Project Summary: The landslide on highway embankments in Mississippi is very common and cause significant maintenance problems. Each DOT needs to spend millions of dollars to fix the landslides. Using Vetiver grass for landslide repair in highway embankment will save 50% to 80% cost of the slope repair. 

The project is evaluating the performance of vetiver stabilized slopes in different locations of Mississippi and develop a proactive landslide repair protocol using vetiver grass. The project will develop the direct implementation technique for MDOT districts and develop specification for field implementation of vetiver. 

JSU repaired 2 full scale sections of landslides in Mississippi using vetiver grass. Another section is repaired in spring 2024. MDOT will have the necessary technical manual to utilize the vetiver grass for the slope repair, which will transform the slope maintenance process in Mississippi. CREATE Team has partnered with MDOT material division for the full scale testing of the vetiver.