In 1983, WSDOT, the University of Washington, and Washington State University formed a partnership that established TRAC. TRAC provides a link among the government, university researchers, and the private sector. For WSDOT, TRAC acts as a liaison, connecting those who need applied research with those at the universities best suited to conduct it.
WSDOT Links
Research and Library Services Office
Research Reports
WSDOT Webinar Wednesdays
WSDOT’s Research & Library Services Office hosts Webinar Wednesdays, a series of bimonthly, one-hour webinars highlighting WSDOT research results. Each webinar showcases a research project whose results could eventually be implemented statewide or in other states. Since March 2017 this popular program has covered a wide range of transportation topics, from engineering to the environment, construction to conservation, and policy to preservation.
Access to previously recorded webinars
Research Procedures
WSDOT Research Procedures Manual (2023) (PDF)
Proposal Preparation
WSDOT Research Contract Scope of Work Preparation Guide – 2018 (PDF)
WSDOT Research Project Evaluation
WSDOT Research Project Evaluation
WSDOT Research Project Annual Evaluation Form
WSDOT Research Project Final Evaluation Form