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RAC Summer Meeting Salt Lake City, UT July 25 - 28, 2011

RAC Summer Meeting Salt Lake City, UT July 25 - 28, 2011. John Moulden Office of Corporate Research, Technology, & Innovation Management Federal Highway Administration. Continual Improvement in FHWA RD&T Program. Current focus on Improving three aspects of our program:

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RAC Summer Meeting Salt Lake City, UT July 25 - 28, 2011

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  1. RAC Summer Meeting Salt Lake City, UT July 25 - 28, 2011 John Moulden Office of Corporate Research, Technology, & Innovation Management Federal Highway Administration

  2. Continual Improvement in FHWA RD&T Program Current focus on Improving three aspects of our program: FHWA RD&T Agenda Coordination Innovation Deployment Evaluation/Performance Management

  3. FHWA National R&D Agenda - Update Three Phase Process : 1. Develop FHWA Emphasis Areas, Post on Interactive Website Distribute via traditional channels 2. Solicit External Stakeholder Input 3. Identify & Address Program and Systems Gaps

  4. Stakeholder Input Through Interactive Website & Traditional Channels: Comment on FHWA Program Emphasis Areas (organized by functional area) Comment on Gap Analysis Identify Overarching Systems , Organization or Process Gaps

  5. FHWA National Research Agenda Management by FHWA RD&T Agenda Committee (HRTM lead office + FHWA Working Groups). Includes STRDD R&D, EAR, SHRP2, and those pooled-fund and NCHRP projects with direct FHWA funding

  6. TRB Special Report 261 – The Federal Role in Highway Research and Technology • Recommendations to FHWA: • R&T should focus on fundamental, long-term research • Research should be aimed at significant hwy. research gaps not addressed by others • Should be more responsive to major stakeholders • Should balance stakeholder problem ID w/ expert tech. review • Led to creation of FHWA Corporate Master Plan

  7. TRB Special Report 295 – The Federal Investment in Highway Research 2006-2009 • Recommendations to FHWA: • National prioritized research agenda is needed. Establish a community-wide consensus on hwy. research priorities. • Involve stakeholders more extensively in FHWA RD&T program. • Prompted FHWA development of Program Plans

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