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 2021

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Improving Overweight and Over-Dimensional Logistics and Truck Routing, Jerry Kissick, Jerry Pigman, and Jennifer Walton
KTC-18-09/SPR17-534-1F

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Fiscal Year 2019 FHWA-536 Report for the Kentucky Transportation Cabinet, Doug Kreis, Candice Wallace, Bryan Gibson, and Sarah McCormack
KTC-21-09/PL-40-1F

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Evaluation of Liquid Deicing Materials for Winter Maintenance Applications, Erin Lammers-Staats
KTC-21-20/SPR18-566-1F

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2021 Safety Belt Usage Survey in Kentucky, Erin Lammers-Staats, Kenneth Agent, and Eric Green
KTC-21-27/KSP1-17-1F

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Evaluation of Orange Pavement Striping for Use in Work Zones, Erin Lammers-Staats, William Staats, and Ken Agent
KTC-21-03/FRT-227-1F

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A Review of Kentucky’s Extended-Weight Hauling Programs, P. Gayle Marks, Jon Wilcoxson, Bryan Gibson, Chris Van Dyke, Andrew Martin, Jennifer Walton, and Doug Kreis
KTC-21-22/SPR20-589-1F

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Analysis of Truck Weight Limit Regulations, P. Gayle Marks, Jon Wilcoxson, Bryan Gibson, Chris Van Dyke, Jennifer Walton, and Doug Kreis
KTC-21-15/SPR19-570-1F

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Commercial Driver’s License Prosecution, Adjudication, and Data Transmission, Andrew Martin, Jeeyen Koo, and Jennifer Walton
KTC-21-08/RSF-56-1F

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Non-Nuclear Methods for Compaction Control of Unbound Soil and Granular Layers, Brad Rister, Charlie Sun, Kean H. Ashurst Jr., Tim Jones, and Christopher Van Dyke
KTC-21-06/SPR19-573-1F

Risk-Based Construction Inspection, Timothy Taylor, Shannon Rush, Steve Waddle, Hala Nassereddine, Ryan Griffith, and Makram Bou Hatoum
KTC-21-19/SPR19-569-1F

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Integration of Utility Engineering, Coordination, and Highway Design, Tim Taylor, Roy Sturgill, Kenny Franklin, Jeff Jasper, and Shani A. Montes Victorio
KTC-21-17/SPR20-581-1F

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Initial Project Estimates for Design, Right of Way, Utilities, and Construction, Christopher Van Dyke, Bryan Gibson, Jeff Jasper, Bob Lewis, and Doug Kreis
KTC-21-01/SPR17-545-1F

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Design MythBusters, Christopher Van Dyke, Steve Waddle, and Doug Kreis
KTC-21-29/SPR19-575-1F

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Economic and Environmental Benefits of a Reduced Roadside Mowing Program for Kentucky Highways, Chris Van Dyke, Candice Wallace, and Doug Kreis
KTC-21-07/SPR20-590-1F

Submissions from 2020

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Full-Depth Reclamation of Asphaltic Concrete Pavements, Tony L. Beckham, Brad W. Rister, and Charlie Sun
KTC-20-20/SPR18-558-1F

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Construction-Ready Digital Terrain Models, Rachel Catchings, Steven Waddle, Hala Nassereddine, Gabriel B. Dadi, Makram Bou Hatoum, and Walter Johnson
KTC-20-06/SPR19-576-1F

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Vehicle on Shoulder and Crash — Correlation or Causation?, Mei Chen, Xu Zhang, Benjamin L. Blandford, and Eugene Antwi Boasiako
KTC-20-25/SPR20-598-1F

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Social Justice Mitigation in Transportation Projects: Why and How Lexington Fayette Urban County Government Can Support the Lexington Community Land Trust’s Path to Self-Sustainability, Pamela Clay-Young and Steven Douglas Kreis
KTC-20-09/FRT222-1F

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KYTC Maintenance Field Operations Guide Supplement, Bryan Gibson, Candice Y. Wallace, Nancy Albright, Christopher W. Van Dyke, and Steven Douglas Kreis
KTC-20-18/SPR18-563-1F

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Crash Data Analysis Tool: Research Report + User Guide, Eric R. Green and Paul Ross
KTC-20-34/SPR18-564-1F

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Kentucky Traffic Collision Facts 2019, Eric R. Green, Paul A. Ross, Christopher L. Blackden, Michael A. Fields, and Kenneth R. Agent

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Analysis of Traffic Crash Data in Kentucky 2015-2019, Eric R. Green, Paul A. Ross, Christopher L. Blackden, Michael A. Fields, and William Nicholas Staats
KTC-20-32/KSP2-20-1F

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Determination of Steels in Kentucky Bridges, Theodore Hopwood II, Christopher Goff, and Sudhir Palle
KTC-20-35/SPR17-533-1F

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CDL Data Quality Assessment, Valerie Keathley-Helil, Mallory Brown, Andrew Martin, Amir E. Najarzadeh, Brian K. Howell, and Jennifer R. Walton
KTC-20-33/RSF81-1F

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Analysis and Assessment of the Reimbursement Rates and Mechanisms for Kentucky’s Publicly Funded Ferries, P. Gayle Marks, Bryan Gibson, Andrew Martin, and Steven Douglas Kreis
KTC-20-04/PL35-1F