Committee for Pavement Technology Review and Evaluation Letter Report: January 15, 2010 (2010) / Chapter Skim
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I T:.::tFI I TRANSPORTATION RESEARCH BOARD Mr. Victor M
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appreciates the FHWA staff's hard work in arranging the meeting in these final days of SAFETEA-LU, when they must have been busy with plans for the next surface transportation legislation. The committee benefits from the advance meeting material in preparing for the issues to be discussed and recommends the continued development of such material if future meetings are contemplated.
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stakeholders would help in detennining program goals and priorities and another would assist with project oversight and delivery. The new mechanism for stakeholders' involvement will lead to better coordination and integration of the program within FHW A and with existing programs such as the National Cooperative Highway Research Program, the Strategic Highway Research Program 2, and State Planning and Research programs.
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for maintaining this interaction with the industry and encourages FHW A to continue the interaction even after the new mechanism is implemented. FY 2009 Accomplishments, FY 2010 Plan, and Longer-Term Context for Program Planning The committee was briefed on the strategic plan for highway infrastructure research and development in the longer-term context for annual program planning.
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and Coordination (FALCON) teams' survey.
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The issues raised by the FALCON teams in their review process appear to be similar to those raised by this committee when the concept was introduced about 2 years ago, pmiicularly with respect to communication and coordination. The connnittee agrees that the FALCON process should be better defined and streamlined, that expectations should be clearly delineated, and that communication and coordination should be improved among all teams and across all units.
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Perfonnance measures are related to assessment. Nothing specific on performance measures was presented at this meeting.
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Communication The committee is pleased to note the steps that FHW A has taken to improve communication of the Pavement and Materials Program. The completed and cunent projects within the program are being posted on FHWA's Internet site.
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Closing Remarks As we complete our 3 years of involvement with FHW A in the Pavement and Materials Program under the present agreement, we acknowledge and compliment FHW A staff for their impressive achievements. The program has greatly benefited from the dynamic leadership of Mr.
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Attachment Committee for Pavement Technology Review and Evaluation Note: Names of members present at meeting are in boldface. Chair Carlos M
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