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FHWA AMRP FY 2020 Enacted.Pdf United States Department of Transportation FY 2020 Annual Modal Research Plans Federal Highway Administration May 1, 2019 Nicole Nason Administrator Contents Executive Summary.............................................................................................................................................. 2 Chapter 1: Introduction/Agency‐Wide Research Approach ................................................................ 8 Chapter 2. High Priority Project Descriptions ........................................................................................ 16 Chapter 3 ‐ FY 2020 Program Descriptions ............................................................................................. 34 Chapter 4 – FY 2021 Program Descriptions .......................................................................................... 250 FHWA FY2020‐FY2021 AMRP– March 2019 Page 1 Executive Summary The Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) addresses current issues and emerging challenges, creates efficiencies in the highway and transportation sector, and provides information to support policy decisions through its Research and Technology (R&T) programs. FHWA conducts advanced and applied research; coordinates and collaborates with other research organizations, both nationally and internationally, to leverage knowledge; and develops and delivers solutions to address highway transportation needs. FHWA is uniquely positioned to identify and address highway issues of national significance and build effective partnerships that leverage and maximize the value of the Federal investment in highway R&T activities. FHWA’s Office of Research, Development, and Technology (RD&T) is located at the Turner‐ Fairbank Highway Research Center (TFHRC), a Federally owned and operated national research facility in McLean, Virginia. The TFHRC houses more than 20 laboratories and support facilities and conducts exploratory and applied research. TFHRC staff administer the majority of FHWA’s research and development (R&D) activities in the areas of infrastructure, operations, and safety. Research in the areas of Intelligent Transportation Systems (ITS), policy, innovative finance, planning, and the environment is primarily conducted or administered by FHWA offices located at U.S. Department of Transportation (USDOT) Headquarters FHWA has a long history of strong partnerships and collaboration with the States, Federal agencies, academia, and private industry to coordinate efforts and leverage the unique capabilities of each to advance shared goals. FHWA’s R&T program is coordinated with R&T activities conducted through the University Transportation Center research program, the Transportation Research Board’s (TRB) National Cooperative Highway Research Program, and State‐based R&T initiatives. In addition, FHWA develops joint strategies to address USDOT goals with modal stakeholders, including the Federal Transit Administration, the Federal Railroad Administration, the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, the Federal Aviation Administration, and the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration. FHWA provides unique capabilities to support research that is of national significance but which other partner organizations and private industry are unable or unwilling to conduct. Working within this partnership framework, FHWA strategically identifies opportunities for collaboration, coordination, and independent research that advances the goals of the Agency and the Department. FHWA also works closely with the TRB‐sponsored advisory group, the Research and Technology Coordinating Committee (RTCC), which consists of academic and industry specialists, to provide an outside perspective on the direction of the R&T program and identify future opportunities for coordination and collaboration. This independent evaluation and consultation provides valuable insight into opportunities for continuous improvement within the R&T program. FHWA’s core R&T program activities improve safety, reduce congestion, enhance infrastructure design and construction, and provide data and analyses to decision‐makers throughout the transportation community. FHWA FY2020‐FY2021 AMRP– March 2019 Page 2 • The Safety area addresses the contributing factors for deaths and injuries related to roadway design, construction, and maintenance, and develops robust data analysis tools that enable transportation professionals to match those contributing factors with cost‐effective countermeasures. In Fiscal Year (FY) 2020, the FHWA Safety R&T program will invest in topics such as an integrated and holistic process for safety analysis that merges hotspot and systemic models for a balanced approach that ensures the best possible selection of safety improvements; an investigation of pedestrian‐intersection treatments across several geographic locations; and human behavior studies of driver interactions with automated truck platooning. • The Infrastructure area engages in forward‐looking research that supports safety, durability, resilience, environmental sustainability, and asset management. FHWA infrastructure research outcomes stimulate economic growth, productivity, and competitiveness through contributions to improved mobility and accessibility. In FY20, work initiated through the Accelerated Implementation and Deployment of Pavement Technologies program will include development of technical guidance in several areas—including emerging asphalt performance tests, equipment certification for performance measurement, and improved pavement foundations— and work to advance continuous friction measurement and management to improve pavement safety. Construction and Project Management Program activities will include peer exchanges on the use of Unmanned Aerial Systems and activities to advance the application of Building Information Modeling in highway infrastructure engineering and management practice. Characterization of the durability of recycled materials used as backfills, updated guidance and training on slope management, and implementation of a geotechnical asset management framework will be among the activities initiated through the Geotechnical and Hydraulics program. Long‐ Term Infrastructure Performance Program activities in 2020 will include analysis to develop improved models to predict bridge deck performance, while Pavements and Materials program activities will include documentation of the business case for performance‐related specification and validation of a potentially ground‐breaking test method for detecting the potential for concrete deterioration due to alkali silica reactivity. In FY20, Structures program activities include the pursuit of innovative short‐span bridge superstructures that take advantage of advance materials, deployment of the National Tunnel Inspection Standards, and investigation of the use of drones for bridge inspection. FY20 Transportation Performance Management, Asset Management, and Maintenance activities will include asset management case studies and technical guidance for several bridge preservation practices. • The Operations area develops innovative technologies and processes that lead to system‐wide improvements in how FHWA and its State and local partners manage and improve the efficiency and reliability of the National Highway System. In FY20, the FHWA Operations research area will work with Automated Driving Systems (ADS) stakeholders to identify alternative integration scenarios that will proactively FHWA FY2020‐FY2021 AMRP– March 2019 Page 3 prepare the roadway environment for the deployment of ADS. These integration scenarios will increase the understanding of how both public and private entities can support the safe integration of ADS from organizational and technical perspectives. The program will also focus on Cooperative Automation that will address the ability of ADS to navigate challenging roadway environments such as adverse weather conditions, work zones, or traffic incidents. The Operations area will support effective mobility through research into how to best apply Transportation Systems Management and Operations (TSMO) strategies in rural areas, development of a TSMO strategy toolkit to assist practitioners in identifying appropriate TSMO solutions, and exploring the nexus between TSMO and safety to better understand how TSMO and safety strategies can work together. The Operations area will continue to support performance‐based management of and investment in transportation through research and technical assistance on analytical tools, congestion and reliability performance management rules, a data framework supporting transportation management for non‐recurring events, and evaluation of the results from funding alternatives grants. The Operations research programs will develop and issue a Notice of Proposed Amendments for a new edition of the Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices and manage the rulemaking process. The Operations area will also continue to support freight mobility to enhance the movement of goods and support economic competitiveness through efforts such as an analysis of urban and rural intermodal freight connectors, producing improved analytical tools, peer exchanges, and dissemination of best practices to State and local partners. For example, the Emergency Route Working Group required by the Fixing America’s Surface Transportation (FAST) Act will provide recommendations that will inform some research programs. Additionally, the Office of Operations will develop an FHWA Truck Size and Weight Research
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