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... 111 A P P E N D I X C Individual Survey Responses Questions 7 and 8: Where is your research program (administrative unit) located within your agency?
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... 112 Managing State Transportation Research Programs State Agency Affiliation Location of Research Program Research Program Reports to Connecticut Department of Transportation Bureau of Policy and Planning Director of Planning District Department of Transportation Planning and Sustainability Division Associate Director for Planning and Sustainability Mid-Manager: Research and Highway Safety Office Manager Florida Department of Transportation Strategic Development Assistant Secretary, Strategic Development Georgia Department of Transportation Commissioner's Special Staff Director of Policy and Government Affairs Hawaii Department of Transportation Highway Materials Testing Lab and Research Branch Highways Administrator/Deputy Director of Highways Idaho Transportation Department Contracting Services Section, Division of Engineering Services Contracting Services Engineer Illinois Department of Transportation Office of Planning and Programming Director of Planning and Programming Arizona Department of Transportation Multimodal Planning Division Multimodal Planning Division Director Arkansas Department of Transportation System Information and Research Division Planning Branch Assistant Chief Engineer of Planning Branch California Department of Transportation Planning and Modal Program Deputy for Planning and Modal Programs
From page 113...
... Individual Survey Responses 113 Maryland Department of Transportation Office of Policy and Research Director of Policy and Research State Agency Affiliation Location of Research Program Research Program Reports to Massachusetts Department of Transportation Planning Division Deputy Director of Planning Michigan Department of Transportation Bureau of Field Services Bureau of Field Services Director Minnesota Department of Transportation Modal Planning and Project Management Office Director, Transportation System Management Mississippi Department of Transportation Office of Highways, Chief Engineer's Office Assistant Chief Engineer -- Operations Missouri Department of Transportation Construction and Materials Division State Construction and Materials Engineer Montana Department of Transportation Engineering Division, Management Information and Support Bureau Management Information and Support Bureau Chief Nebraska Department of Transportation Materials and Research Division Materials and Research Division Engineer Indiana Department of Transportation Capital Program Capital Program Deputy Commissioner Iowa Department of Transportation Strategic Performance Division Strategic Performance Division Director Kansas Department of Transportation Division of Operations Research Program Council Louisiana Department of Transportation and Development Chief Engineer's Office Chief Engineer Maine Department of Transportation Chief Engineer's Office Chief Engineer
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... 114 Managing State Transportation Research Programs Planning and Research Oregon Department of Transportation Transportation Development Division (Planning, Data, STIP/Finance, Research) Transportation Development Division Administrator Pennsylvania Department of Transportation Planning Division Director of Planning and Research South Carolina Department of Transportation Office of Materials and Research Director of Construction South Dakota Department of Transportation Secretariat Division Deputy Secretary Tennessee Department of Transportation Long Range Planning Division Director of Long Range Planning Texas Department of Transportation Strategy and Innovation Office Director of Strategy and Innovation Utah Department of Transportation Technology and Innovation Group Director of Technology and Innovation Ohio Department of Transportation Planning Division Administrator, Statewide State Agency Affiliation Location of Research Program Research Program Reports to Nevada Department of Transportation Planning Division Assistant Director, Planning New Hampshire Department of Transportation Bureau of Materials and Research Bureau Administrator New Mexico Department of Transportation Own Division Deputy Secretary New York State Department of Transportation Majority in Planning, SPRII under Materials Director of Planning North Carolina Department of Transportation Division of Highways, Chief Engineer's Office Transportation Program Management Director
From page 115...
... Individual Survey Responses 115 Question 9: What is the role of your research program? Please check all that apply: Responses: 43 0 5 10 15 20 25 30 35 40 45 50 Administer Research Funding Manage Research Projects Perform In-House Research Promote Agency Innovation Monitor Implementation Other Ag en cy C ou nt State Agency Affiliation Location of Research Program Research Program Reports to Vermont Agency of Transportation Policy, Planning, and Intermodal Development Division Policy, Planning, and Research Bureau Director Washington State Department of Transportation Project Development Division Director of Project Development Division West Virginia Department of Transportation Planning Division Director of Planning Wisconsin Department of Transportation Executive Offices -- Office of Policy, Finance, and Improvement Performance, Policy, and Research Section Chief Wyoming Department of Transportation Planning State Programming Engineer
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... 116 Managing State Transportation Research Programs Planning and administering department's transportation engineering conference Administer the Local Road Research Board Technical assistance in solving field problems STIC oversight Investigate failures in the field Asset management Question 10: Recognizing that not all DOT-sponsored research is conducted within the research office, what is your agency's allocation of research projects (please indicate the percentage of total projects for each choice)
From page 117...
