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Acknowledgments The Authors wish to thank the FSE – European Structural Funds POSDRU with the Financing Contract POSDRU/107/ 1.5/S/76909 (ValueDoc), for the support offered during the research.

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Acknowledgments The authors would like to thank Neal Carboneau and John Habermann for their useful comments. The contents of this paper reflect the views of the authors who are responsible for the facts and the accuracy of the information presented herein and do not necessarily reflect the official views or policies of the FHWA and INDOT nor do they constitute a standard, specification, or regulation.