GDOT Nominates Georgia Tech Research Projects for AASHTO Award

Recently, the Georgia Department of Transportation nominated four projects performed by researchers at the Georgia Institute of Technology for the American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials (AASHTO)'s Research Advisory Committee's High Value Research Award. Also known as the "Sweet 16", four projects that showcase transportation excellence through research are selected from each of the four AASHTO regions. 

These four projects include:

• Development of a Risk-Based Scorecard to Assess Scour Vulnerability of Georgia's Bridges, performed by Dr. Laurie Garrow, Matthew Higgins, Alexandre Khelifa, and Dr. Michael D. Meyer;
• Development of Risk Management Strategies for State DOT's to Effectively Deal with Volatile Prices of Transportation Construction Materials, performed by Dr. Baabak Ashuri;
• Estimating Foundation Scour for Extreme Hydrologic Events at Scour-Critical Bridges;
• Sustainable Streets and Highways: An Analysis of Green Roads Rating Systems, performed by Ana Eisenman.

The AASHTO Research Advisory Committee is committed to being a proactive committee, promoting quality and excellence in research and in the application of research findings to improve state transportation systems. 

GTI is extremely proud of the authors of these projects.