In the coming year, MPC researchers will study topics as diverse as light rail transit in Denver, pavement performance on rural highways, innovative ways to build and maintain highway bridges, and impacts of various approaches for funding infrastructure. A full list of MPC research project descriptions for 2012-2013 has been posted online.
NDSU has announced that Denver Tolliver is the new director of the UGPTI. He has been on the staff of the institute since 1980, serving as associate director since 2003.
The Upper Great Plains Transportation Institute at NDSU has two openings for the position of associate research fellow. Successful candidates will conduct research in transportation and logistics, specializing in spatial transportation modeling, freight transportation, and supply chain analysis. Screening begins on April 16, 2012 and remain open until filled.
by Stephen D. Boyles and Promothes Saha The main objective of rural roadway pricing is revenue generation, rather than elimination of congestion externalities. This report presents a model that provides optimum tolls accounting for pavement deterioration and...
by Richard M. Gutkowski, Nathan J. Miller, and Donald W. Radford This report details the outcomes of shear spiking two open-deck, timber trestle railroad bridges and examining the effectiveness under applied loading. The bridges were made available to the researchers by...
