George Washington University Plans First University-Based Indoor Crash Test Facility
ASHBURN, Va.
Plans for the world’s first university-based, full-scale indoor crash test facility were unveiled last month at George Washington University’s Virginia campus.
Representatives from George Washington University and GW’s Federal Highway Administration (FHWA)/National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) and National Crash Analysis Center (NCAC) participated in the ceremonial groundbreaking event, which also marked the 10th anniversary of the NCAC. The new crash test facility will be operated by the NCAC and will be the crown jewel of the 80,000 square-foot GW Transportation Research Institute slated to open in 2005 on GW’s Virginia campus.
“The National Crash Analysis Center is a primary example of GW’s commitment to working with government agencies, private industry and other academic institutions in the national interest,” says GW President Stephen Joel Trachtenberg. “The new Transportation Research Institute building — the future home of the NCAC and our fourth building on the GW Virginia Campus — will play a large role in helping make our daily travels and our daily lives safer.”
