Transcript Bringing Innovation to Transportation in Virginia-VDOT’s Research Program Jose Gomez, PE, PhD Director of Research Va.

Bringing Innovation to
Transportation in Virginia-VDOT’s
Research Program
Jose Gomez, PE, PhD
Director of Research
Va. Chapter of ATSSA Meeting
April 15, 2015
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VCTIR
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VCTIR Overview
and Core Functions
• Applied, practical research and technical
assistance to support the VDOT Mission
• Post-research implementation support
• Oversight of university contract research
• 49 full time staff + hourly and graduate students
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VCTIR Leadership Team
Commissioner of Highways
Chief Deputy Commissioner
Director of Research
Business Manager
Knowledge Management Officer
Associate Director
Materials
Associate Director
Safety, Operations and Traffic
Engineering
Implementation Coordinator
Associate Director
Environment, Planning and
Economics
Associate Director
Structural, Pavement and
Geotechnical Engineering
Research Teams
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Research Advisory Committees
Guide the Programs
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Asphalt
Concrete
Environmental
Structure and Bridge
Geotechnical
Pavements
System Operations
Traffic and Safety
Transportation Planning
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Technical Review Panels Guide the
Projects
• Function of the TRP:
– Guide the research project from initiation to
implementation
– Provide peer review of the proposed
methodology/expected deliverables
Prior to submission to TRP we conduct an
in-house peer review of the project
proposal to insure the scientific approach
is valid
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Who sits on of the TRP?
• The Champion: Recognized for his/her
role, responsibilities, and authority within
VDOT Organizational structure
• Technical experts from the field (within
VDOT and external)
• Technical experts within VCTIR
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Process
• Project kickoff meeting (scope, schedule,
deliverables)
• Key attendees:
– Champion
– Principal Investigator (s)
– Associate Director and Director
– Implementation Coordinator
– Knowledge Management
• TRP members as their schedules allow
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Process
• Project completion meeting (focusing on
deliverables and implementation)
• All key attendees identified previously
• TRP members
• Others (know the business!)
• Implementation discussion
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Implementation
• Focus the discussion on the development
of a plan for:
– Documentation and assessment
• Benefits
– Monetary(short and long term)
– Other (safety, efficiency, etc.)
• Resources needed:
– Money (full?, delta?)
– People and roles
– Field demonstration (if applicable)
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Purpose of Virginia STIC
As a representative body of transportation
stakeholders in the Commonwealth, the Virginia
State Transportation Innovation Council (STIC)
serves as a forum for initiating and overseeing
the rapid deployment of innovative strategies
and technologies to accelerate project delivery
and to enhance project quality and effectiveness
with the goal of making the innovations routine
practice.
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Virginia STIC Members
Sponsors:
 Quintin Elliott – VDOT Chief Deputy
Commissioner
 Garrett Moore – VDOT Chief Engineer
 Wayne Fedora – FHWA, VA Division Office
Co-Chairs:
 Jose Gomez – VDOT Research Director
 Lorenzo Casanova – FHWA, VA Division Office
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Virginia STIC Members
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Mohammad Mirshahi – Deputy Chief
Engineer
Helen Cuervo – NoVA District Administrator
Robert “Bud” Morgan – Hampton Roads
District Construction Engineer
Mike Branham – Bristol District Maintenance
Engineer
David Pearce – Culpeper District
Maintenance Engineer
Tim Wiles – Lynchburg District Maintenance
Engineer
Sam Hayes – Richmond District Project
Development Engineer
Ken King – Salem Regional Operations
Director
Andy Babish – State Materials Engineer
Jimmy White – VCTIR Implementation
Coordinator
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Ken Walus – State Bridge Engineer
Susan Hammond – Staunton Resident
Administrator, Lexington
Steve Long – Environmental Manager
Jennifer DeBruhl – Local Assistance
Allison Richter – Fredericksburg Assistant
District Administrator-Business
Tamara Rollison – Communications Director
Barbara Patteson – Director, Learning
Center
Jeff Southard – Virginia Transportation
Construction Alliance
Ed Dalrymple – Old Dominion Highway
Contractors Association
Nancy Israel – American Council of
Engineering Consultants of Virginia
Maureen Hammer – Director, Knowledge
Management
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STIC Background
The State Transportation Innovation Council (STIC) is
the leadership platform in a State to identify critical
needs, find best solutions and to get them Into practice
quickly. The STIC is an Accelerated Innovation
Deployment (AID) program--part of the Technology and
Innovation Deployment Program (TDIP)—which is
administered through the FHWA Center for Accelerating
Innovation (CAI).
