TxDOT Research Project

Preparing and Utilizing Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research in Transportation

What Was the Need?
In fulfilling its mission of delivering a safe, reliable, and integrated transportation system that enables the movement of goods and people, TxDOT is focused on building and maintaining roads. TxDOT must explore methods beyond adding lanes and pouring concrete; therefore, TxDOT must explore the use of emerging technologies to achieve cost savings, reduce traffic congestion, promote safety, and increase economic activity. To prepare the Texas transportation system for the future, TxDOT must cultivate an environment which facilitates and promotes the preparation and use of emerging technologies.

What's the Solution?
The Texas Technology Task Force is an external advisory board to the Texas Department of Transportation (TxDOT) that conducts technology discovery activities and delivers recommendations for advancing technology to prepare the future Texas transportation system. The Task Force is developing a Technology Utilization Plan that will serve as the fulcrum between technology discovery and implementation. The Technology Utilization Plan will be developed over three phases and completed in summer of 2020.

Project Number
0-6999
Status
Completed

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Start Date
9/1/2018
End Date
9/30/2020
Performing Institution(s)
Center for Transportation Research (CTR)
Research Team
RS: C. Michael Walton
Sponsor
Project Manager
Shelley Pridgen
Contract Specialist
Barbara Davenport
TxDOT Advisor
Yvette Flores, STR
Kent Marquardt, STR
Beverly West, STR
Amount Funded
FY19: $441,767
FY20: $457,639
Notes
Additional publications under an Interagency contract 0-6999-21
Source
RFP 19-400 Preparing and Utilizing Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research in Transportation
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Functional Area
Strategy and Innovation
Index Terms
Infrastructure
Operations research
Technological innovations
Technology assessment
Transportation planning
Lead University
CTR
Researcher
Walton, C. Michael
TxDOT District
STR
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Record Added:
11/7/2018
Record Updated:
1/12/2023 5:31 AM EST

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