A Feasibility Study for Establishing A Regional Road Track Pavement Testing Facility in Wyoming

This report discusses the benefits of full-scale pavement testing and the use of Accelerated Pavement Testing (APT) to collect pavement performance data under actual experimental conditions. The report highlights the development and operation of road test tracks, such as the Minnesota Road Research Project (MnROAD) and the National Center for Asphalt Technology (NCAT) test track, and their use in various climatic zones across the United States. The report proposes the establishment of a new test track in Wyoming along an I-80 corridor, which will be the only test track of its kind in the dry-freeze region. The report documents the feasibility study conducted by the Wyoming Technology Transfer Center and the Wyoming Department of Transportation (WYDOT) to evaluate the effectiveness of constructing a state-of-the-art APT facility in Wyoming. The study aims to identify potential partnerships, effective frameworks for building and managing the proposed test track, suitable locations, research priorities, and feasibility in terms of benefits and costs. The proposed test track in Wyoming will allow for comprehensive in-service monitoring of pavement performance under representative climate and traffic loading conditions and promote technology transfer, setting WYDOT as pioneer in pavement engineering innovation.

• Record URL:
  • https://www.ugpti.org/resources/reports/details.php?id=1197
• Record URL:
  • https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/72364
• Record URL:
  • https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/72365
• Record URL:
  • https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/78557
• Summary URL:
  • https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/78567
• Supplemental Notes:
  • This document was sponsored by the U.S. Department of Transportation, University Transportation Centers Program. The Mountain-Plains Consortium edition of this report indicates a publication date of August 2024.
• Corporate Authors:

  Wyoming Technology Transfer Center

  University of Wyoming
  Laramie, WY  United States 

  Wyoming Department of Transportation

  Cheyenne, WY  United States 

  Mountain-Plains Consortium

  North Dakota State University
  Fargo, ND  United States  58108
• Authors:
  • Hafez, Marwan
  • 0000-0002-0303-7867
  • Fosu-saah, Benjamin
  • 0000-0001-8986-0442
  • Ksaibati, Khaled
  • 0000-0002-9241-1792
• Publication Date: 2022-11

Language

• English

Media Info

• Media Type: Digital/other
• Edition: Final Report
• Features: Appendices; Figures; References; Tables;
• Pagination: 174p

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Accelerated tests; Feasibility analysis; Regional planning; Test tracks
• Identifier Terms: Interstate 80
• Geographic Terms: Wyoming
• Subject Areas: Administration and Management; Highways; Planning and Forecasting; Terminals and Facilities;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 01897914
• Record Type: Publication
• Report/Paper Numbers: WY-2303F, MPC 24-538
• Contract Numbers: RS02220
• Files: UTC, NTL, TRIS, STATEDOT
• Created Date: Oct 30 2023 4:54PM