Research and Technology Coordinating Committee Letter Report: November 9, 2018 (2018) / Chapter Skim
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2 SYNOPSIS OF KEY FINDINGS AND ADVICE Two important themes that emerged from the summer meeting concern FHWA's continued efforts to program its RD&T in a strategic manner and to partner with, and leverage the research of, other U.S. Department of Transportation (USDOT)
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3 • Are there recommendations on a more formal process for conducting the FHWA R&T Performance Evaluation Program and implementing lessons learned? • Does RTCC have any recommendations on how the results of evaluations can be used to improve future research?
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4 Craig Thor, Senior R&T Legislative and Budget Analyst, briefed the committee on FAST Act requirements pertaining to research planning and prioritization. He reported that while the act does not reduce total RD&T funding levels, it does reduce the agency's research programming flexibility due to designations and reprogramming of some research monies to fund deployments.
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5 more about their strategic prioritization process during RTCC's winter meeting, which committee members are anticipating and believe will be very helpful. RD&T Performance Evaluation In recent letter reports, RTCC has encouraged FHWA to formally evaluate its research projects, and has observed that FHWA has made considerable progress in doing so through the creation of an ongoing research evaluation program.
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6 purpose of the evaluations. He also expressed some concern about the length of time that it takes to publish the results of the evaluations, which can hinder communication of the value of the research.
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7 Jernigan also discussed the University Transportation Centers (UTC) program, which is managed by the Office of the Assistant Secretary for Research and Technology (OST-R)
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8 The first stage consists of an initial investigation that looks broadly for potential advances in science and engineering that could benefit highway transportation. The second stage involves engaging and shaping investments in those topics that appear most promising.
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9 While Kalla did not elaborate on individual projects, he noted that FHWA has long had a rural component to its RD&T, as evident from the number of projects in the listing. He acknowledged that the agency does not have a strategic plan or roadmap for guiding its rural research.
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