Research Solicitation Awards - Research & Innovation

MnDOT and LRRB Research Funding Awards

The Minnesota Department of Transportation Research Steering Committee and the Minnesota Local Road Research Board have announced funding awards for the CY2021/FY2023 academic transportation research Request for Proposals (RFP).

The following proposals have been selected for funding. Most projects are anticipated to begin July 2022 or sooner.

Click on a project hyperlink below to sign up for project updates. To volunteer for a project’s advisory panel, email research.dot@state.mn.us.

Note: Proposals from responding universities are private until contracts are signed. See corresponding need statements (left column) for further information about most funded projects.

Need Statement	Project Title	Principal Investigator	University	Sponsor
Bridges & Structures
NS-637	Develop Element Level Bridge Performance Measures and Targets	Basak Aldemir Bektas	Minnesota State University Mankato	MnDOT
Environmental
NS-638	Development of Erosion Control Product Longevity Test Methodology	John Chapman	University of Minnesota	MnDOT
NS-639	Re-Use of Minnesota Waste Material in Sustainably Design Soils: Part 2	David Saftner	University of Minnesota Duluth	Joint
NS-640	Assessing a New Tool for Early Detection of Endangered Turtles on Proposed Transportation Projects	Mark Davis	University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign	MnDOT
NS-641	Statistical and Process-Based Models of Stormwater Treatment Basin “Aging” to Quantify Infiltration Rate Sustainability and Maintenance Intervals	Anthony Parolari	Marquette University	MnDOT
NS-661	Update of Storm Water Management – Best Practices Manual (from 2009)	Andrew Erickson	University of Minnesota	LRRB
NS-664	Tire Derived Aggregate (TDA): Light Weight Fill and as Stormwater Infiltration Media	John Gulliver	University of Minnesota	LRRB
Maintenance Operations
NS-642	Effective Strategies to Extend Remaining Life of ASR-Affected Pavements	Fatih Bektas	Minnesota State University Mankato	MnDOT
Materials & Construction
NS-643	Development of Process to Lower GWP of Construction Materials	Amlan Mukherjee	Michigan Tech University	MnDOT
NS-644	Evaluation of Gravel Stabilizer Used on Gravel Roads and Gravel Shoulders	Bora Cetin	Michigan State University	Joint
NS-646	Improving and Developing Pavement Design Inputs and Performance Functions for Cold Recycled Pavement Layers in Minnesota	Eshan Dave	University of New Hampshire	Joint
NS-647	Mitigation of Tenting of Transverse Cracks and Joints in Asphalt Pavement	Manik Barman	University of Minnesota Duluth	LRRB
NS-648	Asphalt Pavement Cracking Performance Data Analysis	Eshan Dave	University of New Hampshire	Joint
NS-658	A Synthesis of Usage and Performance of Daylighted Bases in Comparison to Edge Drains	Bora Cetin	Michigan State University	MnDOT
Policy & Planning
NS-649	Haul Road and Detour Maintenance	Mihai Marasteanu	University of Minnesota	Joint
NS-657	Role of Arts, Culture and Placemaking in Transportation Projects	Julie Cidell	University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign	MnDOT
NS-659	Understanding How Street Reconstruction Affects Property Value	Jason Cao	University of Minnesota	LRRB
Traffic & Safety
NS-652	Complete Streets Speed Impacts	Peter Savolainen	Michigan State University	Joint
NS-653	Development of a System to Report School Bus Stop-Arm Violations	Brian Davis	University of Minnesota	Joint
NS-654	Evaluation of Static and Dynamic No Right Turn on Red Signs at Traffic Signals	Christopher Day	Iowa State University	Joint
NS-655	Identification and Assessment of Preventative Methods to Mitigate Cognitive and Physical Declines Which Influence Driving Performance of Older Drivers	Nichole Morris	University of Minnesota	Joint
KB21-03-1	Towards Implementation of Max-Pressure Control on Minnesota Roads: Phase 2	Raphael Stern	University of Minnesota	LRRB
KB21-04-1	Development and Demonstration of a Novel Red Light Running Warning System Using Connected v2i Technology	Michael Levin	University of Minnesota	LRRB

Updated: December 30, 2021