Traffic Safety Improvements at Low Water Crossings
Progress Update
Subasish Das, Ph.D.
October 4, 2018
Outline
- Progress update
- Literature Review
- Database Preparation
Literature Review
- Literature review work is ongoing
- Compiling information regrading low water crossing starategies by DOTs and Districts will start soon
Databases
- Texas CRIS Data: 2013-2017
- Texas Roadway Network Data (RHiNO)
- Low Water Crossing Location Data
- Flood Information Data
Low Water Crossings in Texas
Flood Point Locations (Texas)
Exposure Scoring (Sample Example)
Note: This is a sample interactive plot developed for a previous research project. Similar interactive maps will be developed for this project.
Future Works
- Finalize literature review work
- Assign crashes to the low water crossing locations by spatio-temporal matching
- Perform exploratory data analysis and data visualizations