Development of a Strategic National Plan

Working Group Meeting

Lanham, Maryland April 28, 2006

Thomas P. Harman
Pavement Materials & Construction Team Leader

Federal Highway Administration

ASPHALT INSTITUTE

Turner-Fairbank Highway Research Center http://www.fhwa.dot.gov/

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Strategic Roadmaps

Vision

Mission

Create the best transportation system in the world We continually improve the quality of our Nations highway system and its intermodal connections

FHWA Strategic Pavement Roadmap

Focus Areas
Optimize Pavement Performance Advanced Quality Systems Surface Characteristics Technical Capacity Building Environmental Stewardship
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(A National Strategic Plan)

CP Road Map

12 Research Tracks:
Performance-Based Mix Design System (MD) P-B Design Guide and Rehab (DG) High Speed NDT and ICS (ND) Opt Surface Characteristics (SC) Equipment Automation and Advancements (EA) Innovative Joint Design (IJ) High Speed Construction (RC) Long-Life Pavements (LL) Accelerated and Long-Term Data Collection (DC) Pavement Performance (PP) Business Systems and Economics (BE) Advanced Pavement Materials (AM)

Complimentary Stakeholder Driven

CPTP IPRF
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Working Group Meeting

Dr. Jon Epps (CART chair, Granite) Dr. Dave Newcomb (NAPA) Jeff Greenwald (NSSGA) Adam Fisher (AASHTO) Tom Harman (FHWA) Mike Anderson (AI) Support: John DAngelo, Bob Horan,
ASPHALT INSTITUTE

Dale Decker Guests: Cheryl Richter, Monte Symon

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Working Group

Play to Win by Larry Wilson/Hersch Wilson

Road Mapping

The Rules of Results

#1: You cant control the results you get You can influence the results #2: The results you are getting are the results you should be getting #3: If you want to change the results you are getting, you have to do something differently
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Play to Win by Larry Wilson/Hersch Wilson

Road Mapping

Mapping the Territory Maps guide us from point A to point B There is always more than one path
between two points getting Results!

Play to Win by Larry Wilson/Hersch Wilson

Road Mapping

Road Mapping involves

Partnership Shared Vision Understanding Culture/Barriers Commitment and Risk

Hard to do Hard to solve

Hard to do Easy to solve

Easy to do Easy to do Hard to solve Dont remember solving 10

Vision
Develop and deliver improved asphalt pavement technologies that provide the public with safe, long-lasting, smooth pavements. These innovations will advance the nations mobility and economic security while minimizing user inconvenience and environmental impacts.
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Strategic National Plan for Asphalt Pavement Technology Themes Program Areas Key Projects

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Strategic National Plan for Asphalt Pavement Technology

Themes
Production/Placement Environmental Stewardship Pavement Performance Contracting Practices/Options

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Strategic National Plan for Asphalt Pavement Technology

Production/Placement
Real-time Process Control Intelligent Construction Systems Improved Construction Equipment

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Strategic National Plan for Asphalt Pavement Technology

Environmental Stewardship
Warm Mix Recycling Technologies Energy Efficiency Water/Air/Noise Quality

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Strategic National Plan for Asphalt Pavement Technology Pavement Performance

Perpetual pavements Safety/Improved Surface Characteristics Performance Modeling Materials Characteristics Long-term Performance Mix Selection/Design Type Selection/Design Pavement Thickness Design Accelerated Pavement Testing Lab/Field

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Strategic National Plan for Asphalt Pavement Technology

Contracting Practices/Options
Risk Assessment Innovative Contracting Life-Cycle Costs User Costs Rapid Construction

(Congestion Mitigation)
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Strategic National Plan Timeline 2006 - 2007 1. Establish Working Group March 1st 2. Identify and compile source material 3. Develop a Straw man on April 28th 4. Vet Vision to Asphalt ETGs 5. Develop a draft-plan by July 1st 6. Support group meet June 7th 7. Working group meet, June 27th
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Strategic National Plan Timeline 2006 - 2007 8. Working group meet, June 27th 9. Vet the draft to 10.Compile feedback and adjust 11.Working group meet in September
to finalize plan 12.Provide final text to NAPA for publication in time for TRB
User-Producer Groups, CART (7/15) committee, AI, NSSGA, AASHTO and others identified

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What do you see?

Develop and deliver improved asphalt pavement technologies that provide the public with safe, long-lasting, smooth pavements. These innovations will advance the nations mobility and economic security while minimizing user inconvenience and environmental impacts.
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Thank You!
Questions?

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