MTC News: Year Five (2004) Semi-Annual Progress Report

Research Project Status

Approved MTC research projects have now reached a total of 17 projects. To see the full list of projects and links to details about them, visit the main research page.

Projects Approved and Pending

The fourth year award process has been completed, and the following three new projects are under contract but just beginning:

Principal Investigator, University	Project Title
Tom Maze, Iowa State University	Implementation of HERS-ST in Iowa and Development/refinement of a National Training Program
Neal Hawkins, Iowa State University	Planning, Developing and Implementing the Iowa Pavement Marking Management System (IPMMS)
Ray Mundy, University of Missouri – St. Louis	Appointment Systems for Inland Waterway Traffic Control

Active, Ongoing Projects

Ongoing research awards carried forward from the first four solicitations conducted by the MTC research program are listed below. Most of these projects should be completed during calendar year 2004.

Principal Investigator, University	Project Title
Tom Maze, Iowa State University	User Benefits of Winter Maintenance –Intercity Traffic During Winter Storms
David J. Plazak, Iowa State University	Roadway Alignments as Assets: Evaluating Alternatives for Valuing Major Highway Corridor Rights of Way
Ramanathan Sugumaran, University of Northern Iowa	A Web-Based Implementation of Winter Maintenance Decision Support System (WMDSS) Using GIS and Remote Sensing
Shauna Hallmark, Iowa State University	Reducing Uncertainty in Estimating Heavy Truck VMT and Intersection Inventories
Omar Smadi, Iowa State University	Iowa DOT Bridge Asset Management Using PONTIS: Data Integration, Performance, and Decision Support Tools