Research Benefits
Research Pays!
Benefit/Cost Analysis of Selected Projects
Emerging Technology Initiative
Specialized Testing Programs
SUPERPAVE Center
The INDOT/JTRP research program is producing results to improve Indiana’s report
card through cost effective solutions. Formal cost analyses in 2003 show benefit-cost
ratios ranging from as high as 220 to as low as 3 to 1. The average benefit-cost
ratio for nine projects, collectively, is an amazing 59:1. But it is more than just
good economics. Research, for example, is producing safer highways and construction
zones for its customers and workforce, deloping longer lasting materials, introducing
new technology and processes, developing environmentally friendly solutions, to
Indiana’s waste problems,promoting economic growth, bringing on-line faster and
more economical facilities. Currently, there are 106 active research projects and
39 implementation projects, in various subject areas, in the INDOT/JTRP research
program.
As you can see, Research Pays Off! Not only does a viable research program
pay for itself many times over, but also as transportation industries in Indiana
have noted, research is helping their industries to remain competitive as well as
improving the quality of life for Indiana’s residents.