ITS for Variable Load Restrictions

This report reviews the planning, design, and operations and maintenance data requirements for asphalt pavements. Methods for determining when to implement and lift spring load restrictions (SLR) and winter weight premiums (WWP) are reviewed, and recommendations are made on how intelligent transportation systems (ITS), including field equipment and central software systems, can be used to quantitatively assist transportation agencies in making these determinations. Details on the types of field sensors that can meet the data collection requirements and a Road Condition Watch software requirements specification are incorporated. Recommendations are described for a basic system and an advanced system, which take into account current best practices and research that is under way to study SLR.

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  • Corporate Authors:

    Transport Canada

    Transportation Development Centre, 800 Rene-Levesque Boulevard West, Suite 600
    Montreal, Quebec  Canada  H3B 2X1

    Transport Canada

    ITS Office, Place de Ville, Tower C, Floor 27, 330 Sparks Street
    Toronto, Ontario K1A 0N5  Canada 

    IBI Group, Canada

    230 Richmond Street West
    Toronto, Ontario  Canada  M5V 1V6
  • Authors:
    • Bullock, Mara
  • Publication Date: 2005-3

Language

  • English

Media Info

  • Media Type: Print
  • Features: Appendices; Figures; References; Tables;
  • Pagination: 230p

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Filing Info

  • Accession Number: 01026011
  • Record Type: Publication
  • Report/Paper Numbers: TP 14362E
  • Files: TRIS
  • Created Date: Jun 28 2006 8:47AM