SHRP 2 Products Chart

May 2014

SHRP 2 Products Chart May 2014

In 2005, Congress authorized the second Strategic Highway Research Program (SHRP 2) to focus for a fixed time on a small number of big challenges facing the nation:

• The aging interstate highway system and other roads, vital to commerce and tomobility,needtoberenewed,butcurrenttrafficvolumes,close-bycommunities,andexpectationsof thedrivingpublicdemandmoreefficiency in the renewalprocessthantraditionalmethodscandeliver.

• The costs of congestion are mounting and they reach far beyond the roadway.Trafficcongestioncontributestothenumberofcrashesandfatalities,togreenhousegas emissions, to increased costs ofmoving goods, and to driver frustration anddiminishedqualityoflife.

• Thegainsinreducingtrafficcrashesandfatalitiesareerodingastechnologiescompetefordrivers’attention, thenumberofagingdrivers increases,andthere is relativelylittleobjectivebasisforaddressingdriverbehavior.

Addressing these challenges became the mission of SHRP 2, which expresses its intent inthisvisionstatement:AhighwaysystemthatactivelycontributestoimprovedqualityoflifeforallAmericansbyprovidingsafe,efficientmobilityinaneconomically,socially,andenvironmentallyresponsiblemanner.

This ProductChart brieflydescribes theproducts of the researchprogramandhowtheirusecanimpactcurrentpractice.Ittellswheretofindthetoolsandresourcesandprovides the implementation status of the products andwho to contact for furtherinformation.

Details about the research are on the web at www.TRB.org/SHRP2.

Details about product implementation activities and assistance are on theGoSHRP2website at www.fhwa.dot.gov/goshrp2/.

DetailsaboutwhereandhowstatesareusingSHRP2SolutionsareontheAASHTOwebsite at www.shrp2.transportation.org.

SHRP 2 Safety Research Products 1

PRODUCT (Project Numbers) Impact on Practice Product Status Implementation Status

Data to Improve Highway Safety

Naturalistic Driving Study database (NDS) (S05, S06, and S07)

TheNDSdatabasecontainscomprehensivevideoandvehiclesensordatacollectedfromdriversandtheirvehiclesoverathree-yearperiodinsixlocationsacrosstheUnitedStates.Thedatabasecontains2petabytesofdatafrom5.4milliontripstakenby3,147volunteerdriversforbetween4and24monthseach—nearly50millionmilesofdriving.Thedataincludecontinualrecordsofeachvehicle’sposition,speed,acceleration,steeringandbrakeactivityatalltimesduringeachtrip.Theyalsoincludeforwardradardataandvideocameraviewslookingforwardinfrontofthevehicle,backwardbehindthevehicle,andtowardthedriver’sfaceandhands.ThestudywasconductedinsixareasinFlorida,Indiana,NorthCarolina,NewYork,Pennsylvania,andWashington.Thesixareascontainamixofroadtypesandclimateconditions.Approximatelyequalnumbersofmaleandfemaledriversinallagegroupsparticipated.Thedatabasecanbeaccessedbyqualifiedresearchers to analyze what is actually happening behind the wheelasdriversaredrivingintheireverydayor“natural”drivingconditions.

TheNDSwasdevelopedandcollectedthroughthreeSHRP2researchprojects.ProjectS05designedtheNDSdatabase.ProjectS06managedthedatacollection.ThesixS07projectsconductedthedatacollection.

Analysis of the NDS data can address manyquestionsaboutdriverbehaviorthat cannot be studied accurately with datafromcrashes,observations,orsurveys.Thedatashowhowdriversreallydrive,howtheyinteractwithvehicular,roadway,andenvironmentalfeatures, what they are doing just beforetheycrash,andwhysomeriskysituationsdonotproducecrashes.Theanalysescanhelprefineexistingcountermeasuresanddevelopnewones to reduce crashes, injuries, and fatalities.

Data collection was completed in November2013.InitialqualitycontrolwascompletedinMarch2014.Finalquality control will be completed byDec.31,2014.Thedatabaseiscurrentlyavailableforlimiteduseby qualified researchers with a data sharingagreement.TheNDSwillbelinkedtotheRoadwayInformationDatabase(RID)byDecember2014,asdescribedbelow.

TheS05report,Design of the In-Vehicle Driving Behavior and Crash Risk Study(ReportS2-S05-RR-1)isavailableatwww.trb.org/Publications/Blurbs/165119.aspx.

TheS06andS07reportswillbeavailablein2014.

Documentation for the full study isavailableontheInSightwebsitehttps://insight.shrp2nds.us/.

TheNDSisimplementedbystudiesthatanalyzetheNDSdata.Threeanalysis contracts are already using the data—seetheS08projectsbelow.Asolicitation for additional studies will be includedinRound4IAP(June2014).

TheNDSandRIDdatawillbeavailableforgeneraluseinJanuary2015.

CONTACTS: Ken Campbell, kcampbell@nas.edu,AladdinBarkawi,Aladdin.Barkawi@dot.gov, and Kelly Hardy, KHardy@aashto.org

SHRP 2 Safety Research Products May2014 Toaddressacriticalgapindataaboutdriverbehavior,theSHRP2SafetyProgramconductedthemostcomprehensivenaturalisticdrivingstudy(NDS)yetundertaken.Theresultingdatabaseistheworld'slargestsourceofdataonabroadrangeofdriversanddrivingconditionscollectedatsixsitesinthecontinentalUnitedStates.Acomplementaryandlinkedroadwaydatabasewillmakeitpossibletorelatedriverbehaviortoroadwaycharacteristics.Thefoundationaldatabases,alongwithSHRP2-developedreduceddatasetsandanalysissupporttools,willbeusedbyprivatepublic,andacademicresearcherstoimprovehighwaysafetyforthenext20years.

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Roadway Information Database (RID) (S03,S04A,andS04B)

TheRIDcontainsroadwaydataaswellasothercontextualinformation from three sources:

1)Newroadwaydataonapproximately12,500centerlinemilesinthesixstudyareas.Thedata,whichSHRP2collectedusingautomateddatacollectionvehicles,wasqualityassuredbyanindependent third party to meet project specifications (Project S04B);2)Existingroadwaydatawasacquiredfromanationalsourceandfromstateinventoriesinthesixstudystates;and3)Supplementalinformationwasacquiredwasfromnationalandstatesources.Thenewdataincludehorizontalcurvature,grade,cross-slope,lanes,shoulders,medians,rumblestrips,barriers,lighting,intersections,andallMUTCDsigns.Theexistingroadwayinventorydatavarybystate.Thesupplementaldataincludecrashhistories,traffic,weather,workzoneinformation,changestoinfrastructure,roadwaycapacityimprovements,safetyenforcementlaws,FRAgradecrossings,andHighwayPerformanceMonitoringSystemfiles.Allthesedatafromthethreecategoriesarereferencedtoacommonbasemapwithnationalcoverageandaremanagedinageospatialdatabase.

ProjectS04AdesignedandmanagedtheRIDdatabase,obtainedthe existing and supplemental data, and quality assured the new roadwaydatacollectedunderProjectS04B.ProjectS03evaluatedseveralmobiledatacollectionvendorstoassistinselectingonefortheS04Bdatacollection.

TheRIDprovidestheroadwaycontextforthedatacollectedfromthevehiclesintheNDS.LinkingtheRIDdatawith the NDS can address questions ofhowdriverbehaviorisaffectedbyroadwaycharacteristics.Theanalysescan help refine existing roadway countermeasuresanddevelopnewones to reduce crashes, injuries, and fatalities.

Detailed roadway data collection was completedinNovember2013.Existingand supplemental data collection willbecompletedin2014andtheRID database will be complete and documentedbyDec.31,2014.Thedatabaseiscurrentlyavailableforqualified researchers on a limited basis without the supplemental data that is beingaddedin2014.

TheS04Areportwillbeavailablein2014.

TheS03report,Roadway Measurement System Evaluation(S2-S03-RW-1)isavailableatwww.trb.org/Publications/Blurbs/165410.aspx.

TheRIDisimplementedbyusingtheRIDdata.Twoofthethreeanalysiscontracts are already using RID data—seetheS08projectsbelow.Asolicitation for additional studies will be includedinRound4IAP(June2014).TheNDSandRIDdatawillbeavailableforgeneraluseinJanuary2015.

CONTACTS: CharlesFay,cfay@nas.edu,AladdinBarkawi,Aladdin.Barkawi@dot.gov, and Kelly Hardy, KHardy@aashto.org

NDS-RID Linkage Database (S31,Task1.7)

TheNDSdatabaseoftripsandtheRIDdatabaseofroadwaysegmentsareintheprocessofbeinglinked.EachNDStripwillbelinkedtotheRIDtoidentifytheroadwaysegmentsonwhichittraveled.EachRIDroadwaysegmentwillbelinkedtoidentifytheNDStripsthattraveledoverit.

Analysesofthelinkeddatacanaddressmanyquestionsofhowdriverbehaviorandroadwaycharacteristicsinteract.Thisknowledgecanhelpreducecrashesthroughimprovedroadwaydesignandoperations.

LinkingwillbecompleteanddocumentedbyDec.31,2014.

AsolicitationisincludedinRound4IAP(June2014).Itisanticipatedthatsomestudies done under this solicitation will usetheNDS-RIDlinkagedatabase.

CONTACTS: Ken Campbell, kcampbell@nas.edu,AladdinBarkawi,Aladdin.Barkawi@dot.gov, and Kelly Hardy, KHardy@aashto.org

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DataAnalysisToolsandResults

InSight NDS Website (S31Task1.1)

UserscanaccessNDSbackgroundinformationandNDSdatathrough the Insight website https://insight.shrp2nds.us/.

Backgroundinformationincludesastudyoverview,adataaccessguide,datadictionariesforalldatasubsetsandvariables,andsampledatafromdriverassessments,facevideo,andtripvideosandtimeseriesdata.

Data accessible through the website include:

> Tripsummaryfile:categoricaldataoneachtripthatdescribethedriver,thevehicle,triplength,maximumspeedandbraking,and much more

> Crashesandnear-crashes:eventfilesfortheapproximately700crashesand7,000near-crashescontaincategoricaldatafromthe trip summary file and other data coded manually, such as driverdistractionandcellphoneuse.Epochfilesforeachcrashandnear-crashcontainabout30secondsoftimeseriesdataandforwardvideo

> Baselines:similareventandepochfilesforapproximately30,000randomlyselectedbaselineperiodsofdrivingacrossallvehiclesinthestudy.

Userscanqueryandtabulatethedataon-line.

ThewebsiteisthebestwayforNDSusers to learn about the data and to explorewhatdataareavailabletostudy the questions they are interested in.Somequestionscanbestudieddirectly from the website trip summary dataorthecrash,near-crash,andbaselinedata.

TheApril10,2014websitereleasecontainsover1milliontrips,over100crashes/near-crashes,andmostvariables.AdditionaltripsandvariableswillbeaddedinreleasesinJulyandOctober2014.ThewebsitedataandvariableswillbecompletebyDecember31,2014.

Documentation for all website data is availableonthewebsite.

TheInSightwebsiteisavailableforuse.Access information is on the home page https://insight.shrp2nds.us/.

CONTACTS: Ken Campbell, kcampbell@nas.edu,AladdinBarkawi,Aladdin.Barkawi@dot.gov, and Kelly Hardy, KHardy@aashto.org

Analysis of SHRP 2 Naturalistic Driving Data (S08A,B,andD)

AnalysesofearlyNDSdatatoaddressthreehigh-prioritytopics:safetyonruraltwo-lanecurves,driverinattention,andoffsetleft-turnlanes.Phase1demonstratedproof-of-concept;threecontractorsareconducingfullanalysesinPhase2.FinalreportsaredueJuly31,2014andwillbeavailablelaterin2014.

Integration of Analysis Methods and Development of Analysis Plan (S02)

A compilation of priority research topics and sample plans for analyzingNDSdata.

Results from these analysis projects can beusedtodesignorrefinecost-effectivemeasures to reduce road departure crashes,warninattentivedrivers,andhelpDOTsdesignintersectionsthatbalancecrashriskwithconstructionandmaintenancecosts.

Theprojectdevelopedalistofmorethan400potentialresearchtopics,identifiedthehighest-priorityresearchquestions,anddevelopedfivesampleworkplansforaddressingthosequestions.ThereportprovidesusefulbackgroundinformationforthosewhowishtouseNDSdata.

