Regional Solutions for a Regional Issue
Iowa DOT Secretary Paul Trombino recently talked to the Des Moines Business Record about freight data, supply chains, economic development, and how the state is using an innovative approach to advance Iowa’s economy.
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The Safety Implications of Truck Regulations report is now available. This study considers two truck regulations of timely interest: truck speed limitations (speed limiter devices and differential speed limits), and truck lane restrictions (right lane only laws). Key factors related to implementation of the regulations, stakeholder opinions, summary of findings from past studies are presented […]
The emergency services access along Class I rail corridors report is now available. This report analyses Class I freight rail incidents in the region over the past decade by carrier and incident type, and provides an overview of emergency responder access for the region. Case study analysis focuses on nine vulnerable rural communities along major Class […]
The Construction Impacts report is now available and examines the potential impact of increased work zone numbers on CMV crashes in work zones. Recommendations from the project include expanding the Work Zone Data Exchange and supporting regionalization of the tool; creating a multistate freight corridor work zone group to address multiple work zones on a […]
