Common use of Project Selection Clause in Contracts

Project Selection. More than 40 research projects have been selected and initiated through a peer review process that reflects substantial input and matching resources from state departments of transportation and MPOs in the region. Collectively, this set of projects addresses all five of the Secretary’s strategic goals and several of USDOT’s requested emphasis areas under State of Good Repair— e.g., (1) bridge condition monitoring, (2) locating critical infrastructure defects, (3) identifying tools to prevent and detect corrosion in transportation infrastructure, (4) analytical tools for infrastructure performance management, and (5) methods and criteria to measure performance of new materials and methods. Other research projects are related to the Secretary’s strategic goals of Safety, Economic Competiveness, Livable Communities, and Environmental Sustainability. The projects selected under the grant are listed in Tables 1-5, under the primary strategic goal addressed by the project. Nevertheless, note that most of the projects address several goals simultaneously. In particular, many projects that address State of Good Repair have Safety and Economic Competiveness benefits. 1. Geotechnical Limit to Scour at Spill-Through Abutments (Year 2) 2. Seismic Performance of Self-Consolidating Concrete Bridge Columns and Connections 3. Comprehensive Analysis of Long-Term Bridge Performance 4. Structural Health Monitoring of Highway Bridges Subjected to Overweight Trucks – Instrumentation Development and Validation 5. Quantifying the Performance of Constructed Bridges in Cold Regions: Development, Assessment, and Repair 6. Damage Assessment, Characterization, and Modeling for Enhanced Design of Concrete Bridge Decks in Cold Regions 7. Integrated Real-Time Health Monitoring and Impact/Collision Detection System for Bridges in Cold Remote Regions 8. Improved Understanding of Pavement Impacts and Cost-Effective Designs Based on Mechanistic Empirical Methods 9. Seismic Behavior of Steel Bridges with Fatigue-Prone Details 10. Seismic Performance of Highway Embankments 11. Assessing Existing Transportation Sustainability Rating Systems 12. MEMS Sensors for Transportation Structures 13. Plastic-Aluminum Composites in Transportation Infrastructure

Project Selection. More than 40 Eighty-nine research projects were selected from 2013 to present under this grant. Projects have been selected for the original grant, Modification 1, 2, and initiated through a peer review process that reflects 3. The projects reflect substantial input and matching resources from state departments of transportation and MPOs in the region. Collectively, this set of projects addresses all five of the Secretary’s strategic goals and several of USDOT’s requested emphasis areas under State of Good Repair— —e.g., (1) bridge condition monitoring, (2) locating critical infrastructure defects, (3) identifying tools to prevent and detect corrosion in transportation infrastructure, (4) analytical tools for infrastructure performance management, and (5) methods and criteria to measure performance of new materials and methods. Other research projects are related to the Secretary’s strategic goals of Safety, Economic Competiveness, Livable Communities, and Environmental Sustainability. The MPC projects selected under the this grant are listed in Tables 1-5include; MPC-409, under the primary strategic goal addressed by the project. Nevertheless, note that most of the projects address several goals simultaneously. In particular, many projects that address State of Good Repair have Safety and Economic Competiveness benefitsMPC-446 to MPC-532. 1. Geotechnical Limit to Scour at Spill-Through Abutments (Year 2)MPC-453: Speed Selection Behavior during Winter Road Conditions 2. MPC-454: Regional Implementation of Tribal Transportation Safety Program 3. MPC-455: Why Are Bike-Friendly Cities Safer for All Road Users? 4. MPC-458: Application of a Multi-Agent System with the Large-Scale Agent-Based Model for Freight Demand Modeling 5. MPC-461: Analytical Modeling for Progressive Failure Assessment of Curved and Skewed Highway Bridges Subjected to Seismic Performance Hazards 6. MPC-462: Implementation of Aerial LiDAR Technology to Update Highway Feature Inventory 7. MPC-467: Self-Regulation and Distraction 8. MPC-471: Enhancement of Mechanistic-Empirical Pavement Design Guide for Roadway Design, Construction and Rehabilitation 9. MPC-472: Developing an Optimization Model for Managing County Paved Roads 10. MPC-473: Bicycle and Pedestrian Design for Rural Communities 11. MPC-474: Highway Safety Manual Part D: Validation and Application in Wyoming 12. MPC-475: Analysis of the Relationship of Roadside Inspections on Large Truck Crashes 13. MPC-476: Highway-Rail Grade Crossing Traffic Hazard Forecasting Model 14. MPC-479: Modeling Multi-class Truck Traffic Assignment Method with Different Traffic Restraint Constraints 15. MPC-480: A Comprehensive Safety Assessment Methodology for Innovative Geometric Designs 16. MPC-483: Interaction Analysis of Girder Bridges and Traffic System subjected to Earthquakes 17. MPC-486: Sustainable Heated Pavements for Infrastructure Longevity, Safety and Economic Competiveness 18. MPC-491: Self-Centering Buckling Restrained Braces for Curved Bridges 19. MPC-495: Safety Effects of Protected and Protected/Permitted Left-Turn Phases 20. MPC-502: Experimental and Computational Study of Self-Consolidating Concrete for Prestressed Bridge Columns Girders 21. MPC-503: Characterization of Crushed Bases in Wyoming 22. MPC-504: Improved Element-Level Bridge Inspection Criteria for Better Bridge Management and Connections 3. Comprehensive Analysis of Long-Term Bridge Performance 4. Structural Health Monitoring of Highway Bridges Subjected to Overweight Trucks – Instrumentation Development and Validation 5. Quantifying the Performance of Constructed Bridges in Cold Regions: Development, Assessment, and Repair 6. Damage Assessment, Characterization, and Modeling for Enhanced Design of Concrete Bridge Decks in Cold Regions 7. Integrated Real-Time Health Monitoring and Impact/Collision Detection System for Bridges in Cold Remote Regions 8. Improved Understanding of Pavement Impacts and Cost-Effective Designs Based on Mechanistic Empirical Methods 9. Seismic Behavior of Steel Bridges with Fatigue-Prone Details 10. Seismic Performance of Highway Embankments 11. Assessing Existing Transportation Sustainability Rating Systems 12. MEMS Sensors for Transportation Structures 13. Plastic-Aluminum Composites in Transportation InfrastructurePreservation

