Special Committee on Research and Innovation

AASHTO Liaison
Keith Platte, P.E., Associate Program Director, Project Delivery
kplatte@aashto.org

2017 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 2017 AASHTO RAC/TRB Representative Annual Meeting in Louisville, KY​. 

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REGION 1 Connecticut DOT A Reduction in Nonfatal-Injury Motor Vehicle Crashes with Anti-icing Technology
Maine DOT Rivet Testing of Rivets Taken from Maine Truss Bridge
New York State DOT Analysis of Energy Efficient Highway Lighting Retrofits
Pennsylvania DOT Bridge Deck Cracking: Effects on In-Service Performance, Prevention, and Remediation
​​​​REGION 2                                       Arkansas SHTD Alternative Uses for Ground Penetrating Radar (GPR) in Highway Construction in Arkansas
Georgia DOT Implementation of Automatic Sign Inventory and Pavement Condition Evaluation on Georgia’s Interstate Highways
Louisiana DOTD Roller Compacted Concrete over Soil Cement under Accelerated Loading
Virginia DOT Structural Study of Cold Central Plant Recycling
​REGION 3 Indiana DOT Site Selection for New Lighting Technologies
Minnesota DOT Hydraulics Inspection Vehicle Explorer (HIVE) Enhances Culvert Inspections
Missouri DOT Using Online Surveys and Facebook Ads to Solicit Customer Feedback
​Wisconsin DOT Recycled Materials Resource Center – Third Generation
​REGION 4 Idaho DOT State of Idaho Port of Entry Study
Texas DOT Proactive Traffic Signal Timing and Coordination for Congestion Mitigation on Arterial Roads
Utah DOT Improving Cold In-Place Recycling of Asphalt Pavements Using Solventless Emulsion
​​Washington State DOT Earthquake Safety: Building a Flexible Bridge