The Kentucky Transportation Center has published many reports addressing a variety of transportation issues and problems. Research reports describe the methodology and results for KTC research projects.

Kentucky Transportation Center Research Report has different titles over the years:

  • Highway Materials Research Laboratory Research Report: 1939-1966
  • Kentucky Department of Highways Research Report: 1967-1975
  • Kentucky Department of Transportation Research Report: 1976-1980
  • Kentucky Transportation Research Program Research Report: 1981-1988
  • Kentucky Transportation Center Research Report: 1988 to present

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Submissions from 2009

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Highway-Railway At-Grade Crossing Structures: Optimum Design/Installation Practices and Management Program – An Overview, Jerry G. Rose
KTC-09-04/FR136-04-1F

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Highway-Railway At-Grade Crossings: Trackbed and Surface Pressure Measurements and Assessments, Jerry G. Rose, Daniel M. Durrett, Lindsay A. Walker, and Jason C. Stith
KTC-09-05/FR136-04-2F

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Vehicle Tire-Pavement Interfacial Surface Pressure Measurements and Assessments, Jerry G. Rose and Timothy E. Guenther
KTC-09-08/FR136-04-5F

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Highway-Railway At-Grade Crossings: Long-Term Settlement Measurements and Assessments, Jerry G. Rose, Mary G. Swiderski, Justin S. Anderson, and Lindsay A. Walker
KTC-09-06/FR136-04-3F

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Highway-Railway At-Grade Crossings: Rideability Measurements and Assessments, Jerry G. Rose, Thomas W. Witt, Aaron F. Renfro, and Nathan E. Ridgeway
KTC-09-07/FR136-04-4F

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Guardrail Location Rating System Users Manual, Charlie Sun, Tony L. Beckham, Tommy C. Hopkins, Jerry G. Pigman, Eric R. Green, and Kenneth R. Agent
KTC-09-17/SPR-358-08-1F

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Reduction of Stresses on Buried Rigid Highway Structures Using the Imperfect Ditch Method and Expanded Polysterene (Geofoam), Liecheng Sun, Tommy C. Hopkins, and Tony L. Beckham
KTC-07-14/SPR228-01-1F

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Best Practices for Providing Traveler Information Services to Motorists at Rest Areas and Welcome Centers, Candice Y. Wallace, Jennifer R. Walton, and Joseph D. Crabtree
KTC-09-13/SPR387-08-1F

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Best Management Practices to Exchange Information between the TOC and District Offices, Jennifer R. Walton and Kenneth R. Agent
KTC-09-12/SPR382-09-1F

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Experimental Painting of the I-64 Riverside Parkway in Louisville, KY, Rick Younce, Theodore Hopwood II, and Sudhir Palle
KTC-09-02/KH59-07-1F

Submissions from 2008

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Evaluation of 70 MPH Speed Limit in Kentucky, Kenneth R. Agent
KTC-08-10/UI56-07-1F

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Low-Cost Safety Measures at Signalized Intersections, Kenneth R. Agent
KTC-08-11/SPR316-06-1F

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2008 Safety Belt Usage Survey in Kentucky, Kenneth R. Agent and Eric R. Green
KTC-08-26/KSP1-08-2F

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Crash History after Installation of Traffic Signals (Warranted vs. Unwarranted), Kenneth R. Agent and Eric R. Green
KTC-08-01/SPR328-07-1I

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Use of Edge Line Markings on Rural Two-Lane Highways, Kenneth R. Agent and Eric R. Green
KTC-08-02/SPR330-07-1I

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Evaluation of Kentucky’s “Click It or Ticket” 2008 Campaign, Kenneth R. Agent, Eric R. Green, and Ronald E. Langley
KTC-08-22/KSP1-08-1I

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Evaluation of Median Barrier Safety Issues, Kenneth R. Agent and Jerry G. Pigman
KTC-08-14/SPR329-06-1F

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Structural Evaluation of the John A. Roebling Suspension Bridge, Ching Chiaw Choo and Issam E. Harik
KTC-08-24/KH54-06-1F

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Structural Evaluation of the John A. Roebling Suspension Bridge – Element Level Analysis, Ching Chiaw Choo and Issam E. Harik
KTC-08-23/KH53-06-1F

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Seismic Evaluation of Bridges on and over the Parkways in Western Kentucky – Summary Report, Ching Chiaw Choo, Jian Xie, Tong Zhao, Jindong Hu, Hanshan Ding, Zhenming Wang, Baoping Shi, Abheetha Peiris, Issam E. Harik, and Edward W. Woolery
KTC-07-02/SPR246-02-1F

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Technology Scan for Electronic Toll Collection, Joseph D. Crabtree, Candice Y. Wallace, and Natasha J. Mamaril
KTC-08-15/SPR359-08-1F

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Seismic Evaluation and Ranking of Embankments for Bridges on and over the Parkways in Western Kentucky, Han Shan Ding, Issam E. Harik, and Ching Chiaw Choo
KTC-07-06/SPR246-02-5F

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Annual Update of Data for Estimating Esal, Clark Graves, Jerry G. Pigman, Brad Rister, David Cain, and Neil Tollner
KTC-08-32/PL13-08-1F

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Evaluation of Pavement Marking Performance, Eric R. Green and Kenneth R. Agent
KTC-08-21/SPR 330-07-2I

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Analysis of Traffic Crash Data in Kentucky (2003 – 2007), Eric R. Green, Kenneth R. Agent, and Jerry G. Pigman
KTC-08-29/KSP2-08-1F