"This document has been issued to: Fulfill federal requirements to account for our research program's finances, progress, and results from July 2011 through June 2012; Demonstrate our accountability and transparency to Commissioner Thomas K. Sorel, MnDOT's other leaders and district offices, the Local Road Research Board (LRRB), state government, the Legislature and Minnesota taxpayers; Disseminate research results to encourage implementation and make the most of Minnesota's research investments. This report is divided into four main sections: [1] An overview of Research Services that includes research and library highlights and statistics for FY2012 [...]; [2] A description of funding sources that supports the research we manage [...]; [3] A quick reference table of all active research contracts and multi-state pooled fund projects [...]; [4] Two-page Technical Summaries of completed research projects."--Excerpted from Director's Message (page 6).