7,  November 2004

Transit and Commuter Rail:

Particulate Matter Emissions from Hybrid Diesel-Electric and Conventional Diesel Transit Buses: Fuel and Aftertreatment Effects,  (pdf 1,284 kb), Britt A. Holmén, Zhong Chen, Aura C. Davila, Oliver Gao, Derek M. Vikara, Connecticut Cooperative Highway Research Program Report No. JHR-05-304, August 2005

A Study of Railcar Lavatories and Waste Management Systems,  (pdf nnn kb), Special Report, Richard H. Strauss, Connecticut Academy of Science and Engineering, ConnDOT Report No. FHWA-CT-RD-222-36-04-7,  May 2004

TRB Bus Transit Systems Newsletter (on-line),  Intermittently published newsletters by the Transportation Research Board (TRB) Committee on Bus Transit Systems (A1E01)

Demonstration and Evaluation of Hybrid Diesel Electric Transit Buses, Final Report,   (pdf 4,173 kb), George Foyt, Connecticut Academy of Science and Engineering, ConnDOT Report No. CT-170-1884-F-05-10, October 2005

Demonstration and Evaluation of Hybrid Diesel Electric Transit Buses, Interim Report No. 6 ,   (pdf 3.016 kb), Stephen W. Warren, ConnDOT Report No. CT-170-1884-6-05-1, January 2005

Demonstration and Evaluation of Hybrid Diesel Electric Transit Buses, Interim Report No. 5 ,   (pdf 4,318 kb), Stephen W. Warren, ConnDOT Report No. CT-170-1884-5-04-12, October 2004

Demonstration and Evaluation of Hybrid Diesel Electric Transit Buses, Interim Report No. 4 ,   (pdf 2,485 kb), Stephen W. Warren, ConnDOT Report No. CT-170-1884-4-04-11, June 2004

Demonstration and Evaluation of Hybrid Diesel Electric Transit Buses, Interim Report No. 3 ,   (pdf 305 kb), Stephen W. Warren, ConnDOT Report No. CT-170-1884-3-04-5, March 2004

Demonstration and Evaluation of Hybrid Diesel Electric Transit Buses, Interim Report No. 2 ,   (pdf 240 kb), Stephen W. Warren, ConnDOT Report No. CT-170-1884-2-04-1, December 2003

Demonstration and Evaluation of Hybrid Diesel Electric Transit Buses, Interim Report No. 1 ,    (pdf 267 kb), Stephen W. Warren, ConnDOT Report No. CT-170-1884-1-03-12, September 2003

Review of CTtransit Bus Research Program,   (pdf 216 kb), Final Report, Gale Hoffnagle, Herbert Levinson, Fred Robson, Joseph Sangiovanni, Connecticut Academy of Science and Engineering, ConnDOT Report No. FHWA-CT-222-41-03-14.pdf, March 2003

Study Update: Bus Propulsion Technologies Applicable to Connecticut,   (pdf 406 kb), George Foyt, Connecticut Academy of Science and Engineering, ConnDOT Report No. FHWA-CT-222-42-03-15.pdf, March 2003

Transportation Planning:

Design and Feasibility Study:  Connecticut Transportation Planning Data, (pdf 1,150 kb), Final Report, Lisa Aultman-Hall, Stephanie Mather, Eric Jackson, Hyeon-Shic Shin, John Ivan, Connecticut Cooperative Highway Research Program Project JH 05-7, Report No. JHR 08-315, October 2008

Value Pricing in Connecticut, (pdf 2,611 kb), Final Report, Norman Garrick, Wesley Marshall, Eric Jackson, Connecticut Cooperative Highway Research Program Project JH 05-6, Report No. JHR 08-313, September 2008

Preparing for the Hydrogen Economy: Transportation, (pdf 1,187 kb), Final Report, Joe King, Kelvin Hecht, Connecticut Academy of Science and Engineering, ConnDOT Report No. FHWA-CT-2247-F-06-6, June 2006

A Laser-based 3D Data Acquisition System for the Analysis of Pavement Distress and Roughness,  (pdf 1,411 kb), Final Report,  Bahram Javidi, Daesuk Kim, and Sherif Kishk,  Connecticut Cooperative Highway Research Program Project JH 03-2, Report No. JHR-04-300, December 2004

