Improving Roadway Debris Clearance for Coordinated Highways Action Response Team (CHART) Responders.

Maryland Department of Transportation State Highway Administration (MDOT SHA) Coordinated Highways Action Response Team (CHART) responders are responsible for clearance of debris on the roadway as they patrol routes. A pilot program implementing the use of a "Lane Blade" to assess the cost benefit of such device. It is MDOT SHA's expected deliverable to reduce time clearing debris while increasing safety of our CHART responders.

Language

• English

Project

• Status: Completed
• Contract Numbers:

  SPR23B4C

• Sponsor Organizations:

  Maryland Department of Transportation State Highway Administration

  707 North Calvert Street
  Baltimore, MD  United States  21202
• Managing Organizations:

  Maryland Department of Transportation

  State Highway Administration, Office of Policy and Research
  707 North Calvert Street
  Baltimore, MD  United States  21202
• Project Managers:

  Herrera Riggs, Saskia

• Performing Organizations:

  University of Maryland, College Park

  Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering
  1173 Glenn Martin Hall
  College Park, MD  United States  20742
• Principal Investigators:

  Yang, Xianfeng

• Start Date: 20230403
• Expected Completion Date: 0
• Actual Completion Date: 0

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Benefit cost analysis; Debris removal; Equipment; Pilot studies
• Subject Areas: Highways; Maintenance and Preservation; Safety and Human Factors; Vehicles and Equipment;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 01873146
• Record Type: Research project
• Source Agency: Maryland State Highway Administration
• Contract Numbers: SPR23B4C
• Files: RIP
• Created Date: Feb 14 2023 12:47PM