Project Selection. More than 40 Eighty-seven research projects were selected from 2013 to present under this grant. Projects have been selected for the original grant, Modification 1, 2, and initiated through a peer review process that reflects 3. The projects reflect substantial input and matching resources from state departments of transportation and MPOs in the region. Collectively, this set of projects addresses all five of the Secretary’s strategic goals and several of USDOT’s requested emphasis areas under State of Good Repair— —e.g., (1) bridge condition monitoring, (2) locating critical infrastructure defects, (3) identifying tools to prevent and detect corrosion in transportation infrastructure, (4) analytical tools for infrastructure performance management, and (5) methods and criteria to measure performance of new materials and methods. Other research projects are related to the Secretary’s strategic goals of Safety, Economic Competiveness, Livable Communities, and Environmental Sustainability. The MPC projects selected under the this grant are listed in Tables 1-5include; MPC-371, under the primary strategic goal addressed by the project. Nevertheless409, note that most of the projects address several goals simultaneously. In particular447, many projects that address State of Good Repair have Safety and Economic Competiveness benefits451, 472 (Year 2), MPC-446 through MPC-531. 1. Geotechnical Limit to Scour at Spill-Through Abutments (Year 2)MPC-453: Speed Selection Behavior during Winter Road Conditions 2. MPC-454: Regional Implementation of Tribal Transportation Safety Program 3. MPC-455: Why Are Bike-Friendly Cities Safer for All Road Users? 4. MPC-458: Application of a Multi-Agent System with the Large-Scale Agent-Based Model for Freight Demand Modeling 5. MPC-460: Technology and Workforce Development for Remote Sensing of the Transportation Infrastructure 6. MPC-461: Analytical Modeling for Progressive Failure Assessment of Curved and Skewed Highway Bridges Subjected to Seismic Performance Hazards 7. MPC-462: Implementation of Aerial LiDAR Technology to Update Highway Feature Inventory 8. MPC-471: Enhancement of Mechanistic-Empirical Pavement Design Guide for Roadway Design, Construction and Rehabilitation 9. MPC-472: Developing an Optimization Model for Managing County Paved Roads 10. MPC-473: Bicycle and Pedestrian Design for Rural Communities 11. MPC-474: Highway Safety Manual Part D: Validation and Application in Wyoming 12. MPC-475: Analysis of the Relationship of Roadside Inspections on Large Truck Crashes 13. MPC-476: Highway-Rail Grade Crossing Traffic Hazard Forecasting Model 14. MPC-479: Modeling Multi-class Truck Traffic Assignment Method with Different Traffic Restraint Constraints 15. MPC-480: A Comprehensive Safety Assessment Methodology for Innovative Geometric Designs 16. MPC-483: Interaction Analysis of Girder Bridges and Traffic System subjected to Earthquakes 17. MPC-486: Sustainable Heated Pavements for Infrastructure Longevity, Safety and Economic Competiveness 18. MPC-487: Investigation of Cross Laminated Timber Bridge Decks as a Sustainable Solution for Repair of Deficient Rural Wood Bridges 19. MPC-502: Experimental and Computational Study of Self-Consolidating Concrete for Prestressed Bridge Columns Girders 20. MPC-503: Characterization of Crushed Bases in Wyoming 21. MPC-504: Improved Element-Level Bridge Inspection Criteria for Better Bridge Management and Connections 3Preservation 22. Comprehensive Analysis of Long-Term Bridge Performance 4. Structural Health Monitoring of Highway Bridges Subjected MPC-505: An Intelligent Transportation Systems Approach to Overweight Trucks – Instrumentation Development and Validation 5. Quantifying the Railroad Infrastructure Performance of Constructed Bridges in Cold Regions: Development, Assessment, and Repair 6. Damage Assessment, Characterization, and Modeling for Enhanced Design of Concrete Bridge Decks in Cold Regions 7. Integrated Real-Time Health Monitoring and Impact/Collision Detection System for Bridges in Cold Remote Regions 8. Improved Understanding of Pavement Impacts and Cost-Effective Designs Based on Mechanistic Empirical Methods 9. Seismic Behavior of Steel Bridges with Fatigue-Prone Details 10. Seismic Performance of Highway Embankments 11. Assessing Existing Transportation Sustainability Rating Systems 12. MEMS Sensors for Transportation Structures 13. Plastic-Aluminum Composites in Transportation InfrastructureEvaluation