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RESEARCH SPOTLIGHT · 2025

study of factors contributing to highway fatalities in the Gulf of

For researchers, the work provides a documented basis for the next study of transportation and infrastructure.

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The question

This project examines transportation and infrastructure and the practical problem identified in the paper’s title. It asks how the issue can be understood or addressed in a way that is useful to construction, infrastructure, or education decision-makers.

What we did

The study investigated transportation and infrastructure in the setting described by the publication, bringing together the relevant observations, stakeholder evidence, or project information. The authors analyzed that evidence against the paper’s central question; the full methods and sample details remain available through the linked publication.

What we found

  • The paper documents the relationship or practice problem stated in its title and analyzes it within a defined construction, infrastructure, or educational setting.
  • Its contribution is to make the relevant evidence more visible and usable for the audiences identified in the study.
  • The findings support more deliberate decisions while also marking the boundaries of the study’s setting and evidence.

Why it matters

For researchers, the work provides a documented basis for the next study of transportation and infrastructure. For practitioners and educators, it clarifies what should be considered before translating the paper’s contribution into a policy, project process, technology choice, or learning intervention. Read together, the question, method, and findings show how this publication fits within Tafazzoli’s broader program of connecting built-environment evidence with practical decisions. The page intentionally separates documented results from interpretation and directs readers to the complete paper for methodological detail.

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A study of factors contributing to highway fatalities in the Gulf of Mexico region

Published · 2025 · Conference paper

Alswaeer, T. K., Safapour, E., Rouhanizadeh, B., Anderson, M. D., & Tafazzoli, M. (2025). A study of factors contributing to highway fatalities in the Gulf of Mexico region. International Conference on Transportation and Development 2025 (pp. 31–42). American Society of Civil Engineers. https://doi.org/10.1061/9780784486191.004

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DOI: 10.1061/9780784486191.004

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