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19 different types of promising nondestructive testing technologies are being used by state departments of transportation.

Read more in SHRP 2 Report S2-R06-RW: Plan for Developing High-Speed, Nondestructive Testing Procedures for Both Design Evaluation and Construction Inspection.

S2-R06-RW
Monica Starnes, TRB
Strategic Highway Research Program
SHRP 2

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Conferences 
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Final Program Available for Innovations in Freight Demand Modeling and Data: A Transportation Research Board SHRP 2 Symposium. Register Now!
September 14–15, 2010
Crowne Plaza Hotel, Dulles Airport, Herndon, Virginia
Posted September 1, 2010

The final program for Innovations in Freight Demand Modeling and Data: A Transportation Research Board SHRP 2 Symposium is now available at https://p4.secure.hostingprod.com/@www.wgianalytics.com/freight/ssl/docs/SymposiumOverview.pdf. Register now! The symposium is approaching quickly but a few seats are still open. Attendees will discuss where current freight models fall short and identify the data that can bridge the gap between a traditional freight model and a valid real-world tool that can be used with confidence for day-to-day planning and operations. Additional information about the symposium, including registration information, is available at http://www.freightplanning.com/.  


Presentations from 2010 SHRP 2 Safety Research Symposium
Posted July 27, 2010

Current and potential contractors and interested members of the public learned about progress in SHRP 2 safety projects at the Fifth Annual SHRP 2 Safety Research Symposium held on July 13–14, 2010, in Washington, D.C. Presentations from the symposium are available on the following page.

Presentations from the First International Symposium on Long-Lived Bridges
Posted June 30, 2010

The first International Symposium on Long-lived Bridges was held on June 8 and 10 in Brussels, Belgium, during TRA 2010.  This was the third symposium organized in collaboration with the Forum of European National Highway Research Laboratories (FEHRL).

A summary of the symposium and the presentations are now available.


Information for Proposers 
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Additional Information for Proposers on Reliability Project L08
Posted August 3, 2010

The first task for L08 calls for a literature review including the draft 2010 Highway Capacity Manual. Potential bidders seriously considering submitting a proposal may request a copy of the draft 2010 Highway Capacity Manual by writing Michael Miller at mmiller@nas.edu and sending a copy of the request to William Hyman at whyman@nas.edu. A CD ROM with the draft chapters of the Highway Capacity Manual will be sent to you by overnight express mail. When you make your request, please be sure to provide an appropriate address and phone number suitable for receiving express mail.

Changes to SHRP 2 Reliability Focus Area
Posted July 1, 2010

The SHRP 2 Oversight Committee recently changed three projects in the Reliability focus area that were scheduled for July 2010 RFPs: (1) They increased the funding for project L08: Incorporation of Nonrecurrent Congestion Factors into the Highway Capacity Manual Methods, (2) they cancelled project L09: Incorporating Nonrecurrent Congestion Factors into the AASHTO Policy on Geometric Design for Streets and Highways, and (3) they cancelled project L10abc: Using In-Vehicle Video Data to Explore How to Modify Driver Behavior that Causes Nonrecurring Congestion. More information is available on the following page.

Project News 
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Invitation to Participate in Validation Testing of Nondestructive Testing Technologies
Posted August 4, 2010

The research team conducting the SHRP 2 R06-A project on “NDT Technologies for Concrete Bridge Deck Deterioration Detection” is inviting interested teams to participate in the NDT technology validation testing that will take place in the fall of 2010. The validation testing will have two components: evaluation under controlled laboratory conditions and field evaluation on actual bridge decks. More information is available on the following page. We encourage all potential participants to contact the research team by September 10, 2010.

Publications 
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First Fruits Report S2-R21-RW-1: 2008 Survey of European Composite Pavements
Posted July 6, 2010

SHRP 2 First Fruits Report S2-R21-RW-1: 2008 Survey of European Composite Pavements explores in-service composite pavement sites in the Netherlands, Germany, and Austria in order to help assess the design, construction, and performance of composite pavement systems. The report also examines other issues that should be considered in the design and construction of new composite pavement systems. Report S2-R21-RW-1 is only available in electronic format.

Three New Capacity Case Studies Available
Posted June 24, 2010

Both programming and fiscal constraint are aspects of MPO planning that address financial implications, but they are often considered independently. Integration ensures that the long-range plan and the transportation improvement program (TIP) are consistent and connected. Three new Case Studies in Collaboration are now available on the following topics: long-range transportation planning, corridor planning studies, and integrated programming and fiscal constraint. 

SHRP 2 Products Chart
Posted June 10, 2010

Products of SHRP 2 research derive from national goals for safer, longer-lasting, and less congested highways. These products will help transportation agencies to measure performance of the systems they manage; to collect and share data as a reliable basis for sound decisions; and to plan, design, build, and operate highway facilities in collaboration with the communities and regions they serve. This chart identifies the products of each SHRP 2 research project and indicates their status as of spring 2010.