AreportsummarizingthePhase1workin all four projects, Initial Analyses from the SHRP 2 Naturalistic Driving Study: Addressing Driver Performance and Behavior in Traffic Safety,isavailableat www.trb.org/Main/Blurbs/168727.aspx.

Finalreportswillbeavailablein2014.

Thereport,Integration of Analysis Methods and Development of Analysis Plan (S2-S02-RW-1)isavailableat www.trb.org/Publications/Blurbs/166051.aspx.

CONTACTS: Ken Campbell, kcampbell@nas.edu,AladdinBarkawi,Aladdin.Barkawi@dot.gov, and Kelly Hardy, KHardy@aashto.org

PRODUCT (Project Numbers) Impact on Practice Product Status Implementation Status

Bridges

Innovative Bridge Designs For Rapid Renewal(R04)

Adesigntoolkitforprefabricatedbridgeelementswasdevelopedthat includes standard design concepts for foundation systems, substructure and superstructure systems, subsystems, and components.Aguideandexamplesarealsoprovided.Itincludesstandard plans, model specifications for design and construction anddetailedexamples.

Standardized approaches streamline theactivitiesrequiredtodesign,fabricate, and erect bridge replacement systems in less time, and install them inhoursordays,ratherthanweeksormonths.Withthistoolkit,localcontractors can use typical equipment to gain the benefits of accelerated bridgeconstructiontechniques.Changingtheprojectdeliverymodelwiththesetechniquescanprovideeconomies of scale in manufacturing and construction, reduce traffic disruption,andincreasesafety.

Thetoolkit,thefinalreport,andvideosof bridge construction using the design toolkitandABCtechniquesinIowaandNewYorkareavailableathttp://www.trb.org/Main/Blurbs/167693.aspx.

IncludedintheRound1IAP.Elevenstatesarereceivingimplementationassistance.

CONTACTS areShayBurrows,shay.burrows@dot.govandPatriciaBush,pbush@aashto.org

Bridges For Service Life Beyond 100 Years: Innovative Systems, Subsystems, and Components(R19A)

TheServiceLifeDesignGuideisanewreferencevolumethat addresses design, fabrication, construction, operation, maintenance, repair, and replacement issues for both new and existingbridgesduringtheentireservicelifeofthebridge.TheGuideprovidesinformationandprocedurestosystematicallydesignnewandexistingbridgesfortheservicelifeanddurability.Itincludesaframeworkforservicelifedesignandhas11chapters,and7appendiceseachdevotedtoacertainbridgecomponentoraspectoftheservicelifedesignprocess.

Addressingtheservicelifeofeverybridge component at the design stage ensuresthattheoverallstructurecan be maintained to reach a design lifeof100years.TheGuideequipsdesignerstodesignlonger-lastingbridge components that are easier to inspect, maintain, and replace, and are bettersuitedtotheirenvironment—factors that reduce maintenance, lane closures,andworkzones.

TheDesign Guide for Bridges for Service Life isavailableatwww.trb.org/Main/Blurbs/168760.aspx.Thefinalreport,Bridges for Service Life Beyond 100 Years: Innovative Systems, Subsystems, and Components,isavailableathttp://www.trb.org/Main/Blurbs/169729.aspx.TheGuidewillbefurtherdevelopedto incorporate additional chapters and practicalexamples,andwilllikelybepublishedbyAASHTO.

Renamedas“ServiceLifeDesignforBridges.”IncludedintheRound4IAP(June2014).

CONTACTS: Anwar Ahmad, anwar.ahmad@dot.govandPatriciaBush,pbush@aashto.org

4 SHRP 2 Renewal Research Products

SHRP 2 Renewal Research Products May2014 SHRP2Renewalproductsaretoolsandresourcestorenewroadsandbridgesinlesstime,withlessdisruptiontotrafficandcommunities.Theyincludeadvancedmethodsforbridges,nondestructivetestingtechniques,pavements,projectdelivery,andundergroundutilities.Togethertheseproductshelptransportationagenciesmeetthechallengetogetin,getout,andstayout.

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PRODUCT (Project Numbers) Impact on Practice Product Status Implementation Status

Bridges for Service Life Beyond 100 Years: Service Limit State Design(R19B)

TheServiceLifeGuideSpecificationandFrameworkprovidesdraftdesigncodesforstandardbridgesbasedonservicelimitstate.Thecompaniontoolkitincludesdatasetsrelatedtodurability,fatigue,fracture,andredundancyasintegralissuesofservicelife;performancemeasures;andcomprehensivedesignproceduresleadingtolongerandmorepredictableservicelife.

Whenindividualbridgecomponents,suchasbridgebearings,deckjoints,and columns and piles deteriorate at different rates, bridges can be closed forrepairfartoooften.Designingbridge components and systems to servicelimitstatesextendstheservicelife of the entire structure, yields significantsavingsthroughreducedmaintenance and, by reducing road closures,reducessafetyrisksforworkersandroadusers.

PortionsofthisworkareexpectedtobeincorporatedintotheAASHTOBridgeSpecifications.TheServiceLifeGuidewillcontinuetobedevelopedunderAASHTOguidance.Thefinalreport, Bridges for Service Life Beyond 100 Years: Service Limit State Design, is availableathttp://www.trb.org/Main/Blurbs/170201.aspx.Thetoolkitisforthcoming.

Renamedas“ServiceLimitStateDesignforBridges.”

CONTACTS: Matt DeMarco, matthew.demarco@dot.govandGretaSmith,gsmith@aashto.org

Nondestructive Testing Techniques

A Plan for Developing High Speed, Nondestructive Testing Procedures for both Design Evaluation and Construction Inspection (R06)

ThisprojectidentifiedexistingNDEtechniquesandpractices,emerging technologies, and apparent gaps between current and future inspection requirements and existing and emerging technology.AnR&Dplanwasdevelopedtoaddressthegapsandsevenfollow-onprojectswereundertaken.

WithadvancedNDEtechnologies,agencies will be better equipped to meet the challenges of rapid renewal projects.

Theprojectiscomplete.Thefinalreport, A Plan for Developing High-Speed, Nondestructive Testing Procedures for Both Design Evaluation and Construction Inspection (SHRP 2 Report S2-R06-RW)isavailableasanAdobePDFdocument.ProjectR06generated7relatedprojects(R06A-G).Theproducts of each are included in the NDToolbox,availableathttp://www.ndtoolbox.org/.

TRB CONTACT:AndrewHorosko,ahorosko@nas.edu

Nondestructive Testing Technologies for Rapid Renewal (R06A)

TheNDToolboxisanonlinecollectionoftechniquesandtechnologies for identifying deterioration on concrete bridge decks,qualitycontrolofconstructionmaterialsandpavements,andconditionassessmentofpavementsandtunnels.

TheNDToolboxincludestechnologiesthatwereindependentlyevaluatedso owner agencies can be confident in their choice of technology and method.Thewebtoolalsohasaddedinformation on technologies that were the focus of research in projects R06B-G.TheNDToolboxsupportsfasterandmoreeffectiveconditionassessments that help reduce traffic delaysandsafetyrisksfromlaneclosures.

Thefinalreport,Nondestructive Testing to Identify Concrete Bridge Deck Deterioration,(SHRP2ReportS2-R06A-RR-1)isonlineathttp://www.trb.org/Main/Blurbs/167278.aspx.VideosoftheSHRP2fieldvalidationofNDTtechnologies are at http://www.trb.org/StrategicHighwayResearchProgram 2SHRP2/Pages/Video-FieldValidation TestingofNondestructiveTesting TechnologiesonaConcreteBridgeDeck _511.aspx.

Renamedas“NondestructiveTestingTechnologiesforConcreteBridgeDecks.”IncludedintheRound4IAP(June2014).

CONTACTS: Matt DeMarco, matthew.demarco@dot.govandEvanRothblatt,erothblatt@aashto.org

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Evaluating Applications Of Field Spectroscopy Devices To Fingerprint Commonly Used Construction Materials(R06B)

Theprojectevaluatedportablequality-controltechnologiestoverifytheuniquefingerprintofcommonconstructionmaterialsinthefield.Theprojectcompileddatasetsfortheuniquesignaturesofmanycommonconstructionmaterials.ThemostsuccessfulgenericprocedureswereexpandedintodraftAASHTOstandardspecifications for a method for fingerprinting chemical admixtures in freshly mixed portland cement concrete and a method for determiningthemetalcontentinpaint.

Theabilitytoconfirmthatthematerial being used onsite meets contract specifications will allow real-timeverificationofconstructionoperationsandpreventcostlyreworktoreplacenoncompliantmaterial.Fieldverificationalsomeansthatcontractorscanquicklymovetothenextprojectoperation without waiting for results oflaboratoryanalysistoverifythetypeandqualityofthematerial,savingbothtimeandmoney.

Agency-orientedmodelspecificationsare being refined for each testing method.PilottestsconductedwithtwoDOTshavebeencompleted.Thereport, Evaluating Applications of Field Spectroscopy Devices to Fingerprint Commonly Used Construction Materials (SHRP2ReportS2-R06B-RW-1)isatwww.trb.org/Main/Blurbs/167279.aspx.Afieldtestreportisexpectedin2014.

Renamedas“TechniquestoFingerprintConstructionMaterials.”

CONTACTS: SteveCooper,Stephen.J.Cooper@dot.govandEvanRothblatt, erothblatt@aashto.org

Specifications For Using Rapid Infrared and Radar Technologies for Quality Control of Asphalt Pavements During Construction (R06C)

Theprojectdevelopedtwonondestructivetechniquesfordetectingdefectareasinasphaltpavementsduringconstruction.PAVE-IRmeasuresthereal-timemattemperature.Ground-penetratingradarmeasurespavementdensityafterrolling.Recommendationsforequipmentandtestingprotocolswerealsodeveloped.Atrainingvideoexplaininghowtousethetechnologiesandinterpretthedatahasbeenproduced.

Thesetechnologiesovercomesomedrawbacksofstandardtestingmethodstoadvancepracticeandprovidenewefficienciesinpavementconstruction.Costlyandtime-sensitivenucleartestingbecomesunnecessary.Bothtechnologies (infrared and radar) testessentially100percentofthepavementarea,providingmuchmoreinspectioncoveragethanexistingqualitycontrolmethods.Detectingdefect areas during construction allows thepavingcrewtoadjustinrealtime,whichavoidscostlycorrectionsandmorereliablyproduceslong-lastingpavements.

ThesetechnologieswerepilottestedinVermontinconjunctionwithFHWA’sEveryDayCountsprogram;furthertestswereconductedinPennsylvaniaandVirginia.

Thefinalreport,Using Both Infrared and High-Speed Ground Penetrating Radar for Uniformity Measurements on New HMA Layers(ReportS2-R06C-RR-1),trainingmaterials,video,andspecifications for testing procedures areavailableatwww.trb.org/Main/Blurbs/167280.aspx.Afieldtestreportwillbeavailableinspring2014.

Renamedas“RapidTechnologiestoEnhanceQualityControlonAsphaltPavements.”IncludedintheRound4IAP(June2014).

CONTACTS: SteveCooper,Stephen.J.Cooper@dot.govandEvanRothblatt, erothblatt@aashto.org

Guidelines For Using NDT Methods to Identify Delamination in Asphalt Pavements (R06D)

Guidelinesforusingtwonewtechnologiestodetectsubsurfacedelaminationinasphaltpavement.Bothground-penetratingradarandimpactechoandseismicanalysisofsurfacewavesacceleratedataacquisition.

Single-passandfull-lanecoveragetechniques significantly increase testing efficiency, reduce the time that technicians are exposed to traffic, and reducedatacollectioncosts.TheseNDTtechniquesimprovetheabilitytodetectakeycauseofpavementfailurefaster, with less manual analysis, and lessrisktodriversandtechnicians.

Twoprototypesareindevelopmentandpilot-testsiteswillbeidentified.Guidelinesforusingthetechnologiesarebeingrefined.Theequipmentisexpectedtobeavailableforcommercialusein2014.

Thefinalreport,Testing to Identify Delaminations Between HMA Layers, Volume 1 (SHRP2ReportS2-R06D-RR-1)isavailableatwww.trb.org/Main/Blurbs/167281.aspx.

Renamedas“AdvancedMethodstoIdentifyPavementDelamination.”

