Assessment of hydroplaning potential in coastal regions using roadway characteristics and related datasets

Hydroplaning is a critical pavement safety concern that occurs when a layer of water builds up between the vehicle's tires and the pavement surface, leading to a loss of traction and vehicle control. It is a significant contributor to wet-weather crashes and thereby poses a serious challenge to highway safety, especially for coastal regions where rainfall is more abundant and more frequent. Hydroplaning risk assessment fundamentally depends on the integration of multiple diverse datasets that reflect the interaction among crash occurrences, pavement conditions, and vehicle dynamics. These data items are typically recorded in different datasets maintained by various owners or agencies, each with their unique collection methods and standards. This research will develop data-driven likelihood models based on a verification check of the reliability of the important data variables, and a fusion of the available history data from diverse data sources to assess hydroplaning risks for coastal highways. The proposed research will also develop recommendations to be considered for roadway design and construction in association with wet-weather accident reduction procedures for transportation agencies.

Language

• English

Project

• Status: Active
• Funding: $98,058.00
• Contract Numbers:

  69A3552348330

• Sponsor Organizations:

  Office of the Assistant Secretary for Research and Technology

  University Transportation Centers Program
  Department of Transportation
  Washington, DC  United States  20590

  Coastal Research and Transportation Education (CREATE) University Transportation Center

  Texas State University
  San Marcos, TX  United States  78666

  Texas State University, San Marcos

  Department of Civil Engineering
  San Marcos, TX  United States  78666
• Managing Organizations:

  Coastal Research and Transportation Education (CREATE) University Transportation Center

  Texas State University
  San Marcos, TX  United States  78666
• Project Managers:

  Bruner, Britain

  Kulesza, Stacey

• Performing Organizations:

  Texas State University, San Marcos

  Department of Civil Engineering
  San Marcos, TX  United States  78666
• Principal Investigators:

  Wang, Feng

  Luo, Xiaohua

• Start Date: 20260101
• Expected Completion Date: 20270630
• Actual Completion Date: 0
• USDOT Program: University Transportation Centers Program

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Coastal zone management; Datasets; Highway safety; Hydroplaning; Pavement condition; Vehicle dynamics; Wet weather
• Geographic Terms: Texas
• Subject Areas: Data and Information Technology; Design; Hydraulics and Hydrology; Maintenance and Preservation; Operations and Traffic Management; Pavements; Vehicles and Equipment;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 01978057
• Record Type: Research project
• Source Agency: Coastal Research and Transportation Education (CREATE) University Transportation Center
• Contract Numbers: 69A3552348330
• Files: UTC, RIP
• Created Date: Jan 29 2026 5:13PM