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Investigating Metropolitan Traffic Congestion in Albuquerque
Our project aimed to assist the New Mexico Department of Transportation in assessing Albuquerque congestion data. The team’s analysis will be used to support an application for a one-million-dollar federal grant that will be used to work on roadway infrastructure and communication between the agencies that focus on roadway safety. We researched incident hotspots on I-25 and I-40 and then compared pre- and post-crash surface road conditions in order to understand how highway incidents affect surface congestion for the NMDOT. The end result of our project included a written report summarizing our findings as well as visuals that were presented to representatives of the NMDOT, Albuquerque Traffic Management, MRCOG, and the NMDOT ITS Bureau
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Onsite Recycling for Rural Places
Estimates show that the United States recycles less than 10% of plastic waste. In an effort to improve this situation, the group developed and tested a prototype to recycle expanded polystyrene - a form of plastic that has exorbitant shipping costs due to its high volume-to- weight ratio. Our prototype design reduces shipping costs by two orders of magnitude, enabling small municipalities to recycle with minimal investment. Cost estimates for a local compaction facility and transport to a state-wide recycling facility are less than the current land-fill expenses for small municipalities