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Your Source for Success.  Scroll down to learn more.

    

Opportunities to participate:
 • Requests for Proposals (RFP), updated May 2012.
  

Transportation Research Forum, March 10, 2011, updated March 2011.
 

Solicitations by Others, updated November 2011.
  
How to propose research for MoDOT, (Word document, 48 kB, 2 pages).  Updated April 2012.
  
Submitting new products and information on current products and specifications.
  
Technical assistance, classes for cities and counties, Missouri LTAP
     
Research Achievement Award, updated March 2011.
  
 
    
  
Informational Resources:
 • Newsletter, March 2011 (pdf, 110 kB, 1 page).
  
Innovation Library, updated September 2012.
  
Market Research Library, updated in July 2012.
  
See also MoDOT Transportation Library with the Secretary of State's:  Missouri State Library.
  
The Engineering Policy Guide contains specifications for new products and other work with MoDOT.
  
See also ARRA, LPA, , and Tracker.
  
Templates for Researchers:  Starter files for RFPs and reports, updated in September 2010.
  
Strategic Research Vision, 2006 - 2010, (pdf, 330 kB, 11 pages). 
  
Previous Meetings:  Information about past forums, workshops, and meetings.  Updated in March 2011.
  
See also: 
Transportation Research Board (TRB) www.trb.org,
 
Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) www.fhwa.dot, and
 
American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials (AASHTO) www.transportation.org.
What's New:
New! A final report on Innovative Slide Repair Techniques Guidebook for Missouri (pdf, 3.0 MB, 41 pages) is posted in the Innovation Library.  Sept. 17, 2012.
New! A final report on Evaluating the Benefits of Dynamic Message Signs on Missouri's Rural Corridors (pdf, 1.6 MB, 41 pages) is posted in the Innovation Library.  Sept. 17, 2012.
  A final report on Self-Consolidating Concrete (SCC) for Infrastructure Elements is posted in the Innovation Library on Aug. 23, 2012.
  A final report on Comparison of Various Methods to Determine Bulk Specific Gravity of Cores (pdf, 474 KB, 15 pages) is posted in the Innovation Library.  Aug. 10, 2012.
  A report and appendices on A Report Card From Missourians - 2012 (pdf, 5.1 MB, 129 pages) is posted in the Innovation Library.  July 26, 2012.
  A final report on LED Roadway Luminaires Evaluation (pdf, 1.3 MB, 117 pages) is posted in the Innovation Library.  May 14, 2012.
  A final report on The New I-64 Economic and Regional Mobility (pdf, 1.4 MB, 63 pages) is posted in the Innovation Library.  January 9, 2012.
  A report on Engineering Policy Guidelines for Design of Spread Footings (pdf, 7.2 MB, 42 pages) is posted in the Innovation Library.  October 7, 2011.
  
  A report on Engineering Policy Guidelines for Design of Earth Slopes (pdf, 800 kB, 19 pages) is posted in the Innovation Library.  October 7, 2011.
  
 

A report on Engineering Policy Guidelines for Design of Drilled Shafts (pdf, 7.4 MB, 75 pages) is posted in the Innovation Library.  October 7, 2011.
  

  A report on Benefit/Cost Evaluation of MoDOT's Total Striping and Delineation Program:  Phase II (pdf, 690 kB, 76 pages) is posted in the Innovation Library.  July 28, 2011.
  
  A revised report on Calibration of the Live Load Factor in LRFD Design Guidelines (pdf, 2.1 MB, 111 pages) is posted in the Innovation Library.  July 26, 2011.
  
   
Three test signs photographed during the fade resistance test.

MoDOT Research is your source for the latest information, tools, and resources to improve performance. 
    

    Through partnerships with public and private sectors, we deliver best practices and innovative solutions designed to deliver a world-class transportation experience. 

Research:

   

Our business and engineering research program is targeted to have the greatest impact on delivering a world-class transportation experience.

Precast bridge section being lifted into place.
Pavement resurfacing equipment.

Innovative Solutions:

   

Putting our research to work and taking advantage of our best practices are critical to our success.
  

      
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