Connecticut-Delaware-District of Columbia-Maine Maryland-Massachusetts-New Hampshire-Vermont New 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 Members

 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 16 th 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 DC Stewardship and Oversight Agreement Every 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 Adopter Managing Risk in Rapid Renewal Projects (R09) — User Incentive

Round 5  Delaware 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 Incentive  Massachusetts ◦ Planning Process Bundle (C02/C08/C09/C12/C15) – Lead Adopter

Round 5  New 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&T 2 Primer ◦ Aggressive campaign for Research Problem Statements Department wide ◦ Mapping implemented research projects statewide

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