AASHTO High Value Research (HVR) Award
Recipient(s)
Gerry Wiener, Jim Cowie, Thomas Brummet, Curtis Walker and Laura Fay (Western Transportation Institute)
Award Year
2023
Award Type
external
Awarding Organization or Entity
American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials (AASHTO)
Gerry Wiener, Jim Cowie, Thomas Brummet, and Curtis Walker won this award for their recently completed project on roadway friction modeling funded by the Aurora Program. The project, led by Gerry and Laura Fay of the Western Transportation Institute, trained and improved computer models to predict where salt or other treatments should be applied during winter weather to make roads safer.
Roadway Friction Modeling: Improving the Use of Friction Measurements in State DOTs
The project trained and improved computer models to predict where salt or other treatments should be applied during winter weather to make roads safer. The research project was selected for the supplemental award in AASHTO Region 3. Full story