Research Project Process

Summary of the project solicitation and selection process for the District (of Columbia) Department of Transportation research projects.

Implementation of Research at the Arizona Department of Transportation, SPR-727

The study examined 128 research studies completed by the Arizona Department of Transportation (ADOT) Research Center between 2002 and 2012, the extent to which their recommendations were implemented at the department, and the impact of the implemented research. It concluded that for 78 percent of the completed studies, one or more recommendations had been implemented. The study also identified benefits that research provided to the agency, as well as factors affecting the implementation of research and the utilization of Research Center services.

Implementation Planning and Documentation Form

This form follows implementation from contracting through the completion of implementation. It has the following sections: Part A: Project Information, Part B: General Implementation Information, Part C: Implementation Activities, and Part D: Approval.

Implementation of Research Results – Begin with the End in Mind

This document describes the processes related to implementation of research results and innovations at the Montana Department of Transportation. It includes the following sections: Introduction, Implementation Integration in the Research Process, Beyond MDT Research: Implementing the Research Results and Innovations of Others, Implementation Funding, Implementation Tracking, and Implementation Reporting. Appendices include the following: Stage 2: Research Topic Statement Form, On Developing a Scope of Work, Scope of Work Form, Implementation Planning and Documentation Form, and the Partnering Project Close-Out Form.

Implementation Survey Responses

Input, insight and previous knowledge from practitioners to address implementation issues and concerns. Feedback from the state DOTs on research implementation and their input on the following three questions.
1. What are the over-arching concerns or challenges facing research implementation?
2. What would you like to see as an end result of the study?
3. Are there any past ideas or topics that group can build on?

GDOT 2017 Annual Research Implementation Report

This report marks the Office of Organizational Performance Management?s (OPM) fifth Annual Research Implementation Report to the Georgia Department of Transportation (GDOT) Research Advisory Committee (RAC). The report summarizes research implementation activities completed or in progress, since the last RAC meeting, under the GDOT Research and Development (R&D) program or the Transportation Pooled Fund (TPF) program.