CONTACTS: GretaSmith,gsmith@aashto.organdSteveCooper,Stephen.J.Cooper@dot.gov

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Real-Time Smoothness Measurements on Portland Cement Concrete Pavements During Construction (R06E)

Theprojectevaluatedtoolstomeasureconcretepavementsmoothnessinrealtimeduringconstruction;modelspecificationsandconstructionguidanceweredeveloped.

Measuringpavementsmoothnessduring construction, rather than after the concrete sets, allows immediate remediation resulting in a better quality product and reduced need for expensivegrinding.

Ofsevendevicesstudied,twowereselectedforfurtherevaluationanddemonstration:theGOMACOSmoothness Indicator and the Ames EngineeringReal-TimeProfiler.ThedeviceswereevaluatedduringconcretepavingprojectsinGeorgia,Arkansas,Texas,Michigan,andNewYork.

Thefinalreport,Real-Time Smoothness Measurements on Portland Cement Concrete Pavements During Construction (SHRP2ReportS2-R06E-RR-1)andproductinformationareavailableat http://www.trb.org/Main/Blurbs/167282.aspx.

Renamedas“ToolstoImprovePavementSmoothnessonPCCinRealTimeDuringConstruction.”IncludedintheRound4IAP(June2014).

CONTACTS: GretaSmith,gsmith@aashto.organdSteveCooper,Stephen.J.Cooper@dot.gov

Continuous Pavement Deflection Device Assessments (R06F)

Theprojectproducedacatalogofdevicesformeasuringcontinuousdeflectionanddetailedevaluationoftrafficspeeddeflectometers,detailedassessmentofthemostpromisingdevices,casestudies,factsheets,trainingmaterialsforaworkshoponthe topic, research needs statements, and a dissemination and implementationplanforthetechnology.

Continuousdeflectionmeasuringdevicesareincreasinglyusedtosupportpavementmanagementbusinessprocesses.Techniquesthatdon’tdisrupttrafficareofspecialinterest.Theevaluationsidentifiedpromising characteristics of these young technologies and areas for future development.Theyhaveadvancednetwork-leveldatacollectionandshowpromiseforproject-leveluse.

Thefinalreport,Assessment of Continuous Pavement Deflection Measuring Technologies (SHRP 2 Report S2-R06F-RW-1),isavailableatwww.trb.org/Main/Blurbs/167283.aspx.

CONTACT: SteveCooper,Stephen.J.Cooper@dot.gov

User Guide for Mapping Defects in or Behind Tunnel Linings (R06G)

TheprojectproducedTUNNELCHECKsoftwaretosupportintegrationofground-penetratingradarandvideo-collecteddatatoidentifyproblemareasinatunnelmorequicklyandauser’smanualforselectingNDTtechnologiesthatcandetectdefectsbehindorwithintunnellinings.

Selecting the best method for inspecting tunnel linings can not only add life to the structure, it can also reducedisruptivedetoursandlaneclosures.PractitionerscanusetheGuidetoselectNDTtechnologiesthatimproveinspectionanddetectionandreducetrafficdisruption.

ThistechnologyhasbeenpilotedintunnelsinColoradoandTexas,andintheChesapeakeBayareaofVirginia.ThefinalreportMapping Voids, Debonding, Delaminations, Moisture, and Other Defects Behind or Within Tunnel Liningsisavailableathttp://www.trb.org/Main/Blurbs/168768.aspx.

Renamedas“NondestructiveTestingforTunnelLinings.”IncludedintheRound4IAP(June2014).

CONTACTS: Matt DeMarco, matthew.demarco@dot.gov,JimMcDonnell,jmcdonnell@aashto.org,andGretaSmith, gsmith@aashto.org

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Pavements

Web-Based Technical Support Tool For Geotechnical Solutions (R02)

Thetechnologyselectiontoolandresourcedevelopedintheresearchidentifiedandevaluatedmorethan40geotechnicalsolutionstocommonembankment,cutslope,structure/foundationinterface,andpavementfoundationissues.

Thisweb-basedtoolcanacceleratethe design and construction process byprovidingpractitionerswithaconvenientandefficientwaytoidentify and apply appropriate geotechnicalsolutionstosite-specificconditions and issues based on specific performancerequirements.Withthistoolpractitionerscanselectadvancedtechniques with confidence and realize benefitsofcost-effectiveandtime-savinginnovations.

GeoTechTools,theonlinetechnologyselectiontoolandresource,isavailableat http://www.fhwa.dot.gov/goshrp2/Solutions/Renewal/R02/GeoTechTools

Thefinalreport,Geotechnical Solutions for Soil Improvement, Rapid Embankment Construction, and Stabilization of the Pavement Working Platform (SHRP2ReportS2-R02-RW-1),and the Web-based Guidance System Development Report, which describes how technologies were selected for inclusioninGeoTechTools,areavailableat www.trb.org/Main/Blurbs/168148.aspx.

Renamedas“GeoTechTools.”IncludedintheRound3IAP.Fifteenstatesarereceivingimplementationassistance.

CONTACT: are Silas Nichols, silas.nichols@dot.govandEvanRothblatt,erothblatt@aashto.org

Modular Pavement Technology (R05)

Theresearchresultedinguidelinesandtoolsfortheselection,design, construction, installation, and maintenance of precast concretepavementsystems,andtoolsforcost/benefitassessmentinsituationswherethetechnologymayapply.

Modularpavementtechnologyuseis rising, but little guidance has been availabletomakethemostofthesesystems.Thisresearchprovidesguidance transportation agencies can use to design, fabricate, construct, and maintain PCP systems that can speed up roadway reconstruction without sacrificing quality and to reopen lanes sooner.

Thefinalreport,Precast Concrete Pavement Technology (SHRP 2 Report S2-R05-RR-1),includestheguidelinesandisavailableatwww.trb.org/Main/Blurbs/167788.aspx.

Renamedas“PrecastConcretePavement.”IncludedintheRound3IAP.Fivestatesarereceivingimplementationassistance.

CONTACTS: areSamTyson,sam.tyson@dot.govandJameelahHayes,jhayes@aashto.org

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Composite Pavement Systems (R21)

Theprojectproducedguidelines,validatedmodels,techniques,andspecificationsforusingtwocompositepavementsystems:athin,high-qualityhot-mixasphaltlayeroveraportlandcementconcrete(PCC)structurallayer;andathin,superiorPCCsurfaceoverasecond,less-expensive,recycledPCClayer.Theguidelinesinclude practical recommendations for construction specifications andtechniques,life-cyclecosting,qualitymanagementprocedures,andtrainingmaterials.RevisionstoAASHTOMEPDGsoftwareandtotheManualofPracticewerealsodeveloped.

Compositepavementshavedeliveredlongerservicelifewithexcellentsurface characteristics and structural capacity, while being economical and sustainable.Butobjectivestudiesoftheiruseandinstallationhavebeeninadequate to support widespread adoption.Thisprojectconductedthevalidationandproducedneededdocumentation so that transportation agenciescanhaveconfidencethatthecompositepavementsystemstheyinstallandmaintainwillbelong-lastingandhavepredictablylowlife-cyclecosts.

A field section was constructed at MNRoads and at the accelerated pavementtestingfacilityatUC-DavisPavementResearchCenter.

Composite Pavement Systems: Volume 1: HMA/PCC Composite Pavements (SHRP2ReportS2-R21-RR-2)isavailableathttp://www.trb.org/StrategicHighwayResearchProgram2 SHRP2/Blurbs/168145.aspx and Composite Pavement Systems: Volume 2: PCC/PCC Composite Pavements (SHRP 2 ReportS2-R21-RR-3)isathttp://www.trb.org/StrategicHighwayResearch Program2SHRP2/Blurbs/168533.aspx.2008 Survey of European Composite Pavements (SHRP2ReportS2-R21-RW-1)isavailableathttp://www.trb.org/StrategicHighwayResearch Program2SHRP2/Blurbs/163693.aspx.

IncludedintheRound4IAP(June2014).

CONTACTS: areSteveCooper,Stephen.J.Cooper@dot.gov, and JameelahHayes,jhayes@aashto.org

Using Existing Pavement In Place (R23)

Theprojectproducedaweb-basedscopingtoolandeasy-to-followProject Assessment Manual with model specifications and case studiesforincorporatingexistingpavementsintorapidrenewalroadconstructionprojects.

Thenewguideidentifiestheoptimal conditions for using existing pavementsandthebestapproachesfor ensuring they last longer when they areincorporated.Thesepavementshavethepotentialtoserveupto50years and can reduce the need for morecostlyandtime-consumingreconstruction projects using all newmaterials.Theendresultsarelonger-lastingpavementsthatcostsubstantially less, use substantially less new material, and can be constructed morequickly.

ThePavementDesignLifeguideisbeing expanded to include solutions thatprovide30to50yearlife.GuidelinesandothernewinformationfromprojectsR05andR21arebeingincorporatedintothetool.TheWashingtonStateDOTestimatesitwillrealizea30%costsavingsoverthelifeofthenewpavementanda50%reduction in user delay by applying this method.

Thefinalreport,Using the Existing Pavement In-Place and Achieving Long Life,isavailableatwww.trb.org/Main/Blurbs/168146.aspx.

Renamedas“PavementRenewalSolutions.”IncludedintheRound3IAP.Ninestatesarereceivingimplementationassistance.

CONTACTS: SteveMueller,Steve.Mueller@dot.govandEvanRothblatt,erothblatt@aashto.org

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Preservation Approaches for High-Traffic-Volume Roadways and Guidelines for Preservation of High-Traffic-Volume Roadways (R26)

TheGuidedevelopedinthisprojectclarifieskeyfactorsthataffectpreservationtreatmentdecisions.Itincludespreliminaryandfinalfeasibilitymatricesforhot-mixasphaltandportlandcementconcrete-surfacedpavementsthatengineerscanusetoquicklydetermineifaparticulartreatmenttypeisrecommendedforparticulardistresstypesandseveritylevels.Exampledecisionmatricessimplifythecomplexfactorsinvolvedandgivestepsforweighingtechnicalinputs.

Thesearethefirstsystematicandcomprehensivedocumentstoprovidethetechnicalbackgroundanddecision-makingframeworkneededtobringprovenpreservationstrategieswidelyintoplayforhigh-volumeroads.Byhelpingengineerstoquicklyandconfidently select the right treatment attherighttimeforagivenpavement,the guide can help transportation agenciesembracepreservationinsteadof rehabilitation or reconstruction to realizesignificantsavings.

Thereport,Preservation Approaches for High-Traffic-Volume Roadways (Report S2-R26-RR-1)isatwww.trb.org/Publications/Blurbs/165280.aspx and the Guidelines for the Preservation of High-Traffic-Volume Roadways (SHRP 2 ReportS2-R26-RR-2)areatwww.trb.org/Publications/Blurbs/164965.aspx.

Renamedas“GuidelinesforthePreservationofHigh-Traffic-VolumeRoadways.”IncludedintheRound1IAP.ElevenstatesandtheDistrictofColumbiaarereceivingimplementationassistance.

CONTACTS: ThomasVan,Thomas.van@dot.govandJameelahHayes,jhayes@aashto.org

Project Delivery

Identifying and Reducing Worker, Inspector, and Manager Fatigue in Rapid Renewal Environments (R03)

Theprojectresultedinrapidrenewalworkforcefatigueriskfactordefinitions,andfatigueriskmanagementpracticesandtechniques;atoolkitformanagingworkforcefatigueintherapidrenewalenvironment;modeltrainingandoutreachmaterialstoassistinfutureimplementation.

Toolstomanageworkforcefatigueandincreaseworkersafetywillhelptransportation agencies reduce the risksfromworkerfatigueofacceleratedschedules, longer day shifts, night and weekendwork,andworkconductedinprotected zones adjacent to traffic that are often associated with rapid renewal projects.Reducingworkerfatigueinrapidrenewalenvironmentscanreduceworkerinjuriesduetofatigue,increaseprojectproductivity,andkeepprojectsontimeandwithinbudget.

Thefinalreport,Identifying and Reducing Worker, Inspector, and Manager Fatigue in Rapid Renewal Environments (SHRP2ReportS2-R03-RW-1,isavailableathttp://www.trb.org/Main/Blurbs/168767.aspx.Theguidebook,Fatigue Risk Management Guide for Rapid Renewal Highway Construction Projects, is availableathttp://www.trb.org/Main/Blurbs/168766.aspx.

Renamedas“WorkerFatigueManagement.”

