FY 2002/2003

PERFORMANCE

Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

PLAN

2

Vision and Mission . . . . . . . . . . . 3RD&T Catalog of Products . . . . . . . 4RD&T Catalog of Services . . . . . . . 9Challenges & Commitments . . . . . . 1 1Action Agenda 2002/2003 . . . . . . . 1 2Goals & Strategies . . . . . . . . . . . 1 42000/2001 Products Delivered . . . . 1 6Framework Chart . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 8Performance Measurements . . . . . . 1 9RD&T Organizational Chart . . . . . 2 0

Research, Development, and Technology
UCTION

his Performance Planfor the Federal Highway Administration’s

(FHWA’s) Office of Research, Development, and

Technology (RD&T) describesthe RD&T products andservices provided in FY2001 and sets the promisefor those to be delivered in

FY 2002-03. It serves as abeacon directing our efforts to improve operations and enhance services. The Performance Plan

is solidly built upon the foundation ofthe RD&T Unit Plan for FY 2000 andFY 2001, using the blueprint provided

by the strategic plans of the U.S.Department of Transportation (DOT)

and FHWA. In the Performance Plan,we show how our efforts are squarelyaligned with the strategic goals andobjectives of DOT and FHWA.

This plan also includes an “Action

Agenda” for the Leadership Council of

RD&T. The Leadership Council is continuously working to improve RD&T’scontribution to the accomplishment ofFHWA’s strategic goals and to advance

the overall value of our products and

services. The overarching vision of the

Leadership Council is to provide products and services that are essential,

indispensable, and connected to ourcustomers and partners. The Council is

committed to a “quality journey.” Thatmeans that we will, in very close cooperation and collaboration with internal

and external partners, constantly strive

to improve our programs, processes,

and the quality of work life; to conductoutstanding research; and to provideservices that “drive” the achievement ofFHWA’s strategic goals.RD&T is organized into six offices that

collectively have 16 teams with expertsin more than 30 transportation-related

disciplines. Three offices—the Office ofSafety Research and Development

(R&D), the Office of Operations R&D,and the Office of Infrastructure R&D—conduct research and development

(R&D) to continually improve highway

safety, operations, and infrastructure,

respectively. The Office of Program

Development and Evaluation develops

and executes policy, budget, program

management, and administrative mechanisms to enable a nationwide FHWA

research and technology program to becarried out in cooperation with ourpartners. The Office of Research and

Technology Services develops and executes a comprehensive RD&T communications strategy and marketing planin support of FHWA-wide research and

technology (R&T) programs and the

technology delivery needs of FHWA’score business units (CBU’s) and

resource centers (RC’s). The Office of

Resource Management provides administrative services for RD&T. 

RD&T also manages the FHWAResearch and Technology Program.

The FHWA R&T Program directly supports the R&T goals of DOT and is synchronized with DOT’s approach to

research. FHWA invests strategically intransportation infrastructure, promotes safe and secure transportation,

enhances our environment, and creates new alliances between theNation’s transportation and technology

industries. The DOT and FHWAapproach to research emphasizes cooperation, information-sharing, and the

development of formal research agendas among the agencies within DOT

and across the entire Government. Itpromotes partnerships with State andlocal governments, academia, and theprivate sector to cost-effectively accelerate the transformation of new technologies, concepts, and ideas into better transportation systems, processes,and services. 

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artment of Transpor

sportation excellence

system in the world.

ential, indispensable,

ers in advancing re

DOT’S MISSIONServe the United States by ensuring a fast, safe, efficient, accessible, and convenient transportation system that meets our vital national interests and

enhances the quality of life of the American people,today and into the future.

www.dot.gov

FHWA’S MISSIONWe continually improve the quality of our Nation’shighway system and its intermodal connections.

www.fhwa.dot.gov

RD&T’S MISSIONLeads in the development of a nationally coordinated research and technology program; champions

the advancement of highway technological innovation in support of FHWA strategic goals and performance objectives; advances knowledge through

research, development, testing, and evaluation

services; and provides support and assistance

throughout FHWA in matters relating to research,

development, and technology.

www.tfhrc.gov

ORMANCE PLAN 3

VISION AND MISSION

Visit the Department ofTransportation (DOT),

Federal Highway

Administration (FHWA),and Research,Development, andTechnology (RD&T)on the web for more information.
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Safety Management 4 Highway Safety Information System Reports on: 

(Safety Management Team) (Safety goal)

