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FHWA Research and Technology
Federal Highway Administration
Nice to do or NEED TO DO
Debra Elston
Federal Highway AdministrationTurner-Fairbank Highway Research Center
AASHTO Research Advisory Committee MeetingBurlington, VermontJuly 23, 2012
FHWA Research and Technology
Federal Highway Administration
Presentation Outline
• FHWA In Progress and Need to DO Initiatives– Comprehensive FHWA R&T Program– National Coordination – International Collaboration– SHRP2 Implementation– Every Day Counts– Evaluation for FHWA R&T Program
FHWA Research and Technology
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Comprehensive FHWA R&T Program
– Highway Research and Development • Current and Emerging• Exploratory• Turner-Fairbank
– Technology and Innovation Deployment Program • Authority to implement SHRP2
– Training and Education • 4 Centers for Excellence
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National Coordination– Communicate national challenges being addressed
by FHWA– Provide opportunity for exchange of ideas on
challenges, objectives and strategies– Leverage partnerships
• Next Steps– Beta testing in September– Go live in January 2013
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International Collaboration
• FHWA is associate of Forum of European Highway Research Labs (FEHRL)
• Negotiating agreement for FHWA and FEHRL to contribute funds to partner on research projects
• Synchronized call with the European Commission
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SHRP2 Implementation
Trust, Coordination and Commitment
– In consultation with AASHTO and TRB– Program management
• Resources• Processes
– FHWA Leadership Commitment
More on Thursday
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Every Day Counts Initiative
• Administrator’s signature program aimed atShorten project deliveryAccelerate deployment
• Center for Advancing Innovation
• EDC-2 announcements scheduled for July 25
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Evaluation Framework for FHWA R&T
• Demonstrate performance for multi-audiencesNational, program, project level impacts
– Portfolio Management Approach– Mapping Performance to Innovation Life Cycle– Balanced Scorecard Model of Performance
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Thank You!• Visit our Web site:
www.fhwa.dot.gov/research
Debra Elston
Federal Highway Administration
Phone: 202-493-3181
Email: [email protected]