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TRB 81St Annual Meeting Highlights: Spotlight on Security TR News MARCH–APRIL 2002 TRANSPORTATION RESEARCH BOARD NUMBER 219TRTR NEWS NEWSNATIONAL RESEARCH COUNCIL TRB 81st Annual Meeting Highlights: Spotlight on Security Also Mix for Extending Pavement Service Life Road Work Ahead: Communication Paves the Way TRANSPORTATION RESEARCH BOARD 2002 EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE * Chairman: E. Dean Carlson, Secretary, Kansas Department of Transportation, Topeka Vice Chairman: Genevieve Giuliano, Professor, School of Policy, Planning, and Development, University of Southern California, Los Angeles Executive Director: Robert E. Skinner, Jr., Transportation Research Board The Transportation Research Board is a division of the National Research Council, William D. Ankner, Director, Rhode Island Department of Transportation, Providence which serves the National Academy of Thomas F. Barry, Jr., Secretary of Transportation, Florida Department of Transportation, Tallahassee Michael W. Behrens, Executive Director, Texas Department of Transportation, Austin Sciences and the National Academy of Jack E. Buffington, Associate Director and Research Professor, Mack-Blackwell National Rural Transportation Study Engineering.The Board’s mission is to pro- Center, University of Arkansas, Fayetteville mote innovation and progress in trans- Sarah C. Campbell, President, TransManagement, Inc., Washington, D.C. portation by stimulating and conducting Joanne F. Casey, President, Intermodal Association of North America, Greenbelt, Maryland James C. Codell III, Secretary, Kentucky Transportation Cabinet, Frankfort research, facilitating the dissemination of John L. Craig, Director, Nebraska Department of Roads, Lincoln information, and encouraging the imple- Robert A. Frosch, Senior Research Fellow, Belfer Center for Science and International Affairs, John F. Kennedy School mentation of research results.The Board’s of Government, Harvard University, Cambridge, Massachusetts varied activities annually draw on approx- Susan Hanson, Landry University Professor of Geography, Graduate School of Geography, Clark University, Worcester, Massachusetts imately 4,000 engineers, scientists, and Lester A. Hoel, L.A. Lacy Distinguished Professor, Department of Civil Engineering, University of Virginia, other transportation researchers and prac- Charlottesville (Past Chairman, 1986) titioners from the public and private sec- Ronald F. Kirby, Director of Transportation Planning, Metropolitan Washington Council of Governments, tors and academia, all of whom contribute Washington, D.C. H. Thomas Kornegay, Executive Director, Port of Houston Authority, Houston, Texas their expertise in the public interest. The Bradley L. Mallory, Secretary of Transportation, Pennsylvania Department of Transportation, Harrisburg program is supported by state transporta- Michael D. Meyer, Professor, School of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta tion departments, federal agencies includ- Jeff P. Morales, Director of Transportation, California Department of Transportation, Sacramento ing the component administrations of the David Plavin, President, Airports Council International, Washington, D.C. John Rebensdorf, Vice President, Network and Service Planning, Union Pacific Railroad Company, Omaha, Nebraska U.S. Department of Transportation, and Catherine L. Ross, Executive Director, Georgia Regional Transportation Agency, Atlanta other organizations and individuals inter- John M. Samuels, Senior Vice President, Operations Planning and Support, Norfolk Southern Corporation, Norfolk, ested in the development of transportation. Virginia (Past Chairman, 2001) Paul P. Skoutelas, CEO, Port Authority of Allegheny County, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania Michael S. Townes, Executive Director, Transportation District Commission of Hampton Roads, Hampton, Virginia The National Research Council was orga- Martin Wachs, Director, Institute of Transportation Studies, University of California, Berkeley (Past Chairman, 2000) nized by the National Academy of Sciences Michael W. Wickham, Chairman and CEO, Roadway Express, Inc., Akron, Ohio in 1916 to associate the broad community of M. Gordon Wolman, Professor of Geography and Environmental Engineering, The Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, Maryland science and technology with the Academy’s purposes of furthering knowledge and Mike Acott, President, National Asphalt Pavement Association, Lanham, Maryland (ex officio) advising the federal government. Function- Joseph M. Clapp, Administrator, Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration, U.S. Department of Transportation ing in accordance with general policies (ex officio) Susan M. Coughlin, Director and Chief Operating Officer, The American Trucking Associations Foundation, Inc., determined by