4 Evaluation of Lane Reduction “Road Diet” Measures 

4 Car-Truck Proximity Crashes and Injuries4 Safety of Narrow Lanes and Shoulders on Freeways

4 Review of the Impacts of a Tow Away Reporting

Threshold

4 Procedures for Enhanced Work Zone Crash Data

Collection and Exposure (Roadway Team) (Safety goal)

4 Comprehensive Highway Safety Improvement Model

Interim Report (Safety Management Team) (Safety goal)

4 Safety Improvements Guidance for Emergency

Personnel at Incident Sites (Roadway Team) (Safety goal)

Run Off Road: Mitigation4 Simulation and Analysis of Vehicle Crashes into

Mailboxes (Roadside Team) (Safety goal)

4 Finite Element Model of a Tractor-Trailer and Wood

Materials for Guardrails (Roadside Team) (Safety goal)

4 Rollover Causation Study Interim Report 

(Roadside Team) (Safety goal)

4 Side Impact Human Injury Methodology for Future 

Crash Tests (Roadside Team) (Safety goal)

Run Off Road Prevention: Design4 Interactive Highway Safety Design Model (IHSDM) Beta 

Tests of: (Roadway Team) (Safety goal)

4 Crash Prediction Module 

4 Intersection Diagnostic Review Module 

4 Traffic Analysis Module 4 Driver/Vehicle Module

(Human Centered Systems Team) (Safety goal)

4 Complete Model 

Run Off Road Prevention: Visibility 

4 Minimum Levels of Retroreflectivity for Overhead &

Street Name Signs (Roadway Team) (Safety goal)

4 Guidelines for Traffic Sign Retroreflectivity 

(Roadway Team) (Safety goal)

4 Guidelines for Assuring Systemwide Adequacy of Traffic

Sign Visibility at Night (Roadway Team) (Safety goal)

4 Updated Minimum Levels for Pavement Marking

Retroreflectiity (Roadway Team) (Safety goal)

4 Night Driving & Lighting Requirements for the 

Older Driver (Roadway Team) (Safety goal)

4 Field Guide for the Use of Portable Changeable 

Message Signs (Roadway Team w/Human CenteredSystems Team) (Safety goal)

4 Minimum Fluorescent Requirements for Traffic Signs

(Roadway Team w/Human Centered Systems Team)

(Safety goal)

4 Requirements for LED Traffic Signals 

(Roadway Team w/Human Centered Systems Team)

(Safety goal)

4 Enhanced Night Visibility Project Follow Up Study

Results (Roadway Team) (Safety goal)

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Intersections4 Safety and Operational Impacts of

Offset “T” Intersections (Roadway Team) (Safety goal)

4 

Accident Warrant for Traffic Signals

(in Conjunction with NCHRP 17-16)(Roadway Team) (Safety goal)

4 Driver Selection of Path and Speed

Through Roundabouts (Roadway Team w/Human CenteredSystems Team) (Safety goal)

4 

Functional Requirements for

Microsimulation-Based SurrogateSafety Measures at Intersections (Roadway Team) (Safety goal)

4 Safety Recommendations for Novel

Intersection Designs (HumanCentered Systems Team) (Safety goal)

4 Intersection Collision & Roadway

Departure Crash AvoidanceInfrastructure Systems Concepts andRequirements (Enabling Technologies

Team) (Safety goal)

4 

Traffic Operations and Safety

Comparisons of Single Point UrbanInterchange with Tight DiamondInterchange (Roadway Team)(Safety goal)

Human Centered Systems4 

Transportation Management Center

National Pooled Fund Study Results(Human Centered Systems Team)(Safety goal)

4 

Revised Older Driver Handbook

(Human Centered Systems Team)(Safety goal)

Intelligent 

Vehicle Initiative (IVI)

Related Research4 Specialty Vehicles Technologies

Evaluation (Enabling Technologies

Team) (Safety goal)

4 Enhanced Digital Mapping (Enabling

Technologies Team) (Safety goal)

4 Societal and Institutional Issues

Assessment for IVI (EnablingTechnologies Team) (Safety goal)

4 Guidelines for In-Vehicle Display

Icons (Human Centered Systems Team)(Safety goal)

4 Design Evaluation and Model of

Attention Demand (DEMAnD) Toolfor In-vehicle Information System

Designers (Human Centered SystemsTeam) (Safety goal)

