The paper, “Application of a Precast Concrete Barrier Adjacent to a Steep Roadside Slope,” was the 2010 winner of the Practice-Ready Paper Award sponsored by the Transportation Research Board’s Design and Construction Group. This award is given each year to an outstanding published paper that is judged to have the best potential for immediate implementation in the design and construction of transportation facilities.Read the press release and an article that appeared in a 2007 edition of the Texas Transportation Researcher.