Updated Rule on Safety and Mobility

Principal Investigator:

Tom Maze, tmaze@iastate.edu (other projects)

Co-Principal Investigator:

• Tom McDonald, tmcdonal@iastate.edu (other projects)

Project Status: In Progress

Start Date: 05/01/2006
End Date: 04/30/2007


Research Objective: 1. Review, summarize, and develop an executive presentation on the implications of the new regulations on Iowa.
2. Define the Iowa DOT project development process for new construction and capacity expansion projects, reconstruction and preservation of multi-lane highways, reconstruction and preservation of two-lane primary highways, maintenance projects on multi-lane highways, and maintenance projects on two-lane highways.
3. Inventory what is currently being done to meet the spirit of federal regulations.
4. Develop recommended processes and procedures that should be incorporated into the project development process to meet the spirit of the federal regulations.

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