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Resiliency Assessment of Flood Damage in Pavements

Project No
124060-RC00191
Target completion date
December 31, 2028

Investigators: Benjamin Bowers, Auburn University, Don Guy, Auburn University, Harikrishnan Nair, Ph.D., P.E., M. Shabbir Hossain, Ph.D., P.E.

Evaluation of Moisture Susceptibility of Full-Depth Reclamation (FDR) Mixes

Project No
124060-RC00181
Target completion date
October 31, 2026

Investigators: Benjamin Bowers, Ph.D., Auburn University, Brian K. Diefenderfer, Ph.D., P.E., Ilker Boz, Ph.D., P.E.

Evaluating the Feasibility and Benefit on Impervious Layer Inclusion Above Ground Water Table (GWT)

Project No
124060-RC00165
Target completion date
June 30, 2028

Investigators: Dr. Burak F. Tanyu, George Mason University

Improved VDOT Bioretention Media Specification

Project No
128762
Target completion date
November 30, 2027

Investigators: Ryan Stewart, Angela Possinger, Lee Daniels, John S. Miller, Ph.D., P.E.

Developing Simplified and Unified Planning-Level Metrics for Operational Benefits

Project No
128730
Target completion date
February 28, 2028

Investigators: Qing Tang, Mecit Cetin, Hong Yang, Kun Xie, Mo Zhao, Ph.D., P.E.

Evaluating Fuzzed Connected Vehicle Data to Support Travel Demand Modeling

Project No
128716
Target completion date
March 31, 2028

Investigators: Shanjiang Zhu, John S. Miller, Ph.D., P.E.

Impact of Noise Barriers on Residential Property Values

Project No
128680
Target completion date
September 30, 2027

Investigators: Yiqing Xu, Ph.D.

Incident Management Coordinator Vehicle Red Lights Completion Project

Project No
128554
Target completion date
March 31, 2027

Investigators: Michael Mollenhauer, VTTI, Michael D. Fontaine, Ph.D., P.E.

Developing Guidance for Calculating the Downstream Functional Area of an Intersection

Project No
128279
Target completion date
September 30, 2027

Investigators: Lance E. Dougald

Ultra-High Performance Concrete Overlays in Virginia

Project No
128208
Target completion date
June 30, 2028

Investigators: H. Celik Ozyildirim, Ph.D., P.E., Mary Sharifi

Improving Holiday Congestion Forecasting on Interstate Highways

Project No
127961
Target completion date
December 31, 2026

Investigators: Justice Appiah, Ph.D., P.E.

Concrete Removal Limits for the Rehabilitation of Bridge Piers

Project No
127907
Target completion date
June 30, 2028

Investigators: Devin Harris, Bernard L. Kassner, Ph.D., P.E.

Advancing Forensic Investigation of Concrete Distresses at VTRC with Focus on Alkali-Ailica Reaction (ASR)

Project No
127904
Target completion date
September 30, 2027

Investigators: Nishant Garg (UIUC), Amir Behravan, Ph.D., P.E.

Graphical Changeable Message Signs: Strategies, Impacts, and Best Practices

Project No
127691
Target completion date
July 31, 2027

Investigators: Yi-Ching Lee, George Mason University, Chien-Lun Lan, Ph.D.

Synthesis of VDOT Historic Bridge Survey, Review, and Management Information

Project No
127671
Target completion date
October 31, 2027

Investigators: Ann B. Miller

Utilizing Big Data to Verify and Enhance Route Choice Models in Travel Demand Modeling

Project No
127473
Target completion date
March 31, 2027

Investigators: Shanjiang Zhu, George Mason University, Chenfeng Xiong, Villanova University, John S. Miller, Ph.D., P.E.

Use of Carbonate Aggregates in Pavement Preservation Treatments

Project No
127240
Target completion date
February 28, 2027

Investigators: Ilker Boz, Ph.D., P.E.

Field Performance of High RAP Mixtures

Project No
126826
Target completion date
September 30, 2026

Investigators: Stacey D. Diefenderfer, Ph.D., P.E.

Analysis of 2018-2024 Network Level Pavement Structural Testing with the TSD

Project No
126825
Target completion date
September 30, 2026

Investigators: Samer Katicha, Gerardo Flintsch, Brian K. Diefenderfer, Ph.D., P.E.

