Bridge Evaluation Quality Assurance in Europe

The international technology Scanning Program, sponsored by the Federal highway Administration (FHWA), the American Association of State highway and Transportation Officials (AAShTO), and the national cooperative Highway research Program (nchrP), evaluates innovative foreign technologies and practices that could significantly benefit U.S. highway transportation systems. This approach allows for advanced technology to be adapted and put into practice much more efficiently without spending scarce research funds to re-create advances already developed by other countries.