Faced with soaring highway construction costs, Virginia is turning to artificial intelligence (AI) to improve cost estimation and pavement management. Since 2020, construction expenses have surged 68% nationwide, placing financial strain on the Virginia Department of Transportation (VDOT).
VDOT is grappling with rising material and labor costs, supply chain disruptions, fuel price fluctuations and unpredictable weather patterns, all of which have made budgeting and forecasting increasingly…
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