Evaluation of the Every Day Counts Program (2025)

Chapter: Appendix A: EDC Innovations

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Suggested Citation: "Appendix A: EDC Innovations." National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine. 2025. Evaluation of the Every Day Counts Program. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/28871.

APPENDIX A

EDC Innovations

EDC RoundInnovation
EDC-1 (2011-2012)Geosynthetic Reinforced Soil-Integrated Bridge System (GRS-IBS)
EDC-1 (2011-2012)Prefabricated Bridge Elements and Systems (PBES)
EDC-1 (2011-2012)Adaptive Signal Control Technology (ASCT)
EDC-1 (2011-2012)Construction Manager/General Contractor (CM/GC)
EDC-1 (2011-2012)Design-Build (D-B)
EDC-1 (2011-2012)Use of In-Lieu Fee and Mitigation Banking
EDC-1 (2011-2012)Clarifying the Scope of Preliminary Design
EDC-1 (2011-2012)Flexibilities in Right-of-Way
EDC-1 (2011-2012)Planning and Environment Linkages (PEL)
EDC-1 (2011-2012)SafetyEdgeSM
EDC-1 (2011-2012)Warm Mix Asphalt (WMA)
EDC-1 (2011-2012)Enhanced Technical Assistance with Ongoing Environmental Impact Statements
EDC-1 (2011-2012)Flexibilities in Utility Accommodation and Relocation
EDC-1 (2011-2012)Programmatic Agreements (PAs)
EDC-2 (2013-2014)Accelerated Bridge Construction (ABC)
EDC-2 (2013-2014)Alternative Technical Concepts (ATCs)
EDC-2 (2013-2014)Locally Administered Federal-Aid Projects
EDC-2 (2013-2014)Intersection and Interchange Geometrics
EDC-2 (2013-2014)National Traffic Incident Management Responder Training (SHRP2 L12)
EDC-2 (2013-2014)Construction Manager/General Contractor (CM/GC)
EDC-2 (2013-2014)Design-Build (D-B)
EDC-2 (2013-2014)3D Engineered Models for Construction
EDC-2 (2013-2014)Geospatial Data Collaboration
EDC-2 (2013-2014)Implementing Quality Environmental Documents (IQED)
EDC-2 (2013-2014)High-Friction Surface Treatments (HFST)
EDC-2 (2013-2014)Intelligent Compaction
EDC-2 (2013-2014)Programmatic Agreements (PAs)
EDC-3 (2015-2016)Geosynthetic Reinforced Soil-Integrated Bridge System (GRS-IBS)
EDC-3 (2015-2016)Ultra-High-Performance Concrete (UHPC) Connections for Prefabricated Bridge Elements
EDC-3 (2015-2016)Improving DOT and Railroad Coordination (SHRP2 R16)
EDC-3 (2015-2016)Locally Administered Federal-Aid Projects: Stakeholder Partnering
EDC-3 (2015-2016)Regional Models of Cooperation
EDC-3 (2015-2016)Road Diets (Roadway Reconfiguration)
Suggested Citation: "Appendix A: EDC Innovations." National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine. 2025. Evaluation of the Every Day Counts Program. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/28871.
EDC RoundInnovation
EDC-3 (2015-2016)Smarter Work Zones
EDC-3 (2015-2016)3D Engineered Models : Schedule, Cost, and Post- Construction
EDC-3 (2015-2016)e-Construction
EDC-3 (2015-2016)Improving Collaboration and Quality Environmental Documentation (eNEPA and IQED)
EDC-3 (2015-2016)Data-Driven Safety Analysis (DDSA)
EDC-4 (2017-2018)Collaborative Hydraulics: Advancing the Next Generation of Engineering (CHANGE)
EDC-4 (2017-2018)Ultra-High-Performance Concrete (UHPC) Connections for Prefabricated Bridge Elements
EDC-4 (2017-2018)Community Connections
EDC-4 (2017-2018)Road Weather Management - Weather-Savvy Roads
EDC-4 (2017-2018)Automated Traffic Signal Performance Measures (ATSPMs)
EDC-4 (2017-2018)Using Data to Improve Traffic Incident Management
EDC-4 (2017-2018)e-Construction and Partnering: A Vision for the Future
EDC-4 (2017-2018)Integrating NEPA and Permitting
EDC-4 (2017-2018)Data-Driven Safety Analysis (DDSA)
EDC-4 (2017-2018)Pavement Preservation (When, Where, and How)
EDC-4 (2017-2018)Safe Transportation for Every Pedestrian (STEP)
EDC-5 (2019-2020)Collaborative Hydraulics: Advancing the Next Generation of Engineering (CHANGE)
EDC-5 (2019-2020)Crowdsourcing for Operations
EDC-5 (2019-2020)Virtual Public Involvement
EDC-5 (2019-2020)Project Bundling
EDC-5 (2019-2020)Value Capture: Capitalizing on the Value Created by Transportation
EDC-5 (2019-2020)Advanced Geotechnical Methods in Exploration (A-GaME)
EDC-5 (2019-2020)Unmanned Aerial Systems (UAS)
EDC-5 (2019-2020)Reducing Rural Roadway Departures
EDC-5 (2019-2020)Safe Transportation for Every Pedestrian (STEP)
EDC-5 (2019-2020)Weather-Responsive Management Strategies
EDC-6 (2021-2022)UHPC for Bridge Preservation and Repair
EDC-6 (2021-2022)Crowdsourcing for Advancing Operations
EDC-6 (2021-2022)Virtual Public Involvement (VPI)
EDC-6 (2021-2022)Next-Generation TIM: Integrating Technology, Data, and Training
EDC-6 (2021-2022)e-Ticketing and Digital As-Builts
EDC-6 (2021-2022)Targeted Overlay Pavement Solutions (TOPS)
EDC-6 (2021-2022)Strategic Workforce Development
EDC-7 (2023-2024)Innovation for a Nation on the Move
EDC-7 (2023-2024)Nighttime Visibility for Safety
EDC-7 (2023-2024)Next-Generation TIM: Technology for Saving Lives
EDC-7 (2023-2024)Integrating GHG Assessment and Reduction Targets in Transportation Planning
EDC-7 (2023-2024)Enhancing Performance with Internally Cured Concrete (EPIC2)
EDC-7 (2023-2024)EPDs for Sustainable Project Delivery
EDC-7 (2023-2024)Rethinking DBE for Design-Build
Suggested Citation: "Appendix A: EDC Innovations." National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine. 2025. Evaluation of the Every Day Counts Program. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/28871.
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Suggested Citation: "Appendix A: EDC Innovations." National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine. 2025. Evaluation of the Every Day Counts Program. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/28871.
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