Research and Technology Coordinating Committee Letter Report: December 2005 (2005) / Chapter Skim
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December 29, 2005 Mr. Richard Capka Acting Administrator Federal Highway Administration Room 4218 400 7th Street, SW Washington, D.C.
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2 highway transportation enterprise. Congress specified the following six broad research areas in the legislation: • Characterization of materials used in highway infrastructure, including analytical techniques, microstructure modeling, and the deterioration process • Assessment of the effects of transportation decisions on human health • Development of surrogate measures of safety • Environmental research • Data acquisition techniques for system condition and performance monitoring • Performance data and information processing needed to assess the day-to-day operational performance of the transportation system in support of hour-to-hour operational decision making Advanced research is part of the continuum from basic research to the implementation and direct use of research results.
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3 • Dedicated program funding is protected from other day-to-day agency operating and research needs. • Periodic external reviews assess program direction, performance, and accomplishments.
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4 2. FHWA's advanced highway research program should be based on open solicitations aimed at attracting well-qualified researchers with new ideas and concepts to pursue.
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5 enterprise. The success of the program will depend heavily on support from agency leadership, as well as staff understanding of its importance to the agency's mission.
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6 expressed support for an expanded FHWA advanced highway research program, underscoring their belief in its importance to the agency's mission. The RTCC commends FHWA for these timely forums and looks forward to the forthcoming agency report on their outcomes.
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