Applications of Advanced Technologies in Transportation Engineering contains 125 papers on technical innovations for improving transportation infrastructure and providing more efficient transportation operations. The Proceedings were presented at the Eighth International Conference on Applications of Advanced Technologies in Transportation Engineering, held in Beijing, China, on May 26-28, 2004. The latest analytical tools for solving transportation difficulties were discussed, especially within China, which has the fastest growing economy in the world. Engineers, managers of highway agencies, instructors, and transportation consultants and researchers will benefit from reading the examples and techniques on how to solve practical transportation problems. Topics covered include: Intelligent Transportation Systems; Traffic Flow Theory and Predications; Traffic Control and Management; Highway Operations; and Public Transportation.