The Traffic Safety and Operations Lab is a joint venture between UMD and the Maryland State Highway Administration focused on the development and application of advanced technologies to address day-to-day congestion and safety needs in highway networks.

Key research areas include:

• Traffic control and operations
• Traffic simulation modeling
• Travel time estimation and prediction systems
• Real-time traffic monitoring and emergency evacuation
• Traffic safety analysis and evaluation
• Intelligent transportation systems
• Innovative highway geometric design and simulation

The research products and capabilities of this lab are used for research as well as teaching and training students.