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Open AccessPublished: 3 April 2026

Design and Implementation of an Automated Toll Collection System

Moses Kwasi Torkudzor, Stephen Andoh Baffoe, Gabriel Senyah, Micheal Gyamfi Opoku, Yitzak Ofori, Patrick Atsu Agbemabiese

Transportation Development Research · 64-77 · 10.55121/tdr.v4i1.1139

Manual toll collection systems exacerbate traffic congestion, economic inefficiency, and environmental pollution, particularly in rapidly urbanizing regions. Several technologies were introduced over the years to address problems associated with manual toll collection. Despite these developments, challenges remain in making the

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Open AccessPublished: 3 May 2025

Structural Design and Geotechnical Analysis of the Atal Tunnel: Engineering Solutions for High-Altitude Challenges

Anshul Jain, Hridayesh Varma

Transportation Development Research · 72-81 · 10.55121/tdr.v3i1.544

The Atal Tunnel, located in the Pir Panjal Range of the Himalayas in Himachal Pradesh, India, is the world’s longest highway tunnel above 10,000 feet (3,048 meters) with a length of 9.02 kilometers. This study details the tunnel’s structural components, safety features, and innovative engineering solutions, supported by data on

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Open AccessPublished: 17 March 2026

Superelevation of Road Curves: Influence on Vehicles Fuel Consumption

Alex Coiret, Pierre-Olivier Vandanjon

Transportation Development Research · 27-39 · 10.55121/tdr.v4i1.1052

Transport systems are primarily designed to address mobility and safety concerns. Today, energy consumption must also be taken into account in infrastructure design and operation, as environmental issues and tensions in oil production continue to intensify. For road transport, infrastructure requires energy for its construction,

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Open AccessPublished: 1 May 2026

Sustainable Management of Energy, Storage, and Wireless Transfer in Electric Vehicles Operating in an Ecological Environment

Adel Razek

Transportation Development Research · 78-89 · 10.55121/tdr.v4i1.1185

Electric vehicles are progressively being employed for ecological transportation in green environments, thereby preserving eco-friendly biodiversity and ecosystems. The involved energy storage batteries are a crucial item of green mobility. The storage capacity state is intensely allied to the interconnection with energy supplie

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Open AccessPublished: 1 November 2025

Socioeconomic Profiles of Drivers of Heavy-Duty Vehicles and Self-Reported Causes of Road Traffic Crashes in Southwestern Nigeria

Olusegun Fasaanu, olabisi olapoju, Samuel A. Aguda

Transportation Development Research · 63-71 · 10.55121/tdr.v3i2.784

Heavy-duty vehicle (HDV) crashes, particularly those involving tankers and trailers, present severe safety challenges in Nigeria due to the combination of human, vehicular, and infrastructural risk factors. This study investigates the socioeconomic and demographic characteristics of HDV drivers in Southwestern Nigeria and examin

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Open AccessPublished: 29 October 2025

Platformising Informal Motorcycle Transport, Youth Livelihoods, and Digital Constraints: A Case of ORide E-Hailing in Ibadan, Nigeria

Ingomowei Preye Samson, Michael Obinna Iwelu

Transportation Development Research · 52-62 · 10.55121/tdr.v3i2.717

The platform-based motorcycle ride-hailing is changing informal mobility systems in African urban areas, but there is little empirical data on the socio-economic effects, adoption forces, and challenges of sustainability. This paper examines the rise of ORide, a commercial motorcycle e-hailing service in Ibadan, Nigeria, and wha

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Open AccessPublished: 17 June 2025

Enhancing Road Safety and Network Intelligence through Vehicleto-Everything (V2X) Communication: Architectures, Models, and Performance Analysis

Qutaiba Ibrahim Ali, Hussein M. Mohammed

Transportation Development Research · 1-13 · 10.55121/tdr.v3i1.426

Vehicle-to-Everything (V2X) communication is a transformative and rapidly advancing paradigm that enables real-time, bidirectional data exchange between vehicles, infrastructure, pedestrians, and broader network systems using wireless technologies. As urban mobility becomes more complex and traffic congestion, collision rates, a

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Open AccessPublished: 22 May 2025

Dynamic Assessment of Tunnels Subjected to Moving Train Loads (Case Study: Tunnel of Tehran Subway Line 3)

Morteza Nasirivand Aghabagher, Farhad Samimi Namin

Transportation Development Research · 39-54 · 10.55121/tdr.v2i2.252

The expansion of urban populations necessitates improvements in construction and the development of urban infrastructure. The creation of subway tunnels in urban centers has consistently faced considerable challenges and constraints. This study specifically focuses on one such issue: the intersection of subway lines with existin

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Open AccessPublished: 1 May 2025

Dynamic Evaluation of Bridges: A Case Study of the Chenab Bridge in India

Anshul Jain, Dr. Samir Patel

Transportation Development Research · 46-61 · 10.55121/tdr.v3i1.541

The Chenab Bridge, located in Jammu and Kashmir, India, is the world’s highest railway arch bridge, standing 359 meters above the Chenab River with a main arch span of 467 meters. This paper presents a comprehensive dynamic evaluation of the bridge, focusing on its response to seismic, wind, and blast loads, which are critical g

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Open AccessPublished: 9 August 2024

Enhancing the Sustainable Transportation Facilities Infrastructure Need with the Trip Generation Modeling

saad sarsam

Transportation Development Research · 1-5 · 10.55121/tdr.v1i1.98

The transportation system is considered as one of the most important sustainable infrastructures in a country. Enhancing its need for development to cover the requirements of the inhabitants in a city is vital and the starting point for that is the consideration of the total number of trips generated to cover the commercial, edu

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