Special Committee on Research and Innovation
AASHTO Liaison
Glenn Page, Associate Program Director, Project Delivery
gpage@aashto.org
2015 Sweet Sixteen
High Value Research Projects
The Value of Research Task Force is pleased to announce this year’s selections for the “Sweet Sixteen.” States selected with a Sweet Sixteen award will be invited to give a short five-minute presentation at the Sweet Sixteen session at the 2015 AASHTO RAC/TRB Representative Annual Meeting in Portland, OR.
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| REGION 1 | District of Columbia DOT | Trip Generation Data Collection in Urban Areas |
| Maine DOT | Highway Safety Manual Local Calibration for Rural 2 Lane Roads and Intersections | |
| Maryland Dept. of Transportation and Development | Effective Implementation of Ground Penetrating Radar (GPR) ForCondition Assessment & Monitoring of Critical InfrastructureComponents of Bridges and Highways | |
| Pennsylvania DOT | Rumble Strips Installation on Thin Pavement Overlays | |
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REGION 2
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Florida DOT | Comparative Testing of Radiographic Testing, Ultrasonic Testing and Phase Array Advanced Ultrasonic Testing Non Destructive Testing Techniques in Accordance with the AWS D1.5 Bridge Welding Code |
| Louisiana Dept. of Transportation and Development | Improving Freight Crash Incident Management | |
| Missouri DOT | Safety Evaluation of the Diverging Diamond Interchanges (DDIs)in Missouri | |
| Virginia DOT | I-81 In-Place Pavement Recycling Project | |
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REGION 3
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Illinois DOT | Development of a Traffic Incident Management Operationaland Training Guide – Phase II |
| Iowa DOT | Track-a-Plow | |
| North Carolina | Improvements to NCDOT’s Wetland Prediction Model | |
| Ohio DOT | Evaluation of EPOKE Bulk Spreader for Winter Maintenance | |
| REGION 4 | Idaho Transportation Dept. | Development of a System for Remote Detection of Avalanches in High Risk Locations to Enhance Traveler Safety and Mobility |
| Oregon DOT | Operational Guidance for Bicycle Specific Traffic Signals in the United States | |
| South Dakota DOT | Precast Bridge Girder Details for Improved Performance | |
| Texas DOT | Surface Treatments to Alleviate Crashes on Horizontal Curves |