<p>Building upon the findings and contributions of the Ph.D. research, a sponsored research project has been secured by the Indian Institute of Technology Bombay (IIT Bombay). The project is supported by constructsteel (Brussels, Belgium), a subsidiary of the World Steel Association, along with the Ministry of Steel, Government of India. The project involves international collaboration with constructsteel for the development of a framework for life cycle cost assessment of bridges, along with conducting case studies to demonstrate its practical application. I am currently working on this project as a Project Research Scientist at IIT Bombay.</p>