Greta Smith, P.E.Associate Program Director, Project DeliveryAASHTO Subcommittee on Design

June 5, 2013

Turning Research into Every Day Practice

• For past two years, SHRP2 research has been wrapping up and implementation gearing up

• Products include:– Guides– Software tools– New processes– Technologies and Tools– Testing procedures– Collaborative-decision making protocols– Driver behavior data

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Efforts are Collaborative

• Implementation is cooperative. It engages:– AASHTO – FHWA– SHRP2/TRB staff

• States are the customers of AASHTO implementation

• FHWA, TRB also serve locals, academia, MPOs

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Prioritizing States’ Needs

• AASHTO’s role is focused on identifying which products meet the states’ practical needs

• We are relying on members and committees to define how implementation can be successful

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What Can SHRP2 Solutions Do For You?• Use new assessment tools and

processes to understand – and respond to – risk.

• Better plan for and predict travel-times on busy roadways.

• Manage complex projects – of allsizes and complexity – with next generation strategies.

• Deliver a quality product using model performance specifications.

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FHWA Implementation Assistance Program Opportunities for implementation assistance• Proof of Concept Pilots• Lead Adopter Incentives• User Incentives Timeline• Application process through FHWA

– First round awards announced May 3, 2013– Tentative schedule for second round:

• Product announcements in June• Product webinars in July• Solicitation in early August, final applications due early

September; announcement October6

Looking forward: Updated SHRP2 Implementation Funding

More funding will be available

Current funding available:• SAFETEA-LU $81 Million• FFY 2012 MAP-21 $11 Million• FY 2013-14 SP&R funding $58 Million• Additional FHWA funding $18 Million

Estimated total funding available: $168 Million

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Expanding the Program

• More money: Additional $87 million available to put toward implementation

• More products: 39 additional research projects are becoming available

• More experience: Engaging states to champion product implementation

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AASHTO Implementation Task Force • ITF Meeting, March 28-29

- 28 State DOTs met to review products for next round of implementation plan

• Survey of AASHTO Committees to gauge value of potential new products

• 11 meetings of Focus Area Teams• Engagement of FHWA

and TRB• ITF Recommendations

now being developed

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SCOD Survey Responses

Full survey available at http://SHRP2.transportation.org

R01A R02 R05 R06C R06D R06E R11 R21 C05 C08 L05 L07 L080.0

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AASHTO SHRP2 Product Survey

Subcommittee on Design Weighted Average of Survey

Next Steps for SHRP2

• SHRP2 Oversight Committee determines expanded program and next products (June 2013)

• Begin full-scale state implementation of first six products (Summer 2013+)

• Next round of Implementation Assistance(Late summer 2013)

• Begin planning implementation of 2014 products

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What’s Your Role? • Become a champion for the products that fit your program• Identify key technical stakeholders and advocates within

your states• Carry the message back to your colleagues and peers• Become a “lead state”• Provide panel members for Implementation

Planning Workshops• Participate in technical transfer

and implement products

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Questions?

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Stay informed and stay tuned! Greta Smith, Associate Program Director, Project Delivery

Ph: 202-624-5815 Email: gsmith@aashto.org

For more SHRP2 information: http://SHRP2.transportation.org

Contact Pam Hutton, AASHTO SHRP2 Implementation Manager, 303-263-1212 or phutton@aashto.org