Keith Platte, P.E.

Associate Program Director, Project Delivery

AASHTO Subcommittee on Right of Way,

Utilities and Outdoor Advertising

Controls Conference

April 14, 2013

Turning Research into

Every Day Practice

• For past two years, SHRP2 research has been

wrapping up and implementation gearing up

• Products include: – Guides

– Software tools

– New processes

– Technologies and Tools

– Testing procedures

– Collaborative-decision making protocols

– Driver behavior data

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Efforts are Collaborative

• Implementation is

cooperative. It engages:

– AASHTO

– FHWA

– SHRP2/TRB staff

• States are the customers

of AASHTO

implementation

• FHWA, TRB also serve

locals, academia, MPOs

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What Can SHRP2 Solutions

Do For You?

• Reduce the impact of utility

conflicts

• Organize, track, and manage

conflicts

• Locate underground lines more

safely

• Save money with fewer passes

to locate hard-to-find utilities

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Prioritizing States’ Needs

• AASHTO’s role is

focused on identifying

which products meet the

states’ practical needs

• We are relying on

members and

committees to define

how implementation can

be successful

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Project Management Tool $0.5 million

• R09 Managing Risk in Rapid Renewal Contracts

• R10 Managing Complex Projects

R04 Bridge Designs for Rapid Renewal $4.2M

R26 Preservation on High Volume Roadways $3.2M

L12 Training for Traffic Incident Responders $4.4M

Organizing for Reliability $6.6M

• L01 Business Processes for Reliability

• L06 Organizing Agencies for Systems Operations and Management

• L31 Chief Executive Officer (CEO) Workshop on Operations

• L17 Knowledge Transfer System

C06 Integrating Ecosystem & Highway Planning $1.5M 6

2012 Starts

3-Year Implementation Plan

Transportation for Communities – Advancing Projects through Partnerships (TCAPP) bundle $6-7M

• C01 TCAPP

• C02 Performance Measures

• C19 Expedited Project Delivery

R07 Performance Specs for Rapid Renewal $0.2–0.5M

R15B Integrating Utility/Transportation $2–3M

R16 Railroad Agreements $1–2M

R23 Long-Life Pavements $1–2M

R06a Web Tool for Non-destructive Testing $1–2M

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2013 Starts

3-Year Implementation Plan

Economic Impact Tools $1-2M

• C03 Economic Impact Case Studies

• C11 Economic Impact Analysis Tools

C10 Travel Demand and Network Models $3–4M

C15 Freight Planning Guide $1–2M

Reliability Analysis Tools $3–4M

• L02 Monitoring Programs for Reliability

• L05 Planning/Programming for Reliability

• L08 Reliability in the Highway Capacity Manual

L36 Regional Operations Forum $0.5–1M

R19A Bridges Beyond 100 Years $1–2M

Pavement Technologies $ TBD

• R05 Modular Pavement Solutions

• R21 Composite Pavement Systems 8

2014 Starts

3-Year Implementation Plan

$10 M Implementation

Assistance Program

• L01/06 Organizational Assessment for Reliability

• R04 Prefabricated bridge designs

• R26 Pavement preservation for high volume roads

• C06a Integrating Ecosystem Conservations and

Planning

• R09/10 Risk Management and Complex Project

Management

• L12 Incident Management training for Responders

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$10 M Implementation

Assistance Program

Opportunities for implementation assistance

• Proof of Concept Pilots

• Lead Adopter Incentives

• User Incentives

Timeline

• Application process through FHWA

– First round solicitation of interest ended March 22,

2013

– Reviews and awards (late Spring)

– Second round in late 2013

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Updated SHRP2 Implementation

Funding

Current funding available:

• SAFETEA-LU $81 Million

• FFY 2012 MAP-21 $11 Million

• FY 2013-14 SP&R funding $58 Million

• Additional FHWA funding $18 Million

Estimated total funding available: $168 Million

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Expanding the Program

• More money: Additional $87 million available to

put toward implementation

• More products: 39 additional research projects are

becoming available

• More experience: Engaging states to champion

product implementation

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AASHTO Implementation

Task Force

• ITF Meeting, March 28-29

- 28 State DOTs met to review products for next

round of implementation plan

• Survey of AASHTO Committees to gauge value of

potential new products

• 11 meetings of Focus Area Teams

• Engagement of FHWA

and TRB

• ITF Recommendations

now being developed

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ROW Survey Responses

14 Full survey available at http://SHRP2.transportation.org

Next Steps

• Updated SHRP2 Implementation Plan

• Continued implementation of 2012 products

• Next round of Implementation Assistance

• Begin planning implementation for 2013 products

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What’s Your Role?

• Become a champion for the products that fit your program

• Identify key technical stakeholders and advocates within

your states

• Carry the message back to your colleagues and peers

• Become a “lead state”

• Provide panel members for Implementation

Planning Workshops

• Participate in technical transfer

and implement products

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Questions?

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Stay informed and stay tuned!

Keith Platte, Associate Program Director, Project Delivery

Ph: 202 624 7830 Email: kplatte@aashto.org

For more SHRP2 information:

http://SHRP2.transportation.org

Contact Pam Hutton, AASHTO SHRP2 Implementation

Manager, 303-263-1212 or phutton@aashto.org