Innovation in Lean Times Accelerating solutions for highway safety, renewal, reliability, and capacity September 2014
Today s Presentation Brief overview of the SHRP2 program How Michigan is engaging in SHRP2 Jeff Cranson, Director of Communications How Kentucky is engaging in SHRP2 Chuck Wolfe, Executive Director, Office of Public Affairs Roundtable discussion: How AASHTO can assist you in promoting your state s involvement in implementing SHRP2 2
SHRP2 Origin & Philosophy Needs identified by State DOT and industry leaders driven by customer-oriented goals: Make highways safer: revolutionary change Fix highways: address epidemic of aging infrastructure Reduce congestion: increase physical and operational capacity Success requires non-traditional approach: Multiple disciplines Collaboration with non-dot stakeholders Portfolio: from new knowledge to practical tools to allow existing innovations to be more widely used 3
Funding for SHRP2 Nearly $232 million have been allocated for research under SAFETEA-LU and its extensions. Funding for SHRP2 product implementation totals approximately $169 million. This funding came from: - MAP-21-4% of SPR funds being used for SHRP2 implementation - FHWA is providing additional funding To utilize funding effectively, FHWA and AASHTO have developed a SHRP2 implementation plan.. 4
Efforts are Collaborative SHRP2 has been a collaborative effort, engaging: FHWA (overall support) SHRP2/TRB staff (conducting research) AASHTO (State DOT implementation) FHWA and TRB also interact with locals, academia, and MPOs. 5
Focus Areas Safety: Fielding the largest-ever Naturalistic Driving Study into driver behavior in order to reduce crashes and save lives Renewal: Making rapid, innovative construction possible for ordinary projects Reliability: Providing management and technical tools to reduce congestion through operations Capacity: Systematizing collaborative decision making to achieve better, faster project decisions 6
Research to Implementation Research Development Implementation Research responds to known transportation challenges A research product emerges and is refined through pilots and other activities Potential implementation explored through knowledge transfer Partner agencies select, prioritize, and prepare product for implementation Product is marketed to users and integrated into standard practice 7
Implementing SHRP2 SHRP2 Implementation Assistance Program 8
SHRP2 Implementation Assistance Process Timeline First Four Rounds (2013-2014) First round of awards announced in May 2013 (6 products, 71 different opportunities) Second round of awards announced in October 2013 (4 products, 27 opportunities) Third round of awards were announced on March 28, 2014 (5 products, 48 opportunities) Fourth round of awards were announced August 8, 2014 (12 products/bundles, 85 opportunities) 27 Implementation Efforts on the Street 9
More Implementation Assistance in 2015 Round 5 Early December 2014 Product Webinars January 16, 2015 Implementation Assistance Program application period opens Feb 13, 2015 Final date for Round 5 applications Mid March Selections announced Round 6 Early May 2015 Product Webinars Anticipated to Launch June 2015 10
SHRP2 Promotional Materials Outreach toolkit branding, talking points, brochures that can be customized for specific audiences and states Exhibit booth and outreach at key conferences, AASHTO meetings, industry events Webinars on each product 11
SHRP2 on the Web goshrp2 website www.fhwa.dot.gov/goshrp2 Product details Information about SHRP2 implementation phase SHRP2 @TRB www.trb.org/shrp2 Information about research phase SHRP2 @AASHTO http://shrp2.transportation.org Implementation information for AASHTO members 12
How does this involve you? As more projects using SHRP2 Solutions get underway in your state, you may be called upon for news releases, blog posts, or social media updates. We want to make sure you have what you need. First, let s hear from two of your colleagues about SHRP2 activities ongoing in their states. 13