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TRB Annual Meeting

There are only two more weeks to register at the advance registration rate! Start building your personal program online and register by January 9 before rates increase.

Thanks all of the TRB Annual Meeting patrons for helping to make this meeting possible.

Platinum Patrons: AECOM, Bentley, HNTB, MxV Rail, WSP
Gold Patrons: Arcadis, BCG, esri, Google, HDR, Jacobs, Kiewit, Surface Tech
Silver Patrons: Alabama Transportation Institute, Altitude by Geotab, Arup, Infotech, Michelin Mobility Intelligence, Parsons, Reason Foundation, RSG, TomTom, Transoft Solutions
Bronze Patrons: Aimsun, BNSF Railway, Cambridge Systematics, FP2, Geoquest, GHD, GPI, ICF, Kimley Horn, Mead & Hunt, Mott Macdonald, National Asphalt Pavement Association, South Coast AQMD, Spy Pond Parnters, LLC, Steer, STV, Toxcel, Transmax, The Transtec Group, UMovity, University at Buffalo
Iron Patrons: Sidra Solutions

New TRB Publications

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Dams, locks, and levees are critical to U.S. navigation, safety, and commerce—but many are reaching the end of their design lives. In response to a congressional request through the Water Resources Development Act of 2016, the Transportation Research Board of the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine examined how innovative materials could help the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) modernize this vital infrastructure.

Commissioned by USACE’s Engineer Research and Development Center (ERDC), TRB Special Report 359: Innovative Materials in Water Resources Infrastructure: Opportunities for the Corps of Engineers explores the potential of fiber-reinforced polymers, high- and ultra-high-performance concretes, and 3D-printed materials to improve strength, resilience, and cost-effectiveness. This new report identifies barriers to innovation and offers practical strategies for testing, demonstrating, and scaling up new materials. By bridging materials science and public works, the report outlines a clear path for USACE to strengthen infrastructure performance and reliability—while building a more resilient foundation for the nation’s waterways.

Register for an online event with the committee members on January 27 from 1:00 PM - 2:30 PM.

RFPs

Guide for Remote Boarding/Deboarding Aircraft Operations proposals due January 23

Guide on Integrating and Advancing IT throughout the Airport proposals due January 27

Practices for Wildlife Passage and Habitat Connectivity proposals due January 29

Evaluating Liquid Deicer Properties and Performance proposals due January 30

Post-Wildfire Evaluation of Burned Slopes and Slope Protection and Stabilization Systems proposals due February 2

Applying Crash Prediction Models Across Traffic Control and Facility Types proposals due February 2

Reconciling One-Call Results and Subsurface Utility Engineering Data with Actual Utility Location proposals due February 3

Combined Inertial and Lateral Spread Demands for Deep Foundations proposals due February 4

Research Roundup

Congressional Research Service – Vehicle Geolocation Data Collection: Issues for the 119th Congress

AAA Foundation for Traffic Safety – The Safety Impact of Road Debris: Updated Prevalences of Crashes, Injuries, and Deaths in the United States, 2018 –2023

Pipeline Research Council International, Inc. - Guidance on Using NDE Methods as an In-Plant QAA/QC Tool for SCP Manufacturers

Louisiana Department of Transportation and Development – Alternatives to Motor Fuel Taxes for State DOT Funding

Center for Transportation Studies – Rural Mobility and Access: Leveraging Big Data Analytics and Context-Aware Computing

Victoria Transport Policy Institute – Roadway Costs, User Revenues and Cost Recovery Trends

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