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Council Member Role for
Implementation
• STIC has executive sponsorship and leadership.
• STIC has membership from VDOT and from our
partners.
• STIC is focused on implementation
• Members provide input into suggested projects that will
make a difference in transportation delivery in Virginia.
• Members help facilitate the deployment of innovations
and engage the various stakeholders within the state.
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Criteria for Projects
The intent of the STIC Incentive Program is to support the costs of standardizing
innovative practices in a state transportation agency or other public sector STIC
stakeholder.
 Significantly accelerate the adoption of innovative technologies by the surface
transportation community.
 Provide leadership and incentives to demonstrate and promote state-of-the-art
technologies, elevated performance standards, and new business practices in
highway construction processes that result in improved safety, faster construction,
reduced congestion from construction, and improved quality and user satisfaction.
 Construct longer-lasting highways through the use of innovative technologies and
practices that lead to faster construction of efficient and safe highways and bridges.
 Improve highway efficiency, safety, mobility, reliability, service life, environmental
protection, and sustainability.
 Develop and deploy new tools, techniques, and practices to accelerate the adoption
of innovation in all aspects of highway transportation.
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Implementation Cycle
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Investigation of Truck Mounted
Attenuator (TMA) Crashes in Work
Zones in Virginia
Cottrell
PURPOSE AND SCOPE
To investigate crashes involving TMAs in
work zones in Virginia. Two objectives:
1. Review trends over the last 3-5 years in
TMA crashes including traffic exposure
2. Identify the causal factors of TMAs
crashes in work zones
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Possible Deliverables
1. Revisions to the VA Work Area Protection
Manual
2. Recommend TMA Operator Training
(consider ATSSA training)
December 2015 completion
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Examination of the Current Practice of
Lighting in Virginia: Nighttime Work
Zones and Improving Safety through the
Development of Nighttime Lighting
Specifications
VTTI
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Purposes and Scope
1. To evaluate the current nighttime work zone
lighting practices used in work zones on limitedaccess and primary highways
2. To develop effective nighttime work zone
lighting requirements in Virginia
November 2016 completion
Work Zone Safety Performance
Measures for Virginia
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450
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350
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250
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200
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100
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2004
2005
2006
2007
Persons Seriously Injuried
Persons Killed
Annual Persons Killed and Serious Injury in Work Zones
2008
Year
Deaths
Kweon, Lim, and
Fontaine
Serious Injuries
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Background
• Federal Regulations require states to use safety and
operational data to improve processes and procedures for
mitigating work zone impacts
• Establishing such measures is directly linked to questions
in FHWA’s Work Zone Mobility and Safety Self
Assessment
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Purposes and Scopes
• Purposes
(1) To produce a report of 2004-2008 Virginia Work Zone
Crash Facts as a stand-alone document
(2) To develop work zone safety performance measures
for Virginia
• Scopes
Two levels of performance measures:
(1) Program level: all VDOT roads will be included.
(2) Project level: only interstate highways will be included
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Deliverable
1. Recommended Work Zone Safety Performance
Measures
December 2015 Completion
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Questions?
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Thank you!
For more information:
http://vtrc.virginiadot.org/
[email protected]
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