... Individual Survey Responses 117 "Other" responses: Internship and recruitment program Local technical assistance program SPR programs New product evaluation Experimental features System information Finance and contracting 0 5 10 15 20 25 30 Asset Management Library Services Training Services Information Technology Other Ag en cy C ou nt Question 11: For which non-research functions is your research program responsible? Please check all that apply.
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... 118 Managing State Transportation Research Programs Through a Research Strategic Plan Through a DOTWide Strategic Plan No Yes Total No 16 11 27 Yes 12 5 17 Total 28 16 44 Research programs that set their vision, goals, and objectives through both a DOT-wide strategic plan and through a research strategic plan: Indiana, Minnesota, Nevada, New Mexico, and West Virginia Department of Transportation. 0 5 10 15 20 25 DOT-Wide Strategic Plan Research Strategic Plan Advisory Board Other Ag en cy C ou nt Marketing and outreach Pavement management Non-destructive testing Question 12: How are your research program's vision, goals, and objectives set?
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... Individual Survey Responses 119 Engineer, and Research Advisory Council. State Agency Other Illinois Department of Transportation The advisory committee makes decisions and recommendations for the program to meet the strategic goals of the department.
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... 120 Managing State Transportation Research Programs "Other" responses: Mid-level managers make up my RAC. Also, direct input from chief engineer.
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... Individual Survey Responses 121 Question 14: How would you improve the manner in which your program's vision, goals, and objectives are set? Responses: 33 State Agency Wish for Improvement in Setting Vision, Goals, and Objectives Alabama Department of Transportation I would like more input from the regions.
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... 122 Managing State Transportation Research Programs State Agency Wish for Improvement in Setting Vision, Goals, and Objectives Indiana Department of Transportation Communications with the executive staff. Iowa Department of Transportation Increased communication from upper management in identifying desired role of research within the agency.
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... Individual Survey Responses 123 State Agency Wish for Improvement in Setting Vision, Goals, and Objectives Pennsylvania Department of Transportation In the fall we plan to conduct a research symposium with PennDOT staff, universities and associations to identify priority research needs for PA. We hope to develop a research roadmap for PennDOT.
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... 124 Managing State Transportation Research Programs Other: State Agency Other Alaska Department of Transportation and Public Facilities Small and large municipalities, not just MPOs. Tribal liaison.
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... Individual Survey Responses 125 State Agency Other Minnesota Department of Transportation Office directors and district engineers, State Aid Engineer Missouri Department of Transportation American Council of Engineering Companies, city and county staff New Hampshire Department of Transportation Representation from contractors, USACE, ACEC [American Council of Engineering Companies] , FHWA, bike and transit associations New Mexico Department of Transportation NMDOT Research is not affiliated with the STIC (although we should be)
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... 126 Managing State Transportation Research Programs The nine state agencies that use contracted research project managers also manage research projects in the following ways: Count Method 8 of 9 Research project managers (employed by your DOT) 7 of 9 Technical panels 3 of 9 Other DOT staff members 2 of 9 Research project managers employed by your research program Other: State Agency Other Alaska Department of Transportation and Public Facilities Depends on the project, but mostly, research staff.
From page 127...
... Individual Survey Responses 127 Montana Department of Research staff or contracted services serve as the research project managers, but State Agency Other Transportation all research projects are overseen by technical panel. Panels almost always have an FHWA member and frequently include other non-MDT members.
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... 128 Managing State Transportation Research Programs State Agency Comment Alabama Department of Transportation We hire from state register. Alaska Department of Transportation and Public Facilities Ability to facilitate and bring together one direction.
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... Individual Survey Responses 129 State Agency Comment manager, we do like to see some materials, pavements, structures, or other specialized experiences. For the rest, we plan on conducting on-the-job training.
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... 130 Managing State Transportation Research Programs Provide capacity -- DOT lacks sufficient internal labor resources to conduct the full research program. Offer specialized skill set -- Contractors provide a specialized skill set that the DOT may not have internally.
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... Individual Survey Responses 131 Partner Responses Comment AASHTO 34 Technical program support including national-level issues, knowledge/awareness, training, publications, RAC surveys and feedback, research needs statements with other states, Technical Services Program participation, national connections, technology transfer, expertise, best practices, peer exchanges, informing administrative approaches, pooled funds, identification of ongoing research, professional development. Other: Starting to rely on AASHTO but it looks to leadership positions that change sometimes every 2 years.
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... 132 Managing State Transportation Research Programs Partner Responses Comment Vendors construction practices, new products for research comparisons, software support, data hosting, work with vendors to use innovation to facilitate improvements, research and deployment ideas, partnering on test installations, assistance with experimental features, videos, assistance with DOT websites/videos/database support, marketing materials (At-A-Glance, technical summaries, professional publication articles, etc.) , support STIC and other innovative initiatives, technology transfer and development on some specific projects.
