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Strategic Highway Research Program
SHRP 2
Accelerating solutions for highway safety, renewal, reliability, and capacity
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Five New Requests for Proposals Now Available
Posted March 9, 2010
Five requests for proposals (RFPs) are now available from SHRP 2. Proposals are due by April 20, 2010. Four RFPs are from the Capacity focus area—C11: Development of Improved Economic Analysis Tools Based on Recommendations from Project C03; C12: The Effect of Public-Private Partnerships and Nontraditional Procurement Processes on Highway Planning, Environmental Review, and Collaborative Decision Making; C15: Integrating Freight Considerations into Collaborative Decision Making for Additions to Highway Capacity; and C18: Pilot Test the Collaborative Decision-Making Framework Including a Self-Assessment Methodology. One RFP is from the Reliability focus area—L17: A Framework for Improving Travel Time Reliability.
Video Lecture on SHRP 2 Renewal and Implementation Activities at the ARCHES and SPENS Final Conference in August 2009
Posted March 8, 2010
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In August SHRP 2 Director Neil Hawks
attended the final conference on the Assessment and Rehabilitation of
Central European Highway Structures (ARCHES) and Sustainable Pavements
for European New Member States (SPENS) research projects on bridge and
pavement research in Ljubljana, Slovenia. These Renewal-related
research programs were sponsored by the European Union and managed by
the Forum of European Highway Research Laboratories (FEHRL). Neil
Hawks’ presentation included information about SHRP 2 projects—on
modular pavement technology, railroad/DOT coordination, and bridges
designed for 100+ years of service life—and plans for implementation. A
video of the lecture is available. |
TRB Webinar: Pilot Tests of the Ecological Approach to Mitigation of Environmental Impacts (Project C21)
Posted March 5, 2010
TRB’s second Strategic Highway Research Program (SHRP 2) is conducting a web briefing or “webinar” on Thursday, April 15, 2010, from 1:30 p.m. to 3:30 p.m. EDT that will explore new tools designed to help implement integrated conservation plans and mitigation activities. A project to pilot test these new tools will be let by SHRP 2 in July; therefore, the webinar will also examine ways in which these new tools might be pilot tested, as a means to help researchers decide if they want to propose to conduct the pilot testing. While there is no fee associated with this webinar, space is limited and participants must register at least 24 hours prior to the start of the webinar.
New Web Resource: Performance Measures to Evaluate Highway Capacity Projects
Posted February 25, 2010
Transportation for Communities-Advancing Projects through Partnerships (TCAPP): Pilot Test and Webinar
Posted February 12, 2010
TRB’s second Strategic Highway Research Program (SHRP 2) Capacity project C01: A Framework for Collaborative Decision Making on Additions to Highway Capacity has released the beta version of a web-based resource to help transportation and resource agencies work in collaboration to develop and deliver “right-sized” highway projects quicker. A demonstration of the TCAPP website was included in a Webinar on February 11, 2010. A recording of the Webinar is available in Windows Media Player format, and the slides are available as a PDF. The Webinar also served as a pre-bid conference on opportunities to pilot test TCAPP and help potential proposers decide if they want to propose to conduct pilot tests that will be announced in March. Organizations interested in participating in pilot tests are encouraged to form teams by finding other interested parties in the SHRP 2 Research Team Builder.
SHRP 2 Project Brief: Railroad-DOT Institutional Mitigation Strategies
Posted January 27, 2010
TRB’s second Strategic Highway Research Program (SHRP 2) has released a project brief that summarizes SHRP 2 Renewal project R16, which explored strategies, arrangements, techniques, and processes designed to help facilitate beneficial relationships between railroads and public agencies. The final report of the project includes eight model agreements that can be modified to meet the legal requirements and accepted contracting processes of individual agencies and railroads.
SHRP 2 Renewal Brief: January 2010
Posted January 27, 2010
TRB’s second Strategic Highway Research Program (SHRP 2) has released the latest version of its Renewal Program Brief, which summarizes recent progress within the Renewal area of SHRP 2.
Request for Demonstration Project Sites
Posted January 20, 2010
SHRP 2 Project R06C: Using Infrared (IR) and High-Speed Ground Penetrating Radar (GPR) for Uniformity Measurements on New Hot Mix Asphalt (HMA) Layers will conduct three demonstration projects in 2010. The project is seeking sites from AASHTO Regions 1, 2, and 3 to demonstrate these technologies. This demonstration includes an infrared temperature survey during placement of the HMA, and a radar survey after completion of finish rolling, to locate potentially segregated areas. Candidate projects should be surface mixes. A minimum of 10 cores will be needed to study the relationship between the nondestructive test data and the HMA density, asphalt content, and gradation. To nominate a site, please complete this form and e-mail it to Stephen Sebesta at the Texas Transportation Institute.
Strategic Views of SHRP 2 Research Products
Posted January 5, 2010
While SHRP 2 research has four focus areas, the findings will not sort themselves into such tidy categories. The outcomes of the research and their applications will cross the traditional boundaries of function and discipline. Three documents are available that match expected products of Capacity, Reliability, and Renewal research to specific activities of state departments of transportation and related communities to suggest that seeing the full benefits may require a strategic view.
TRB Seeking Expert Task Group Nominations for 2010 SHRP 2 Projects
Posted December 11, 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 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. More
SHRP 2 Addresses Critical Issues in Transportation
Posted December 10, 2009
The 2009 update of TRB’s Critical Issues in Transportation highlights some of the most pressing issues that America’s transportation network currently faces. A new SHRP 2 brochure illustrates how SHRP 2 products will help address critical transportation issues such as: energy, environment, and climate change; aging infrastructure; and increasing congestion.
New Brochure Answers Frequently Asked Questions about the SHRP 2 Naturalistic Driving Study
Posted December 1, 2009
Safety research in SHRP 2 aims to reduce crash risk, injuries, and fatalities by understanding driver behavior. The centerpiece of the research is a naturalistic driving study of 3000 volunteer drivers. A new brochure answers questions about the study, the largest of its kind ever undertaken.
Video of a SHRP 2 Paving Demonstration Now Available
Posted November 23, 2009
The first of what will be a series of videos from SHRP 2 is now available. This video shows a demonstration of an infrared bar being used for quality control and measurement of new hot mix asphalt layers during paving operations. This demonstration was part of Renewal Project R06C: Using Both Infrared and High-Speed Ground Penetrating Radar for Uniformity Measurement on New Hot Mix Asphalt Layers. Demonstrations of these technologies to assess hot mix asphalt density and segregation will be conducted in the four AASHTO regions; the project final report will describe how these technologies can be incorporated into existing department of transportation specifications for construction quality assurance.
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.
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.
News and announcements associated with SHRP 2 and other parts of TRB are regularly included in TRB’s e-newsletter. The e-newsletter is a free, weekly electronic service designed to keep subscribers up-to-date on the activities of TRB and on selected transportation research activities taking place at the federal, state, academic, and international levels.
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