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Page Title: Staff Contact




Ben.Cottrell@VDOT.Virginia.gov



Research Advisory Committee:
  • Traffic and Safety Research Advisory Committee  -  Executive Secretary   

  • Team Memberships:
  • System Operations & Traffic Engineering

  • Projects:
  • 92789 - The Assessment of the Durability of Wet-Night Visible Pavement Markings  -  Project Monitor   
  • 92722 - Review of VDOT's Traffic-Data Plan for Pavement Design  -  Principal Investigator   
  • 92790 - The Refinement of Drivers' Visibility Needs During Wet-Night Conditions  -  Project Monitor   
  • 85025 - Evaluation of Adding Distance Information to Mainline Specific Service (LOGO) Signs  -  Principal Investigator   
  • 81308 - Evaluation of the Historic Triangle Wayfinding Sign System  -  Principal Investigator   
  • 79267 - Incorporation Of Operations in VDOT's Project Development Process  -  Principal Investigator   
  • 7789 - Evaluation of the AutoFlagger in Virginia  -  Principal Investigator   
  • 73779 - Phases III-VI of Visibility Needs of Motorists under Wet Night Conditions  -  Principal Investigator   
  • 57286 - Guidelines for Developing Transportation Management Plans for Construction Projects  -  Principal Investigator   
  • 64135 - Visibility Needs of Motorists During Wet Night Conditions  -  Principal Investigator   

  • Publications:
  • 99-R20 - Assessment of advanced warning signs for flagging operations
  • 97-R10 - Evaluation of urethane and carbide-tipped blades on wheel-supported snow plows
  • 96-R33 - Evaluation of pavement markings for improved visibility during wet night conditions
  • 96-R3 - Investigation of the impact of snow removal activities on pavement markings in Virginia
  • 96-R17 - Using all-way stop control for residential traffic management
  • 95-TAR5 - Evaluation of the use of strobe lights in the red lens of traffic signals
  • 95-R5 - Guidelines for the use of no U-turn and no left-turn signs
  • 94-R22 - Evaluation of a video image detection system
  • 94-R10 - Evaluation of a movable concrete barrier system
  • 93-R2 - The avoidance of weigh stations in Virginia by overweight trucks
  • 93-R1 - Evaluation of the International Barrier Corporation's Mark VII median barrier
  • 92-R8 - Evaluation of weigh-in-motion systems
  • 92-R17 - Using the Traffic monitoring guide to develop a truck weight sampling procedure for use in Virginia :final report
  • 90-TAR7 - Review of paved shoulders
  • 90-TAR3 - An operating guide for the control of residential cut-through traffic
  • 89-TTR1 - Traffic management teams :a description and action plan for Virginia
  • 89-R24 - Temporary asphalt medians for two-lane, two-way operation
  • 88-R27 - Evaluation of site plan review procedures
  • 87-R25 - Evaluation of a procedure for reducing vehicle-tree accidents
  • 87-R23 - Evaluation of wide edgelines on two-lane rural roads
  • 87-R17 - Field evaluation of highway safety hardware maintenance guidelines
  • 86-R23 - Transit operator absenteeism
  • 85-R4 - Innovative routing and scheduling concepts for transit systems
  • 85-R37 - Evaluation of wide edgelines on two-lane rural roads
  • 85-R19 - Guidelines for exclusive/permissive left-turn signal phasing
  • 85-R10 - Benefits and safety impact of night work-zone activities
  • 83-R21 - Evaluation of channelizing devices for work zones :type II barricades and chevron panels
  • 83-R18 - Guidelines for selecting matching techniques for ride sharing
  • 82-R46 - Guidelines for the design and placement of curb ramps
  • 82-R22 - Comparative analysis of reflective sheeting
  • 81-R45 - The development of criteria for the treatment of right turn movements on rural roads
  • 80-R32 - Evaluation of chevron patterns for use on traffic control devices in street and highway work zones
  • 09-R23 - Evaluation of retroreflective material on stop sign posts in Virginia
  • 09-R17 - Evaluation of adding distance information to mainline specific service (logo) signs
  • 09-R12 - Evaluation of the historic triangle wayfinding sign system
  • 07-R24 - Review of operations in the Virginia Department of Transportation's project development process
  • 07-R16 - Visibility of steel plates used in connection with highway repairs
  • 07-R12 - Evaluation of the AutoFlagger in Virginia
  • 07-CR7 - Pavement marking visibility requirements during wet night conditions
  • 05-R33 - Guidelines for developing transportation management plans in Virginia
  • 05-R30 - Guidelines for using centerline rumble strips in Virginia
  • 04-R3 - A traffic data plan for mechanistic-empirical pavement designs (2002 pavement design guide)
  • 03-TAR6 - Evaluation of deer warning reflectors in Virginia
  • 02-R15 - Evaluation of the Virginia Department of Transportation's Residential Traffic Calming Guide
  • 01-R9 - Determining the effectiveness of pavement marking materials
  • 00-R8 - Improving night work zone traffic control
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