Strategic Highway Research Program
SHRP 2
Accelerating solutions for highway safety, renewal, reliability, and capacity
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INTERNATIONAL UPDATES
Posted July 28, 2008
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International News & Updates
SHRP 2 PRE-BID ANNOUNCEMENT FOR DATA ACQUISITION SYSTEM PROCUREMENT
Posted July, 28, 2008
On September 16, 2008, a pre-bid conference is being held at the Keck Center of the National Academies related to the procurement of the Data Acquisition System for the SHRP 2 Naturalistic Driving Study. Please view the full announcement
here.
SHRP 2 ANNUAL REPORT FOR 2007 RELEASED
Posted July 1, 2008
Asking Why to Learn How, the newly released SHRP 2 Annual Report for 2007 highlights progress SHRP 2 has made over the past year in addressing the issues of highway safety, renewal, travel time reliability, and capacity. The report includes an overview of the program, the goals of the four research focus areas, information on current projects, a description of the outreach activities of the program, administrative and financial information, and acknowledgment of the people who served SHRP 2 in 2007.
PARTNERSHIP OPPORTUNITIES FOR TRANSPORTATION AGENCIES
Posted May 30, 2008
Learn about opportunities for state transportation agencies to participate in a number of SHRP 2 research projects. The six
current opportunities include projects in the Capacity and Renewal focus areas.
PRESENTATIONS FROM 2ND INTERNATIONAL NDT SYMPOSIUM
Ljubljana, April 2008
Posted May 13, 2008
The second International Symposium on Non-Destructive Testing for Design Evaluation and Construction Inspection was held on April 25, 2008 in Ljubljana, Slovenia during TRA 2008. This was the second 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.
SYMPOSIUM PRESENTATIONS NOW AVAILABLE
Posted: February 15, 2008
The first International Symposium on Non-Destructive Testing for Design Evaluation and Construction Inspection held January 18, 2008 in Washington, DC, drew more than 140 members of the international highway renewal community. This was the first of two symposia organized in collaboration with the Forum of European National Highway Research Laboratories (FEHRL).
A summary of the symposium and the presentations are now available.
SHRP 2 Tackles the Human Side of Reducing Crashes and Congestion
Posted: January 11, 2007
A new 4-page
article describes, in nontechnical terms, the focus and goals of SHRP 2 research.
Safety Symposium Presentations Available
Posted: August 20, 2007
More than 100 members of the highway safety community gathered for the SHRP 2 Safety Symposium in July. A summary of the symposium and the
presentations are now available.
Research Partners
Posted: March 13, 2007
The SHRP 2 Web site now offers a way for researchers to indicate their interest in teaming
with others to collaborate on proposals for SHRP 2 research. The Contractor Expression of Interest
form allows organizations to list information about their qualifications, interests, and facilities. The list is solely for the benefit of proposers;
SHRP 2 does not verify or use the information in any way.
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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