NCAT Pavement Test Track

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The NCAT Pavement Test Track is an oval-shaped track in Lee County, Alabama, {{convert|1.7|mi|km}} long, used for testing experimental asphalt pavements.{{cite news|title=Truckers Are Pitted Against Pavement To Root Out Bumps |agency=Associated Press|newspaper=Wall Street Journal|date=November 6, 2000|page=A31C}} It is managed by the National Center for Asphalt Technology (NCAT), the largest asphalt research center in the western hemisphere{{cite journal|last=Fortner |first=Brian |date=June 2000|title=Road test |journal=Civil Engineering|pages=50–55|publisher=American Society of Civil Engineers}} and a cooperative venture between the National Asphalt Pavement Association's (NAPA) Research and Education Foundation and Auburn University.

In 2003, the project was inducted into the Alabama Engineering Hall of Fame following the initial 2000 research cycle.{{cite web|url=http://aehof.eng.ua.edu/members.html|title=Hall of Fame Members|author=State of Alabama Engineering Hall of Fame|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20100609155842/http://aehof.eng.ua.edu/members.html|archivedate=June 9, 2010|accessdate=April 4, 2010|url-status=live}} The track has continued operations in subsequent research cycles.{{cite web|url=http://www.ncat.us/reports/rep09-08.pdf|title=Phase III NCAT Test Track Findings|last=Willis|first=Richard|date=December 2009|publisher=National Center for Asphalt Technology|format=PDF|archiveurl=https://www.webcitation.org/5olgDoxAc?url=http://www.ncat.us/reports/rep09-08.pdf|archivedate=April 5, 2010|accessdate=April 4, 2010|display-authors=etal|url-status=live}}{{cite web|url=http://www.pooledfund.org/documents/solicitations/1232.pdf|title=Pooled Fund Announcement: Accelerated Performance Testing on the 2009 NCAT Pavement Test Track|author=National Center for Asphalt Technology|date=November 12, 2008|publisher=Transportation Pooled Fund Program|format=PDF|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20110719103452/http://www.pooledfund.org/documents/solicitations/1232.pdf|archivedate=July 19, 2011|accessdate=April 4, 2010|url-status=live}}