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New Brunswick Newfoundland & Labrador Nova Scotia Prince Edward Island Quebec Region I Connecticut Delaware District of Columbia Massachusetts Maine Maryland New Hampshire New Jersey New York Pennsylvania Rhode Island Vermont Report Camille Crichton-Sumners, NJDOT, Chair Elect Allison Hardt, Vice Chair, MDSHA, Elect
New Members Connecticut Department of Transportation • Ravi V. Chandran, P.E. • Transportation Division Chief • Office of Research and Materials • Dionysia Oliveira • Transportation Engineer 3 • Division of Research
Accomplishments • Program Management • Continuous Improvement Initiatives • Peer Exchange • Tech Transfer & Marketing • Publications • Showcasing Research • Implementation
Continuous Improvement • Massachusetts • Revamped research committee • Two tiers: technical & executive level staff • increased opportunities to access the CEO and assisted with implementation • New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York • Undergoing organizational changes • Reorganizations, attrition • Pennsylvania • Hosted FHWA Division office co-op student in July • New: deliverables based agreements
Continuous Improvement • Vermont • Revised solicitation form, include implementation • Revised quarterly progress report for more detail • Formed Technical Advisory Council for each project • Generating performance measures • Initiating N.E. Transportation Consortium NETC, • 4 universities, Agreement development, Coordinator Position available • Maryland • Knowledge Management/Retention-documentation
Publications • Pennsylvania published in TRR on Research Implementation Initiatives
Showcasing Research • Connecticut Research Showcase at the University of Connecticut included politicians • Massachusetts Research Symposium • TRB, AASHTO, & FHWA attended • New Jersey Annual Showcase • Informational DVD about research program • Combined with the TRB field visit, and peer exchange.
Peer Exchanges • Massachusetts • Tri- State Peer Exchange • New Hampshire, Maine, Vermont
Implementation • Pennsylvania • NCHRP Implementation Interviews • Implementation Team formation • New Jersey • NCHRP Implementation Survey • Implementation Reports 08, 09, 10
Region One Goals • Update TRID/RIP this year • Increase Task Force involvement • Produce a Regional High Value Research Document • Seek ways to better engage Regional FHWA Division offices
Region One Activities We are pleased to host the 2012 Annual AASHTO RAC & TRB State Representatives Meeting July 22-26, 2012 Host State: Vermont