| 2027-02 | <a style='float:left;text-align:left;' href='ProjDetails.aspx?ProjectID=2027-02'>Development of a Job Mix Formula and QC/QA Framework for NCDOT Chip Seals</a> | Pavement, Materials and Maintenance | Asphalt Mix Design | Annual Research Program (RP) | Cassie A. Castorena | NC State University | |
| 2027-01 | <a style='float:left;text-align:left;' href='ProjDetails.aspx?ProjectID=2027-01'>Effectiveness of IDEAL-RT Test in Assessing Rutting Resistance of NC Asphalt Mixtures</a> | Pavement, Materials and Maintenance | Pavement Strength | Annual Research Program (RP) | Yizhuang David Wang | NC A&T State University | |
| 2027-03 | <a style='float:left;text-align:left;' href='ProjDetails.aspx?ProjectID=2027-03'>Evaluation of Road Ripples on North Carolina Roadways</a> | Pavement, Materials and Maintenance | Pavement Performance | Annual Research Program (RP) | Benjamin Shane Underwood; Cassie A. Castorena | NC State University | |
| 2027-04 | <a style='float:left;text-align:left;' href='ProjDetails.aspx?ProjectID=2027-04'>Load Capacity of Temporary Railcar Bridges in Western North Carolina</a> | Structures, Construction and Geotechnical | Bridge Maintenance and Management | Annual Research Program (RP) | Gregory Lucier; Ghadir Haikal | NC State University | |
| 2027-05 | <a style='float:left;text-align:left;' href='ProjDetails.aspx?ProjectID=2027-05'>Linking Landslide Triggering and Runout Hazard with Surface Deformations for Optimized Infrastructure Systems Resiliency</a> | Structures, Construction and Geotechnical | Miscellaneous | Annual Research Program (RP) | Luis Zambrano-Cruzatty; Brina M. Montoya | NC State University | |
| 2026-01 | <a style='float:left;text-align:left;' href='ProjDetails.aspx?ProjectID=2026-01'>Driving Change: Collaborating to Enhance Communication of MSTA Traffic Recommendations</a> | Planning, Policy, Programming and Multi-modal | | Annual Research Program (RP) | Elizabeth Pinyan | UNC Chapel Hill - HSRC | |
| 2026-02 | <a style='float:left;text-align:left;' href='ProjDetails.aspx?ProjectID=2026-02'>Developing a Publicly Available Trail Benefits Tool for North Carolina</a> | Planning, Policy, Programming and Multi-modal | Bicycle and Pedestrian | Annual Research Program (RP) | Steve Bert | NC State University - ITRE | |
| 2026-03 | <a style='float:left;text-align:left;' href='ProjDetails.aspx?ProjectID=2026-03'>Methods and Model Development for Estimating Non-Motorized Needs for CTPs</a> | Planning, Policy, Programming and Multi-modal | | Annual Research Program (RP) | Tim Brock | NC State University - ITRE | |
| 2026-04 | <a style='float:left;text-align:left;' href='ProjDetails.aspx?ProjectID=2026-04'>Applying a Safe System Framework to Rail-Related Trespassing Deaths and Injuries in North Carolina</a> | Planning, Policy, Programming and Multi-modal | Passenger Rail | Annual Research Program (RP) | Wes Kumfer | UNC Chapel Hill - HSRC | NC A&T State University |
| 2026-10 | <a style='float:left;text-align:left;' href='ProjDetails.aspx?ProjectID=2026-10'>Cenozoic fracture systems in western North Carolina and their contribution to large, slow-moving, deep-seated landslides</a> | Structures, Construction and Geotechnical | SubStructures, Foundations and Hydraulics | Annual Research Program (RP) | Jackie Langille | UNC Asheville | |
| 2026-11 | <a style='float:left;text-align:left;' href='ProjDetails.aspx?ProjectID=2026-11'>Microsurfacing Mix Design Evaluation</a> | Pavement, Materials and Maintenance | Asphalt Mix Design | Annual Research Program (RP) | B. Shane Underwood; Cassie A. Castorena; Amin K. Akhnoukh | NC State University | East Carolina University |
| 2026-12 | <a style='float:left;text-align:left;' href='ProjDetails.aspx?ProjectID=2026-12'>Quantifying and Benchmarking the Economy and Durability of North Carolina Pavement Infrastructure</a> | Pavement, Materials and Maintenance | Pavement Performance | Annual Research Program (RP) | Tara L. Cavalline; Vincent Ogunro | UNC Charlotte | |
