Jan 22, 2026 | Innovation Interview, Innovation Spotlight, News, NJ STIC
The Safe System Approach (SSA) is a transformative framework for roadway safety that aims to eliminate all fatalities and serious injuries on our transportation network. Adopted by New Jersey Department of Transportation (NJDOT) as part of its commitment to reach zero...
Nov 25, 2025 | Innovation Interview, News, Research Showcase
Rutgers PhD student Xiaoyu Zhang received the 2025 NJDOT Outstanding University Student in Transportation Research Award for his contributions to pavement engineering, traffic safety, and emerging sensing technologies. His work spans pothole detection, friction...
Jun 5, 2025 | Innovation Interview, Innovation Spotlight, News, NJ STIC
We recently spoke with Vandana Mathur, Supervisor of Transportation Mobility & Research at NJDOT, to learn more about the agency’s ongoing innovative mobility and operations initiatives. The discussion navigated advancements such as enhanced IMR truck equipment...
Apr 23, 2025 | Innovation Interview, Innovation Spotlight, News, NJ STIC
In early 2024, we spoke with Jess Mendenhall and Samer Rabie from the New Jersey Department of Transportation (NJDOT) about the Enhancing Performance with Internally Cured Concrete (EPIC2) initiative, part of the Every Day Counts (EDC-7) program. They explained the...
Jan 13, 2025 | Innovation Interview, Innovation Spotlight, News, Research Showcase
We had the opportunity to speak with Swathi Malluru, a PhD candidate at Rowan University and recipient of the 2024 NJDOT Research Showcase Best Poster Award. Her research focuses on sustainable pavement rehabilitation, including the Full-Depth Reclamation (FDR) and...
Jan 3, 2025 | Innovation Interview, Innovation Spotlight, News, Research Project, Research Showcase, Research Spotlight
Traffic safety and mobility, two critical areas in transportation engineering, both require the collection and analysis of large data sets to produce proactive and comprehensive solutions. Transportation engineers have started to increasingly focus on using innovative...