Research

Within the MPC theme, nineteen focus areas have been developed to guide the MPC faculty in developing research and technology transfer projects and to concentrate their efforts in areas of excellence and specialization.

The focus areas also provide common ground for several of all universities to collaborate on joint projects. The following areas have been chosen as focus areas for MPC research:

• Economic Analysis of Investments and Impacts
• Effective Safety Management
• Environmental Impacts of Infrastructure
• Freight Security
• Hazardous Roads
• Heavy Vehicles and Commercial Trucks
• High-Risk Rural Roads
• Human Factors
• Improved Infrastructure Design
• Improved Pricing Strategies
• Infrastructure Financing
• Infrastructure Longevity
• Integrated Asset Management Systems
• Low-Cost Safety Improvements
• Multimodal Policy and Investment Assessment
• Rural Transportation Operations
• Safety of Unpaved Roads
• Traffic Operations and Management
• Work Zone Safety

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UTCP Research Reports
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