4 Interactive Icon Evaluation Tool

(Human Centered Systems Team)(Safety goal)

4 Human Factors Review of ALERT

Police Specialty Vehicle System

(Human Centered Systems Team)(Safety goal)

Traffic Control & Operations

4 

Adaptive Control Systems (ACS) &

ACS “Lite” Version Software (Travel

Management Team) (Mobility goal)

PRODUCTS
4 

Ramp Metering 2000 Software (Travel

Management Team) (Mobility goal)

4 Rhodes/CLAIRE/TrEPS Integration

and Testing (Travel Management

Team) (Mobility goal)

4 

Traffic Detector, Traffic Control

Systems, and Freeway ManagementHandbooks (Travel ManagementTeam) (Mobility goal)

4 Winter Weather Maintenance

Decision Support Systems (EnablingTechnologies Team) (Mobility goal)

Traffic Simulation Modeling4 

Next Generation Simulation

Modeling (NGSIM) (TravelManagement Team) (Mobility goal)

4 

Traffic Estimation and Prediction

Systems/Dynamic Traffic Assignment & Control (TrEPS/DTA) (Travel

Management Team) (Mobility goal)

4 Strategic Work Zone Analysis Tools

(SWAT) (Travel Management Team)(Mobility goal)

4 QuickZone Work Zone Delay

Estimation Tool (Travel ManagementTeam) (Mobility goal)

Nationwide Differential GlobalPositioning System (NDGPS)4 

Nationwide Differential Global

Positioning System (NDGPS) BaseStations & Coverage Verification Test

Jig (Enabling Technologies Team)

(Mobility goal)

4 GPS Surface Observation System

Installation for IntegratedPrecipitable Water Vapor (IPWV)(Enabling Technologies Team) (Mobility goal)

Pavements/Asphalt4 FHWA Angle Validation Kit (AVK),

Commercially Available (AsphaltPavement Team) (Mobility &Productivity goal)

4 A State-of-the-Practice Report in the

Design of Crumb-Rubber Material(Asphalt Pavement Team) (Mobility,Productivity, & Human and Natural

Environment goal)

4 Evaluation of the Particle Additive

Test (PAT) Report (Asphalt Pavement

Team) (Mobility & Productivity goal)

4 Evaluation of the Laboratory Asphalt

Stability Test (LAST) Report (Asphalt

Pavement Team) (Mobility &Productivity goal)

Pavements/Portland CementConcrete (PCC)4 Vibrating Slope Apparatus to

Measure PCC Workability,Equipment and Test Method(Portland Cement Concrete Team)(Mobility & Productivity goal)

4 Guidelines to Detect, Analyze, Treat,

and/or Prevent Materials-Related

Distress (Portland Cement Concrete

Team) (Mobility & Productivity goal) 

4 Updated Version of HIPERPAV

Software, Used to Prevent Early-Age

Cracking Of JPCP (Portland Cement

Concrete Team) (Mobility &Productivity goal)

4 Guidelines to Select Curing Materials

and Procedures 

(Portland Cement Concrete Team)(Mobility & Productivity goal)

4 

Petrography Manual

(Portland Cement Concrete Team)(Mobility & Productivity goal)

4 Guidelines on the Use of Recycled

PCCP as Aggregate in New PCCP(Portland Cement Concrete Team)(Human and Natural Environmentgoal)

4 Guidelines to Develop Statistical

Quality Assurance Specifications

(Portland Cement Concrete Team)(Mobility & Productivity goal)

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crete

te

oal)

ment

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m)

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igh-In

ment

(Long

m)

Loads

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ce

oal)

ather

ement

Pavements/Models4 Mechanistic Pavement Models

(Infrastructure and Management Team)(Mobility & Productivity goal)

Pavements/Surface Analysis

4 Measuring And Evaluating PCCP

Warp and Curl (Infrastructure and Management Team)

(Mobility & Productivity goal)

Structures/Steel4 Designers Guide for High

Performance Steel Bridges (HPS)(High Performance Bridge MaterialsTeam) (Mobility & Productivity goal)

4 Improved Fracture Toughness

Specifications for High PerformanceSteel (High Performance BridgeMaterials Team) (Mobility &Productivity goal) 

4 Curved Girder Bridge Strength

Prediction Equation(High Performance Bridge MaterialsTeam) (Mobility & Productivity goal)

4 Corrugated Web Plates for Steel

Girders (High Performance Bridge

Materials Team) (Mobility &Productivity goal)

