Ideas for research must be championed by an MDT employee. Ideas span the breadth of highway related topics including high-level topic areas of planning, preconstruction, construction, or maintenance.
When approving research ideas, the MDT considers factors such as:
- Scope, budget, and timeline
- Importance (e.g., federal or state initiative or compliance)
- Benefits and pay-off
- Implementable outcomes
- Likely success
MDT does not conduct research on its own. If an idea is approved, MDT will contract with a public college or university or contractor with transportation research experience.
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