General

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Transportation Engineering and Road Research
Alliance TERRA
TRB Annual Meeting Monday, January 14,
2008 Washington, D.C.
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TERRA Background

• Research governance structure formed in 2004 to
  foster a comprehensive road research program
• TERRA brings together government, industry, and
  academia in a dynamic partnership to advance
  innovations in road engineering and construction
• One of TERRA's main focus areas is to expand the
  utilization of the MnROAD test facilitya
  comprehensive outdoor pavement research facility
• TERRAs partnering efforts reach beyond Minnesota
  to include transportation organizations in other
  states and in Europe

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TERRA Mission

• To develop, sustain and communicate a
  comprehensive program of research on pavement,
  materials and related transportation engineering
  challenges, including issues related to cold
  climates.

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TERRA Vision

• A dynamic partnership of government, industry,
  and academia that continuously advances
  innovations in road engineering and construction.

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TERRA Strategic Directions

• Expand Productive Research Partnerships
• Provide Effective Transportation Engineering and
  Road Research
• Communicate Transportation Engineering and
• Road Research Activities, Benefits, and Results

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TERRA Structure

• Board of Directors
• Committees
• Coordinating
• Member and Partner Engagement
• Research
• Marketing and Communications
• Partners
• Friends

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TERRA Board Members

• Industry Associations
• Aggregate Ready Mix Association of Minnesota
• American Concrete Pavement Association
• Associated General Contractors of Minnesota
• Caterpillar Global Paving
• Concrete Paving Association of Minnesota
• Minnesota Asphalt Pavement Association
• RMC Research and Education Foundation
• SemMaterials
• National Transportation Agencies
• Norwegian Public Roads Administration
• United States Federal Highway Association
• State and Local Transportation Agencies
• Michigan Department of Transportation
• Minnesota Department of Transportation
• Minnesota Local Road Research Board
• University Research Organizations
• Center for Transportation Studies, University
  of Minnesota
• Center for Transportation Research and
  Education, Iowa State University

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Collaboration Successes

• MnROAD reconstruction
• Pooled fund research projects
• Project Screening Process

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Collaboration Successes

• TERRA Initiated Projects
• MnROAD Lessons Learned
• Partnerships at MnROAD
• ARM - porous concrete
• Local Road Research Board - porous
• HMA
• SemMaterials - full depth reclamation
• Center for Transportation Engineering and
• Research - trapezoidal concrete, porous concrete
  
• overlay, tie bar design

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Collaboration Successes

• TERRA Partner Projects
• Innophos, Mathey, others - acid modified HMA
• Bloom Consulting (MN Dept. of Energy) - fly ash
  stabilization
• National Resources Research Institute (NRRI) -
  use of taconite byproducts
• American Concrete Pavement Assoc. (ACPA)/Portland
  Cement Assoc. (PCA) - whitetopping unbonded
  overlay
• Professional Nutrient Applicators Association of
  WI (PNAAW) - implements of husbandry

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Benefits of the TERRA Alliance

• Capacity to anticipate future needs and trends
• Research partnership expansion
• Leveraging of funds to meet common goals
• Improved collaboration between public, private,
  industry, and academic stakeholders

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Communication Activities

• Web site
• TERRA E-News
• Research Fact Sheets
• Annual Report
• TR News article
• Innovation Series

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Future Plans

• Determine means to more quickly implement
• research results
• Develop next generation of the
• TERRA research plan
• Sustain and broaden communication
• strategies

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Contact TERRA

• Web
• www.TerraRoadAlliance.org
• E-mail
• TERRA Co-Chairs
• Tim Worke, AGC, tworke_at_agcmn.org
• Julie Skallman, Mn/DOT, julie.skallman._at_dot.stat
  e.mn.us
• TERRA Resource Staff
• Stephanie Malinoff, CTS, malinoff_at_cts.umn.edu
  Maureen Jensen, Mn/DOT, maureen.jensen_at_dot.state
  .mn.us

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• Thank you