CONTACTS: BrianCawley,brian.cawley@dot.govandGretaSmith,gsmith@aashto.org

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Performance Specifications for Rapid Renewal (R07)

Guideperformancespecificationsweredevelopedforhot-mixasphalt,portlandcementconcrete,concretebridgedecks,embankment/pavementfoundations,othergeotechnicalapplicationareas,workzonetrafficcontrol,andqualitymanagement.Guidelineswerealsodevelopedforspecificationwritersandamanualforexecutivesanddecisionmakers.

Clearly specifying the desired performance goals for accelerated road and bridge projects rather than specifying methods can encourage contractors to apply greater control and ingenuity, reduce costly constructionoversight,andapplyconstruction management resources moreefficiently.Thisproductprovidestools owner agencies can use to reduce claims, reduce inspection costs, accelerateconstruction,andimproveprojectquality.

Threepilottestswereconducted:MissouriDOTtestedgeotechnicalperformancespecifications.VirginiaDOTtestedperformancespecifications for a hydraulic cement concretebridgedeck.LouisianaDOTevaluateduseofroller-integratedcompaction monitoring technology andmechanistic-basedinsitupointmeasurementsonanewpavementsection.

Thefinalreport,Implementation Guidelines: Volume I: Strategies for Implementing Performance Specifications: A Guide for Executives and Project Managers, and Volume II: Developing and Drafting Effective Performance Specifications: A Guide for Specification Writers, as well as Guide Performance Specifications, are availableathttp://www.trb.org/Main/Blurbs/169109.aspx.

IncludedintheRound2IAP.Sixstatesarereceivingimplementationassistance.

CONTACTS: JenniferBalis,Jennifer.balis@dot.govandEvanRothbaltt@aashto.org

Risk Manual for Rapid Renewal Projects (R09)

Thisprojectproducedaguidetousingaformalriskmanagementprocess that helps optimize performance for accelerated reconstruction projects, offering practical methods for identifying, assessing,mitigating,allocating,andmonitoringrisk.Casestudies,arisk/actionchecklist,implementationtools,andatrainingcourseforconductingriskassessmentsareincluded.

Theinnovativeapproachesandcompressedschedulesofteninvolvedin rapid renewal projects can amplify problemsorrisks.Withadvancedproject management techniques, project managers can maximize opportunities,avoidpoorprojectoutcomes,andsignificantlyimprovethelikelihoodofprojectsuccess.

TheproductwaspilotedonaprojectinNorthCarolina.AriskassessmentworkshopwasheldinSeattle,Washington.

TheGuide for the Process of Managing Risk on Rapid Renewal Projects is availableathttp://www.trb.org/Main/Blurbs/168369.aspx.

Renamedas“ManagingRiskinRapidRenewalProjects.”IncludedinRounds1,2,and4oftheIAP.

CONTACTS: CarlosFigueroa,carlos.figueroa@dot.govandGretaSmith,gsmith@aashto.org

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New Strategies For Managing Complex Projects (R10)

Theprojectdevelopedafive-dimensionalapproachtoprojectmanagement that adds project context and funding mechanisms to the three standard factors of cost, schedule, and engineering requirements.

Methods for assessing complexity factorswillhelpmanagersmakerational resource allocations and guide planningandimplementation.Theapproach is fully scalable and can be usedforalltypesofprojects.Itwillalsoguide managers through a process to fully integrate project teams across the entire lifecycle, a foundation of projectsuccess.Projectmanagerscanproactivelyidentify,planfor,andmanage their projects to reduce the schedule and cost impacts that arise outofrisk.

Case studies were conducted for complex projects such as: Capital BeltwayHOV/HOT,NorthernVA;DoyleDrive,SanFrancisco;I-40CrosstowninOklahomaCity;andLouisville-SouthernIndianaOhioRiverBridge.

Thereport,Project Management Strategies for Complex Projects is availableatwww.trb.org/Main/Blurbs/167481.aspx.

Thesupplementalguidebook,Guidebook: Project Management Strategies for Complex Projects is availableathttp://www.trb.org/Main/Blurbs/167482.aspx.

Trainingmaterialsnowindraftformwillbeavailablelatein2014.

Renamedas“ProjectManagementStrategies for Managing Complex Projects.”IncludedinRounds1and4oftheIAP.

CONTACTS: CarlosFigueroa,Carlos.Figueroa@dot.govandJameelahHayes,jhayes@aashto.org

WISE: Workzone Impact and Strategy Estimator Software (R11)

Softwarewasdevelopedtoanalyzetheimpactsonroadusersofmultiple,concurrentworkzonesacrossanetworkorcomplexcorridor.Ausersguideaccompaniesthesoftware.

Thistoolwillhelpagenciesassessthe optimal sequencing of renewal projects,andhelpdeterminethecost-effectivenessofstrategiestominimize,manage, and mitigate road user costs fromsafetyoroperationalperspectives.

TheWISEsoftwareisfullydeveloped.It was tested in Iowa and Arizona usinghistoricaldatatovalidateitsparameters and pilot tests in New YorkandFloridausedthesoftwaretoanalyzeprojectsintheplanningphase.

Thereport,Strategic Approaches at the Corridor and Network Level to Minimize Disruption from the Renewal Process, the supporting WISE Users Guide, and theWISEdecisionsupportsoftwareareavailableatwww.trb.org/Main/Blurbs/168143.aspx.

Renamedas“WISE:WorkZoneImpactEstimationSoftware.”

Contacts:TracyScriba,tracy.scriba@dot.govandGretaSmith,gsmith@aashto.org

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Utilities and Railroads

Encouraging Innovation in Locating and Characterizing Underground Utilities (R01)

Aweb-basedsoftwaretoolwasdevelopedtohelpselectsite-specifictechnologiesforlocatingundergroundfacilities.Thereferencereportdocumentsstate-of-the-artlocationmethodsandundergroundutilitymarkingtechnologyaswellassuccessfulpractice.

Thistoolhelpspractitionersselectthemost appropriate location technology for project site conditions and utility characteristics.

Project delays, redesign costs, andsafetyriskscanallbereducedwhentransportationagenciesknowthe location and characteristics of underground utilities within the project right-of-wayearlyintheprojectdesignphase.

TworeportsandtheSAULTweb-basedselectiontoolareavailableatwww.trb.org/Publications/Blurbs/165879.aspx.Encouraging Innovation in Locating and Characterizing Underground Utilities (SHRP2ReportS2-R01-RW)andDevelopment of the Selection Assistant for Utility Locating Technologies (SHRP 2ReportS2-R01-RW-2).SAULT,theSelectionAssistantforUtilityLocatingTechnologiesisavailableonlineathttp://138.47.78.37/sault/home.asp.

Renamedas“EncouragingInnovationinLocatingUtilities.”

CONTACTS: Amanda Rutherford, Amanda.rutherford@dot.govandGretaSmith, gsmith@aashto.org

Technologies To Support Storage, Retrieval, and Use of 3D Utility Location Data (R01A)

Theproductisadatamodelforstoring3Dutilityinformationandademonstrationofhowthedatamodelcanbeusedinawork-flowproductionenvironmenttoacquire,store,visualize,andupdate3Dutilityinformation.

Utilitiesthatareunknownormistakenlyrecordedroutinelyconsumeresourcesandcauseprojectdelays.The3-Ddatamodelwillprovideeasyidentification,tracking,andretrievalof information so that an increasingly comprehensiverecordofutilityinformationbeneathpublicrights-of-waycanbecreated.Readyaccessto this information can eliminate costly and dangerous surprises during construction and reduce the time spent on“refinding”knownutilities.

A prototype data model was piloted andevaluatedincooperationwithVirginiaDOTandtechnologyandutilityprovidersin2013.

Theresearchreport,datamodel,anduser'sguideareforthcoming.

Renamedas“3DUtilityLocationDataRepository.”

CONTACTS: Amanda Rutherford, Amanda.rutherford@dot.govandGretaSmith, gsmith@aashto.org

Utility-Locating Technologies (R01B)

Twofunctionalprototypesweredeveloped:amulti-channelground-penetratingradarsystemtolocateutilitiesinonepassandanewmulti-sensorplatformthatcombineselectromagneticinductionand3Dground-penetratingradartoproduceutilitylocationdata.

Locatingundergroundutilitiesismademorecomplicatedbyvariationin material types, soil types, and depthoflocation.Combiningsensortechnologies on a single platform cansavetime,improveaccuracy,andprovidedatathatdesignerscanusetoengineersite-specificprojectsolutions.

Theprojectiscomplete.Bothtechnologies require further developmenttobecommerciallyviable.Thefinalreportisforthcoming.

CONTACTS: Amanda Rutherford, Amanda.rutherford@dot.govandGretaSmith, gsmith@aashto.org

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Innovation in Locating Deep Utilities (R01C)

Twotechnologiestoexpandthezoneinwhichundergroundutilitiescanbelocatedandidentifiedweredeveloped.Prototypelong-rangeradiofrequencyIDandlow-frequencyacousticlocationtechnologiesweredevelopedandtested.

Delaysandcostsofexcavationandrisksofutilityconflictscanbeavoidedif utilities can be reliably located, evenwhendeepunderground,withnondestructivetechniques.Thetechnologiesindevelopmentgobeyond the shallow underground utility location technologies and expand the locatable zone capability neededtofinddeeputilities.

Theprojectiscomplete.Bothprototypes require further developmenttoreachcommercialreadiness.Projectreportsareforthcoming.

Renamedas“InnovationinLocationofDeepUtilities.”

CONTACTS: Amanda Rutherford, Amanda.rutherford@dot.govandGretaSmith, gsmith@aashto.org

Integrating the Priorities of Transportation Agencies and Utility Companies (R15)

Thereportexaminescurrentpractices,opportunitiesforenhancement, and anticipated barriers to integrating utility and transportationagencyprioritiesinhighwayrenewalprojects.13bestpracticesthatspanthewholeprojectlifecycleareexplored.

Increasing demand for accelerated projectdeliveryandlesstrafficdisruption highlight the need for increased coordination between transportation agencies and utility owners.Thesuccessfulpracticesdescribed in the report can help both parties reduce costs and delays when utilities and transportation projects intersect.

Thefinalreport,Integrating the Priorities of Transportation Agencies and Utility Companies,(SHRP2ReportS2-R15-RW)isavailableatwww.trb.org/Publications/Blurbs/161801.aspx.

TRB CONTACT: Matt Miller, mamiller@nas.edu

Identification of Utility Conflicts and Solutions (R15B)

Twoversionsofaunifiedutilityconflictmatrixhavebeendeveloped:astand-alone,spreadsheet-basedmatrix(“UCMlite”);andanadvancedUCMprototypethatenablesthemanagementofconflictsinadatabaseenvironment.

Withthesetools,userscanorganize,track,andmanagetheconflictsthatfrequently arise when utility lines are locatedunderhighways.Theyarescalable, support a range of project sizes and conditions, and generate easily accessible information to help all partiesmakemoreinformeddecisions.Earlieridentificationofpotentialconflictscanleadtomoretimelyandlesscostlysolutions.

Thespreadsheet“UCMlite”andthetraining material, data model, and databaseareavailableatwww.trb.org/main/blurbs/166731.aspx along with companion documentation that describestheirstructureandusability.InprojectR15C,theutilityconflictmatrix has been pilot tested with cooperationfromstateDOTs.Apilottestreportwilldocumentthefindings.

Renamedas“IdentifyingandManagingUtilityConflicts.”IncludedintheRound3IAP.Eightstatesarereceivingimplementationassistance.

CONTACTS: Amanda Rutherford, Amanda.rutherford@dot.govandGretaSmith, gsmith@aashto.org

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Strategies for Improving the Project Agreement Process Between Public Agencies and Railroads (R16)

Thisprojectproducedmodellegalagreements,recommendedpractices,samplecontracts,andtrainingmaterialstoresolveunderlyingsourcesofconflictsandstreamlinereviewandagreementprocesses.

Twofollow-onprojects,R16AandR16B,wereundertakentodevelopacommunityofinterestinsupportofagreementstrategies and to identify strategies to communicate about the productsofR16.

Wheneverrailroadandhighwayprojects intersect there is potential for delayandincreasedcosts.Streamliningthe process with standard agreements andpracticeswillsavemoneyandtimeforbothrailroadsandpublicagencies.

ToestablishacommunityofinterestthatwillsustainandupdatetheworkofR16,pairsofchampions,eachpairrepresentingaClass1railroadandaDOT,wererecruited.Thecommunityis the mechanism for building broad support for continuing cooperation andadvancingpractice.

