Committee on Implementing the Research Results of the Second Strategic Highway Research Program (SHRP 2) Letter Report: February 20, 2014

On February 20, 2014, TRB’s Committee on Implementing the Research Results of the Second Strategic Highway Research Program (SHRP 2) sent its fifth letter report to Gregory Nadeau, acting administrator of the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA), and Bud Wright, executive director of the American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials (AASHTO).

The committee is charged with providing policy and technical advice to the U.S. Department of Transportation and AASHTO on recommended strategies for introducing the results of SHRP 2 into the knowledge base and the active practice of transportation engineers, planners, traffic managers, and other potential users.

The report commends the FHWA and AASHTO for the implementation approaches they are taking. The report also includes eight recommendations to the FHWA and AASHTO in the areas of implementation; products updates; knowledge transfer activities; hosting and maintenance of information technology products; a system for peer to peer knowledge exchange; a project management and evaluation system; and safety implementation roles, responsibilities, and relationships.

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