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Traffic Operations II

Sessions: Previous Session – Structures and Hydraulics | Full Program

Wednesday, October 11
8:30 a.m. – 12:00 noon
Room: MSC 2300 D&E

Program and Session Co-Chairs: Rebecca Wells, P.E., Atlanta District, TxDOT
Scott Cooner, P.E., TTI
Ed Seymour, P.E., Ph.D., TTI

 

Moderator: Rebecca Wells, P.E., Atlanta District, TxDOT

8:30 – 9:00 a.m.

TxDOT Connected Vehicle Wrong-Way Driving Research
Melisa Finley, P.E., TTI
(Finley presentation slides, 2.6MB | Finley presentation video)

9:00 – 9:30 a.m.

Travel Time Reliability and Performance Metrics
David Fink, P.E., Houston District, TxDOT
(Fink presentation slides, 3.2MB | Fink presentation video)

9:30 – 10:00 a.m.

Benefits of the Different Types of Smart Work Zone Systems
Gerald Ullman, P.E., Ph.D., TTI
(Ullman presentation slides, 1.6MB | Ullman presentation video)

10:00 – 10:30 a.m.

BREAK

10:30 – 11:00 a.m.

Innovative Tools and Techniques in Identifying Highway Safety Improvement Projects
Ioannis Tsapakis, Ph.D., TTI
Bahar Dadashova, TTI
(Tsapakis and Dadashova presentation slides, 3.3MB | Tsapakis and Dadashova presentation video)

11:00 – 11:30 a.m.

Rural ITS Solutions
James E. Moore II, Atlanta District, TxDOT
(Moore presentation slides, 4.2MB | Moore presentation video)

11:30 a.m. – Noon

Doing a Big Project in a Small City: Preparing for the Future George Bush Drive–Wellborn Road Interchange
Tim Lomax, P.E., Ph.D., TTI
Chad Bohne, P.E., Bryan District, TxDOT
(Lomax and Bohne presentation slides, 5.9MB | Lomax and Bohne presentation video)

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