Research and Development (R&D) Topics

Exploratory Advanced Research

Infrastructure

• Pavement and Materials

  • Design and Analysis

  • Materials

  • Construction

  • Long–Term Pavement Performance (LTPP)

  • Pavement Management

  • Preservation

  • Surface Characteristics

  • Materials Quality Assurance

  • Environmental Stewardship and Sustainability

• Bridge and Structures

  • Ultra-High Performance Concrete (UHPC)

  • Design and Construction

  • Infrastructure Management

  • Long–Term Bridge Performance (LTBP)

Operations

• Active Transportation and Demand Management
  • http://international.fhwa.dot.gov/pubs/pl07012/
  • http://ops.fhwa.dot.gov/publications/fhwahop10031/listcont.htm

• Arterial Management

• Congestion Management and Pricing

• Integrated Corridor Management

• Connected Vehicles

• Intelligent Transportation Systems Standards Deployment

• Localized Bottleneck Reduction

• Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices

• Operations Performance Measures

• Planning for Operations

• PSE and Disaster Transportation

• Real–time Transportation Information Management

• Traffic Incident Management

• Road Weather Management

• Work Zones
  • QuickZone
  • http://ops.fhwa.dot.gov/wz/index.asp
  • http://ops.fhwa.dot.gov/wz/traffic_mgmt/index.htm
    
    

Safety

• Comprehensive Approach to Safety

• Human Factors

• Intersection Safety

• Motorcycles

• Pedestrians and Bicyclists Safety

• Roadway Departure

• Speed Management

• Visibility