Thereport,Strategies for Improving the Project Agreement Process between Highway Agencies and Railroads (SHRP 2ReportS2-R16-RR-1)andmodelagreementsareavailableonlineandfromtheTRBBookstoreatwww.trb.org/Publications/Blurbs/164283.aspx.

Renamedas“Railroad-DOTMitigationStrategies.”IncludedintheRound2IAP.Sixstatesarereceivingimplementationassistance.Onlinecommunityofinterest.

CONTACTS: JoeTaylor,Joseph.Taylor@dot.govandGretaSmith,gsmith@aashto.org

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Data and Analysis for Travel Time Reliability Performance

Establishing Monitoring Programs for Mobility and Travel Time Reliability (L02)

Thisproductpresentswaystodevelopsystemstomonitortravel-timereliability.Itprovidesaguidebookfordesigning,building,operating, and maintaining those systems, and interpreting the data.Theguidebookdescribeswheretoplacetrafficdetectors,howtoimputemissingdata,fusionofdataonthesourcesofnon-recurring congestion, how to calculate the percentage contribution of different sources to total congestion, and the graphical signature forreliabilityimprovement.

Withtheabilitytoanalyzeandaddresscausesofnon-recurringcongestionandimprovetravel-timereliability,transportation agencies can reduce variabilityoftraveltimeandprovidethebenefitsofmorereliabletravelforcommuters,travelers,andthefreightindustry.

Thefinalreport,Establishing Monitoring Programs for Travel Time Reliability, isavailableathttp://www.trb.org/Main/Blurbs/168765.aspx, and the guidebook,Guide to Establishing Monitoring Programs for Travel Time Reliability,isavailableathttp://www.trb.org/Main/Blurbs/168764.aspx.TheHandbook for Communicating Travel Time Reliability Through Graphics and Tablesisavailableathttp://www.trb.org/Main/Blurbs/170608.aspx.

Fourpilotprojects,L38A-D,arebeingconducted to test the functionality of L02alongwithproductsfromotherprojects(L05,L07,L08,andC11).Thepilots are due to be completed in mid 2014.

ScheduledfortheRound4IAP(June2014).

CONTACTS: Robert Rupert, Robert.rupert@dot.govandGummadaMurthy, gmurthy@aashto.org

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SHRP 2 Reliability Research Products May2014 ProductsofReliabilityresearchinSHRP2addresstheopportunitytoimprovetraveltimereliabilitybyreducingtheimpactofunexpectedcongestionduetoweather,workzones,specialevents,andrandomsurgesindemand.Theresearchaddressedreliabilitywithinthefollowingthemes:data,analytictools,planningandprogramming,organizationalcapability,andinnovation.

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Analytic Procedures for Determining the Impacts of Reliability Mitigation Strategies (L03)

A foundation study was produced that defines reliability, presents recommendedreliabilitymeasuresderivedfromtraveltimedistributions, presents the causes of congestion, explains how to build a data base for estimating prediction models, conducts before-and-afterstudiesofoperationsandcapacityimprovements,anddevelopstwosetsofpredictionmodelsbasedonempiricaldatafromnumerousmetropolitanareas.

Thisfundamentalstudyhasalreadyinfluencedresearchandpracticethroughthedefinitionsoftraveltime reliability it offers and through its consideration of how one can effectivelythinkaboutthevariabilityoftraveltime.Thisstudydevelopsmodelsforpredictingtraveltimereliability.Thesimple prediction model that comes from this research has many uses insketchplanning,simulation,andinitialevaluationsofoperationsandotherexpenditures.Therichermodelhas been incorporated into the SHRP 2ProjectL07Reliabilityspreadsheettooltoevaluatehowdifferentdesigntreatmentsaffectreliability.

Thereport,Analytical Procedures for Determining the Impacts of Reliability Mitigation Strategies (SHRP2reportS2-L03-RR-1)isavailableathttp://www.trb.org/Main/Blurbs/166935.aspx.

ProjectL33,ValidationofUrbanFreewayModels,ispilottestingtheL03datarichanddatapoormodelsapplicable to urban freeways to determineifthemodelsbehavewellwhenvalidatedonadifferentsetofdata.Asecondobjectivewastoenhance the two sets of models as appropriate.Thevalidationworkisexpectedtoconfirmthepredictivevalueofmanyofthemodelsandprovideinsightforimprovingothers.ThesesameorrefinedmodelswillbeusefulinthewaysdescribedabovewithregardtotheL03predictionmodels.Adraftreport,Validation of Urban Freeway Models,isinreview.

L03isnotbeingindependentlyimplemented, but its results and equationshavebeenincorporatedintootherSHRP2products.

CONTACT: WilliamHyman,whyman@nas.edu.

ForinformationonL33,contactWilliamHyman,whyman@nas.edu, JohnHalkias,john.halkias@dot.gov, or GummadaMurthy,gmurthy@aashto.org.

Incorporating Reliability Performance Measures in Operations and Planning Modeling Tools (L04)

Theresearchproducedanumberofreportsandanapplicationguideforincorporatingtraveltimereliabilityintomicro-andmeso-simulation models and for integrating reliability in demand and networkmodels.Theproductsalsoincludeprototypesoftwarethatpotentiallycanbeintegratedwithmanysimulationpackagessotheycanexplicitlyaddresstraveltimereliability.

TheL04researchhasresultedinprototype software that offers a new way of applying simulation models to more fully account for the factors thatcausenon-recurringcongestion.Thenewmethodsareusefulforprojectevaluationandmanytypesofplanning.TheScenarioGeneratorproduces randomized input into simulation models with regard to incidents,workzones,weather,etc.TheTrajectoryProcessorgeneratesdistributionsoforigin-destinationtraveltime from which a broad range of reliability performance measures can bederived.

A final report and application guidelinesareinpublicationreview.Technicalreportsofinteresttomodeling experts, software (a Scenario GeneratorandaTrajectoryProcessor)and corresponding user guides are also inreview.

FHWAisdevelopinganimplementationstrategy to further test and refine the productsofProjectL04.

CONTACTS: WilliamHyman,whyman@nas.edu;StephenAndrle,sandrle@nas.edu;JohnHalkias,john.halkias@dot.gov;andGummadaMurthy, gmurthy@aashto.org

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Traveler Information and Travel Time Reliability (L14)

Theresearchproducedareport,includingalexicon,thatprovidespreliminary suggestions on how transportation agencies can best communicateinformationabouttraveltimereliabilitytomotoristssotheycanmakeinformeddecisionsandbetterplantoarriveattheirdestinationontime.

Withbetterpublicawarenessandunderstandingofthevariabilityoftraveltime,roaduserscanquicklylearntoworkaroundnonrecurringdelays due to incidents, bad weather, workzones,specialevents,andmalfunctioningtrafficcontroldevices.Thistypeofbehaviorcanreducedelaysonthesystemandimproveperformance.

A Lexicon for Conveying Travel Time Reliability Information isavailableat http://www.trb.org/Main/Blurbs/168810.aspx and the final report, Effectiveness of Different Approaches to Disseminating Traveler Information on Travel Time Reliability, is availableathttp://www.trb.org/Main/Blurbs/168809.aspx.

FHWAisdevelopinganimplementationstrategy to further test the product of ProjectL14.

CONTACTS: WilliamHyman,whyman@nas.edu;JimmyChu,jimmy.chu@dot.gov;andGummadaMurthy,gmurthy@aashto.org

Reliability in Planning, Programming, and Geometric Design

Incorporating Reliability Performance Measures into the Transportation Planning and Programming Processes (L05)

Theproductsincludeaguide,atechnicalreference,spreadsheetsapplied to case studies, and other material to help agencies addresstraveltimereliabilityintheirplansandprograms.

MAP-21callsforperformancebasedplanning and programming and itcoversanumberofgoalareasincludingtraveltimereliability.Improvingperformancebyimprovingoperationalefficiencyhelps transportation agencies meet customerdemandseveninleantimes.Understandinghowdifferentlevelsofexpendituresarelikelytoaffectreliability and other goal areas results inbetteruseofscarcefunding.

Theresearchiscomplete.Thesuiteof products is being piloted through projectL38inWashington,Minnesota,California,andFlorida.

TheGuide to Incorporating Reliability Performance Measures into the Transportation Planning and Programming Processes isavailableat http://www.trb.org/Main/Blurbs/168855.aspx,theTechnicalReferenceisavailableathttp://www.trb.org/Main/Blurbs/168856.aspx, and the final report, Incorporating Reliability Performance Measures into the Transportation Planning and Programming Processes,isavailableat http://www.trb.org/Main/Blurbs/168854.aspx.

OtherL05productspostedforuseintheL38pilotscanbefound at http://www.trb.org/StrategicHighwayResearchProgram 2SHRP2/Pages/RFP_L38_Resources_and_Reference_Material_628.aspx.

Portions of the research products willbeintegratedintoPlanWorks,theTCAPPsuccessor,whichwillbelaunchedinsummerof2014.

ScheduledfortheRound4IAP(June2014)

CONTACTS: DouglasLaird,douglas.laird@dot.govandGummadaMurthy,gmurthy@aashto.org

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Evaluating Cost-Effectiveness of Highway Design Features (L07)

Theproductsincludeadesignguide,consistingofacompendiumofdesigntreatmentslikelytoaffectnon-recurringcongestionplusanExcel-basedanalytictoolthatdesignerscanusetoevaluatetheeffectsofsuchtreatmentsondelay,safety,traveltimereliability,andlife-cyclebenefitsandcosts.

Thephysicaldesignofhighwayfacilities is an important factor that affectstraveltimereliability.Withthese tools, design engineers can better determine which design optionscontributetoimprovedtrafficoperations through actions that can mitigatetheeffectsofcrashes,workzonesandbadweather.

Thereport,Identification and Evaluation of the Cost-Effectiveness of Highway Design Features to Reduce Nonrecurrent Congestion,isavailableat:http://www.trb.org/Main/Blurbs/169767.aspx.

TheDesign Guide for Addressing Nonrecurrent Congestion isavailableat: http://www.trb.org/Main/Blurbs/169768.aspx.

TheAnalysisToolisavailableat: http://www.trb.org/StrategicHighwayResearchProgram 2SHRP2/Pages/L07_Analysis_Tool_708.aspx.

Additional research is being conducted onthesafetyversuscongestionrelationship established in the original research.Asupplementaryreportisexpectedinlate2014.

Fourpilotprojects,L38A-D,arebeingconducted to test the functionality of theL07researchproductsalongwithproductsfromprojectsL02,L05,L08,andC11.Thepilotsareduetobecompletedinmid2014.

ScheduledfortheRound4IAP(June2014).

CONTACTS: JawadParacha,jawad.paracha@dot.govandGummadaMurthy, gmurthy@aashto.org, Ralph Hessian, rhessian@nas.eduandWilliamHyman, whyman@nas.edu

Incorporation of Travel Time Reliability into the Highway Capacity Manual (L08)

TheTRBCommitteeonHighwayCapacityandQualityofServiceapprovedincorporationintotheHighwayCapacityManual(HCM)newchapters,developedunderProjectL08,detailingreliabilityanalysisproceduresforFreewayFacilitiesandUrbanStreets.Thecomputationalenginesforincorporatingreliabilityintothe2010HCMproceduresrequirebothproductsdevelopedinSHRP2,FREEVAL-RLandSTREETVAL-RL,whichfeedthepreviouscomputationalengines,FREEVALandSTREETVAL,thataccompanythemethodssetoutinthe2010HCM.ThecomputationalenginesforFREEVAL-RLandSTREETVAL-RLarebeingupdatedalongwiththeiruserguides.

TheHCMisoneofthemostwidelyused transportation reference manuals in the United States and around the world.IncorporationoftheL08workinto the HCM offers a new generation of analytic methods for conducting capacityandrelatedanalysis.

Thefinalreport,Incorporation of Travel Time Reliability into the HCM, isavailableathttp://www.trb.org/Main/Blurbs/169594.aspx.Chapters36and37,approvedforinclusionintheTransportationResearchBoard’sHighwayCapacityManualareavailableathttp://www.trb.org/Main/Blurbs/169595.aspx.LinkstodownloadFREEVALandSTREETVALarealsoonthatpage.

Also, four pilot projects, to be completedinmid2014,areevaluatingtheL08productsunderprojectL38.

ScheduledfortheRound4IAP(June2014).

