11th International Transportation Specialty Conference

Co-chairs: Ryan Vanderputten (Ministry of Transportation, Ontario), Jeff Matthews (Dillon Consulting)

The Transportation Specialty Conference will explore how transportation contributes to efficient and resilient infrastructure and healthy resilient communities. It will address financing & alternate revenue gathering, innovative procurement, community engagement needs, advanced transportation applications, and case studies of recent experiences. All modes of transportation will be represented.

Proceedings

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2016
Wednesday, June 1st
12:00 AM

TRA-901: OPTIMIZING THE LOCATION OF ROAD WEATHER INFORMATION SYSTEMS (RWIS) STATIONS – A SAMPLING DESIGN OPTIMIZATION APPROACH

Tae J. Kwon, University of Waterloo
Liping Fu, University of Waterloo
Stephanie J. Melles, Ryerson University
Max S. Perchanok, Ontario Ministry of Transportation

London

12:00 AM - 12:00 AM

TRA-904: ROAD MORTALITY HOT SPOTS OF TURTLES: A THREE-YEAR MINISTRY OF TRANSPORTATION STUDY IN BRANT COUNTY, ONTARIO

Will Van Hemessen, Parsons Inc.
Julie Scott, Parsons Inc.
Tisha Doucette, Parsons Inc.
Kirstie Houston, Ontario Ministry of Transportation

London

12:00 AM - 12:00 AM

TRA-905: ENCOUNTERING RAINBOW MUSSEL, A SPECIES AT RISK, DURING CONSTRUCTION OF A STORMWATER MANAGEMENT FACILITY

Robert Ginson, Parsons Inc.
Courtney Beneteau, Parsons Inc.
Tisha Doucette, Parsons Inc.

London

12:00 AM - 12:00 AM

TRA-910: CONNECTED VEHICLE V2I COMMUNICATION APPLICATION TO ENHANCE DRIVER AWARENESS AT SIGNALIZED INTERSECTIONS

Mostafa Mohammed, University of Alberta
Yahui Ke, University of Alberta
Jie Gao, University of Alberta
Hui Zhang, University of Alberta
Karim El-Basyouny, University of Alberta
Tony Z. Qiu, University of Alberta

London

12:00 AM - 12:00 AM

TRA-912: BARN SWALLOW (HIRUNDO RUSTICA) NESTING HABITAT, USE OF BRIDGES AND CULVERTS AND OTHER STRUCTURES, AND IMPLICATIONS TO INFRASTRUCTURE PROJECTS IN ONTARIO

Sean Spisani, Stantec Consulting Ltd.
Matt Bruder, Stantec Consulting Ltd.

London

12:00 AM - 12:00 AM

TRA-913: BAT SPECIES AT RISK AND IMPLICATIONS TO INFRASTRUCTURE PROJECTS IN ONTARIO

Melissa Straus, Stantec Consulting Ltd.
Nicole Kopysh, Stantec Consulting Ltd.
Andrew Taylor, Stantec Consulting Ltd.

London

12:00 AM - 12:00 AM

TRA-914: TDM TO PROMOTE SUSTAINABLE COMMUTING – AN EMPLOYER’S PERSPECTIVE

Sarah Hanson, AECOM
Kevin Phillips, AECOM

London

12:00 AM - 12:00 AM

TRA-919: A SURVEY-BASED APPROACH TO UNDERSTANDING RESILIENCE IMPLICATIONS OF DISRUPTION TO TRANSIT OPERATION

Jenessa Man, Arup
Aarshabh Misra, Arup
Siva Srikukenthiran, University of Toronto
Amer Shalaby, University of Toronto

London

12:00 AM - 12:00 AM

TRA-927: THE EVOLUTION OF REPTILE MITIGATION MEASURES ON HIGHWAY 69

Terri Rogers, Ontario Ministry of Transportation

London

12:00 AM - 12:00 AM

TRA-928: FISH BARRIER MITIGATION OF AN OVERSTEEPENED CULVERT WITHIN SAUGEEN FIRST NATION RESERVE

Robert A. Amos, Aquafor
Courtney Beneteau, Parsons Inc.
Tisha Doucette, Parsons Inc.
Dan Green, MMM Group
Kirstie Houston, Ontario Ministry of Transportation
Adele Mochrie, Ontario Ministry of Transportation
Valerie Nantais, Ontario Ministry of Transportation
Dave Penny, Corrugated Steel Pipe Institute
Doran Ritchie, Saugeen Ojibway Nation

London

12:00 AM - 12:00 AM

TRA-929: A STANDARD LEXICON TO MEASURE THE LEVEL OF SERVICE OF PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION SERVICES THROUGH ONLINE TRANSIT-ORIENTED DISCUSSIONS