Structures/Concrete4 High Performance Concrete (HPC)

Data Base (High Performance Bridge Materials Team) (Mobility & Productivity goal)

Structures/Timber4 Design Guidance for Composite

Timber Bridges (Bridge Design andHazard Mitigation) (Productivity goal)

Structures/Advanced Materials4 Specifications for Highway Bridge

Applications Using Fiber-Reinforced

Polymer (FRP) Composites (High

Performance Bridge Materials Team)(Productivity & Mobility goal)4 Materials Spec—Accelerated 

Test-Based Specification

4 FRP Prestressing for Highway 

Bridges

4 Performance Specification and

Acceptance Tests for FRP Bridge

Decks and Superstructures 

4 Quality Assurance4 Structural System Performance

Applied Engineering/Hydraulics4 Effects of Debris on Bridge Pier

Scour (Bridge Design and HazardMitigation Team) (Mobility,Productivity, & Safety goal)

4 Culvert Installation Provisions for

AASHTO Bridge Specifications

(Bridge Design and Hazard MitigationTeam) (Mobility, Productivity, & Safety goal)

4 Improved Culvert Entrance Loss

Prediction (Bridge Design and Hazard

Mitigation Team) (Mobility,Productivity, & Safety goal)

7

PRODUCTS
Applied Engineering/

Aerodynamics4 Mean Wind Force Coefficients for

He

xagonal, Uniform, and Tapered

Cylinders (Bridge Design and HazardMitigation Team) (Mobility,Productivity, & Safety goal )

4 Stochastic Methods for Simulating 

3-D Wind Flow Around Bridges(Bridge Design and Hazard MitigationTeam) (Mobility, Productivity & Safetygoal)

Applied Engineering/Seismic4 Seismic Retrofitting Manuals: Part

III: Long Span Bridges (Bridge Designand Hazard Mitigation Team)(Mobility, Productivity, & Safety goal)

4 

Report: “A Risk-Based Methodology

For Assessing the SeismicPerformance of Lifeline Systems”(Bridge Design and Hazard MitigationTeam) (Mobility, Productivity & Safety goal)

4 Improved Seismic Design Provisions

for AASHTO Bridge Specifications

(Bridge Design and Hazard MitigationTeam) (Mobility, Productivity & Safetygoal)

Applied Engineering/Geotechnology4 Micropile Technology for Bridges

(Geotechnical Team) (Mobility &Productivity goal)

4 

Non-Nuclear Compaction Control

Equipment (Geotechnical Team)

(Mobility & Productivity goal)

Applied Engineering/Corrosion4 Knowledge-Based Tools for Bridge

Coatings Maintenance DecisionMaking (Corrosion and Coatings Team)

(Productivity & Mobility goal)

4 Materials and Methods for Corrosion

Protection of Concrete Structures(Corrosion and Coatings Team)(Mobility, Productivity & Human andNatural Environment goal)

Applied Engineering/Nondestructive Evaluation (NDE) 4 Thermal Imaging System for Crack

Detection (Infrastructure Inspectionand Management Team) (Mobility,Productivity, & Safety goal)

4 PERES III Ground Penetrating Radar

System (Infrastructure Inspection andManagement Team) (Mobility,Productivity, & Safety goal)

4 Ultrasonic Stress Measurements

Sensor for Prestressing Tendons

(Infrastructure Inspection andManagement Team) (Mobility,Productivity, & Safety goal)

Applied Engineering/BridgeManagement4 

WebNBI: Internet-Based Query and

Analysis System for the National

Bridge Inventory Database(Infrastructure Inspection andManagement Team) (Productivity,Mobility, & Safety goal)

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Services are technical support we have provided

and plan to provide to

others due to our uniquework, expertise, renowned

status, facilities and/or

our resources over the

2002 and 2003 fiscalyear. The services eachteam have in common,e.g., coordination ofPooled Fund Projects,

NCHRP panels, TRB committee work, professional committee support, routine problem solvingand trouble shooting, participation in conferences and workshops,consulting with States onthe application of ourresearch results/products

and other technologies,participation in FHWAwork groups and taskforces, and routine labtests are not listed. This isnot intended to be a listing of every function or activity that we 

perform.