| 2026-13 | <a style='float:left;text-align:left;' href='ProjDetails.aspx?ProjectID=2026-13'>Steel-free Sinusoidal Joints to Support North Carolina Concrete Airport Pavements</a> | Pavement, Materials and Maintenance | Concrete Pavements | Annual Research Program (RP) | Tara L. Cavalline; Matthew J. Whelan | UNC Charlotte | |
| 2026-14 | <a style='float:left;text-align:left;' href='ProjDetails.aspx?ProjectID=2026-14'>Improving Asphalt Mixture Testing Efficiency</a> | Pavement, Materials and Maintenance | Asphalt Mix Design | Annual Research Program (RP) | Cassie A. Castorena; B. Shane Underwood | NC State University | |
| 2026-15 | <a style='float:left;text-align:left;' href='ProjDetails.aspx?ProjectID=2026-15'>Pavement Distress Evaluation and Cracking Indices Generation using Deep Learning</a> | Pavement, Materials and Maintenance | Pavement Performance | Annual Research Program (RP) | Dong (Don) Chen; Wenwu Tang | UNC Charlotte | |
| 2026-16 | <a style='float:left;text-align:left;' href='ProjDetails.aspx?ProjectID=2026-16'>Evaluating isolated areas, alternative routing, and economic impact for resilient transportation in North Carolina</a> | Environment and Hydraulics | Resiliency (Flooding/Stormwater/Hydraulics) | Annual Research Program (RP) | Karin Rogers; Greg Dobson; Dave Michelson; Ian Johnson; Stephanie Pilkington | UNC Asheville | UNC Charlotte |
| 2026-17 | <a style='float:left;text-align:left;' href='ProjDetails.aspx?ProjectID=2026-17'>Precision Agriculture Tools for Roadside Management and Beautification</a> | Environment and Hydraulics | Flora and Fauna | Annual Research Program (RP) | | NC State University | |
| 2026-18 | <a style='float:left;text-align:left;' href='ProjDetails.aspx?ProjectID=2026-18'>A Multi-Criteria Framework for Selecting Nature-Based Solutions for Remnant Properties for Regulatory Credit</a> | Environment and Hydraulics | Permits | Annual Research Program (RP) | Jacelyn Rice-Boayue; Emily Zechman Berglund | NC State University | |
| 2026-19 | <a style='float:left;text-align:left;' href='ProjDetails.aspx?ProjectID=2026-19'>Automated Photogrammetry Image Classification and 3D Mapping</a> | Planning, Policy, Programming and Multi-modal | Miscellaneous | Annual Research Program (RP) | Paul Schrum | NC State University | |
| 2026-20 | <a style='float:left;text-align:left;' href='ProjDetails.aspx?ProjectID=2026-20'>Dynamics, Drivers and Mitigation of Submerged Aquatic Vegetation (SAV) and Shoreline Change: Data Needs Associated with the Mid-Currituck Bridge</a> | Environment and Hydraulics | Flora and Fauna | Annual Research Program (RP) | SEAN CHARLES; WILLIAM (PETE) STAFFORD; MARY KATHRYN HERRING | East Carolina University | |
| 2026-28 | <a style='float:left;text-align:left;' href='ProjDetails.aspx?ProjectID=2026-28'>2025-26 Statewide Customer Service Survey</a> | Planning, Policy, Programming and Multi-modal | Miscellaneous | Annual Research Program (RP) | Daniel Findley; Emeline McCaleb | NC State University - ITRE | |
| RP2026-05 | <a style='float:left;text-align:left;' href='ProjDetails.aspx?ProjectID=RP2026-05'>Transitioning to Microtransit Pt 1: A Comparative Analysis of Performance, Efficiency, and User Experience for NC Microtransit Systems</a> | Planning, Policy, Programming and Multi-modal | | Annual Research Program (RP) | Eleni Bardaka; Kai Monast | NC State University | |
| RP2026-31 | <a style='float:left;text-align:left;' href='ProjDetails.aspx?ProjectID=RP2026-31'>Development of the Transportation Resilience Identification Planning (TRIP) Tool for Evaluating Flooding Risk for the Southeastern US 74 Corridor</a> | Environment and Hydraulics | | Annual Research Program (RP) | Jack Kurki-Fox; Barbara Doll | NC State University | |
| TA 2026-01 | <a style='float:left;text-align:left;' href='ProjDetails.aspx?ProjectID=TA 2026-01'>Review the methodology used in the Hydroplaning Assessment Tool (HAT 2.0) to calculate Hydroplaning Speed in a Super Elevation Transition</a> | Environment and Hydraulics | | Technical Assistance (TA) | Benjamin Shane Underwood | NC State University | |