Moein Hosseini, University of Toronto
Tamer El-Diraby, University of Toronto
Amer Shalaby, University of Toronto

London

12:00 AM - 12:00 AM

TRA-930: TRANSIT USER BEHAVIOUR IN RESPONSE TO SUBWAY SERVICE DISRUPTION

Teddy Lin, University of Toronto
Amer Shalaby, University of Toronto
Eric Miller, University of Toronto

London

12:00 AM - 12:00 AM

TRA-931: USING GROUND PENETRATING RADAR (GPR) TO IDENTIFY TURTLE NESTS

Richard Korczak, Stantec Consulting Ltd.
Matt Bruder, Stantec Consulting Ltd.
Sean Spisani, Stantec Consulting Ltd.

London

12:00 AM - 12:00 AM

TRA-932: PLANNING FOR GOODS MOVEMENT: ONTARIO'S FREIGHT-SUPPORTIVE GUIDELINES & OFF PEAK DELIVERIES PILOT

Robin Kortright, Ontario Ministry of Transportation
Lucy Kang, Ontario Ministry of Transportation

London

12:00 AM - 12:00 AM

TRA-933: EFFECTS OF RAINFALL ON CONTROL DELAY AND QUEUE AT MULTILANE ROUNDABOUT

Stephen Olukayode Ibijola, University of KwaZulu-Natal
Johnnie Ben-Edigbe, University of KwaZulu-Natal

London

12:00 AM - 12:00 AM

TRA-934: INCORPORATION OF ROUNDABOUTS AT HOLT RD INTERCHANGE

Michael Weldon, AECOM
Christopher Schueler, AECOM

London

12:00 AM - 12:00 AM

TRA-935: REPAIRING HIGH VOLUME HMA HIGHWAYS WITH PRECAST CONCRETE INLAY PANELS

Daniel Pickel, University of Waterloo
Susan L. Tighe, University of Waterloo
Stephen Lee, Ontario Ministry of Transportation
Rico Fung, Cement Association of Canada
Tom Kazmierowski, Golder Associates Ltd.
Peter Smith, The Fort Miller Co., Inc.
Mark Snyder, Engineering Consultant

London

12:00 AM - 12:00 AM

TRA-936: MODIFYING SIGNAL CONTROL AT INTERSECTIONS UNDER ADVERSE WEATHER CONDITONS

Zhengyang Lu, University of Waterloo
Liping Fu, University of Waterloo
Tae J. Kwon, University of Waterloo

London

12:00 AM - 12:00 AM

TRA-938: A PARKWAY IN A PRAIRIE: THE RT. HON. HERB GRAY PARKWAY

Joel Foster, Ontario Ministry of Transportation

London

12:00 AM - 12:00 AM

TRA-939: RE-ESTABLISHING COMMUNITY CONNECTIONS: THE RT. HON. HERB GRAY PARKWAY

Joel Foster, Ontario Ministry of Transportation

London

12:00 AM - 12:00 AM

TRA-940: ASSESSING CURRENT AND FUTURE MACKENZIE RIVER FREIGHT VOLUMES IN THE CONTEXT OF CLIMATE CHANGE IMPACTS

Yunzhuang Zheng, University of Alberta
Amy Kim, University of Alberta
Qianqian Du, University of Alberta

London

12:00 AM - 12:00 AM

TRA-941: EFFECTIVENESS OF VARIABLE MESSAGE SIGNS IN IMPROVING THE ROAD NETWORK THROUGH ROUTE GUIDANCE

Ahmed Kamal Mostafa, Cairo University
Dalia G. Said, Cairo University
Omar Osman Omar, Cairo University
Ahmed Atef Gadallah, Cairo University

London

12:00 AM - 12:00 AM

TRA-942: IMPUTATION OF MISSING CLASSIFIED TRAFFIC DATA DURING WINTER SEASON

Hyuk-Jae Roh, City of Regina
Satish Sharma, University of Regina
Prasanta K. Sahu, Birla Institute of Technology and Science (BITS), Pilani

London

12:00 AM - 12:00 AM

TRA-944: UNION PEARSON EXPRESS SPUR AND T1 STATION

Srdjan Brasic, AECOM
Andrew Barr, AECOM

London

12:00 AM - 12:00 AM

TRA-946: COMPARING CRASH ESTIMATION TECHNIQUES FOR RANKING OF SITES IN A NETWORK SCREENING PROCESS

Lalita Thakali, University of Waterloo
Liping Fu, University of Waterloo
Tao Chen, University of Waterloo

