Guidelines for Applications of RFID and Wireless Technologies in Highway Construction and Asset Management

Advancement in sensing and transmitting technologies such as radio-frequency identification (RFID), barcodes, e-ticketing, global positioning systems, and other associated technologies has significantly improved wireless transmission. Projects where such devices were used reported beneficial outcomes through improved resource and quality management. The wireless transmission technology enables sensing, counting, measuring, documenting, identifying, locating, tracking, and transmitting information in real time. These features can significantly improve construction project and infrastructure asset management. However, the beneficial outcomes have not attracted the highway construction industry to adopt it to its fullest potential There are significant gaps between the capability of existing wireless transmission technologies and their implementation. Therefore, there is a need to provide guidelines for state departments of transportation (DOTs) to select the appropriate technology for a specific application for highway construction and infrastructure asset management The objectives of this research were to (1) develop guidelines for the applications of RFID and wireless technologies for highway construction and infrastructure asset management and (2) plan and conduct a workshop to introduce the proposed guidelines to an audience of DOT staff and other stakeholders. The research included readiness assessment of RFID and wireless technologies for different applications and implementation requirements.

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Language

English

Project

Status: Completed
Funding: $370000
Contract Numbers:
Project 03-140
Sponsor Organizations:
National Cooperative Highway Research Program

Transportation Research Board
500 Fifth Street, NW
Washington, DC United States 20001

Federal Highway Administration

1200 New Jersey Avenue, SE
Washington, DC United States 20590

American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials (AASHTO)

444 North Capitol Street, NW
Washington, DC United States 20001
Project Managers:
Abu-Hawash, Ahmad
Performing Organizations:
University of Kentucky Research Foundation

Lexington, Kentucky United States
Principal Investigators:
Dadi, Gabriel
Start Date: 20200805
Expected Completion Date: 20230206
Actual Completion Date: 20230206

Subject/Index Terms

TRT Terms: Asset management; Benefits; Guidelines; Radio frequency identification; Road construction; Technological innovations; Wireless communication systems
Subject Areas: Construction; Data and Information Technology; Highways;

Filing Info

Accession Number: 01707672
Record Type: Research project
Source Agency: Transportation Research Board
Contract Numbers: Project 03-140
Files: TRB, RIP
Created Date: Jun 7 2019 3:47PM