Daniel Grasser, P.E. State Administrator Wisconsin Department of Transportation

AASHTO’s National Transportation Product

Evaluation Program (NTPEP)

• Why NTPEP is valuable to each AASHTO Member Department

• Growth of NTPEP (2012-2015) • Purpose of increasing annual state

contribution fee

Why NTPEP is valuable to each AASHTO Member Department

• Combines the professional and physical resources of the AASHTO Member Departments in order to evaluate materials, products and devices of common interest for use in highway and bridge construction

• Primary Goal- provide cost-effective evaluations for

the AASHTO Member Departments

• Simplify the product evaluation process

• Make it more cost-effective for both the manufacturer and the end user.

• Reduce duplication of effort by State DOTs.

• Serve as a “One Stop Shop” for Manufacturers of engineered products.

Growth of NTPEP 1994 2008 2012 2015

5 18 24 30 Paper Reports

Online Reporting Fully implemented online submittal & real time data reporting capabilities (DataMine 2.0)

Undergoing the design, development, and implantation of the next version of the online reporting database (DataMine 3.0)

Audit Program is launched for HDPE Pipe and Rebar

The following audit programs were launched in 2012: PVC Pipe, Welded Wire Reinforcement, Geotextiles, and Geosynthetic Reinforcement

The following audit programs are being launched in 2015: Guardrail/Guiderail, Erosion Control Products, and Elastomeric Bridge Bearing Pads. The following evaluation programs are being launched: Warm Mix Additives, Spray Applied Pipe Liners, Sediment Retention Devices AASHTO Product Evaluation Listing (APEL) became part of NTPEP in 2013

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Purpose of increasing annual state contribution fee

• Need for additional resources Increase in amount of audits and evaluations

• Cost associated with the design, development, and implementation of DataMine 3.0

* On average, NTPEP receives annual contributions from 45 states*

Questions?

Katheryn Malusky Associate Program Manager, NTPEP

Email: kmalusky@aashto.org Phone Number: 202-624-3695

www.ntpep.org

http://data.ntpep.org