AASHTO - Strategic Highway Research Program 2

SHRP2 Planning Solutions

Tools to deliver better projects on faster schedules, while incorporating modern environmental considerations

New web-based tools and resources to enhance collaboration and speed project delivery
Guide to working with resource agencies for smarter mitigation
Tools and techniques manage complex projects
24 strategies for avoiding 16 common problems that delay project delivery
Guide to incorporating freight issues into highway planning

SHRP2 in Action

Key Planning Solutions

PlanWorks: Better Planning, Better Projects – Web based resource to evaluate and integrate project goals in cost- and time-efficient ways (C01)
EconWorks - Collection of web-based tools designed to help planners incorporate economic analysis into early project decision making (C03/C11)
TravelWorks - Advanced travel analysis tools (C10/C04/C05/C16 bundle)
Implementing Eco-Logical – Eco-Logical offers a step-by-step process designed to help agencies engage in early collaboration to establish joint environmental priorities for transportation projects (C06)
Reliability Data and Analysis Tools (L02/L05/L07/L08/C11). During implementation, the products listed below were combined and have been integrated into various FHWA-Reliability platforms. The factsheets linked here briefly describes them.
- Guide to Establish Monitoring Programs for Travel-Time Reliability – Tools to identify ways to improve travel-time reliability by addressing the causes of delay (L02)
- Handbook for Incorporating Reliability Performance Measures into Transportation Planning and Programming – Tools to help transportation planners better predict and plan for unexpected travel delays (L05)
- Incorporating Travel-Time Reliability into the Highway Capacity Manual – Tools to assess travel times on heavily traveled roads (L08)

Project Planning and Management Tools

Planning Process Bundle (C02/C08/C09/C12/C15) – This bundle is a related group of SHRP2 products that addresses elements of transportation planning, programming, and project development, thereby requiring collaboration with entities outside the primary transportation planning agency in order to achieve success. These products, which are tied to the DecisionGuide in PlanWorks (C01), are designed to facilitate a collaborative process by providing case studies and step-by-step guidance on when and how to consider performance measures, visioning, greenhouse gas emissions, public-private partnerships, and freight during the transportation planning, programming, and decision-making processes.
Expediting Product Delivery – 24 strategies for addressing or avoiding common constraints to improve planning and environmental reviews (C19)
Resources for Using State-of-the-Art Travel Demand Models – Resource for advanced integrated models to track alternatives for addressing congestion (C46)
Managing Risk in Rapid Renewal Projects – Tools to enable states to better manage construction risks (R09)
Project Management Strategies for Complex Projects – Innovative strategies for managing complex projects (R10)

Related Products

Innovative Bridge Designs for Rapid Renewal – Tool kits and standard designs for bridges that can be built more quickly and efficiently (R04)
Improving Coordination with Utilities – Three new tools to reduce conflicts and promote more coordination between utilities and transportation agencies (R01A, R01B, R15B)
Service Life Design for Bridges – Service life design guide for bridges (R19A)
Railroad-DOT Mitigation Strategies – Strategies and tools to reduce conflicts and develop agreements to to advance projects where railroads and bridges intersect (R16).