Older publications are available on the SHRP 2 Publications Page.

Research Reports 
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Research reports are available on the SHRP 2 Research Reports Page.

RFPs 
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Five RFPs Now Available
Posted July 27, 2010

SHRP 2 seeks proposals for 3 Capacity research projects and for 2 Reliability projects. The proposals are due on September 27, 2010. The following RFPs are now available on the SHRP 2 RFP page:

C16: The Effect of Smart Growth Policies on Travel Demand
This project will develop a tool box and documentation to analyze the contribution of vehicle trip-reduction to “smart growth” in land management.
 
C21: Pilot Test the C06 A and C06B Ecological Approaches to Environmental Protection
In this project multiple awards will be made to pilot test new tools to help implement integrated conservation plans and mitigation activities developed in earlier Capacity projects.

C22: Prepare a Decision Makers Guide to the Collaborative Decision Making Framework

This project will develop guides for transportation agency and resource agency upper management and project managers on use and benefits of Transportation for Communities—Advancing Projects through Partnership (TCAPP), which is the delivery platform for much of the Capacity research.

L08: Incorporation of Travel Time Reliability into the Highway Capacity Manual

This project will determine how data and information on the impacts of differing causes of nonrecurrent highway congestion can be incorporated into the performance measure estimation procedures in the Highway Capacity Manual.

L13A: Design and Implement a System for Archiving and Disseminating Data from SHRP 2 Reliability and Related Studies/ Assistance to Contractors to Archive their Data for Reliability Projects
This project will develop a Web-based archive and user manual to provide access to data from the Reliability research; L16 provides technical and financial support for Reliability researchers to contribute to the archive.
 

Webinars 
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Register for SHRP 2 Webinar: SHRP 2 Naturalistic Driving Study--Assessing the Needs of Roadway Information Database Users
Posted August 31, 2010

SHRP 2’s Safety focus area will conduct a naturalistic driving study (NDS) and develop a complementary roadway information database that will link to the naturalistic driving database. This roadway information database will be developed in Project S04A. An early task of the project is to determine the types of data and analysis that database users will require. SHRP 2 will conduct a web briefing or “webinar” on Thursday, September 30, 2010 from 1:00 p.m.–4:00 p.m. EDT that will help the project team make their determination. The webinar will

•         Describe how roadway data elements that may be of interest to researchers using the NDS data were identified (presented by S04A team)
•         Describe cost and other limitations that will constrain data collection (presented by S04A team)
•         Describe the S04A team’s thinking on how data may be prioritized for mobile mapping (presented by S04A team)
•         Discuss user needs for the roadway data (discussion led by S04A team with input from attendees)
•         Ask attendees for input on their preference on top data elements (an interactive vote)
•         Discuss attendees’ preference

Register now at https://www1.gotomeeting.com/register/262099153.


Register for TRB Webinar: Institutional Architectures to Advance Systems Operations and Management
Posted August 13, 2010

TRB will conduct a web briefing or “webinar” on Wednesday, October 13, 2010 from 2:00 p.m.–3:30 p.m. EDT that will explore a project developed by TRB's second Strategic Highway Research Program (SHRP 2). The findings of this project will enable organizations to assess their business processes in order to better streamline highway system operations and improve travel time reliability. Participants must register at least 24 hours prior to the start of the webinar, space is limited, and there is a fee for non-TRB Sponsor employees.


Register for TRB Webinar: Predicting Travel-Time Reliability: Methods and Implications for Practice
Posted June 18, 2010

TRB will conduct a web briefing or “webinar” on Tuesday, August 17, 2010 from 2:00 p.m.–3:30 p.m. EDT that will explore research and practical methods that can be used in predicting highway travel time. The research was part of a SHRP 2 project that developed methods to characterize highway reliability patterns, various reliability-related performance measures, and ways to conduct before-and-after studies when strategies are applied to improve reliability and reduce congestion. The presenter will provide an overview of a statistically-based model that can predict the changes in reliability after the implementation of improvements. Participants must register at least 24 hours prior to the start of the webinar, space is limited, and there is a fee for non-TRB Sponsor employees.

Register for TRB Webinar: Pavement Preservation for High-Traffic-Volume Roadways
Posted June 18, 2010

TRB will conduct a web briefing or “webinar” on Wednesday, September 8, 2010 from 2:00 p.m.–3:30 p.m. EDT. The webinar will explore a project from SHRP 2 that developed pavement preservation strategies for high-traffic-volume roadways and preservation guidelines that are based on careful and complete assessments of factors such as traffic volume, pavement condition, environmental condition, costs, expected performance, and work zone requirements. Participants must register at least 24 hours prior to the start of the webinar, space is limited, and there is a fee for non-TRB Sponsor employees.

Recorded webinars are available on the SHRP 2 Webinar page.


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