ANNUAL REPORT For Calendar Year 2014 : NEW ENGLAND TRANSPORTATION CONSORTIUM

NHTSA · 2015 · ROSA P / New England Transportation Consortium

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This document is the 2014 Annual Report for the New England Transportation Consortium (NETC), a cooperative research program involving the Departments of Transportation and Land Grant Universities of the six New England states, alongside the Federal Highway Administration. The report outlines the consortium’s administrative structure, financial status, and progress on active transportation research projects aimed at improving regional infrastructure administration, design, construction, and maintenance. In 2014, the NETC managed seven active research projects valued at approximately $1.39 million, distributed among member universities. Key projects included investigations into pavement preventative maintenance timing and strategies at the University of Massachusetts; the in-place response mechanisms of recycled pavement layers to temperature and moisture variations at the University of New Hampshire; and the low-temperature and moisture susceptibility of recycled asphalt pavement mixtures using warm mix technology, also at the University of Massachusetts. Other initiatives focused on the effective establishment of native grasses on roadsides at the University of Connecticut, the development of advanced composite materials for bridge drain systems at the University of Maine, and the measurement of adhesion properties between topcoat paint and galvanized steel at the University of Rhode Island. Additionally, research on high-early strength concrete for accelerated bridge construction was conducted at the University of Massachusetts Amherst. Progress varied across projects. The University of Rhode Island completed its study on paint adhesion, distributing the final report in September 2014. The University of Maine advanced its composite bridge drain project by finalizing specifications and documenting installations in Maine, with one project closing bids at an average price of $2,900 per drain. The University of Connecticut established demonstration sites for native grasses along Route 6, conducting soil sampling, seeding trials, and interviews with state DOT managers. The University of New Hampshire instrumented field sites in New Hampshire and Maine to monitor pavement stiffness during freeze-thaw cycles. Conversely, the University of Massachusetts projects on preventative maintenance and warm mix asphalt faced delays; the former requested a time extension to gather more regional data, while the latter encountered production limitations with contractors, pushing mixture sampling into 2015. The report highlights the NETC’s role in technology transfer and administrative continuity. The consortium extended its Transportation Pooled Fund agreement through 2018 to ensure uninterrupted research services and closed out previous funding accounts. The NETC Coordinator facilitated information dissemination regarding technical events and scholarships, attended major conferences such as the Transportation Research Board Annual Meeting, and distributed research findings to state agencies and national libraries. The document serves as a comprehensive record of the consortium’s operational activities, financial management, and the specific technical advancements achieved in New England transportation research during the 2014 calendar year.

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The New England Transportation Consortium reported seven active research projects with a total value of $1,385,929 in 2014, covering topics such as pavement adhesion, preventative maintenance, recycled materials, native vegetation, and composite bridge drains.

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