Aviation

• Multimodal Airport Charging Station Deployment – Phase I

Bridges & Special Structures Design

• Unmanned Surface Vessels for Bridge Scour Monitoring

• 3D Highway Design Model Cost Benefit Analysis 

• Evaluating Long Term Capacity & Ductility of Carbon Fiber Reinforced Polymer Prestressing & Post Tensioning Strands Subject to Long Term Losses, Creep, and Environmental Factors

• "Best Practices for Modernizing MDOT Bridge Design Manual, Guides, and Policy Documentation"

• Asset Management for Retaining Walls

• Accelerated Bridge Preservation

• Bridge Structural Analyses for Staged Construction and Constructability Reviews

• Reduction of pH Levels from Roadway Underdrain Outlets

• Evaluation of Camber and Deflections for Bridge Girders

• Development of Guidelines for the Use of Intermediate Diaphragms on Precast Concrete Beam Superstructures

• Concrete Deterioration of Prestressed Bridge Beams
  

• Effects of Concrete Cure Time on Epoxy Overlay and Sealant Performance

• Repair of Bridge Deck Fascias

• Enhanced Bridge Cost Estimating

• Electronic Water Level Sensors for Monitoring Scour Critical Structures
  
   

Construction

• Michigan Transportation Construction Price Index

Contracting and Contract Administration 

• Innovative Contracting Best Practices
• Innovative Contracting Risk Management Best Practices

Environment

• Slope Restoration on Urban Freeways
• Infrastructure Protection and Rehabilitation Response to High Lake Levels
• Eastern Massasauga (Sisturus Catenatus) Road Ecology and Population Dynamics in Michigan
  
  

Fleet/Facility Management & Operations

• Fleet Electrification Strategies 

Freight & Logistics

• Safety Enhancements at Short-Storage-Space Railroad Crossings

Geotechnical & Foundation Design 

• Improved Calculation of Scour Potential in Cohesive Soils and Scour Susceptible Rock 

Intelligent Transportation Systems & Signals

• Development of a Network-Level Evaluation Tool for Managing ITS Infrastructure

• Recruit and Maintain/Upgrade a High-Tech Workforce for Emerging Technologies

• Quantifying Effectiveness and Impacts of Digital Message Signs on Traffic Flow

• Evaluating New Technologies for Roads Program Initiatives in Safety and Efficiency (ENTERPRISE) PHASE II

• Effective Bridge Deck Weather Warning Technologies

• Utilizing Video Analytics with Connected Vehicles for Improved Safety

Local Transit

• Determining State and Federal Transportation Responsibilities to Residents on Islands

Materials

• Develop and Implement a Freeze Thaw Model Based Seasonal Load Restriction Decision Support Tool

Mobility & Traffic Incidents

• Integration of Unmanned Aerial Systems Data Collection into Day-to-Day Usage for Transportation Infrastructure

Nonmotorized Planning & Development

• Leveraging Crowd-sourced Data in Planning, Design, Analysis, and Evaluation of Pedestrian and Bicycle Traffic 

Pavement Design and Pavement Performance

• Quantifying the Impact of Super Single (Wide Base)Tires on Pavement Damage in Michigan
• Evaluation of MDOT’s Long-Life Pilot Projects
• Testing Protocol, Data Storage and Recalibration for Pavement-ME Design
• Establish Policies and Procedures for Use of Subgrade Stabilization in Michigan

Program Development

• Corridor and Systemwide Application of Performance Based Practical Design

Project Development

• Improving Cost Estimation and Budget Planning with New Michigan Highway Construction Cost Index
• Corridor and Systemwide Application of Performance Based Practical Design
  
   

Real Estate and Permits

• MDOT Right-of-Way Conversion to GIS

Rest Areas, Utilities & Landscaping 

• Developing a Consistent Data Driven Methodology to Multimodal, Performance Based, and Context Sensitive Design

Surveys and Automated Design

• Construction Digital Delivery Technology Scan

System Maintenance Operations 

• Development of a Michigan-Specific VISSIM Protocol for Submissions of VISSIM Modeling 

• Connected/Automated Vehicle Infrastructure Research 

Transportation Safety

• Assessment of Michigan's Engineering Safety Program

• Effectiveness of Green Strobes on Winter Maintenance Vehicles and Equipment

• Effectiveness of Crash Fact/Safety Message Signs on Dynamic Message Signs

• US-23 Performance, Safety, and Perception Assessment

• Synthesis of National Best Practices on Pedestrian and Bicycle Design, Guidance, and Technology Innovations

• Measure the Operational Cost and Benefit of Speed Feedback Signs

• Evaluating the Performance and Safety Effectiveness of Roundabouts – An Update

• Effective Pedestrian/Non-Motorized Crossing Enhancements along Higher Speed Corridors

Travel Demand Forecasting

• Assessing System Performance of the Michigan Trunkline: Measures and Analytical Procedures for Planning and Operations