Every Day Counts: Request for Information: Summary of Innovation Suggestions EDC 2019-2020 EDC 2021-2022

NHTSA · 2020 · ROSA P / Federal Highway Administration (U.S.)

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This document summarizes the Federal Highway Administration’s (FHWA) Request for Information (RFI) responses for the "Every Day Counts" (EDC) initiative, covering the 2019–2020 and 2021–2022 deployment cycles. The EDC program aims to accelerate the nationwide deployment of proven, market-ready transportation innovations that improve efficiency, safety, and quality. The FHWA solicited ideas from state, local, academic, and industry partners, receiving over 100 suggestions per RFI cycle. The report categorizes these submissions into key domains, including asset management, construction, hydraulics, pavements, materials, structures, safety, environmental planning, and operations, while noting that some ideas were excluded due to insufficient readiness, proprietary constraints, or limited market scale. The suggested innovations focus on digital transformation, accelerated construction, and advanced materials. In asset management and planning, proposals include decision-support tools, mobile LiDAR for 3D terrain modeling, and RFID tags for asset tracking. Construction methods emphasize speed and efficiency through A+B bidding (balancing cost and duration), progressive design-build contracts, and model-based design using 3D models as controlling documents. Digital workflows such as electronic ticketing for materials, blockchain for data sharing, and paperless plan reviews are highlighted to reduce administrative burdens. Hydraulics and geotechnical suggestions feature bridge scour early warning systems, lithification technology to accelerate soil curing, and cone penetration testing for faster foundation design. Pavement and materials innovations prioritize durability and sustainability. Key proposals include precast concrete pavement for rapid repair, long-life (perpetual) asphalt designs, and full-depth reclamation. Material advancements involve polymer-modified binders, fiber-reinforced asphalt to reduce cracking, and nanotechnology in concrete to enhance strength and permeability resistance. Structural innovations focus on accelerated bridge construction using ultra-high performance concrete (UHPC), folded steel plate girders, and orthotropic steel decks. Safety measures include intersection conflict warning systems, wider pavement edge lines, and autonomous crash trucks for work zone protection. Operational suggestions involve crowdsourced traveler data, smart city vehicle-to-infrastructure communication platforms, and proactive traffic signal timing to optimize mobility. The significance of this report lies in its identification of transformative technologies ready for rapid national deployment. By aggregating these suggestions, the FHWA highlights a shift toward data-driven decision-making, accelerated project delivery, and enhanced infrastructure resilience. The document serves as a strategic roadmap for integrating innovations that reduce project timelines, lower costs, and improve safety across the transportation system. It underscores the importance of adopting digital tools like LiDAR and 3D modeling, as well as advanced materials like UHPC, to modernize highway infrastructure. The findings support the FHWA’s goal of leveraging proven technologies to address urgent needs in congestion reduction, emergency response, and environmental sustainability.

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The document catalogs numerous proposed transportation innovations but notes that many were excluded from accelerated deployment due to insufficient research, proprietary status, or lack of national readiness.

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