From page 133...
... Individual Survey Responses 133 Question 23: Please provide an approximate breakdown of where your agency OBTAINS its research budget, on a percentage basis, for the last full fiscal year if possible. Responses: 42 Question 24: Please provide an approximate breakdown of where your agency SPENDS your research budget on a percentage basis, for the last full fiscal year if possible.
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... 134 Managing State Transportation Research Programs Question 25: What provisions are in place for meeting compliance and reporting requirements for your funding sources? Please check all that apply.
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... Individual Survey Responses 135 Question 26: How easy is it for your research program to fulfill funding compliance requirements as a whole? Please rate from 1 to 5 (1: very easy, 5: very difficult)
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... 136 Managing State Transportation Research Programs Comments: State Agency Score Comment Alabama Department of Transportation 4 Scheduling peer exchange has been a problem Idaho Transportation Department 4 Our research program has just 1 FTE. While ours is a relatively small program, it is very much a challenge to keep up with everything that needs to be done in the research area.
From page 137...
... Individual Survey Responses 137 Comment: State Agency Comment Idaho Transportation Department We have not dedicated a portion of funds to respond to immediate research needs. However, we often have been able to find ways to respond to needs like these.
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... 138 Managing State Transportation Research Programs 0 2 4 6 8 10 12 14 16 0-10% 20-30% 40-50% 60-70% Agency Count Fu nd in g % Bridges and Structures 0 5 10 15 20 0-10% 10-20% 20-30% 30-40% 40-50% 50-60% 60-70% Agency Count Fu nd in g % Planning 0 2 4 6 8 10 12 14 16 18 0-10% 10-20% 20-30% 30-40% 40-50% 50-60% 60-70% Agency Count Fu nd in g % Safety 0 5 10 15 20 0-10% 10-20% 20-30% 30-40% 40-50% 50-60% 60-70% Agency Count Fu nd in g % Traffic Operations
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... Individual Survey Responses 139 0 5 10 15 20 25 0-10% 10-20% 20-30% 30-40% 40-50% 50-60% 60-70% Agency Count Fu nd in g % Geotechnical 0 5 10 15 20 25 0-10% 10-20% 20-30% 30-40% 40-50% 50-60% 60-70% Fu nd in g % Asset Management Agency Count Environment 0 5 10 15 20 25 30 0-10% 10-20% 20-30% 30-40% 40-50% 50-60% 60-70% Agency Count Fu nd in g % 0 5 10 15 20 25 30 0-10% 10-20% 20-30% 30-40% 40-50% 50-60% 60-70% Agency Count Fu nd in g % Finance
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... 140 Managing State Transportation Research Programs Other forms of classification: Public involvement Aviation/aeronautics Hydraulics Stormwater Construction equipment Executive Maintenance Maintenance operations Security Multimodal Modal Federal programs Policy and planning Rural Preconstruction/design Public transportation Project bike, ped, and transit Materials Asphalt IT Communications Strategy and innovation LTAP Performance measures Library services Other comment: Unknown, very challenging to determine with our current process.
From page 141...
... Individual Survey Responses 141 Question 29: How does your agency prioritize research areas/topics? Please check all that apply.
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... 142 Managing State Transportation Research Programs Question 30: How does your agency award projects? Please check all that apply.
From page 143...
... Individual Survey Responses 143 State Agency Other: Connecticut Department of Transportation Internal communication Florida Department of Transportation Competitive selection advertisements and direct to university Idaho Transportation Department In some instances, we put projects out to bid through an RFP or RFQ process to universities or private-sector contractors. In many cases university researchers are identified by project sponsors within the department, and we work with the universities to establish task orders under our master cooperative research agreements with the universities.
From page 144...
... 144 Managing State Transportation Research Programs State Agency Other: Utah Department of Transportation For problem statements selected for funding that were co-submitted by a qualified researcher, UDOT will typically award the research project to that researcher. Otherwise, a consultant or university is selected by the UDOT champion or advisory committee.
From page 145...
... Individual Survey Responses 145 Other: State Agency Other Florida Department of Transportation All apply -- main users are DOT, other DOTs, other researchers, and industry Mississippi Department of Transportation TRB, National Transportation Library, etc. New Mexico Department of Transportation We are ineffective at dissemination and are making a concerted effort to remedy that problem.
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... 146 Managing State Transportation Research Programs State Agency Method Alabama Department of Transportation We have built-in checks and reviews in our process. Alaska Department of Transportation and Public Facilities Evaluations Arizona Department of Transportation Intense critical review by research PMs and a technical editor; input from an advisory committee for each project.