the Academy, the Council Alexandria, Virginia (ex officio) has become the principal operating agency Jennifer L. Dorn, Administrator, Federal Transit Administration, U.S. Department of Transportation (ex officio) of both the National Academy of Sciences Ellen G. Engleman, Administrator, Research and Special Programs Administration, U.S. Department of Transportation and the National Academy of Engineering in (ex officio) Robert B. Flowers (Lt. Gen., U.S. Army), Chief of Engineers and Commander, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, providing services to the government, the Washington, D.C. (ex officio) public, and the scientific and engineering Harold K. Forsen, Foreign Secretary, National Academy of Engineering, Washington, D.C. (ex officio) communities. Jane F. Garvey, Administrator, Federal Aviation Administration, U.S. Department of Transportation (ex officio) Thomas J. Gross, Deputy Assistant Secretary, Office of Transportation Technologies, U.S. Department of Energy (ex officio) Edward R. Hamberger, President and CEO, Association of American Railroads, Washington, D.C. (ex officio) www.TRB.org John C. Horsley, Executive Director, American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials, Washington, D.C. (ex officio) www.national-academies.org/trb Michael P. Jackson, Deputy Secretary, U.S. Department of Transportation (ex officio) James M. Loy (Adm., U.S. Coast Guard), Commandant, U.S. Coast Guard, Washington, D.C. (ex officio) William W. Millar, President, American Public Transportation Association, Washington, D.C. (ex officio) (Past Chairman, 1992) Margo T. Oge, Director, Office of Transportation and Air Quality, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Washington, D.C. (ex officio) Mary E. Peters, Administrator, Federal Highway Administration, U.S. Department of Transportation (ex officio) Valentin J. Riva, President and CEO, American Concrete Pavement Association, Skokie, Illinois (ex officio) Jeffrey W. Runge, Administrator, National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, U.S. Department of Transportation (ex officio) Allan Rutter, Administrator, Federal Railroad Administration, U.S. Department of Transportation (ex officio) William G. Schubert, Administrator, Maritime Administration, U.S. Department of Transportation (ex officio) Ashish K. Sen, Director, Bureau of Transportation Statistics, U.S. Department of Transportation (ex officio) Robert A. Venezia, Earth Sciences Applications Specialist, National Aeronautics and Space Administration, Washington, D.C. (ex officio) * Membership as of April 2002 TR NEWS NUMBER 219 MARCH–APRIL 2002 3 Strategic Planning for Pavement Preventive Maintenance: Michigan Department of Transportation’s “Mix of Fixes” Program Larry Galehouse Michigan’s pavement maintenance program uses a “mix of fixes” approach, combining reconstruction, rehabilitation, and preventive maintenance—with the emphasis on preventive maintenance—to meet public expectations of safe, smooth, and well-maintained roads. By applying cost-effective treatments to correct minor pavement deficiencies before problems become major, the state is able to extend pavement service life and optimize available funds to meet network condition needs. 9 Arkansas’ Interstate Rehabilitation Program: 3 Research, Planning, and a Healthy Dose of Innovation Farrell Wilson Faced with the task of repairing 60 percent of the state’s Interstate highways, the Arkansas State Highway and Transportation Department developed an innovative, comprehensive approach. Research, planning, and best practices have been hallmarks of the Interstate Rehabilitation Program, which has gained the necessary financing, improved rehabilitation methods, and launched an award-winning public information campaign. 13 2002 TRB Annual Meeting Highlights With a program greatly expanded to include sessions spotlighting transportation security and featuring news-making presentations on policy developments and directions by the 39 U.S. Department of Transportation Secretary and modal administration leaders, TRB’s 2002 Annual Meeting drew a record number of attendees to Washington, D.C. Photographs and brief reports offer a glimpse of the high-energy sessions and collegial interactions. 31 New TRB Special Report The Federal Role in Highway Research and Technology: Time for a Change of Direction Walter J. Diewald The Federal Highway Administration’s research and technology program should focus on fundamental, long-term research aimed at achieving breakthroughs in understanding transportation-related phenomena, according to a TRB study. The Research and Technology Coordinating Committee examined the FHWA program’s focus and activities in the context of the needs of the nation’s highway system and of the roles and activities of other highway research programs. 35 New TRB Special Report A Process for Setting,
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