Measuring Transportation Research Benefits in Utah

23-8429 12. SponsoringResearch benefits information was compiled to estimate the effectiveness of UDOT\u2019s research program. Project benefits were gathered through survey responses submitted by the end users of the project deliverables. Using project costs, an estimate of the benefit-cost ratio for the program was determined. This information gathered for 57 research projects completed during the years 2017, 2018 and 2019 indicates: \u2022 A total estimate of benefits of $111,790,000. \u2022 This indicates that the benefit-cost ratio for these projects is 26. Each project was also given a grade based on the success of the project and the value of the deliverables. The three-year program received an average grade of 2.5 or a B-grade based on a 1 to 4 rating system. The UTRAC process used to select projects for funding received very positive feedback. Recommendations were provided to aid UDOT research managers in improving the conduct, management, and implementation of research deliverables and products. Continuous measurement of the benefits of transportation research is important to justify the expenditure of research funding and maintain the support of management. Knowledge related to the benefits of research can optimize the allocation of future available funds

Connected Vehicle Pilot Final System Performance Measurement and Evaluation \u2013 WYDOT CV Pilot

DTFH6116RA00007The Wyoming Department of Transportation\u2019s (WYDOT) Connected Vehicle (CV) Pilot Deployment Program is intended to develop a suite of applications that utilize vehicle to infrastructure (V2I) and vehicle to vehicle (V2V) communication technology to reduce the impact of adverse weather on truck travel in the I-80 corridor. These applications support a flexible range of services from advisories, roadside alerts, parking notifications and dynamic travel guidance. Information from these applications is made available directly to the equipped fleets or through data connections to fleet management centers (who will then communicate it to their trucks using their own systems). The pilot is conducted in three Phases. Phase 1 includes the planning for the CV pilot including the concept of operations development. Phase 2 is the design, development, and testing phase. Phase 3 includes a real-world demonstration of the applications developed as part of this pilot. This document describes the performance assessment efforts and summarizes the results from operations during Phase