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... Individual Survey Responses 147 State Agency Method Illinois Department of Transportation We have a technical review panel assigned for each project, They, along with the research coordinator, are responsible for keeping the research project on track. We also have weekly calls between our Illinois Center for Transportation (ICT)
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... 148 Managing State Transportation Research Programs State Agency Method Nevada Department of Transportation We rely on our project "champions" to determine acceptability. New Hampshire Department of Transportation Research projects have a technical advisory group.
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... Individual Survey Responses 149 Question 34: Who is involved in research oversight and what are their roles? Please check all that apply.
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... 150 Managing State Transportation Research Programs 0 5 10 15 20 25 30 35 40 45 50 N/A Oversight on Strategic Direction Oversight on Project Selection Oversight on Budgeting Oversight on Project Execution Oversight on Implementation Agency Count DOT Research Program Division Director/Manager 0 5 10 15 20 25 30 35 40 45 N/A Oversight on Strategic Direction Oversight on Project Selection Oversight on Budgeting Oversight on Project Execution Oversight on Implementation Agency Count DOT Research Project Managers State Agency Other Arizona Department of Transportation The RAC has a key role in project selection, but I would not call it "oversight." Florida Department of Transportation Program Development Coordinator for project execution and Performance Coordinator for implementation. Illinois Department of Transportation University staff (project management)
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... Individual Survey Responses 151 State Agency Other Montana Department of Transportation Our RAC is the Research Review Committee (RRC) , which is composed of DOT top leadership.
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... 152 Managing State Transportation Research Programs Idaho Department of Transportation We are just beginning to put performance measures in place. Initially, we will focus on schedule and implementation Mississippi Department of Transportation Tracking specific benefits -- this is a work in progress.
From page 153...
... Individual Survey Responses 153 Weighted Average: 2.14 Most research at Indiana and Texas Departments of Transportation are peer reviewed (ranking of 5)
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... 154 Managing State Transportation Research Programs Other: State Agency Other Arizona Department of Transportation The research program leads this effort. ADOT leaders and staff participate by providing input.
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... Individual Survey Responses 155 State Agency Other Nevada Department of Transportation Project champions North Carolina Department of Transportation Have hired an implementation manger to oversee Tennessee Department of Transportation New-hire task responsibility Question 39: How does your state track the implementation of your research projects? Responses: 41 State Agency Other Alaska Department of Transportation and Public Facilities We are moving into ROI District Department of Transportation Not effectively doing currently.
From page 156...
... 156 Managing State Transportation Research Programs State Agency Other Maine Department of Transportation NA Maryland Department of Transportation We try, but only here and there (i.e., when we evaluate benefits when submitting an AASHTO RAC High-Value Research project)
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... Individual Survey Responses 157 Weighted Average: 3.16 Most research is implemented at Indiana Department of Transportation (ranking of 5)
From page 158...
... 158 Managing State Transportation Research Programs State Agency Other Alaska Department of Transportation and Public Facilities The implementation is assessed at all stages. Arizona Department of Transportation All projects are scoped with the assumption that recommendations will be implemented.
From page 159...
... Individual Survey Responses 159 State Agency Other Transportation asking if we provide additional funds to ensure that implementation occurs, the answer is that we do not, although we would like to do so. South Carolina Department of Transportation Implementation is required in all project submittals.
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... 160 Managing State Transportation Research Programs State Agency Other Florida Department of Transportation Functional areas, project champions Idaho Transportation Department Project sponsors who requested and oversee projects are generally expected to take the lead on implementation. Illinois Department of Transportation The Technical Advisory Group (TAG/RAC)
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... Individual Survey Responses 161 Research programs whose funding almost always depends on successful research implementation include Colorado, Indiana, Mississippi, and Washington Departments of Transportation (ranking of 5)
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... 162 Managing State Transportation Research Programs Programs where there are almost always state DOT staff specifically dedicated to support implementation include Colorado, Georgia, Florida, Montana, Arkansas, and Indiana Departments of Transportation. State Agency Other Illinois Department of Transportation We have a position of Research Implementation Engineer (currently vacant)
From page 163...
... Individual Survey Responses 163 State Agency Other Wisconsin Department of Transportation Unknown as implementation is not within the research program Question 45: What are the main reasons for non-implementation of research? Please rate the following choices on a scale from 1 to 5 (1: not important, 5: most important)
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... 164 Managing State Transportation Research Programs State Agency Other Alaska Department of Transportation and Public Facilities Working on more qualitative Florida Department of Transportation Project type/outcome and resource requirements for quantitative analysis only allow for a subset of the program to be subjected to this type of analysis -- but we are working on increasing the size of the subset. Massachusetts Department of Transportation No formal method currently Montana Department of Transportation We are working on this.

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