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Michael D. Fontaine, Ph.D., P.E
Senior Research Scientist

Phone: (434) 293-1980
Email: Michael.Fontaine@VDOT.Virginia.gov

Research:

Education:

Ph.D., Civil Engineering, Univeristy of Virginia
M.S., Civil Engineering, University of Virginia
B.S., Civil Engineering, University of Virginia

Registration:

Memberships:

Texas Transportation Institute, Urban Transportation Performance Measures Study Committee
Panel member, Federal Highway Administration Project TPF-05(99), Low-Cost Safety Improvements
Institute of Transportation Engineers

Awards:

Transportation Research Board Committee AHB55 (Work Zone Traffic Control) Best Paper Award for “Guidelines for Using Late Merge Traffic Control: Results of a Simulation-Based Study," 2005
Eno Transportation Fellow, 2005
Jack H. Dillard Award for paper "Development of Left Turn Lane Guidelines for Signalized and Unsignalized Intersections," VTRC, 2004
Transportation Research Board Committee AHB55 (Work Zone Traffic Control) Best Paper Award for “Guidelines for the Application of Portable Work Zone Intelligent Transportation Systems," 2003
Horizon Award for Outstanding Productivity and Achievement, VTRC, 2003
Dan Fambro Award for paper "Evaluation of the Effectiveness of Changeable Message Signs with Radar in Slowing Speeding Vehicles in Work Zones," Institute of Transportation Engineers, 1997

Team Memberships:

Projects:

94402 - Developing a Standard Test Procedure for Travel-Time Data Quality Assessment - Co-Principal Investigator

91268 - Development of a Planning-Level Tool to Identify High Crash Locations on Virginia's Primary System - Co-Principal Investigator

88523 - Evaluation of the Safety and Mobility Impacts of Variable Speed Limits - Principal Investigator

87969 - Evaluation of Truck Lane Restrictions, Phase II - Co-Principal Investigator

88821 - Synthesis of Benefits and Costs of Alternative Lane Marking Strategies - Co-Principal Investigator

86622 - MASC Hampton Roads Hurricane Evacuation Study - Co-Principal Investigator

76464 - Sampling Issues in Wireless Location Technology-based Traffic Monitoring Systems - Principal Investigator

75520 - Evaluation of Truck Lane Restrictions - Principal Investigator

71627 - Demonstration and Evaluation of Rational Speed Limits - Principal Investigator

68291 - Development of a Highway Safety Corridor Program in Virginia - Principal Investigator

78595 - Private Sector Provision of Congestion Data (NCHRP 70-01) - Co-Principal Investigator

Publications:

99-R15 - Guidelines for preliminary selection of the optimum interchange type for a specific location

10-R12 - Evaluation of Truck Lane Restrictions in Virginia: Phase II

09-R24 - Synthesis of benefits and costs of alternative lane marking strategies

07-CR12 - Probe sampling strategies for traffic monitoring systems based on wireless location technology

07-CR11 - Evaluation of truck lane restrictions in Virginia

06-R30 - Development and evaluation of Virginia's highway safety corridor program

05-R6 - Evaluation of the late merge work zone traffic control strategy

05-R17 - Improving the effectiveness of traffic monitoring based on wireless location technology

04-R11 - Development of left-turn lane guidelines for signalized and unsignalized intersections

03-TAR9 - Survey of statewide multimodal transportation planning practices

03-TAR13 - Engineering and technology measures to improve large truck safety :state of the practice in Virginia

03-TAR12 - Highway safety corridors :national experiences and a possible framework for Virginia