| TA 2026-03 | <a style='float:left;text-align:left;' href='ProjDetails.aspx?ProjectID=TA 2026-03'>Study and Evaluate the Installation and Feasibility of Native Grass Species for Soil and Slope Stabilization and Erosion Control NC Roadsides</a> | Environment and Hydraulics | | Technical Assistance (TA) | Grady Miller; Susana R. Milla-Lewis | NC State University | |
| TA 2026-04 | <a style='float:left;text-align:left;' href='ProjDetails.aspx?ProjectID=TA 2026-04'>Understanding ROI for Highway Construction </a> | Planning, Policy, Programming and Multi-modal | | Technical Assistance (TA) | Daniel Findley | NC State University - ITRE | |
| TA 2026-05 | <a style='float:left;text-align:left;' href='ProjDetails.aspx?ProjectID=TA 2026-05'>Developing and Evaluating Case Studies for Intercity Bus and Rail Coordination</a> | Planning, Policy, Programming and Multi-modal | | Technical Assistance (TA) | Steve Bert | NC State University - ITRE | |
| TA 2026-06 | <a style='float:left;text-align:left;' href='ProjDetails.aspx?ProjectID=TA 2026-06'>Testing prestressed concrete control piles recovered from Harkers Island Bridge (Bridge No. 73)</a> | Structures, Construction and Geotechnical | | Technical Assistance (TA) | Rudolf Seracino | NC State University | |
| TA2026-07 | <a style='float:left;text-align:left;' href='ProjDetails.aspx?ProjectID=TA2026-07'>Long-Term Charlotte Area Transit System Ridership Data Collection, Processing, and Analysis</a> | Planning, Policy, Programming and Multi-modal | | Technical Assistance (TA) | Lei Zhu | UNC Charlotte | |
| TA2026-09 | <a style='float:left;text-align:left;' href='ProjDetails.aspx?ProjectID=TA2026-09'> IMAP One Cone Strategy </a> | Traffic, Mobility, Safety and Roadway Design | | Technical Assistance (TA) | Christopher Cunningham | NC State University - ITRE | |
| TA2026-10 | <a style='float:left;text-align:left;' href='ProjDetails.aspx?ProjectID=TA2026-10'>State DOT Policy and Regulatory Approaches to Robotaxi Remote Operation</a> | Planning, Policy, Programming and Multi-modal | | Technical Assistance (TA) | Jing Feng | NC State University | |
| TA2026-11 | <a style='float:left;text-align:left;' href='ProjDetails.aspx?ProjectID=TA2026-11'>Phase 1: Sketch-Level Work Zone Crash Cost Computational Tool Development</a> | Traffic, Mobility, Safety and Roadway Design | | Technical Assistance (TA) | Yuting Chen | UNC Charlotte | |
| TT 2026-01 | <a style='float:left;text-align:left;' href='ProjDetails.aspx?ProjectID=TT 2026-01'>Development of Pedestrian Destination Index</a> | Traffic, Mobility, Safety and Roadway Design | | Technology Transfer (TT) | Daniel Findley | NC State University - ITRE | |
| TT 2026-02 | <a style='float:left;text-align:left;' href='ProjDetails.aspx?ProjectID=TT 2026-02'>Economic Contribution of the North Carolina Ferry System</a> | Planning, Policy, Programming and Multi-modal | Ferry | Technology Transfer (TT) | Daniel Findley | NC State University - ITRE | |
| TT 2026-04 | <a style='float:left;text-align:left;' href='ProjDetails.aspx?ProjectID=TT 2026-04'>Rail Economic Contribution Study</a> | Planning, Policy, Programming and Multi-modal | Passenger Rail | Technology Transfer (TT) | Daniel Findley | NC State University - ITRE | |
| TT 2026-05 | <a style='float:left;text-align:left;' href='ProjDetails.aspx?ProjectID=TT 2026-05'>Measuring the Economic, Mobility, and Health Benefits of Multimodal Projects</a> | Planning, Policy, Programming and Multi-modal | | Technology Transfer (TT) | Steve Bert | NC State University - ITRE | |
| TT 2026-06 | <a style='float:left;text-align:left;' href='ProjDetails.aspx?ProjectID=TT 2026-06'>NCDOT Research Reels</a> | Planning, Policy, Programming and Multi-modal | | Technology Transfer (TT) | Jennifer Palcher-Silliman | UNC Chapel Hill - HSRC | |
