Region I Report Connecticut Delaware District of Columbia Massachusetts Maine Maryland New Hampshire New Jersey New York Pennsylvania Rhode Island Vermont New Brunswick Newfoundland & Labrador Nova Scotia Prince Edward Island Quebec Camille Crichton-Sumners, NJDOT, Chair Elect Allison Hardt, Vice Chair, MDSHA, Elect

Connecticut Department of Transportation Ravi V. Chandran, P.E.  Transportation Division Chief  Office of Research and Materials Dionysia Oliveira  Transportation Engineer 3  Division of Research New Members

Accomplishments Program Management  Continuous Improvement Initiatives  Peer Exchange Tech Transfer & Marketing  Publications  Showcasing Research Implementation

Continuous Improvement Massachusetts  Revamped research committee Two tiers: technical & executive level staff  increased opportunities to access the CEO and assisted with implementation New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York  Undergoing organizational changes Reorganizations, attrition Pennsylvania  Hosted FHWA Division office co-op student in July  New: deliverables based agreements

Continuous Improvement Vermont Revised solicitation form, include implementation Revised quarterly progress report for more detail Formed Technical Advisory Council for each project Generating performance measures Initiating N.E. Transportation Consortium NETC,  4 universities, Agreement development, Coordinator Position available Maryland Knowledge Management/Retention-documentation

Publications Pennsylvania published in TRR on Research Implementation Initiatives

Showcasing Research Connecticut Research Showcase at the University of Connecticut included politicians Massachusetts Research Symposium TRB, AASHTO, & FHWA attended New Jersey Annual Showcase Informational DVD about research program Combined with the TRB field visit, and peer exchange.

Peer Exchanges Massachusetts Tri- State Peer Exchange  New Hampshire, Maine, Vermont

Implementation Pennsylvania  NCHRP Implementation Interviews  Implementation Team formation New Jersey  NCHRP Implementation Survey  Implementation Reports 08, 09, 10

Region One Goals Update TRID/RIP this year Increase Task Force involvement Produce a Regional High Value Research Document Seek ways to better engage Regional FHWA Division offices

Region One Activities We are pleased to host the 2012 Annual AASHTO RAC & TRB State Representatives Meeting July 22-26, 2012 Host State: Vermont

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