Connecticut-Delaware-District of Columbia-Maine Maryland-Massachusetts-New Hampshire-VermontNew Jersey-New York-Pennsylvania-Rhode Island

Region 1

Jim Fallon, CT

Steve Pepin, MA

Glenn Roberts, NH

Mike Bonini, PA

“Don’t let the door hit you on the way out.”

Connecticut◦ Bradley J. Overturf, Transportation Supervising Planner◦ Michael Connors, Transportation Assistant Planning

Director Maryland

◦ Ms. Hua Xiang, Assistant Research Division Chief Massachusetts

◦ Steve Woelfel, Director of Strategic Planning New Hampshire

◦ Beth Klemann, Assistant Research Engineer Pennsylvania

◦ Andrea Bahoric, Planning Division Manager

New New MembersMembers

Connecticut Department of Transportation◦ Completed centralization of all

Research/Implementation functions into Policy and Planning

◦ Closed out 13 research studies◦ Funded three (3) new studies

New Jersey Department of Transportation◦ Updating Process/Procedures post 2CFR 200◦ Completed 17 research studies◦ Conducted 16th Annual Research Showcase◦ Participated in FHWA process review◦ Developing pre-award and post-award Risk Assessment

forms◦ Preparing to complete LTAP request for proposal

District Department of Transportation

◦ Two (2) new staff members◦ Two (2) dedicated funds for research implementation◦ New contract with our university partner◦ Completed 5 research projects◦ Lead on a large on-the-ground parking pilot project

in the city center◦ Assisted with Agency Initiatives:

Age-Friendly DCStewardship and Oversight AgreementEvery Day Counts

Maine Department of Transportation

◦ Doubled their staff◦ Recipient of FHWA award programs

Maryland State Highway Administration

◦ Completed their first competitive request for proposals process

New Hampshire Department of Transportation

◦ Completed 7 of the 2013 selected research studies◦ Recipient of FHWA award programs

Massachusetts Department of Transportation

◦ Successful delivery of two (2) Technology and Information Transfer Conferences Moving Together 2014 2015 Innovation Conference

◦ Facilitated key milestone deliveries for the two (2) RWIS technologies for testing and comparison

◦ Peer Exchange on November 2014 Key take away: Expedite the process from problem

statement to project initiation, and to track project implementation

Pennsylvania Department of Transportation

◦ Conducted a PA Council of Transportation Universities meeting

◦ Received the Governor’s Office of Innovation award for “Innovation of the Year”

◦ Integrated the Municipal Research and Outreach section

◦ Completed a successful FHWA program review

Rhode Island◦ Identified and funded nine (9) new research studies◦ Recipient of FHWA award programs

Round 4◦ Connecticut -

Tools for Assessing Wider Economic Benefits of Transportation (C11) – Lead Adopter

◦ Maryland – Reliability Data and Analysis Tools (L02/L05/L07/L08/C11) – Proof of Concept Partnership to Develop an Integrated, Advanced Travel Demand Model and a Fine-Grained, Time Sensitive Network (C10) – Proof of Concept

◦ New York –Concept to Countermeasure – Research to Deployment Using the SHRP2 Safety Databases – Proof of Concept

Round 4 Continued◦ New Hampshire –

Project Management Strategies for Complex Projects (R10) — User Incentive

◦ New Jersey –Technologies to Enhance Quality Control on Asphalt Pavements (R06C) — Lead Adopter (infrared)

The Effect of Smart Growth Policies on Travel Demand/SmartGAP (C16 ) – User Incentive

◦ Maine - Technologies to Enhance Quality Control on Asphalt Pavements (R06C) — Proof of Concept (ground penetrating radar)

— Lead Adopter (infrared)

Round 4 Continued◦ Pennsylvania –

Tools to Improve PCC Pavement Smoothness During Construction (R06E) — Lead Adopter Nondestructive Testing for Concrete Bridge Decks (R06A) — Lead Adopter Nondestructive Testing for Tunnel Linings (R06G) — Proof of Concept Service Life Design for Bridges (R19A) — Lead AdopterManaging Risk in Rapid Renewal Projects (R09) — User Incentive

Round 5Delaware

o Railroad – DOT Mitigation Strategies (R16) – Lead Adopter District of Columbia

◦ 3D Utility Location Data Repository (R01A) - Proof of Concept

◦ Railroad – DOT Mitigation Strategies (R16) – User IncentiveMassachusetts

◦ Planning Process Bundle (C02/C08/C09/C12/C15) – Lead Adopter

Round 5New York

o Railroad – DOT Mitigation Strategies (R16) – Lead Adopter

Pennsylvania◦ Performance Specification for Rapid Renewal (R07) – Lead

Adopter◦ Planning Process Bundle (C02/C08/C09/C12/C15) – Lead

Adopter

Maine Department of Transportation

◦ Sarah Mildred Long Bridge Replacement Project - $1,000,000

New Hampshire◦ Bridge Monitoring Technology at Portsmouth Memorial

Bridge - $355,000◦ Pavement Preservation Project - $895,892

Rhode Island ◦ Innovative Arch Construction Project - $480,000

Pennsylvania

◦ Adaptive Traffic Signal Control - $720,000

Rhode Island ◦ Innovative Arch Construction Project - $480,000

Vermont◦ Advanced Traffic Monitoring - $981,780◦ Tri-State Advanced Transportation Management and

Traveler Information System - $1,000,000

District DOT◦ Apply for AID grant and use our STIC funding◦ Continue to advance our strategic

plan implementation: data initiatives, outreach, coordination, program management

◦ Broader involvement of intellectual capital of University consortium

◦ Process improvement for enhancing quality of research products

◦ Focus on implementation◦ Role in study on multimodal congestion measurement &

mitigation

New York DOT

◦ Peer Exchange (September 23 – 24)◦ Topic: Creating an Effective SPR Research Program◦ Expectations: Concise summary of best practices

and approaches, identification of gaps, and suggestions for future training

Pennsylvania DOT

◦ Implementation of high priority STIC innovations and research focused on the strategic agenda

◦ Re-engineering the Research Program Management System for tracking the Research Program

◦ Exploring idea of peer exchange

Massachusetts DOT◦ Continue focus on closing projects◦ Use methodologies and procedures to monitor project

implementation ◦ Improve interaction between the project champion and

the research project◦ Include a research training curriculum to further

educate Department and municipal personnel on the results of the research projects

New Hampshire DOT◦ Updating the RD&T2 Primer◦ Aggressive campaign for Research Problem Statements

Department wide◦ Mapping implemented research projects statewide

See You in Providence,

Rhode Island