| 2025-02 | <a style='float:left;text-align:left;' href='ProjDetails.aspx?ProjectID=2025-02'>Feasibility and Efficiency of Onsite DGS Wastewater Disposal</a> | Environment and Hydraulics | Water Quality and Pollutant Discharge | | Josh Heitman | NC State University | |
| 2025-03 | <a style='float:left;text-align:left;' href='ProjDetails.aspx?ProjectID=2025-03'>AI-driven, Web-deployed, Low-Cost Visual Sensing of Stormwater Outlet Flow</a> | Environment and Hydraulics | Water Quality and Pollutant Discharge | | Francios Birgand | NC State University | |
| 2025-04 | <a style='float:left;text-align:left;' href='ProjDetails.aspx?ProjectID=2025-04'>Evaluating Biological Soil Amendment Strategies for Vegetation Establishment and Stormwater Management in Post-Construction and Roadside Soils</a> | Environment and Hydraulics | Stormwater | | Josh Heitman | NC State University | |
| 2025-05 | <a style='float:left;text-align:left;' href='ProjDetails.aspx?ProjectID=2025-05'>An Updated Capacity Model for Mini-Roundabouts</a> | Traffic, Mobility, Safety and Roadway Design | | Annual Research Program (RP) | Ali Hajbabaie | NC State University | |
| 2025-06 | <a style='float:left;text-align:left;' href='ProjDetails.aspx?ProjectID=2025-06'>Updated Calibration Factors for Highway Safety Manual Crash Prediction Models (2020-2023)</a> | Traffic, Mobility, Safety and Roadway Design | Traffic Safety | Annual Research Program (RP) | Vikash Gayah | Pennsylvania State University | |
| 2025-08 | <a style='float:left;text-align:left;' href='ProjDetails.aspx?ProjectID=2025-08'>Development of an arterial-based pedestrian exposure and crash risk model for North Carolina</a> | Traffic, Mobility, Safety and Roadway Design | Traffic Safety | Annual Research Program (RP) | Vikash Gayah | Pennsylvania State University | |
| 2025-10 | <a style='float:left;text-align:left;' href='ProjDetails.aspx?ProjectID=2025-10'>Assessment and Analysis of Methodologies for Initial Identification of Highway-Rail Grade Crossings for Potential Hazard Elimination Projects</a> | Planning, Policy, Programming and Multi-modal | | Annual Research Program (RP) | Daniel Findley | NC State University - ITRE | |
| 2025-11 | <a style='float:left;text-align:left;' href='ProjDetails.aspx?ProjectID=2025-11'>Cemetary Mapping for Indigenous and Enslaved People's Remains</a> | Planning, Policy, Programming and Multi-modal | Land Use Planning | Annual Research Program (RP) | Tim Brock; Leta F. Huntsinger; Forrest D. Toms; Kofi Boone; Dru McGill; William Munn, III; Tanya D. Ayscue | NC State University - ITRE | Fayetteville State University |
| 2025-12 | <a style='float:left;text-align:left;' href='ProjDetails.aspx?ProjectID=2025-12'>Data-Driven Compensation Models for Enhanced Efficiency and Service Quality at License Plate Agencies</a> | Planning, Policy, Programming and Multi-modal | Miscellaneous | | Venktesh Pandey; Ali Hajbabaie | NC A&T State University | NC State University |
| 2025-14 | <a style='float:left;text-align:left;' href='ProjDetails.aspx?ProjectID=2025-14'>Understanding Drivers of Change in Vehicle Availability and Ownership in North Carolina</a> | Planning, Policy, Programming and Multi-modal | | Annual Research Program (RP) | Tabitha Combs | UNC Chapel Hill - HSRC | |
| 2025-15 | <a style='float:left;text-align:left;' href='ProjDetails.aspx?ProjectID=2025-15'>Improving Travel Time Data Integration and Estimations for Strategic Prioritization</a> | Planning, Policy, Programming and Multi-modal | | Annual Research Program (RP) | Shoaib Samandar | NC State University - ITRE | |
| 2025-17 | <a style='float:left;text-align:left;' href='ProjDetails.aspx?ProjectID=2025-17'>Revising NCDOT Asphalt Binder Specifications</a> | Pavement, Materials and Maintenance | Asphalt Mix Design | | Cassie A. Castorena | NC State University | |
| 2025-18 | <a style='float:left;text-align:left;' href='ProjDetails.aspx?ProjectID=2025-18'>Updating Friction/Texture Demand Categories for Improved Pavement Design Guidance</a> | Pavement, Materials and Maintenance | | Annual Research Program (RP) | B. Shane Underwood | NC State University | |