CONTACTS: JimHunt,jim.hunt@dot.govandGummadaMurthy,gmurthy@aashto.org

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Organizing Transportation Agencies to Improve Reliability

Integrating Business Processes to Improve Reliability (L01)

Aguidewasdevelopedtohelptransportationagencymanagersassess,develop,andintegratekeybusinessprocessestoimprovetraveltimereliability.

Effectivetrafficmanagementandoperations are the result of a number ofdifferentbusinessprocessesworkingtogether.Thisstep-by-stepguideto integrating processes at both operationsandprogramlevelshelpstransportation managers identify andleveragenewefficienciesthatimprovethereliabilityofthenetworkand conditions for its users, ultimately reducingdelaysandimprovingsafety.

Thefinalreport,Integrating Business Processes to Improve Travel Time Reliability,SHRP2ReportS2-L01-RR-1isavailableasaPDFathttp://www.trb.org/Publications/Blurbs/165283.aspx, inhardcopy,andasane-book;andtheGuide to Integrating Business Processes to Improve Travel Time Reliability (SHRP 2ReportS2-L01-RR-2)isavailableasaPDFhttp://www.trb.org/Publications/Blurbs/165284.aspx and in hardcopy throughtheTRBbookstore.

AfterProjectL06wasessentiallycompleted,anenhancedwebversionof the Capability Maturity Model (CMM)wasdevelopedforAASHTO.Ithas been the basis for a large number ofworkshops.Thewebguidanceincludesa1-minuteself-assessmenttohelp a person determine the operations capability and maturity of his or her agency.CMMisonlineathttp://www.aashtosomguidance.org

23statesandtheDistrictofColumbiaarereceivingimplementationassistancefromtheRound1IAP.

CONTACTS: Reena Mathews, rmathews@nas.edu,WayneBerman,Wayne.Berman@dot.gov,PatrickZelinski,pzelinski@aashto.org, and GummadaMurthy,gmurthy@aashto.org

Institutional Architectures to Advance Operational Strategies (L06)

Twocompanionpublications—aguideandaresearchreport—mapout steps that agencies can follow to organize their own processes tosuccessfullyexecuteoperationsprogramsthatimprovetraveltimereliability.AversionoftheCapabilityMaturityModel(CMM)widelyusedintheinformationtechnologyindustrywasdevelopedandappliedtohighwayoperations.

Thespecialdemandsofaddressingnonrecurring congestion present new challenges for agencies in terms of policy, organization, staffing, resources, partnerships,culture,andleadership.WiththisCMMchange-managementtool,agenciescandevelopinstitutionalarrangements that address the challengesandsupportmoreeffectivestrategies for managing congestion andimprovingsystemoperations.

Thefinalreport,Institutional Architectures to Improve Systems Operations and Management (SHRP 2ReportS2-L06-RR-1)isavailableat http://www.trb.org/Publications/Blurbs/165285.aspx.

TheGuide to Improving Capability for Systems Operations and Management (ReportS2-L06-RR-2)isavailableathttp://www.trb.org/Publications/Blurbs/165286.aspx.

24statesplustheDistrictofColumbiaarereceivingimplementationassistancefromtheRound1IAP.

CONTACTS: JoeGregory,joseph.gregory@dot.govandGummadaMurthy, gmurthy@aashto.org

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Improving Traffic Incident Scene Management (L12)

Theprojectdevelopedacoordinated,multidisciplinarytrainingprogram for traffic incident responders and managers from transportation,police,fire,medical,towingandrecovery,andotheragencies,deliveredthroughinteractiveseminars,tabletoprole-play,andfieldpracticum.

Thistrainingbroadensresponders’understanding of the roles and responsibilities each agency has at the sceneofanincidentandimproveshowtheycoordinatewitheachother.Theresultisfasterandsaferincidentclearanceforrespondersandtravelers.

Thefinalreport,Training of Traffic Incident Responders,isavailableat http://www.trb.org/Main/Blurbs/166877.aspx.

ProjectL32Aconductedadditional“Train-the-Trainer“classroompilotstorefinethecurriculum.Thereport,Train-the-Trainer Pilot Courses for Incident Responders and Managers is availableathttp://www.trb.org/main/blurbs/168921.aspx.

Twopilotprojectsareunderway.L32Bpilotsane-learningdeliverymethodfor traffic incident responder training courses,andL32Cdevelopsandtestsapost-courseassessmenttool.L32Bis slated for completion in summer 2014.L32Ciscompleted,areportisforthcoming.

33statesareactivelytraining;nearly33,000responderstrained,and67Train-the-TrainersessionsdevelopedinL32havebeenheld(asofJanuary2014).Agoalistotrain1millionrespondersin10years.

CONTACTS: Reena Mathews, rmathews@nas.edu,JimAustrich,james.austrich@dot.gov,PaulJodoin,paul.jodoin@dot.gov,andKevinSanders, ksanders@aashto.org

A Framework for Improving Travel Time Reliability (L17)

TheprojectdevelopedacomprehensiveonlineresourceknownasaKnowledgeTransferSystemthatservesthoseinvolvedinsystemsoperationsandmanagement.TheKTSincludesaBusinessCasePrimerthatprovidestoolstoidentify“who,what,when,andhow”tocommunicatethebusinesscasefortransportationsystemsoperationandmanagementmosteffectively.

As state and local transportation agencieslooktoimprovethefunctionality of their highway networks,systemsmanagementand operations has become a more criticalfunction.Thisresourcemakesthe latest information, techniques, andapproachesreadilyavailabletopractitionersandpolicymakersalike.

Thefinalreport,A Framework for Improving Travel Time Reliability is availableathttp://www.trb.org/Main/Blurbs/169243.aspx.Awebsitewith a searchable database of SHRP 2 Reliabilityproductswillbeavailableatalaterdate.

TheKTSisthefoundationofthedevelopingAASHTONationalOperationsCenterofExcellence.

CONTACTS: Robert Arnold, Robert.arnold@dot.gov,PatrickZelinski,pzelinski@aashto.org,andGummadaMurthy, gmurthy@aashto.org

Operations in the 21st Century DOT: Meeting Customer Expectations (L31)

Thepresentation“Operationsinthe21stCenturyDOT:MeetingCustomerExpectations”andtheaccompanyingPresentationGuidewerecreatedforpresentationstothechiefexecutiveofficersand senior managers of state departments of transportation about thevalueofmainstreamingoperationsasacoremissionandbusinesspracticeintheiragencies.

Thepresentationisdesignedtobedeliveredwithina30-minuteperiodand highlights not just the importance of transportation system operations butalsotoolsthatarenowavailablethroughSHRP2,theFederalHighwayAdministration(FHWA),andtheAmerican Association of State Highway andTransportationOfficials(AASHTO)toassiststatesinadvancingtheirstateofpracticeinoperations.

Thepresentation“Operationsinthe21stCenturyDOT:MeetingCustomerExpectations”andtheaccompanyingPresentationGuideareavailableontheTRBwebsiteathttp://www.trb.org/main/blurbs/169179.aspx.

Thepresentationcanbeusedeitherindependently or in conjunction with ProductsL06andL01astransportationagenciesdevelopstrategicplansforaddressingtraveltimereliabilityand traffic operations from an organizationalstandpoint.

CONTACTS: joseph.gregory@dot.gov andGummadaMurthy,gmurthy@aashto.org

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Regional Operations Forums for Advancing Systems Operations, Management, and Reliability (L36)

Regionaloperationsforumswillprovideeducationandtrainingtotransportationagenciesonthe“bestuse”ofSHRP2Reliabilityproducts.Afinalreport,includingpresentationsandsoftwareused,willdocumenttheprocessandfindings.

Sources of unreliability account for approximately half of total congestion delay.Strategies,technologies,andpracticesprovidedthroughtrainingin the proposed regional operations forumscanreducereliability-relateddelay.

Thefirstregionaloperationsforumswereheldinthesummerof2013,they will continue until the summer of2014.Thefinalreportandtrainingmaterialswillbeavailableinlate2014.

CONTACTS: Neil Pedersen, npedersen@nas.edu and Matthew Miller, mamiller@nas.edu,GummadaMurthy, gmurthy@aashto.org, and TracyScriba,tracy.scriba@dot.gov

Preparing for the Future

Evaluating Alternative Operations Strategies to Improve Travel Time Reliability (L11)

Theproductisareportusefulforplanningandsystemsengineeringwithregardtotraveltimereliability.Itsetsoutrequirementsforreliabilityforbothpersontravelandfreight.Itidentifiesalternativefuturescenariosfor2030andaconceptofoperations.Thestudydeterminesthecosteffectivenessofalarge number of different actions that can enhance reliability and exploresanovelmethodforimputingtheeconomicvalueofimprovingtraveltimereliability.

Thisreportwillbeusefulfordevelopingperformance-basedplans,long-rangeplans,andcorridorplans.

TheframeworkisconsistentwithMAP-21planningrequirements.Thereportemphasizes the role of technology and pricing,andislikelytostimulatefutureresearchontheeconomicvaluationofreliabilityimprovements.

Thereport,Evaluating Alternative Operations Strategies to Improve Travel Time Reliability (SHRP2reportS2-L11-RR-1)isavailableathttp://www.trb.org/Main/Blurbs/168142.aspx.

CONTACTS: WilliamHyman,whyman@nas.edu, Stephen Andrle, sandrle@nas.edu,RichTaylor,rich.taylor@dot.gov,andGummadaMurthy, gmurthy@aashto.org

Archive for Reliability and Related Data (L13,L13A)

SubsequenttoapositivefindingunderafeasibilitystudyinL13,anarchivewasdevelopedinfollow-onworkinL13Athatwillpermit the input, retention, and extraction of all structured and unstructured data used or produced by SHRP 2 Reliability related research.Thearchivehaspowerfultoolsforvisualizingthedataandcanpotentiallyingestotherreliabilitydataorresearchresults.Thedataisexpectedtoendureforatleast25years.

Thearchiveislikelytobeanimportantresourceforresearchers.Plannersandpractitioners with a strong analytic bentarelikelytodirectlybenefit,also.Thevalueofthedatainthearchivemayevolveasresearchersextractdataand enter the results of new reliability research.Asnewresearchbasedonthisdataisimplemented,traveltimereliabilityontheroadsshouldimprove.

Thefinalreport,Requirements and Feasibility of a System for Archiving and Disseminating Data from SHRP 2 Reliability and Related Studies (SHRP 2 ReportS2-L13-RW-1),isavailableasanAdobePDFdocumentathttp://www.trb.org/Publications/Blurbs/165408.aspx.

Theweb-basedarchiveiscurrentlyindevelopmentandisslatedforcompletioninmid2014.

CONTACTS: WilliamHyman,whyman@nas.edu,WalterDuring,walter.during@dot.govandGummadaMurthy, gmurthy@aashto.org

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Local Methods for Modeling, Economic Evaluation, Justification and Use of the Value of Travel Time Reliability In Transportation Decision Making (L35A,B)

Theproductsaretworeportsonthestep-by-stepprocessusedtodevelop,justify,apply,andassesstheuseofvalueoftraveltimereliabilityinprojectevaluationanddecisionprocesses.ProjectL35AisbeingconductedthroughapartnershipofanMPOandauniversity.AstateDOTandauniversityareconductingProjectL35B.

L35Aisusingstatedpreferencetechniques to establish economic valuesoftraveltimereliabilityandthenapplythesevaluesinintegrateddemand and dynamic traffic assignment models for both roads and transit.Theeconomicanalysiswithinthisframeworkwillhelpdeterminethebestinvestmentstomakeinthesouthwestcorridoroftheregion.L35Bisusingadifferenteconomicvaluationprocessforreliabilityrootedin widely applied methods of real options applicable to infrastructure andothercontingentinvestments.Theprojectteamwilldemonstratehowthisapproachtovaluingreliabilityimprovementscanbeusedtorefinetheirbenefit-costanalysisprocedures.Bothprojectswillbuildsupportforinvestmentsinoperationsthroughpilottesting a reliability performance metric andaneconomicvalueoftraveltimereliability and incorporating it into the analysisofinvestmentalternativesatanagencylevel.Asaresult,projectsL35AandBwillshedlightonhowpotentialinvestmentsinoperationsmaybeundervalued.

Theprojectisslatedforcompletionbysummerof2014withafinalreportdueinthefallof2014.

