1. FHWA Research and Technology Federal Highway Administration Nice to do or NEED TO DO Debra Elston Federal Highway Administration Turner-Fairbank Highway Research Center AASHTO Research Advisory Committee Meeting Burlington, Vermont July 23, 2012

2. 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

3. FHWA Research and Technology Federal Highway Administration 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

4. FHWA Research and Technology Federal Highway Administration 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

5. FHWA Research and Technology Federal Highway Administration 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

6. FHWA Research and Technology Federal Highway Administration SHRP2 Implementation Trust, Coordination and Commitment –In consultation with AASHTO and TRB –Program management Resources Processes –FHWA Leadership Commitment More on Thursday

7. FHWA Research and Technology Federal Highway Administration SHRP-2 3-Year Plan Budget by Focus Area Yearly Funding by Focus Area ($ millions) 7

8. FHWA Research and Technology Federal Highway Administration Every Day Counts Initiative Administrator’s signature program aimed at Shorten project delivery Accelerate deployment Center for Advancing Innovation EDC-2 announcements scheduled for July 25

9. FHWA Research and Technology Federal Highway Administration Evaluation Framework for FHWA R&T Demonstrate performance for multi-audiences National, program, project level impacts –Portfolio Management Approach –Mapping Performance to Innovation Life Cycle – Balanced Scorecard Model of Performance

10. FHWA Research and Technology Federal Highway Administration Thank You! Visit our Web site: www.fhwa.dot.gov/research Debra Elston Federal Highway Administration Phone: 202-493-3181 Email: Debra.Elston@dot.gov