The Montana Department of Transportation (MDT) conducts research to discover, develop, or extend knowledge needed to operate, maintain, and improve the statewide multimodal transportation system. Specific goals include: evaluation and advancement of new technologies, materials, and methods; development of design and analysis techniques; and study of current transportation challenges. The purpose of the report is to give an overall description of research, development, and technology transfer activities for federal fiscal year (FFY) 2008 within the Research Programs of the Montana Department of Transportation (MDT). Through these activities, the Research Programs enhances MDT's ability to deliver efficient and effective transportation services. MDT's mission is to serve the public by providing a transportation system and services that emphasize quality, safety, cost effectiveness, economic vitality, and sensitivity to the environment. MDT's Research Programs impacts each and every part of MDT's mission. Research projects completed in FFY 2008 yielded results that when fully implemented will improve: (1) Efficiency and effectiveness of MDT operations and technology transfer, including improving training of and encouraging young individuals to enter the transportation construction work force, cost estimating, procedures and policies, contractor relations, and marketing; (2) Economic vitality; (3) Sensitivity to the environment, including decreasing vehicle-wildlife colloisions, improving habitat connectivity and roadside revegetation, decreasing erosion and bridge pier scour, reducing the effects of traffic noise, and increasing recycling efforts; (4) Safety, by decreasing roadside hazaqrds and young driver accidents; and (5) Quality of what we do and how we do it, including bridge design and inspection, pavement design and preservation, context-sensitive design, smart land-use planning, use of the most efficient materials and technology, and materials testing and acceptance.


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    Title :

    Annual Report for the Montana Department of Transportation Research Programs, 2008


    Contributors:

    Publication date :

    2009


    Size :

    113 pages


    Type of media :

    Report


    Type of material :

    No indication


    Language :

    English