New RFPs to be considered in FY 09.

    Those in bold will be expected to have an RFP within 60 days.

• Title of Proposed Research (in no particular order), Research Focus Area.
    

• Evaluation of Variable Speed Limits on I-270, Traffic Management.
• Adaptive Signal Timing Research Along Route 291 in KC, Traffic Management.
• Reduction of Cost for Building a Roundabout, Traffic Management.    
• Value of System-Wide vs. Spot Improvements for Highway Safety in MO, Highway Safety.
    
• Winter Emergency Response Planning, Traffic Management.
• Engineering Specifications for Construction of Truck-Only and Passenger Vehicle-Only Travelways in Missouri, Traffic Management.
• Development of the Framework for a Water Quality Monitoring System: Controlling MoDOT's Contribution to 303(d) Listed Streams in the State of Missouri, Customer Communication and Expectations.
     
• Driver Behavior Effects on Lane Capacity, Highway Safety.
• Alternative Control Systems and Strategies for Missouri’s Urban Interstate Freeways, Traffic Management.
• Automated Mobile Highway Sign Visibility Measurement System, Traffic Management.
• Increase Public Support for Roundabouts, Customer Communication and Expectations.
    
• An Integrated Data Management System –- the Integration of Detector Data, Archive Information and Simulation, Traffic Management.
• Comparative Analysis of Freight Development:  Safety, Economic and Environmental Benefits of Increased Mode Distribution, Economic Issues Related to Transportation.
• Development of Lightweight, Recycled Plastic Cargo Containers:  The Next Missouri Industry?  Economic Issues Related to Transportation.
• Review and Analysis of Best Practices for Effective Public Participation Efforts for Locating and Opening of Freight Operations by MoDOT and the Freight Industry, Modal Access and Mobility.
     
• Requirements to Develop a Successful Super Logistics Terminal in Missouri, Modal Access and Mobility.
• Impact of Very Light Jets (VLJ) on General Aviation Airports in Missouri, Modal Access and Mobility.
• Missouri Roads Research, Advanced Materials for Roads and Bridges.
• Determine Minimum Cement Factor for Durability, Advanced Materials for Roads and Bridges.
      
• Enhancement of Performance-Based Moisture Sensitivity Specifications for Asphalt Materials Acceptance, Advanced Materials for Roads and Bridges.
• Preventative Maintenance Treatments for Pavements (Database), Advanced Materials for Roads and Bridges.
• Development of a Web-Based Decision Support Tool to Provide Traffic Safety and Operations Data to Local Agencies in Missouri, Traffic Management.
• Analysis of the "Never Made It" Campaign, Customer Communication and Expectations.
• Identification of Public-Private Partnership (P3) Opportunities, Funding and Finance Issues.