摘要: |
This year, NCHRP continues to address a number of key national needs at a strategic level. The program is developing “research roadmaps” in the areas of resiliency, freight movement, transformational technologies, and transportation and public health. These roadmaps will identify the most pressing needs facing the departments of transportation (DOTs) in these critical areas and will develop research problem statements that will feed into NCHRP and other research programs. NCHRP is also moving forward with a greater emphasis on the implementation of its research results. A full-time implementation coordinator position has been filled to work with project panels, state DOTs, and AASHTO committees to identify and fund activities to facilitate and expedite the deployment of needed NCHRP research results. This balance of strategic research and getting practical results put into immediate practice will keep NCHRP vital and fulfill its mission to give the state DOTs the best possible return on investment for its research dollar. |