CONTACTS: WilliamHyman,whyman@nas.edu, Stephen Andrle, sandrle@nas.edu and Matthew Miller, mamiller@nas.edu;RichTaylor,rich.taylor@dot.gov,andGummadaMurthy, gmurthy@aashtoi.org

Investing in Innovations

IDEA Project: Origin-To-Destination Travel Time Reliability Information on Google Map (L15A)

Thisconceptexplorationproducedareportthatdescribesaframeworkforgivingdriverstraveltimereliabilitypredictions.Theframeworkwouldprovidemetro-widenetworkcoverageandbeintegratedintotravelerinformationsystemsoperatedbystateDOTsorcommercialenterprises.

Thisframeworkoffersmotoriststhepossibility of reducing the buffer time necessary to compensate for uncertaineventssuchasaccidents.Theframeworkisapplicabletoanycongestion-pronecorridor.

Thereportisavailableathttp://www.trb.org/Main/Blurbs/168305.aspx.

CONTACTS: Ralph Hessian, rhessian@nas.eduandInamJawed,ijawed@nas.edu.FurtherdevelopmentandimplementationofIDEAprojectswillbedonebytheprivatesector.

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IDEA Project: Proximity Information Resources for Special Events (L15B)

Theinvestigationyieldedafinalreportandamobileapplicationtoassistinmanagementandcommunicationsduringlargeevents.Theappprovidesaccesstocriticalinformationsuchasfirstaid,parking,shuttles,recommendeddrivingroutes,eventprogram,timetables,andnavigationofboothsandstages.

Theabilitytomeasurethesizeandmovementofcrowdsatlargeeventsand to communicate with them is a valuablestepforwardinemergencymanagement.

Thefinalreportandavideointroducing the mobile application are availableathttp://www.TRB.org/main/blurbs/168235.aspx.

CONTACTS: Ralph Hessian, rhessian@nas.eduandInamJawed,ijawed@nas.edu.FurtherdevelopmentandimplementationofIDEAprojectswillbedonebytheprivatesector.

IDEA Project: Online Traffic Simulation Service for Highway Incident Management (L15C)

Thisproof-of-conceptprojectexploredthedevelopmentof:(1)web based capabilities for traffic simulation scenario editing and maintenance;(2)automaticsimulationmodelcreationoutofreal-timetrafficmeasurementdata;and(3)asuiteofincidentscenariosand response strategies and test results from their use on one Californiafreeway.

Thisproductwillallowoperationsplanners to not only see how the freeway performed yesterday, or during lastweek,bylookingathistoricaldata,but also immediately recreate traffic behaviorinthesimulation,andtheneditandtest“what-if”scenarios.

Thefinalreportisavailableathttp://www.trb.org/Main/Blurbs/168802.aspx.

CONTACTS: Ralph Hessian, rhessian@nas.eduandInamJawed,ijawed@nas.edu.FurtherdevelopmentandimplementationofIDEAprojectswillbedonebytheprivatesector.

IDEA PROJECT: Urban Travel Reliability Analysis With Consumer GPS Data (L15D)

Theprojectconstructstraveltimedistributionsatbothlinkandroutelevels,andevaluatesthereliabilityperformanceofalternativeroutesbetweenagivenorigin-destination.Atechnicalreportdescribestheanalyticalapproachandcasestudyresults.

Thisresearchwillhaveanimpacton our understanding of spatial and temporalcharacteristicsoftraveltime reliability performance by documentingthevariousreliabilityindexesfordriverswithdifferentrisk-takingpreferencesandanalyzingrandomlyselectedorigin-destinationpairsandtimeperiods.

Thereportisavailableathttp://www.trb.org/Main/Blurbs/169809.aspx.

CONTACTS: Ralph Hessian, rhessian@nas.eduandInamJawed,ijawed@nas.edu.FurtherdevelopmentandimplementationofIDEAprojectswillbedonebytheprivatesector.

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Collaborative Decision Making

TCAPP: A Collaborative Decision-Making Framework (C01) (NowknownasPlanWorks)

TCAPPisarobustweb-basedtoolthatcanbeusedasatrouble-shooting guide or a roadmap for changing a transportation agency’sprocesswhenplanninganddevelopinghighwayprojects.TCAPPhelpsnavigatecriticaldecisionpointsforlong-rangetransportation planning, corridor planning, programming, and environmentalreviewandpermitting,whenprojectdelayscanbeavoided.

Byensuringthattherightpeopleareengaged at the right time with the rightinformation,projectsmoveaheadwithout delays that often arise when decisionsmustbedeferredorrevisited.TCAPP’sDecisionGuideprovidesaframeworkforconsistentlydeliveringprojectsthataddressacommunity’seconomic,mobility,andenvironmentalgoals.

TransportationforCommunities—AdvancingProjectsthroughPartnerships(TCAPP)integratesmanyCapacityresearchproducts.TCAPPand supporting case studies are availableatthebetawebsitewww.transportationforcommunities.com.Improvementsarebeingmadetothebetaversionbasedonuserfeedbackandthenewversionwillbereleasedinlate2014underthename“PlanWorks.”

Thereport,A Framework for Collaborative Decision Making on Additions to Highway Capacity, is online at http://www.trb.org/Main/Blurbs/166046.aspx.

FourpilotprojectstestedthefunctionalityofTCAPP(C18A-D):the projects considered tolling, environmentalconflictresolution,stakeholderagreementinprojectprioritization,anddevelopingaCompleteStreetsplan.Thefinalreports from these pilot tests and a synthesis of lessons learned, TCAPP and Integrated Ecological Framework Pilot Projects: Synthesis of Lessons Learned,(SHRP2ReportS2-C41-RW-1)areavailableathttp://www.trb.org/StrategicHighwayResearchProgram 2SHRP2/PilotTestsofTCAPPandthe IntegratedEcologicalFramewo.aspx.Additionalpilotsareunderway.

PlanWorkswilldebutinlate2014.

CONTACTS: GaryJensen,gjensen@dot.gov;SpencerStevens,spencer.stevens@dot.gov;andMattHardy,mhardy@aashto.org

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SHRP 2 Capacity Research Products May2014 Deliveringbetterhighwayprojectsfaster—andreducingcongestionrelatedtohighwaycapacity—beginswithbuildingconsensusintoearlyprojectphases.CapacityresearchinSHRP2hasdevelopedtoolstosystematicallyintegrateenvironmental,economic,andcommunityrequirementsintotheanalysis,planning,anddesignofnewhighwaycapacity.Withthisapproach,decisionsarecarriedforward,delaysthatcanarisefromconflictareavoided,andtransportationagenciescandeliverprojectsthatalignwithcommunitygoals.ManyproductsoftheCapacityresearchareavailablethroughaweb-basedtoolreferredtoduringdevelopmentasTCAPPandnowrenamed“PlanWorks,BetterPlanning.BetterProjects.”

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Performance Measures for Highway Capacity Decision Making (C02)

Aframeworkandweb-basedtoolweredevelopedforselectingperformancemeasurestoevaluatemajortransportationprojects.Thewebtooldetailshowperformancemeasurescanbeusedinlong-rangeplanning,programming,environmentalreview,andpermitting.

Beyondtheiranalyticalvalue,theseperformance measures form the basis fortransparentandobjectivedecisionsthathelpstakeholderstounderstandtransportation problems, which builds projectsupportandavoidsorreducesdelay.

Thereport,Performance Measurement Framework for Highway Capacity Decision Making,(SHRP2ReportS2-C02-RR)isavailableathttp://www.trb.org/Publications/Blurbs/161859.aspx.TheperformancemeasurementframeworkisavailableinTCAPPatwww.transportationforcommunities.com

CONTACTS: EganSmith,egan.smith@dot.gov and Matt Hardy, mhardy@aashto.org

Linking Community Visioning and Transportation Investments, T-VIZ (C08)

Theresearchproducedanewsuiteofvisioningtoolsthatincludesamodelapproach,astep-by-stepprocess,andcasestudiesalongwith a guide and website intended to generate consensus and sharedoutcomesfortransportationprojects.

Byinvestinginvisioningearlyintheplanning process, transportation agencies can generate community supportnotonlyforanindividualprojectbutforentireprograms.Thissupportcanhelpagenciesavoiddelaysintheenvironmentalreviewandecologicalpermittingstages.

TheT-VIZwebsiteandaccompanyingtrainingvideosareavailableathttp://shrp2visionguide.camsys.com/.Thefinalreport,Linking Community Visioning and Highway Capacity Planning (SHRP2ReportS2-C08-RR-1),andcasestudiesareavailableat http://www.trb.org/Publications/Blurbs/166047.aspx.

Renamedas“TransportationVisioningforCommunities.”

CONTACTS: BrianBetlyon,brian.betlyon@dot.gov and Matt Hardy, mhardy@aashto.org

Greenhouse Gas Analysis Guide (C09)

TheGuidebookandwebsitedevelopedprovidestep-by-stepprocedures for considering, estimating, and reducing greenhouse gasemissions.

Withthesesystematicprocedures,anagency can anticipate strategies to answer public and regulatory issues relatedtoGHGemissions,improveenvironmentaloutcomes,andbenefitfromtime-savingprotocols.

Theguidebookwebsiteisathttp://transportationforcommunities.com/shrpc01/ghg_application_kdps/26/0

The Practitioner’s Guide to Incorporating Greenhouse Gas Emissions into the Collaborative Decision-Making Process, (SHRP2ReportS2-C09-RW-2)andfinal report, Incorporating Greenhouse Gas Emissions into the Collaborative Decision-Making Process (SHRP 2 Report S2-C09-RR-1),areavailableathttp://www.trb.org/Main/Blurbs/ 166940.aspx.

ThePractitioner’sGuidewasincorporatedintoPlanWorks.

CONTACTS: DianeTurchetta,dianne.turchetta@dot.gov and Matt Hardy, mhardy@aashto.org

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Considering Public-Private Partnerships in the Planning Process (C12)

Abusinessprocesswasdevelopedtohelpdeterminewhenandhowtoconsiderprivate-sectorparticipationintheprojectplanningprocess.Thereportaddressestolling,design-build,design-build-operate,leasing,andotherformsofprivate-sectorinvolvement.

Althoughprivatefinancingcanattractnewfundingandcanevenexpedite projects, it can also create tradeoffs that must be weighed againstotherstakeholderissues,suchasenvironmentalorneighborhoodimpacts.ThisreporthelpsassesshowandwhentoconsiderP3sasameanstoprocuretransportationimprovements.

Thereport,The Effect of Public-Private Partnerships and Non-Traditional Procurement Processes on Highway Planning, Environmental Review, and Collaborative Decision Making is availableathttp://www.trb.org/Main/Blurbs/168535.aspx.

Renamedas“GuidetoPublic-PrivatePartnerships and Nonstandard Procurements.”TheresearchresultshavebeenincorporatedintoPlanWorks.

CONTACTS: ContactPatrickDeCorla-Souza, Patrick.decorla-souza@dot.gov and Matt Hardy, mhardy@aashto.org

Expedited Planning and Environmental Review (C19)

Areportandanassessmenttoolprovide24strategiesforaddressingoravoiding16commonconstraintstospeedydeliveryoftransportationplanningandenvironmentalreviewprojects.

Whentransportationimprovementsfailto materialize, project costs and road user costs can escalate while public perception of agency performance deteriorates.AgenciescanusetheC19strategies to anticipate where delays arelikelytooccurandtominimizedelays during all phases of project development.

ThesestrategiesandtoolsarethebasisfortheExpeditingProjectDeliveryAssessmentTool,auser-friendlyassessmenttoolthatisavailableinTCAPP.Thereport,Expedited Planning and Environmental Review of Highway Projects (SHRP2ReportS2-C19-RR-1)isavailableathttp://www.trb.org/Main/Blurbs/165282.aspx.

Ninestatesarereceivingimplementation assistance from the Round2IAP.TheresearchresultshavebeenincorporatedintoPlanWorks.

CONTACTS: Demaris Santiago, Demaris.santiago@dot.gov and ShannonEggleston,seggleston@aashto.org.

Executive Decision Making for Transportation Capacity: The Multi-Agency Context (C22)

ThisprojectdevelopedmarketingprinciplesandpotentialstrategiesforcommunicatingthevalueofTCAPPandacollaborativedecision-makingapproachtoexecutivedecisionmakers.

Decisionmakersatfederal,state,andlocalagencieswillunderstandthevalue,benefits,andutilityofintegratingTCAPP(PlanWorks)intotheirgeneralbusinesspractices to help reach consensus on projects to expand highway capacity andspeedprojectdelivery.

Thereport,Executive Decision Making for Transportation Capacity: The Multiagency Context (SHRP2ReportS2-C22-RW-1),isavailableathttp://www.trb.org/Main/Blurbs/168762.aspx.

