Category I:-Road design, construction and maintenance

1. Asphalt concrete on severe conditions. 2. Feasibility of cold mix Asphalt concrete for low volume road. 3. Surface sealing of rural all weather roads. Economic feasibility Vs health and safety. 4. Determination of minimum undercut thickness of very low strength soli for road construction.

Category II:-Materials including Geotecnics & site investigation

1. Evaluation of the suitability of lateritic soils as road construction materials. 2. Cost effective soil stabilization technology in construction of sub-grade of subbase (part of the road) 3. The impact of problematic soils in Ethiopia on road construction and maintenance. 4. The usage of water bound macadam (WBM) as surfacing material on unpaved roads: A case study in Dire-Dawa 5. Soil nature and materials suitability for road construction and maintenance 6. Adequate construction materials Data and cost Estimation during pre-Tendering phase 7. Causes and remedial for asphalt concrete pavement damages. 8. Use of gravel as surfacing material: Its adverse and affirmative impacts 9. Stabilazation of expansive soil with lime or other material to be used improving sub-grade or surfacing of earth roads

Category III:-Safety & Environment

1. Impact of dust emission from unpaved roads on surrounding environment

Category IV:-Drainage
1. Production and installation of short and medium size span concrete pre-stressed bridge superstructure 2. Impact of installation of erosion control structure(physical or biological) in flood prone section of road 3. System development for bridge construction cost index establishment 4. Minimum cover thickness for pipes below wearing for flat terrains

Category V:-Others
1. Impacts of lack of motorized transport in rural areas. 2. Challenge in providing all weather unpaved roads in Ethiopia- case study 3. Investigation of merits of intermediate equipments in road construction and maintenance. 4. Route selection/location and its traditional and conventional tools: evaluation and selection of most appropriate means 5. Identification of problems in quality control of unpaved road construction that lead to inferior quality road 6. Impacts of land slide on road construction and maintenance: case study 7. Impacts of road construction on environment and its mitigation measures