The Iowa DOT Research’s mission is to Drive a quality program that delivers targeted solutions for Iowa's transportation future . Our areas of focus include safety, mobility, accessibility, technology, and sustainability of economic, social, and environmental progress. We can help you whether you want to get involved in our research, already have an approved project in the works, or simply want to learn more about our team.
Iowa’s transportation innovations are possible with oversight and technical and financial support from a variety of sources, including the Iowa Highway Research Board, the State Planning & Research Program, and the State Transportation Innovation Council.
Focus Areas
- Safety. Reducing transportation fatalities and serious injuries through system-wide, multimodal, data-driven, and proactive strategies.
- Mobility. Improving the accessibility, reliability, time, and costs associated with the movement of people and goods.
- Sustainability. Considering how transportation supports economic, social, and environmental progress with a long-term perspective.
- Technology. Evaluation both current and potential technologies and incorporating them effectively into existing agency functions.
Core Values
- Innovation. Searching beyond the status quo.
- Collaboration. Working together to create value.
- Integrity. Doing the right things for the right reasons.
- Simplicity. Bringing order to complexity.