Best Practices for Local Reviews of Industrial Developments

Project No
126697
Target completion date
August 31, 2026

Investigators: Jessica Nothstine, Lance E. Dougald

Long-Term Maintenance Needs and Costs of Green-Colored Pavement Markings and Flexible Post Delineators

Project No
126298
Target completion date
June 30, 2026

Investigators: T. Donna Chen, Janna Brown, Peter B. Ohlms, AICP

Evaluation of Thick Lift Asphalt Paving

Project No
126213
Target completion date
October 31, 2026

Investigators: Gerardo Flintsch, Ph.D., Virginia Tech Transportation Institute, Brian K. Diefenderfer, Ph.D., P.E., Kazuo Kuchiishi, Ph.D.

Identifying Road Segments that Bisect Predicted Movement Corridors for Small Priority Species in Virginia

Project No
125843
Target completion date
June 30, 2026

Investigators: Thomas Akre, Ph.D, Grant Connette, Ph.D., David Luther, Ph.D., Bridget M. Donaldson

Use and Worker Perceptions of Wearable Lighted Apparel

Project No
125841
Target completion date
August 31, 2026

Investigators: Ronald Gibbons, Benjamin H. Cottrell, Jr., P.E.

Effect of Carbon-Negative Carbon Black on Concrete Properties

Project No
125840
Target completion date
July 31, 2026

Investigators: Sanjeev Kumar, Ramesh Govindarajan, Gabriel Arce, Ph.D., P.E.

Identifying and Quantifying Microplastics Generated from the Roadway Environment: Method Development and Preliminary Field Monitoring

Project No
125095
Target completion date
January 31, 2027

Investigators: James A. Smith, Nkosinobubelo Ndebele, Lewis N. Lloyd, P.E.

Implementation of Structural Data from Traffic Speed Deflection Devices

Project No
124752
Target completion date
March 31, 2031

Investigators: Gerardo Flintsch, Ph.D., Brian K. Diefenderfer, Ph.D., P.E.

Business Impacts of Access Changes

Project No
124697
Target completion date
January 31, 2026

Investigators: James S. Gillespie

Analysis of the Poplar Creek Box Culverts

Project No
124654
Target completion date
May 31, 2026

Investigators: Eric Jacques, Alba Yerro-Colom, Ioannis Koutromanos, Edward J. Hoppe, Ph.D., P.E.

Characterizing and Improving Binder Availability and Activity in Asphalt Mixtures with Reclaimed Asphalt Pavement (RAP)

Project No
124560
Target completion date
April 30, 2026

Investigators: Cassie Castorena, Ph.D, Benjamin Shane Underwood, Ph.D., Ilker Boz, Ph.D., P.E., Kazuo Kuchiishi, Ph.D.

Evaluation of Spray-on Rejuvenators - Field Trials

Project No
124401
Target completion date
February 28, 2026

Investigators: Elizabeth Turochy, Ilker Boz, Ph.D., P.E.

Developing Guidelines for Context Specific Crosswalk Design

Project No
124330
Target completion date
June 30, 2026

Investigators: T. Donna Chen, Afrida Raida, Erin Robartes, Ph.D.

Reducing Carbon Foot-Print in Concrete Applications

Project No
124299
Target completion date
June 30, 2028

Investigators: H. Celik Ozyildirim, Ph.D., P.E., Mary Sharifi

Resilience Approaches for Pavements and Geotechnical Assets

Project No
124157
Target completion date
November 30, 2030

Investigators: M. Shabbir Hossain, Ph.D., P.E.

Halifax County Road Orders 1752-1767

Project No
124068
Target completion date
November 30, 2025

Investigators: Ann B. Miller

Addressing Fly Ash Shortage with Limestone Calcined Clay Cement

Project No
123872
Target completion date
March 31, 2026

Investigators: Lisa Colosi Peterson, Osman Ozbulut, Amir Behravan, Ph.D., P.E., Gabriel Arce, Ph.D., P.E.

Design of Continuity Diaphragms Following New AASHTO Provisions

Project No
122312
Target completion date
December 31, 2026

Investigators: Carin Roberts-Wollmann, Ioannis Koutromanos, Bernard L. Kassner, Ph.D., P.E.

Improved Beam End Reinforcement Details for PCBTs with Debonded and/or Draped Strands

Project No
122311
Target completion date
December 31, 2026

Investigators: Carin Roberts-Wollmann, Bernard L. Kassner, Ph.D., P.E.

Pavement Structural Evaluation with Traffic Speed Deflection Devices (TSDDs) Pooled Fund Study TPF5-385

Project No
114421
Target completion date
September 30, 2025

Investigators: Gerardo Flintsch, Samir Katicha, Brian K. Diefenderfer, Ph.D., P.E.

Last updated: February 20, 2026

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