Pilot for Automated Detection and Classification of Road Surface Degradation Features,  (pdf 2,668 kb), Final Report,  Bahram Javidi, Jack Stephens, Sherif Kishk, Thomas Naughton, John McDonald, and Atef Isaac, Connecticut Cooperative Highway Research Program Project 02-11, Report No. JHR 03-293, November 2003

Incorporating Truck Flows into the State-wide Planning Traffic Model,  (pdf 753 kb), Final Report,  Lisa Aultman-Hall, Feng Guo, Christopher O’Brien, Patrycja Padlo, Brian Hogge,  Connecticut Cooperative Highway Research Program Project JH 02-1, Report No. JHR-04-299, December 2004

Ground-based Image and Data Acquisition Systems for Roadway Inventories in New England - A Synthesis of Highway Practice,  (pdf 3.672 kb), Final Report, Jason DeGray and Kathleen L. Hancock, New England Transportation Consortium, Report No. NETCR 30, August 2002

Estimating Link Traffic Volumes by Month, Day of Week and Time of Day,  (pdf 1,224 kb), Final Report,  John N. Ivan, Wael M. ElDessouki, Ming Zhao, Feng Guo,  Connecticut Cooperative Highway Research Program Project JH 99-3, Report No. JHR-02-287, September 2002

Quantifying Roadside Rest Area Usage,  (pdf 1,544 kb), Final Report, Per E. Garder, Nicolas Bosonetto, New England Transportation Consortium Project NETC 99-4 , Report No. NETCR 38, November 2002

Automated Vertical Clearance Measurement During Photologging Operations,  (pdf 180 kb), Final Report, Robert G. Lauzon, P.E.,  ConnDOT Report No. CT-2220-F-2000-4, November 2000

Automated Detection and Analysis of Speed Limit Signs,  (pdf 1,791 kb), Final Report,  Bahram Javidi, Maria-Albertina Castro, Sherif Kishk, Elisabet Perez,  Connecticut Cooperative Highway Research Program Project JH 00-4, Report No. JHR-02-285, February 2002

Energy & Environment:

Evaluation of Nickel Cadmium Battery-Electric Automobile in Connecticut as an Alternative for Work-trips and Commutes, (pdf 501 kb), Report 1, James M. Sime, P. E., ConnDOT Report No. CT-2223-1-04-6,  May 2004

Field Trial, Compost Used with Planting Soil, Project 159-177, I-91/Route 3 Interchange, Wethersfield, CT,   (pdf 1,923 kb), One-Year & Four-Year Report, Donald A. Larsen, P.E.,  and Kathy Wynkoop, ConnDOT Report No. 116(42)-4-03-2, January 2003

Field Trial, Compost-Amended Soil (Manufactured-in-Place), Project 163-141, Route 6, Windham & Chaplin, CT,   (pdf 1,915 kb), Donald A. Larsen, P.E., ConnDOT Report No. 116(42)-1-99-2, January 1999

Evaluation of Electric Vehicles as an Alternative for Work-trip and Limited Business Commutes (Lead Acid Batteries),   (pdf 992 kb), Final Report, James M. Sime, P. E., ConnDOT Report No. CT-343-30-99-1,  December 1999

Field Evaluation of Source-Separated Compost and CONEG Model Procurement Specifications for Connecticut DOT Projects,  (pdf 4,441 kb), Final Report,  Kenneth R. Demars, Richard P. Long,  Connecticut Cooperative Highway Research Program Project JH 96-5, Report No. JHR-98-264, October 1998

Management & Performance:

Applying Transportation Asset Management in Connecticut,  (pdf 1,287 kb), Final Report, Nicholas Lownes, Adam Zofka, Connecticut Academy of Science and Engineering, ConnDOT Report No. CT-2258-F-08-9, December 2008

A Study of Weigh Station Technologies and Practices,  (pdf 4,339 kb), Final Report, David Pines, Clara Fang, Connecticut Academy of Science and Engineering, ConnDOT Report No. CT-2257-F-08-7, November 2008

Development of a GIS-Based Rights of Way Outdoor Advertising Sign Information System,  (pdf 1,327 kb), Final Report, Bradley J. Overturf, ConnDOT Report No. 1136-F-02-8, December 2002  

