Michigan Department of Transportation Research Advisory Committee Region 3 Peer Exchange: October 13-15, 2020

US Transportation Collection2021PDFTech ReportCTC & Associates LLCMichigan Department of TransportationMichigan. Dept. of TransportationUnited StatesCooperationImplementationLessons learnedResearchState departments of transportationTechnological innovationsPeer exchangeFinal ReportThe Michigan Department of Transportation (MDOT) hosted a virtual peer exchange meeting on October 13-15, 2020, to discuss topics related to transportation research goals, strategies and processes with other state DOTs. The meeting and the subsequent publication of this report fulfill the agency\u2019s obligation to conduct a periodic peer exchange as part of the federal State Planning & Research (SP&R) program (per Title 23, Part 420 of the Code of Federal Regulations). The meeting also served a second purpose of allowing midwestern state members of the American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials (AASHTO) Research Advisory Committee (RAC)\u2014AASHTO RAC Region 3\u2014to meet annually to explore opportunities for collaboration among research programs. Representatives from all nine Region 3 state DOT members convened with the Michigan DOT Research Bureau staff to share experiences, lessons learned, and opportunities for collaboration among the group. Combining a regional collaboration meeting with one member\u2019s SP&R peer exchange continues to be a successful strategy to meet multiple objectives in a single setting. The peer exchange theme was \u201cInnovation is the Key to Everything the Future Can Be.\u201d The event centered around three main topics: (1) Communicating and Tracking Innovations, (2) Strategically Entering the Technology Movement, and (3) Implementation Assistance.121