Long-Term Pavement Performance Committee Letter Report: March 5, 2012

On March 5, 2012, TRB’s Long-Term Pavement Performance (LTPP) Committee sent its 29th letter report to Victor Mendez, administrator of the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA), and John Horsley, executive director of the American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials (AASHTO). The committee's reports are aimed at supporting the further success of the LTPP program, securing the future of the LTPP database, and fulfilling the promise of better roads through the development and utilization of LTPP's products.

The report includes recommendations or requests for additional information related to the following topics: new tasks involving data collection, data analysis, and product development; uninterrupted contract support for the operation of DataPave Online; periodic webinars in place of the annual LTPP State Coordinators Meeting; readiness to initiate new data analysis projects; continued operation of the LTPP product development and deployment activity; stability and permanence of the LTPP database; and more.