Lateral Variation in Pavement Smoothness,  (pdf 1,394 kb), Final Report, Charles E. Dougan, Ph.D., P.E., Lisa Aultman-Hall, Ph.D., Soon Nam Choi, Christine Hobson, Bradley J. Overturf, ConnDOT Report No. 2232-F-02-4, December 2002 

Smoothness of Pavements in Connecticut - data analysis and trends (Phase 2),  (pdf 379 kb), Charles E. Dougan, Ph.D., P.E., ConnDOT Report No. 2226-F-2001-1, June 2001

Second Interim Report on the Installation and Evaluation of Weigh-In-Motion Utilizing Quartz-Piezo Sensor Technology, (pdf 992kb),  Donald A. Larsen, P.E., Anne-Marie H. McDonnell, P.E.,  ConnDOT Report No. 2306-2-99-7, November 1999

FHWA International Scanning Report on Advanced Transportation Technology,  (pdf 155 kb), Charles Dougan, Connecticut DOT, David Green, New York DOT, William Kaufman, Carnegie Mellon, Ernest Kent, NIST, Thomas O'Keefe, Minnesota DOT, Huai Wang, FHWA, James Wentworth, FHWA, Team Leader and Transportation Technology Evaluation Center (TTEC),  December 1994

1986 Article "Research Pays Off -- ConnDOT Uses Laser Videodiscs in Photolog (Earlier Highway Photolog Technology used from 1985 to 1998),  (pdf nnn kb), TRNews, Transportation Research Board, National Academy of Sciences and Engineering, September-October 1986

AASHTO Research Advisory Committee Reports:

Technology Ready for Implementation in 2001,  (pdf nnn kb), Final Report, Compiled by David Huft, South Dakota DOT on behalf of the AASHTO Research Advisory Committee, South Dakota Report No. 2001-00-F, May 2001, pdf size 264KB -- Connecticut Truck Mounted Attenuator, pp 14; DVD/LAN/WAN Photologging Image & Data System, pp 36

Technology Ready for Implementation in 2002,  (pdf nnn kb), Final Report, Compiled by David Huft, South Dakota DOT on behalf of the AASHTO Research Advisory Committee, South Dakota Report No. 2002-00-F, June 2002, pdf size 373KB

Connecticut Cooperative Highway Research Program Publications:

Connecticut Cooperative Highway Research Program Online Publications:  All reports from the 1950's to present are available in full-text.  Over 140 reports cover a wide variety of transportation research subject categories pertinent to the state, such as: planning, administration, environment, geographic information systems, design, materials, pavement management, construction, maintenance, operations, safety, public transit, rail, freight, and inland waterway transportation.

TRB Online Publications:

Homepage for TRB Electronic Publications:, The books, reports and miscellaneous publications of the Transportation Research Board cover the following general subject categories: planning, administration, environment; design; materials, construction, maintenance; operations and safety; aviation; public transit; rail; freight transportation (multimodal); and marine transportation.

Homepages for Web-only Research Publications the National Academies' Cooperative Research Programs:

National Cooperative Research Programs' Web Documents -- NCRP publishes "Web-Only documents" to either augment or replace traditional hard-copy publication.

Transit Cooperative Research Program (TCRP) Web Documents -- TCRP publishes "Web-Only documents" to either augment or replace traditional hard-copy publication.

TCRP Information Dissemination Portal is the place where you can access TCRP Project Final Reports on research findings are issued at the conclusion of research projects, in a format specifically designed for managers and practitioners; Synthesis Reports, reports of studies on current practice in the field of highway transportation and transit; Research Results Digest that are preliminary reports to provide early awareness of research results emanating from research projects; and, Legal Research Digests from the continuing TCRP Project, Legal Aspects of Transit and Intermodal Transportation Programs.

Syntheses of Current Highway, Transit, and Airport Practices --  Under the sponsorship of the National Cooperative Highway Research Program (NCHRP), the Transit Cooperative Research Program (TCRP), and the Airport Cooperative Research Program (ACRP), TRB prepares syntheses of current practice in the highway, transit, and airport fields. These reports are an effective means of assembling and disseminating information on current practice. Each report is prepared by a consultant who has expertise in the topic area, with assistance provided by a technical panel. 

FHWA Information Web Sites (free):

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Acknowledgement:  The National Transportation Library, Bureau of Transportation Statistics and Transportation Research Board are hosting this online library collection of transportation research reports by Connecticut and the New England States.