MUTCD Signing Issues

m)

ng Consistency in Text

 Traveler Information

ed Systems Team) 

cts of Electronic

and Distraction 

) 

ment 

 HSIS Data to Requesting

m) (Safety goal)

Measurements of Light

als, Vehicle Headlamps

ay Team) (Safety goal)

Measurements (including

and Fluorescence) of

 

Coordination and

ies Team)

rogram 

4 Cooperative Program for Operational Meteorological,

Education and Training for Road Weather Forecasting

(COMET) (Enabling Technologies Team)

4 High Speed Rail IDEAs Program Support 

(Office of Program Development & Evaluation)

4 Small Business Innovative Research Program (SBIR)

Review and Support (Office of Program Development &Evaluation)

4 University Research Program Coordination and Support

(Office of Program Development & Evaluation)

Traffic Analysis/Modeling4 

Traffic Research Laboratory (TReL) Model Simulation

and Problem Solving Studies (Travel Management Team)

Communication and Frequency Spectrum Support4 Dedicated Short Range Communications Program

Support for Standards and ITS Applications 

(Enabling Technologies Team)

4 Ultra Wide Band Radar Technology Coordination

(Enabling Technologies Team)

4 

Frequency Spectrum Coordination for FHWA 

(Enabling Technologies Team)

9

SERVICES

Services
ures

nsic Evaluations of Catastrophic

ures or Risk Analysis in the Areas

Bridges and Bridge ComponentsHydraulic Erosion and Bridge/

Culvert Stability

Seismic Stability, Nationally and 

nternationally

Aerodynamic Induced Failures of 

Bridges and Bridge Components

ies to Resolve Unique or Very

mplex Design Situations in:

Hydraulic Capacity, Efficiency and 

Effectiveness

Aerodynamic Stability of Bridge 

and Bridge Components

Bridge Foundations, Abutments 

and Retaining Walls

ing of New and Innovative

erials and Products

hnical Expertise and Consultation

ridge Coatings and Corrosion

Materials and Techniques to OtherGovernment Agencies, States andIndustry Groups

4 Application, Evaluation and Development of Specialized Instrumentation for Nondestructive Evaluation,

Measurement and Long Term

Monitoring of Highway Structures 

4 Application of Bridge Management

Information Systems to Better

Understand Bridge Performance andDevelop Improved Performance

Measures for Bridges

Pavements4 Forensic Evaluations of Early

Performance Problems in Asphalt andConcrete Pavements

4 Laboratory Testing of New, Innovative

and Recycled Materials Used in

Pavement Construction

4 Technical Expertise, Assistance and

Laboratory Testing Support for Field

Trials of New Pavement Materials andProcedures

4 Technical Assistance in the

Application, Test and Evaluation andProblem Solving for ConstructionQuality Control, Quality Assurance,

Performance Related Specifications

and Warranties

4 Technical Assistance and Information

on the Application, Testing, Specifications, Cost and Performance of

Recycled Pavement Materials

4 Access to the Worlds Largest and Most

Comprehensive Pavement Performance

Data Base. Technical Assistance andConsultation in the Use of the Data

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Our Vision for the Future,

Management Philosophy,and Top Challenges &Commitments

11

ENGES & COMMITMENTS

oducts and Services by:

oducts and services that

nal customers and 

manner; and

munication, and feedback

th the FHWA Resource

istrative Processes by:

a lab assessment process

nt feedback to improve 

es and lab-based 

sources and efficient 

es, organization, and 

ethodologies/tools to 

performance 

FHRC; and

ogies and systems to

world class research 

Develop and Recognize Employees by:4 Mentoring and through Individual Development Plans

(IDP) that build skills and agency research capacity 

and competence; and

4 Providing an improved award and recognition program

that values achievements, is directly linked to teamaccomplishment, and advances the RD&T Leadership Council Action Agenda.

Communicate the FHWA R&T Story and Future Agenda by:4 Developing an improved and “consumable” statement of

FHWA R&T initiatives and focus areas;

4 Gathering and reporting on FHWA achievements in 

delivering technology and innovation in collaborationwith FHWA headquarters and field offices; 

4 Identifying national research program priorities,

resources, and funding needs with our partners, 

through activities such as the National R&T Partnership

Initiative and Future Strategic Highway Research

Program; and

4 Building a common advocacy for an enhanced national

R&T program and legislative agenda.

mance Plan, the RD&T Leadership Council has a vision to conduct research and provide prod

l, indispensable, and connected to our customers and partners. We are committed to continu

ng improvements in programs, processes, and the quality of work life; to conducting outstand

vices that “drive” the achievement of FHWA strategic goals and performance indicators. Our

 for exceeding partner and customer expectations are to:
 AGENDA 2002/2003

ContentsThe organization of this Action Agenda is aligned to the strategy categories defined for the Leadership Council.

