Region X RAC Region 4 Report

RAC 4 Leadership Joe Horton, Chair Ken Chambers, Vice Chair Teresa Stephens, Secretary

New RAC 4 Members Alicia Urban, Arizona Jim Appleton, California Randall Soderquist, New Mexico Teresa Stephens, Oklahoma Wade Odell, Texas Rocio Perez, Texas Kevin Pete, Texas

New to RAC Meeting Dianne Kresich, Arizona Jim Appleton, California Teresa Stephens, Oklahoma Randall Sodrquist, New Mexico Rocio Perez, Texas Kevin Pete, Texas

2016 Accomplishments Monthly meeting Highlights Possible RAC4 pooled fund/consortium similar to STC in RAC2 States’ experiences implementing the Federal research grant programs (SHRP2 and AID) RAC4 collaboration on NCHRP problem statement voting High Value Research coordination Overview of state research programs Marketing of the research program Successful implementation of research results

2016 Peer Exchanges Colorado DOT held Oct. 2015 Implement research findings; improve and rethink the library services; identify performance measures and comply with FHWA reporting requirements; support the DOT’s mission and goals; and improve the selection, development and execution of research projects

2016 Peer Exchanges Multi-state virtual exchange with Idaho, Nevada, South Dakota, and Wyoming held Nov.-Dec. 2015 Research quality; communicating research results; intellectual property and contract clauses; and research results, implementation, and deployment

2016 Peer Exchanges Alaska DOT&PF held May 2016 Overall program compliance; project selection/how to pick to “right” projects; learning about the Peer States’ research programs

2016 HVR / Sweet 16 California DOT: ​Research & Development of Open- Source Advanced Traffic Management ​New Mexico DOT: Optimization of Elastic Polymer Modification Rates Based on Contemporary Relative Costs vs. Benefits ​Texas DOT: Assessment of the Effectiveness of Wrong Way Driving Countermeasures and Mitigation Methods​Assessment of the Effectiveness of Wrong Way Driving Countermeasures and Mitigation Methods​ ​Wyoming DOT​: Pronghorn and Mule Deer Use of Underpasses and Overpasses Along US Highway 191, Wyoming

2017 Goals & Activities Administrative Clean Up Member list Validate meeting date and time Maintain Monthly Meeting Collaboration Draft RAC4 pooled fund/consortium solicitation RAC4 collaboration on NCHRP problem statement voting High Value Research coordination Continued sharing of Best Practices

2017 Goals & Activities Accomplish at least Four Peer Exchanges (CA, ND, TX, UT, MT) UT – Implementation, Modernize Library, New implementation Engineer CA - Validate new Research Prioritization Tool, Implementation of NCHRP ND - Virtual Peer Exchange, Review Research Program, Implementation TX – EDC, Performance Measures, ROI, Strategic Plan MT – Early next year

2017 Goals & Activities Increase RAC 4 TF Representation Challenge to get at least one HVR from each State