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Your Source for Success.  Scroll down to learn more.
  
Opportunities to participate:
 • Requests for Proposals (RFP), updated March 2010.
  
Solicitations by Others, updated March 2010.
  
How to propose research for OR, (Word document, 48 kB, 2 pages).  Updated February 2010.
  
Submitting new products and information on current products and specifications.
  
Technical assistance, classes for cities and counties, Missouri LTAP
     
Innovative Researcher Achievement Award, new page in February 2010.
  
We are researching St Louis's I-270.  If you travel there, let us know what you think with a quick survey: www.i-270survey.com
    
  
Informational Resources:
 • Newsletter, January 2010 (pdf, 110 kB, 2 pages).
  
Innovation Library, updated March 2010.
  
Market Research Library, updated in March 2010.
  
See also MoDOT Transportation Library with the Secretary of State's:  Missouri State Library.
  
The Engineering Policy Guide contains specifications for new products and other work with MoDOT.
  
OR Supports ARRA, Tracker, and Partnering for Innovative Efficiencies.
  
Templates for Researchers:  Starter files for RFPs and reports, updated in March 2010.
  
OR's Research in Progress new in February 2010.
  
Strategic Research Vision, 2006 - 2010, (pdf, 330 kB, 11 pages). 
  
Previous Meetings:  Information about past OR forums, workshops, and meetings.  Updated in March 2010.
  
See also: 
Transportation Research Board (TRB) www.trb.org,
Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) www.fhwa.dot, and
American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials (AASHTO) www.transportation.org.
    
  
What's New:
 New! Updated RFPs from TRB to the Solicitations by Others page.  March 18, 2010.
 New! Started a new page in the ARRA section for railroad improvements.  Updated monthly reports.  March 2010.
 New! RFP for Missouri River Study (pdf, 160 kB, 8 pages). 
This RFP uses a new two-part format:
Specifics of one RFP, and
Standard Requirements for all RFPs (pdf, 100 kB, 6 pages). 
See also updated Templates.  March 2010.
 New! The Missouri LTAP web is back in business.  March 2010.
 New! New page for 2010 Research Forum, February 2010.
 New! Updated Researcher Achievement Award page, February 2010.
 New! Staff Summary:  Evaluation of Freeway Motorist Assist (pdf, 60 kB, 2 pages) posted in the Innovation Library.  February 2010.
 New!

We are revising all our web pages and adding new pages including:

New! Updated documentation of American Recovery and Reinvestment Act Projects, every couple of weeks.
New! Report:  Evaluation of Freeway Motorist Assist Program (pdf, 1.8 MB, 75 pages).  Posted in the Innovation Library.  February 2010.
New! Report:  Development of the Framework for a Water Quality Monitoring System (pdf, 1.8 MB, 75 pages).  Posted in the Innovation Library.  February 2010.
New! Fast Forward Newsletter (pdf, 110 kB, 2 pages) posted in the Innovation Library.  January 2010.
New! Advancement: New LowP Bridge Overlays Performing Well in St. Louis Area (pdf, 130 kB, 3 pages).  Posted in the Innovation Library.  January 2010.
New! Staff Summary: Diverging Diamond Interchange (pdf, 82 kB, 3 pages) posted in the Innovation Library.  January 2010.
New! 2010 Transportation Research Forum Invitation (pdf, 500kB, 2 pages) distributed January 26, 2010.
New! Report: Median Guard Cable Performance in Relation with Median Slope on Interstate 70. (pdf, kB, pages) posted in the Innovation Library.  January 2010.
New! Report:  IBRD Sonar Scour Monitoring Project:  Real-Time River Channel-Bed Monitoring at the Chariton and Mississippi Rivers in Missouri, 2007-09 (pdf, kB, pages) posted in the Innovation Library.  January 2010.
New! Question and answer (pdf, 9 kB, 1 page) to the Diverging Diamond Interchange RFP (pdf, 410 kB, 22 pages) posted in OR's RFP page.  January 19, 2010.
New! Report:  Assessing MoDOT's Efforts to Provide the Right Transportation Solution (pdf, kB, pages) posted in the Innovation Library.  January 2010.
New! Report:  Evaluation of 3M Tape vs. Poly-Carb Striping and Striping Warranty (pdf, kB, pages) posted in the Innovation Library.  January 2010.
New! Staff Summary:  Analysis of Cold In-place Recycled Asphalt Pavements (pdf, kB, pages) posted in the Innovation Library.  January 2010.
Three test signs photographed during the fade resistance test.

Organizational Results is your source for the latest information, tools, and resources to improve performance. 
    

    Through partnerships with public and private sectors, we deliver best practices and innovative solutions designed to deliver a world-class transportation experience.  So, whether it's a business process, policy decision or an engineering problem, you can count on the OR team.

Research:

   

Our business and engineering research program is targeted to have the greatest impact on delivering a world-class transportation experience.

Precast bridge section being lifted into place.
Tracker cover and sample graph.

Organizational Support:

   

We Seek to provide MoDOT with the tools and expert consultation to drive performance excellence.

Innovative Solutions:

   

Putting our research to work and taking advantage of our best practices are critical to our success.
  

Pavement resurfacing equipment.

      
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