PairedwithPlanWorksforimplementation.

CONTACTS: GaryJensen,gary.jensen@dot.gov,SpencerStevens,spencer.stevens@dot.gov, and Matt Hardy, mhardy@aashto.org

Economic Impact Analysis

Transportation Project Impact Case Studies (T-PICS)(C03)

Aweb-basedsketch-planningtooltomeasuretheeconomicdevelopmentimpactsofatransportationprojectwasdeveloped.

WithT-PICSplannerscanprovidedecisionmakerswithbetterinformationfor determining whether a region will be economically better off because of atransportationinvestment,and,ifso,byhowmuch.Morerealisticestimateslead to more credible decisions that can garner support and expedite the approvalprocess.

TheT-PICStool,whichincludes100casestudies,isavailableathttp://transportationforcommunities.com/ t-pics.

Thereport,Interactions Between Transportation Capacity, Economic Systems, and Land Use (SHRP 2 Report S2-C03-RR-1)isavailableathttp://www.trb.org/Main/Blurbs/166934.aspx.

BundledwithC11,renamedas“EconomicAnalysisTools.”Theresearch results will be accessible throughPlanWorks.ScheduledfortheRound4IAP(June2014).

CONTACTS: StefanNatzke,stefan.natzke@dot.gov and Matt Hardy, mhardy@aashto.org

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Improved Economic Analysis Tools (C11)

Anewsuiteofmodelingandforecastingtoolswasdeveloped.Itprovidestherangeofreasonableexpectationsforaproposedprojectbymajoreconomicimpactandeconomicdevelopmentperformancemeasures.

Thissuiteoftoolshelpsplannersmakemorecomprehensiveandrealisticassessments of the economic impacts ofhighwaycapacityprojects.Thetoolshelp planners estimate which highway capacityimprovementswillsupporteconomicvitalitybyprovidingbetteraccesstomarketsandthelaborforce,savingtimeandmoneyotherwisespent as a result of traffic delays, improvingsafety,reducingpollution,andsupportingahigherqualityoflife.

ThetoolsareavailableviatheT-PICSwebsite: http://www.tpics.us/tools/.Thefinalreport,Development of Tools for Assessing Wider Economic Benefits of Transportation isavailableathttp://www.trb.org/Main/Blurbs/169524.aspx.Pilotteststovalidatetheresultsand refine the usability of the tools are ongoingunderprojectL38.

Renamed"ToolsforAssessingWiderEconomicBenefitsofTransportation."BundledwithC03,as“EconomicAnalysisTools.”Alsobundledwith"ReliabilityDataandAnalysisTools"(L02/L05/L07/L08/C11).Theresearchresults will be accessible through PlanWorks.ScheduledfortheRound4IAP(June2014).

CONTACTS: StefanNatzke,stefan.natzke@dot.gov and Matt Hardy, mhardy@aashto.org

Integrating Conservation, Highway Planning, and Environmental Review

Integrating Ecological Mitigation to Enhance Efficiency (C06)

TheIntegratedEcologicalFramework(IEF)providesclear,practicalsteps to enhance integration of and to support an ecological approachtoenvironmentalstewardship.TheIEFprovidesablueprintforastructured,multi-agencyapproach,withsupportingtoolsanddata.

Thelong-termbenefitsofapplyingtheIEFprocessarebetterenvironmentaloutcomes and lowered costs associated withplanning,environmentalreview,andregulatorydecisionmaking.Intheshortterm,theIEFprovidespracticalguidance on selecting and using the mostappropriateandeffectivedata,methods, tools, and processes to achieveanintegrated,landscape-scaleapproach to transportation decision making.

TheIEFprocesswaspilottestedinCalifornia,Colorado,Oregon,andWestVirginia.Reportsfromthepilottestsareavailableathttp://www.trb.org/StrategicHighwayResearchProgram 2SHRP2/PilotTestsofTCAPPandthe IntegratedEcologicalFramewo.aspx.

TheIEFandrelatedtoolsareavailableinTCAPP,www.transportationforcommunities.com.

An Ecological Approach to Integrating Conservation and Highway Planning, Volume 1 isavailableathttp://www.trb.org/Main/Blurbs/169515.aspx.An Ecological Approach to Integrating Conservation and Highway Planning, Volume 2 isavailableathttp://www.trb.org/Main/Blurbs/166938.aspx.Guide to the Integrated Ecological Framework is availableathttp://www.trb.org/Main/Blurbs/169516.aspx.

TheManager’s Guide to the Integrated Ecological Framework documents minor changestotheIEPbasedonthefourpilots.Itisavailableathttp://www.trb.org/Main/Blurbs/170422.aspx.

13statesarereceivingimplementationassistancefromtheRound1IAP.Theresearch results will be incorporated intoPlanWorks.

CONTACTS: DavidWilliams,david.williams@dot.gov and Kate Kurgan, kkurgan@aashto.org

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Geospatial Resource for Ecology and Transportation (C40AandB)

ProjectC40Adevelopedanational-levelintegrated,geospatialecological screening tool for early transportation planning to informtheenvironmentalreviewprocess.

ProjectC40Bdemonstratedthetransferabilityoflocallydevelopedgeospatialtoolsanddatathatsupportprogram-andproject-levelenvironmentalscreening.

Withtheseadvances,agreementonpriorityareasforpreservationorconservationcanbereachedearlyinthe process of planning new highway capacity.Data-baseddecisionscannotonlyspeedprojectdelivery,butdeliverprojects that best balance community andenvironmentalneeds.

Products from this project are expected bythesummerof2014.

CONTACT: MikeRuth,mike.ruth@dot.gov and Stephen Andrle, sandrle@nas.edu

Dynamic Integrated Models and Networks

Improving Our Understanding of How Highway Congestion and Pricing Affect Travel Demand (C04)

Theresearchproducedmathematicaldescriptionsofthefullrangeofhighway-userbehavioralresponsestocongestion,travel-time reliability, and pricing formatted for input to current and developingtraveldemandmodels.

Traveldemandmodelingsystemscannowreflecthowtravelersrespondtocongestion,travel-timereliability,and pricing so that decisions about operationalimprovementscanbebasedonmorerealisticmodels.Withbettermodels,agenciesbetterunderstand how operations projects canimprovethefunctionoftheirhighwaynetworks.

Thereport,Improving our Understanding of How Highway Congestion and Price Affect Travel Demand (SHRP2ReportS2-C04-RW-1)isavailableathttp://www.trb.org/Main/Blurbs/168141.aspx.

BundledwithC10,C05,andC16andrenamedas“AdvancedTravelAnalysisTools.”ScheduledfortheRound4IAP(June2014).

CONTACTS: BrianGardner,brian.gardner@dot.gov and Matt Hardy, mhardy@aashto.org

Understanding the Contribution of Operations, Technology, and Design to Meeting Highway Capacity Needs (C05)

Aguideformodelerswasdevelopedonhowtocomparetheeffectivenessoflesscomplexoperationalstrategies,suchasintersectionchannelization,withmoreexpensiveandcomplextreatments,suchasaddinggeneral-purposehighwaylanes.

Withtheenhancedcapabilitytomeasurethecostandeffectivenessoftraffic operations strategies, planners anddecisionmakerscandemonstratewhetherastrategysolvesaparticularcongestion problem and can more confidentlyacttoimprovethefunctionoftheirhighwaynetworks.

Thereport,Understanding the Contributions of Operations, Technology, and Design to Meeting Highway Capacity Needs,isavailableatwww.trb.org/Main/Blurbs/166939.aspx.

BundledwithC10,C04,andC16andrenamedas“AdvancedTravelAnalysisTools.”ScheduledfortheRound4IAP.

CONTACTS: BrianGardner,brian.gardner@dot.gov and Matt Hardy, mhardy@aashto.org

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Integrated Advanced Travel Demand Model with Mode Choice Capacity and Fine-Grained, Time-Sensitive Networks (C10A&B)

Theintegratedmodelsdevelopedinthisprojectdynamicallyevaluatetheinterplayoftravelerbehaviorandtransportationnetworkconditions,includingmodeoptions.Thetransferabilityofmodelparameterswasinvestigated.

Withmorerealisticestimatesoftraveldemandandtimeofdaytravelchoices,agenciescanmakemoreinformeddecisions about adding highway and transitcapacity,improvingtrafficoperations, introducing priced roads, andimprovingtravelerinformation.

Thesoftware,manuals,anddocumentationareavailableviaanopen source license at http://www.shrp2c10.org/SHRPC10Portal/Home.aspx.Pilotteststovalidatetheresultsand refine the usability of these tools werecompletedin2013.ModelsetsareavailableforJacksonville,FL,Sacramento,CA,andBurlington,VT.ThefinalreportforC10A,Partnership to Develop an Integrated, Advanced Travel Demand Model and a Fine-Grained Time-Sensitive Network, is availableatwww.trb.org/Main/Blurbs/169685.aspx.

ThefinalreportforC10B,Partnership to Develop an Integrated, Advanced Travel Demand Model and a Fine-Grained Time-Sensitive Network, Summary Report, is forthcoming, as is the report, Transfer of Activity-Based Model Parameters from Sacramento to Jacksonville and Tampa, Florida.Anetworkreportandasoftwareuser’sguidewillbeavailablelaterin2014.

BundledwithC04,C05,andC16andrenamedas“AdvancedTravelAnalysisTools.”ScheduledfortheRound4IAP(June2014).

CONTACTS: BrianGardner,brian.gardner@dot.gov and Matt Hardy, mhardy@aashto.org.

The Effect of Smart Growth on Daily Travel (C16)

SmartGAPisafree,open-sourcesoftwaretooltoestimatetheeffectsofdifferentsmartgrowthstrategiesonregionalpeak-hourtraveldemandandothertransportationparameters.Userguidealsoincluded.

Thesetoolsequipplannerswithscenario-forecastingtoolstoestimatesmartgrowth’seffectonpeak-hourtravel,sprawl,energyreduction,activetravel,andcarbonfootprints.Theyoffer a practical guide to applying land usestrategiestoreducecongestion.

Thefinalreport,The Effect of Smart Growth Policies on Travel Demand, is availableathttp://www.trb.org/Main/Blurbs/168761.aspx.

TheSmartGAPtoolisavailableatwww.trb.org/main/blurbs/168842.aspx.

BundledwithC04,C05,andC10andrenamedas“AdvancedTravelAnalysisTools.”ScheduledfortheRound4IAP(June2014).

CONTACTS: EricPhil,eric.phil@dot.gov and Matt Hardy, mhardy@aashto.org

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Planning for Freight Demand

Freight Planning Guide (C15)

Thiscomprehensiveguide,includingcasestudiesandexamples,identifiesstrategiesforincorporatingmarket-drivenfreightconsiderationsintohighwaycapacitydecisionmaking.

Public agencies can use the guide to planforandprovidehighwaycapacitythatserveseconomicdevelopmentbymeeting both local community capacity needsandnationalshippingandmarketsupplyneeds.Addressingprojectedfreight growth can also address the potential for delays and safety concerns associated with unanticipated freight movementbottlenecks.

Thefreightplanningguide,Integrating Freight Considerations into the Highway Capacity Planning Process: Practitioner's Guide,isavailableathttp://www.trb.org/Main/Blurbs/170008.aspx.IthasbeenincorporatedintotheTCAPPportalathttp://www.transportationforcommunities.com/.

ScheduledfortheRound4IAP(June2014).TheFreightPlanningGuidewillbeavailablethroughPlanWorks.

CONTACTS: SpencerStevens,spencer.stevens@dot.gov and Matt Hardy, mhardy@aashto.org

Freight Demand Modeling and Data Improvement (C20)

Astrategicplanforachievingimprovedfreightdatasetsandfreightmodelingpractices.

Current freight planning and forecasting tools, data, and techniques are inadequate to support infrastructure planning that integrates the complex logistics practices of thefreightindustry.Betterdataandmodelsareneededtomakemoreinformedinvestmentdecisions.

Thereport,Freight Demand Modeling and Data Improvement (SHRP 2 Report S2-C20-RR-1),isavailableatwww.trb.org/Main/Blurbs/167628.aspx

TheStrategicPlanisavailableathttp://www.trb.org/Main/Blurbs/167629.aspx

Elevenstatesarereceivingimplementation assistance through the Round3IAP.

CONTACTS: EdStrocko,ed.strocko@dot.gov and Matt Hardy, mhardy@aashto.org

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