TRB’s Committee on Implementing the Research Results of the Second Strategic Highway Research Program (SHRP 2) has released its first letter report to Victor Mendez, administrator of the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA), and John Horsley, executive director of the American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials (AASHTO).

The committee’s first report includes recommendations to FHWA, AASHTO, and TRB on defining the roles and relationships of the organizations involved in SHRP 2 implementation; deployment of early SHRP 2 products; implementation activities in the context of the overall strategic philosophy of each SHRP 2 focus area; the investigation of models for long-term support for information technology products; and the development of options for strategic approaches to SHRP 2 implementation planning and resource allocation.

The Committee on Implementing the Research Results of SHRP 2 was established to provide policy and technical advice to the U.S. Department of Transportation and AASHTO on recommended strategies for introducing the results of SHRP 2 into the knowledge base and the active practice of transportation engineers, planners, traffic managers, and other potential users.