The LRRB has sponsored a number of research projects. The following bullets summarize comments from transportation practitioners that have submitted, performed, and benefited from a LRRB project.

The LRRB process has provided:

• a networking opportunity
• an opportunity to learn about the capabilities of other departments by working with staff outside one’s own office
• the means to gain a broader as well as intimate knowledge of a specific project
• the opportunity to work with others who share the same interest and objectives
• a learning experience
• the opportunity to keep up-to-date on current topics in your area of expertise
• the setting to learn about cutting edge technology
• a sense of contributing to new solutions, methods, processes, innovation
• pride of working on a well use deliverable
• an understanding of the process
• the opportunity to work on real problems, issues or gaps that we currently don’t have the resources, time or expertise to do
• the satisfaction of knowing that you made a difference in a project
• the opportunity to propose needed research