National Road Research Alliance - NRRA

The primary objectives of the National Road Research Alliance (NRRA) are: (1) Conduct structured construction, field testing and evaluation using the Minnesota Department of Transportation (MnROAD) cold weather facility; (2) Evaluate pavement materials, equipment and methods under real-world conditions; (3) Establish industry standards and develop performance measure for improving pavement performance; (4) Develop and/or revise specifications and recommendations; (5) Studying and promoting innovative techniques and technologies that will save agencies money, improve safety and increase efficiency; (6) Supporting technology transfer by developing practical field guides, best practices, and training curriculum to promote the results of research projects; (7) Conduct cost-benefit analysis to ensure that new technologies, materials or methods contribute to operational efficiencies; (8) Support the exchange of information and ideas through collaborative research efforts that provide opportunities for public agencies to share experiences. (9) Identify and prioritize common road related research needs to address regional and national issues that are built on existing efforts such as Federal Highway Administration's (FHWA's) Portland Cement Concrete (PCC) and hot mix asphalt (HMA) Roadmaps as well as the Foundation for Pavement Preservation Roadmap; (10) Fund high priority, readily implementable research projects though research contracts and university partnerships; and (11) Leverage knowledge, skills, and resources from participating partners to advances pavement research and implementation efforts while developing the workforce of the future. Support technology transfer that highlights the implementation of research results and the associated benefits.

• Record URL:
  http://www.pooledfund.org/Details/Study/590

Language

• English

Project

• Status: Programmed
• Funding: $4850000
• Contract Numbers:

  TPF-5(341)

• Sponsor Organizations:

  California Department of Transportation

  1227 O Street
  Sacramento, CA  United States  95814

  Illinois Department of Transportation

  2300 S. Dirksen Parkway
  Springfield, IL  United States  62764

  Iowa Department of Transportation

  800 Lincoln Way
  Ames, IA  United States  50010

  Michigan Department of Transportation

  Van Wagoner Building
  425 W. Ottawa Street
  Lansing, MI  United States  48909

  Minnesota Department of Transportation

  Transportation Building
  395 John Ireland Boulevard
  St Paul, MN  United States  55155

  Missouri Department of Transportation

  1617 Missouri Blvd.
  P.O. Box 270
  Jefferson City, MO  United States  65102

  North Dakota Department of Transportation

  608 East Boulevard Avenue
  Bismarck, ND  United States  58505-0700

  Wisconsin Department of Transportation

  PO Box 7910
  4802 Sheboygan Avenue, Room 104
  Madison, WI  United States  53707-7910
• Project Managers:

  Engstrom, Glenn

• Start Date: 20200222
• Expected Completion Date: 0
• Actual Completion Date: 0
• Source Data: RiP Project 42123

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Benefit cost analysis; Cold weather construction; Evaluation; Field tests; Materials; Pavement performance; Pavements; Road construction; Standards; Technology transfer
• Identifier Terms: Minnesota Department of Transportation; National Road Research Alliance
• Subject Areas: Construction; Finance; Highways; Materials;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 01590708
• Record Type: Research project
• Source Agency: Federal Highway Administration
• Contract Numbers: TPF-5(341)
• Files: RIP, USDOT, STATEDOT
• Created Date: Feb 22 2016 11:39AM