Target Cmplt.

Action Item Office Date 

A. Leadership 

1. Develop and Implement R & T Legislative Agenda and Strategy HRPD Ongoing2. Prepare a Concept Paper and Work Plan for Advanced Research HRDS/HRDO/HRDI 12/01 3. Establish a Student Volunteer Program HRRM 12/01 4. Prepare a White Paper on “The FHWA Role in R&T” HRPD 5/02 

B. Strategic Planning 

1. Mobility See FY 2002/2003 FY 2002/2003

Products Page

2. Safety See FY 2002/2003 FY 2002/2003

Products Page FY

3. Productivity See FY 2002/2003 FY 2002/2003

Products Page

4. Human and Natural Environment See FY 2002/2003 FY 2002/2003

Products Page 

5. Security See FY 2002/2003

Products Page 

6. Organizational Excellence See FY 2002-2003

Action Agenda

C. Human Resource Development & Management

1. Provide a Forum for Outreach on Work Systems, Training, Security and Morale HRRM 12/01 

D. Customer & Partner Focus

1. Communicate the FHWA R&T Story HRTS 12/012. Update & Maintain Technology Facilitation/Strategy HRDI/HRDS/HRDO 12/01 

and Action Plans
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ACTION AGENDA 2002/2003

ties HRTS 9/01 

es, Innovation connection, etc.)

ack Plan for RD&T HRPD 5/02

s

 for Enhanced Customer HRTS 7/02 

ses

ocess Review, Evaluate Results, HRRM 9/02

ents

Review, Evaluate Results, and HRRM 9/02

ents

n Process, Evaluate Results, HRTS 12/01

ents

ssessment Process HRPD 7/02 

agement Improvement for HRPD/HRRM 10/02 

e SBIR Process

cs) 

 R&D Performance Evaluation Program HRPD 9/02

D&T Information Technologies Team HRRM 12/02

es HRRM 9/02
Goals of the DOT

■ Safety Promote the public health

and safety by working toward the

elimination of transportation-related

deaths, injuries, and property damage.

■ Mobility Shape America’s future

by ensuring a transportation system

that is accessible, integrated, and efficient and offers flexibility of choices.

■ Economic Growth and Trade

Advance America’s economic growthand competitiveness domesticallyand internationally through efficientand flexible transportation.

■ Human and Natural Environment

Protect and enhance communitiesand the natural environment affectedby transportation.

■ National Security Advance the

Nation’s vital security interests in

support of national strategies such asthe National Security Strategy andNational Drug Control Strategy by

ensuring that the transportation system is secure and available for

defense mobility and that our borders are safe from illegal intrusion.

■ Organizational Excellence

Advance the Department’s ability tomanage for results and innovation.

Goals of the FHWA■ Safety Continually improve highway safety.■ Mobility Continually improve the

public’s access to activities, goods,and services through preservation,improvement, and expansion of the

highway transportation system and

enhancement of its operations, efficiency, and intermodal connections.

■ Productivity Continuously

improve the economic efficiency ofthe Nation’s transportation system toenhance America’s position in theglobal economy.

■ Human and Natural Environment

Protect and enhance the naturalenvironment and communitiesaffected by highway transportation.

■ National Security Improve the

Nation’s national defense mobility.

■ Organizational Excellence

Advance FHWA’s ability to manage

for results and innovation.

& STRATEGIES
nce the core mission

 its future direction.

eview of organization

Balance the needs of

ers and employees in

ng, and share accom

ilities to the public

eadership Council

delivery of the FHWA

ns, and specifically on

all RD&T. Create,

ership Council Action

hedules, and 

cus Foster coordina

U’s, other SBU’s,

fices, other US DOT

ners such as TRB, 

 firms.

Create, maintain,

ance management

ing, aligning and

evels and in all 

■ Human Resource Development &

Management Provide a forum for two-way communication between the Council and Team Leaders

and the entire RD&T staff on work systems, trainingand employee development, and employee wellbeing, security and morale.

Work together to “make RD&T a stimulating, rewarding, productive, and fun place to come to work.”

■ Process Management Anticipate issues and

implement solutions related to RD&T key processes.

