Formerly the AASHTO Technology Implementation Group, the AASHTO Innovation Initiative (AII) advances innovation from the grassroots up: by agencies, for agencies, peer-to-peer. The program actively seeks out proven advancements in transportation technology, investing time and money to accelerate their adoption by agencies nationwide.
Each year, the program selects highly valuable technologies, processes, software, or other innovations that have been adopted by at least one agency, are proven in use, and will be of significant benefit to other agencies. In 2014 the AASHTO AII selected the Sandwich Plate System.