RTI Responsibilities

The Research and Technology Implementation Division (RTI) serves as TxDOT’s coordinator for the TPF Program. In that role, RTI is responsible for:
  • receiving solicitations for pooled fund projects, whether the solicitation is received from FHWA, a lead state on a project, or a DD,
  • reviewing each solicitation to determine how the proposed project relates to ongoing research activities and TxDOT priorities,
  • coordinating with the appropriate TxDOT division to determine whether they wish to join the project,
  • notifying
    FHWA and
     other states of TxDOT’s interest
    as the lead or partner state
    ,
  • managing the commitment of TxDOT’s SPR funds to pooled fund projects, and
  • managing pooled fund project information for TxDOT on the pooled fund website at
    www.pooledfund.org
    ,
    to include posting TxDOT's commitments on the TPF website to signify interest in participating in a pooled fund project,
  • coordinating implementation of the results of pooled fund projects at TxDOT.