London

12:00 AM - 12:00 AM

TRA-950: A DYNAMIC PROGRAMMING APPROACH FOR ARTERIAL SIGNAL OPTIMIZATION IN A CONNECTED VEHICLE ENVIRONMENT

Gang Liu, University of Alberta
Tony Z. Qiu, University of Alberta

London

12:00 AM - 12:00 AM

TRA-951: THE IMPORTANCE OF INTEGRATED CORRIDOR MANAGEMENT AT BORDERS AND THEIR SURROUNDING COMMUNITIES

Ben Plested, Ontario Ministry of Transportation

London

12:00 AM - 12:00 AM

TRA-952: ENHANCING RESILIENCE OF TRAFFIC NETWORKS WITH CONNECTED VEHICLES

Ata M. Khan, Carleton University
Matthew Whelen, Carleton University
Naser Snobar, Carleton University
Omar Elsafdi, Carleton University
Brooke Jones, Carleton University
Patricia Arnold, Carleton University

London

12:00 AM - 12:00 AM

TRA-953: AUTOMATION IN DRIVING FOR ENHANCING RESILIENCY IN TRANSPORTATION SYSTEM

Ata M. Khan, Carleton University
Matthew Whelen, Carleton University
Omar Elsafdi, Carleton University
Naser Snobar, Carleton University
Brooke Jones, Carleton University
Patricia Arnold, Carleton University

London

12:00 AM - 12:00 AM

TRA-954: SOLUTION MODEL FOR URBAN TRAFFIC CONGESTION: EGYPTIAN CASE STUDY

Mary E. Soliman, The American University in Cairo AUC
Romany E. Bassily, The American University in Cairo AUC
Safwan A. Khedr, The American University in Cairo AUC
Maram M. Saudy, The American University in Cairo AUC
Ezzat H. Fahmy, The American University in Cairo AUC
Omar I. Khalil, The American University in Cairo AUC

London

12:00 AM - 12:00 AM

TRA-956: IMPROVING INTERSECTION THROUGHPUT USING CONNECTED VEHICLES

Jiangchen Li, University of Alberta
Jie Gao, University of Alberta
Tony Z. Qiu, University of Alberta

London

12:00 AM - 12:00 AM

TRA-957: LONDON ON BIKES – LONDON’S CYCLING MASTER PLAN STRATEGIC CHANGES TO IMPROVE LONDON’S CYCLING CULTURE & INFRASTRUCTURE

Douglas W. MacRae, City of London
Claire A. S. Basinski, MMM Group - WSP

London

12:00 AM - 12:00 AM

TRA-958: A METHODOLOGY FOR INTEGRATING ASSET VALUATION IN TRANSPORTATION ASSET MANAGEMENT

Zaid Alyami, University of Waterloo
Susan L. Tighe, University of Waterloo

London

12:00 AM - 12:00 AM

TRA-960: FIELD EVALUATION OF PASSING SIGHT DISTANCE PARAMETERS

Udai Hassein, Ryerson University
Said Easa, Ryerson University

London

12:00 AM - 12:00 AM

TRA-961: FOAM GLASS LIGHTWEIGHT AGGREGATE: THE NEW APPROACH

Yassaman Yousefi, University of Waterloo
Adam C. Schneider, University of Waterloo
Hassan Baaj, University of Waterloo
Susan L. Tighe, University of Waterloo
Abbas Youssefi, Foamyna Canada Inc.

London

12:00 AM - 12:00 AM

TRA-962: COLOURED ASPHALT BUS RAPID TRANSIT LANES IN THE REGIONAL MUNICIPALITY OF YORK: INTEGRATING LABORATORY PERFORMANCE TESTING INTO SUSTAINABLE PAVEMENT ASSET MANAGEMENT

Sina Varamini, University of Waterloo
Mehran Kafi Farashah, The Regional Municipality of York
Susan L. Tighe, University of Waterloo

London

12:00 AM - 12:00 AM

TRA-963: EVALUATION OF USING WIFI SIGNALS TO ESTIMATE INTERSECTION TRAVEL TIME

Sajad Shiravi, Univeristy of Waterloo
Kamal Hossain, University of Waterloo
Liping Fu, University of Waterloo
Amir Ghods, SMATS Traffic Solutions Inc.

London

12:00 AM - 12:00 AM

TRA-967: TIME EXPENDITURE DIFFERENCES AMONG WEEKDAYS, WEEKENDS, AND FRIDAYS FOR RESIDENTS OF MAKKAH, KINGDOM OF SAUDI ARABIA

Alaa A. S. Sindi, Carleton University
Said Easa, Ryerson University
A. O. Abd El Halim, Carleton University

London

12:00 AM - 12:00 AM

TRA-968: WATERLOO REGION LIGHT RAIL TRANSIT – OVERVIEW AND DESIGN CHALLENGE

Scott Davis, AECOM

London

12:00 AM - 12:00 AM