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TRB Webinar: Encouraging Innovation in Locating and Characterizing Underground Utilities
Posted November 19, 2009
TRB
will conduct a web briefing or "Webinar" on Thursday, December 10, from
12:00 p.m. to 1:30 p.m. EST that will explore a report released by
TRB’s second Strategic Highway Research Program that identifies
practices to assist transportation professionals in locating
underground utilities. The report, S2-R01-RW: Encouraging Innovation in
Locating and Characterizing Underground Utilities, is available as a PDF. Participants must register
at least 24 hours in advance of the start of the Webinar, space is
limited, and there is a fee for non-TRB Sponsor employees; payment
details are on the registration page.
New Project Brief from Capacity Project C01: Reaching Decisions that Deliver Capacity
Posted November 2, 2009
This project brief summarizes Capacity Project C01: A Framework for Collaborative Decision Making on Additions to Highway Capacity. The brief describes how the collaborative decision-making framework—being developed in project C01—can help practitioners systematically apply the most successful strategies for integrating environmental, economic, and community needs into the analysis, planning, and design of new highway capacity. It also announces an upcoming workshop and pilot testing opportunities.
New Report: Encouraging Innovation in Locating and Characterizing Underground Utilities
Posted October 30, 2009
TRB's second Strategic Highway Research Program (SHRP 2) Report S2-R01-RW: Encouraging Innovation in Locating and Characterizing Underground Utilities
explores underground utility locating practices, examines current and
emerging technologies, and identifies potential areas for improvement
and for subsequent research. Report S2-R01-RW is only available in
electronic format.
New Report: A Plan for Developing High-Speed, Nondestructive Testing Procedures for Both Design Evaluation and Construction Inspection
Posted September 11, 2009
TRB’s second Strategic Highway Research Program (SHRP 2) Report S2-R06-RW:
A Plan for Developing High-Speed, Nondestructive Testing Procedures for
Both Design Evaluation and Construction Inspection examines
existing and emerging nondestructive evaluation (NDE) technologies and
their current state of implementation to satisfy the NDE needs for
highway renewal. The report also explores a research plan for the
development of NDE technologies to address the most pertinent needs for
bridges, pavements, tunnels, soils, and retaining walls through the
life of the facility. Report S2-R06-RW is only available in electronic
format.
SHRP 2 Quarterly Update Now Available
Posted August 26, 2009
Significant events from the past quarter are highlighted in the SHRP 2 August 2009 Quarterly Update.
Presentations from the 2009 SHRP 2 Safety Symposium
Posted August 26, 2009
Presentations from the 2009 SHRP 2 Safety Symposium are available on the Safety page.
Partnership Opportunities for Transportation Agencies
Posted August 24, 2009
Learn about opportunities for state transportation agencies to participate in a number of SHRP 2 research projects. The five current opportunities include projects in the Capacity and Renewal focus areas.
Revised Version of SHRP 2 Report S2-R15-RW: Integrating the Priorities of Transportation Agencies and Utility Companies
Posted August 4, 2009
A revised version of SHRP 2 Report S2-R15-RW: Integrating the Priorities of Transportation Agencies and Utility Companies
has been posted. It includes survey responses from Michigan DOT that had been omitted from the original version.
New Report: SHRP 2 2008 Annual Report
Posted July 23, 2009
Building the Vision,
the SHRP 2 Annual Report for 2008, highlights the frameworks (both
literal and figurative) being developed to support new systems for
collaborating in areas of transportation ranging from emergency
response to planning, operations, and construction. The accomplishments
of the four research focus areas are also detailed, including:
• Progress toward launching the driving behavior study of 3,000
volunteer drivers to understand crash risk and improve roadway safety,
• Advances in developing rapid renewal tools to streamline transportation project delivery,
• Progress in creating tools to improve highway system performance and travel time reliability, and
• Progress in developing a collaborative decision-making process
that can deliver highway projects faster and in a more environmentally
responsible manner.
Information is also given on the SHRP 2 Implementation Report to
Congress, which was published in 2008, and the financial status of the
program. Comments and inquiries may be sent to: SHRP2@nas.edu.
New Report: Performance Measurement Framework for Highway Capacity Decision Making
Posted July 22, 2009
TRB’s second Strategic Highway Research Program (SHRP 2) Report
S2-C02-RR: Performance Measurement Framework for Highway Capacity Decision Making explores a performance measurement framework that is
designed to support the collaborative decision-making framework (CDMF)
for additions to highway capacity being developed under the SHRP 2
Capacity research program. The report examines five broad areas of
performance including transportation, environment, economics,
community, and cost. Under these headings, the report identifies 17
performance factors, each of which are linked to key decision points in
the CDMF.
New Report: Integrating the Priorities of Transportation Agencies and Utility Companies
Posted July 8, 2009
TRB’s second Strategic Highway Research Program (SHRP 2) Report S2-R15-RW: Integrating the Priorities of Transportation Agencies and Utility Companies examines current practices, opportunities for enhancement, and anticipated barriers for integrating utility and transportation agency priorities in highway renewal projects. The report also explores 13 best practices that span the whole project life cycle and highlights a plan for future research in this field. Report S2-R15-RW is only available in electronic format.
New Release Dates Announced for 3 SHRP 2 Reliability Projects
Posted July 8, 2009
L08—Incorporating Nonrecurrent Congestion Factors into the Highway Capacity Manual Methods: Originally scheduled for July 2009, new date: July 2010.
L09—Incorporating Nonrecurrent Congestion Factors into the AASHTO Policy on Geometric Design: Originally scheduled for July 2009, later date will be announced
L15—Reliability Innovations Deserving Exploratory Analysis (IDEA): Will be announced in the January 2010 IDEA program announcement
These and other steps to leverage related research projects are explained in this Announcement.
TRB Seeking Expert Task Group Nominations for 2010 SHRP 2 Projects
Posted June 8, 2009
TRB's Strategic Highway Research Program (SHRP 2) is soliciting nominations for members of Expert Task Groups (ETGs) that will develop requests for proposals for individual research projects as part of SHRP 2 activities in March 2010. Nominees should have expertise directly relevant to the issues being addressed by the project. Nominations are open to the international community, and the nomination of women and minority candidates is encouraged.
ETGs for the March 2010 projects will meet during February. Additional information on the research projects; the ETG member nomination process; and the roles, responsibilities, and restrictions associated with ETG membership is available online. More
Seeking Participants for a Performance Specifications Demonstration Project
Posted April 13, 2009
The researchers for project R07: Performance Specifications for Rapid Highway Renewal are soliciting participants for a performance specifications demonstration project. More information is available in the following announcement.
"Contractor Expression of Interest" Page is Now "Research Team Builder" Page
Posted March 31, 2009
The Research Team Builder page, located in the navigation bar under Resources, is a revised version of the Contractor Expression of Interest page. The page allows users to create research teams to submit joint proposals by browsing lists of other organizations or by adding themselves to the lists. In the revision, columns identifying the organization type have been added to the lists. This section of the website is solely for the benefit of proposers; SHRP 2 does not verify or use the information in any way.
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