Focus on improvements to processes related to the

design and the production/delivery of products and

services, marketing, supply-chain management, andsupport or administrative processes, such as finance,

procurement, and facilities. Continuously reviewkey processes to improve overall quality and 

promote a unified and professional approach.

■ Business Results Champion and facilitate implementation of Quality Journey principles within

RD&T, including assessment, benchmarking, and

evaluation of results.

Use the analysis of results to facilitate the transfer ofRD&T technologies, products, and services. 

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GOALS & STRATEGIES

Management Strategies
001 PRODUCTS DELIVERED

SAFETYRun Off Road Prevention &Mitigation4 Interactive Highway Design

Safety Design Model (IHSDM)Beta Tests on:4 Policy Review Module4 Design Consistency Module

4 All-Weather Pavement Markings

Study and Findings (Roadway Team)

4 Enhanced Night Visibility Project

Pilot Test Results (Roadway Team)

4 Crash Test Simulation Models at

National Crash Analysis Centerfor:4Transitions4 18,000-lb Single-Unit Trucks

(Roadside Team)

4 

Vehicle Crash Testing and Results

for Transitions, Cable Guardrails,and Buried-in-Back Slope Terminals (Roadside Team)

4 R&D Program Plan to Address

Rollover Crashes 

(Roadside Team)

4 Synthesis of Shoulder Rumble

Strip Practices and Policies 

(Roadway Team)

Pedestrian & Bicycle 4Pedestrian/Bicycle Crash Analysis

Tool (PBC

AT) Software 

(Roadway Team)

4ITS Pedsmart: ITS Pedestrian

Safety Applications Webpage (Roadway Team)

4Current Practices of Shoulder

Rumble Strips(Roadway Team and Human

Centered Systems Team)

Safety Management Systems4Highway Safety Information System

(HSIS) Summary Reports on:

4Red Light Running4High Priority Roadside Safety

(Safety Management Team)

4Geographic Information System

(GIS) Safety Analysis Tool: Version 2.0 

(Safety Management Team)

4Initiate Comprehensive Highway

Safety Improvement Model project(Safety Management Team)

4Safety Data Analytical Support to

the Safety Core Business Unit &Field (Safety Management Team)

Speed Management4Traffic Calming: State of the

Practice Report (Roadway Team)

Intersections4Roundabouts Information Guide

(Roadway Team)

4Advantages of the Split

Intersection (Roadway Team)

Human Centered Systems4Truck Rest Stop Study & Report to

Congress (Roadway Team andHuman Centered Systems Team)

4 

Review of Potential Safety Effects

of Electronic Billboards on Driver

Attention and Distraction 

(Human Centered Systems Team)

Intelligent 

Vehicle Initiative

(IVI)4Assessment of Societal and

Institutional Issues for IVI(Enabling Technologies Team)

4Identification of Sensor-Friendly

Vehicle and Roadway Methods(Enabling Technologies Team)

PRODUCTIVITYStructures4 Seismic Risk Assessment, Bridge

Retrofitting, and Retrofitting ofOther Highway StructuresManuals (Bridge Design andHazard Mitigation Team)

4New Permeability Tests for 

Concrete (High-Performance Bridge

Materials Team)

4Bridge Foundations Innovative

Load Testing Procedures (Geotechnical Team)

Pavements4IVESYS (Pavement-Performance

Prediction Model); VSIM ((Vehicle

Dynamic Model); and EAROMAR
el)

crete

ware for

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ment

id 

d 

ce

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oject:

es 

man

4Preliminary Human Factors

Guidelines for TMCs (Human Centered Systems Team)

4ErgoTMC Multimedia Web Site and

Advanced TMC Workshop to Support

Preliminary Human Factor Guidelines

for TMCs (Human Centered SystemsTeam)

4ITS Deployment Analysis System (IDAS)

(Traffic Management Team)

4Advanced Transportation Controller

and Cabinet Specifications (Traffic Management Team)

4Traffic Software Integrated System

(TSIS), Version 5.0 

(Traffic Management Team)

4Advanced Traffic Management System

Research Analysis Database System

(ARADS)

Structures4Timber Bridge Inspection Manual

(Bridge Design and Hazard Mitigation Team)

4Culvert Installation for AASHTO

Bridge Specifications RecommendedProvisions (Bridge Design and Hazard

Mitigation Team)

4Micropiles in Seismic Areas Design

Guidelines Manual (Geotechnical Team)

4Comprehensive Summary of U.S.

Bridge Conditions and Compositions(Infrastructure Inspection andManagement Team)

Pavements4Superpave Binder Fatigue Criteria in

ALF Experiment Validation (Asphalt Pavement Team)

4HIPERPAV Software and Suporting

Documentation (Portland Cement

Concrete Pavement Team)

HUMAN & NATURAL ENVIRONMENT 4Highway Effects on Vehicle

Performance (Corrosion and Coatings Team)

4Environmental Impact of

Construction and Repair Materials onSurface and Ground Waters 

(Corrosion and Coatings Team)

4Evaluations of Near Highway

Dispersion Mechanics for AirPollutants (Corrosion and Coatings Team)

4Investigation of Environmental

Impacts of Recycled Materials(Corrosion and Coatings Team)

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DOT R&D 

Plan

RD&T 

Performance

Plan

FHWA

Performance

Plan

FHWA 

Strategic Plan

DOT Strategic

Plan

HRRM HRPD HRDS HRDO HRDI HRTS

Team(s)

Plans

Performance 

Measurement/

Self-Assessments

Secretary's (DOT) 

Performance 

Agreement

Administrator's

(FHWA) Performance 

Agreement

Executive Director's

Performance

Objectives

Director's

Performance

Objectives

Office Directors'

Performance

Objectives

Team Performance

Objectives

Performance 

Objectives

Individual

Development

Plans

Peer

Evaluations

Individual
MANCE PLAN 

ERFORMANCE MEASUREMENTS

re we measuring* and why?

3 Government Performance and Results Act (GPRA) requires Federal Agencies to set strategic goals and use performance measures for

d budgeting. The objective of GPRA is to encourage greater efficiency, effectiveness, and accountability in Federal programs and spending.

Program 

Are We Doing the

Right Things?

Independent Peer

Review

(with little or no

stake in outcome)

Outcomes 

Validation 

Benchmarking

Project

Are We Doing

Things Right?

Peer Review

(with stake in 

the outcome)

Outputs 

Validation

Benchmarking

Organization

How Well Are

We Doing?

President’s Quality 

Award Criteria

(and the FHWA Corporate 

Management 

Strategies)

Continuous 

Improvement

Best-in-Class 

Organization

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rement

sults

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HRT

HRRM

HRTS

Strategic Communications Team

Martha Soneira, Team Leader

Technology Marketing Team

Mike Moravec, Team Leader

Technical Reference Center

R&T Reports Center

Doreen McCarthy, Director

Office of Resource

Management

Office of Research and

Technology Services

John McCracken, Director

HRPD

Office of Program

Development and

Evaluation

Marci Kenney, Director

HRDS

Roadside Team

Leonard Meczkowski, Team Leader

Roadway Team

Ray Krammes, Team Leader

Safety Management Team

Mike Griffith, Team Leader

Human Centered Systems Team

Tom Granda, Team Leader

Office of Safety R&D

Michael Trentacoste, Director

Mike Griffith,

Technical Director for Safety

Vacant, R&D Technology

Facilitator

HRDI

fice of Infrastructure R&D

Paul Teng, Director

arlie Churilla, Research Program Manager

for Infrastructure

e Chase, R&D Technical Director for Bridges

Doug Brown, Program Coordinator

ant, R&D Technical Director for Pavements

Roy Trent, R&D Technology Facilitator

gh-Performance Bridge Materials Team

William Wright, Team Leader

dge Design and Hazard Mitigation Team

John O’Fallon, Team Leader

Geotechnical Team

Al DiMillio, Team Leader

Corrosion and Coatings Team

Bob Kogler, Team Leader

rastructure Inspection and Mgmt. Team

Steve Chase, Acting Team Leader

Asphalt Pavement Team

Tom Harman, Team Leader

rtland Cement Concrete Pavement Team

Steve Forster, Team Leader

ong Term Pavement Performance Team

Aramis Lopez, Team Leader

Advanced Research Team

Richard Livingston, Team Leader

HRDO

Travel Management Team

Raj Ghaman, Team Leader

Enabling Technologies Team

Bob Ferlis, Team Leader

Office of Operations R&D

Gary Larsen, Director

Toni Wilbur

R&D Technical Director for Operations

Tom Krylowski

Senior Program Manager

RESEARCH, DEVELOPMENT, AND TECHNOLOGY

Dennis Judycki, Director

Leadership Council

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