Building infrastructure that lasts and requires little to no maintenance is now possible with lightweight, durable composite materials. In order to unlock the market, state DOT’s must partner with the composites industry to develop predictability of demand so the industry can invest in R&D and capacity building.
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Advancing the use of materials like fiber reinforced polymers (composites) in our public infrastructure is compelling and urgent. The use of resilient and sustainable materials, practices, and technologies in the development and construction of our state and local transportation infrastructure is becoming a policy prerequisite. Using proven and tested strong, durable, and non-corrosive materials to build our infrastructure is the ultimate in building back better.
The promise of composite bridge technology and its potential application to a wide array of bridge sites, is an important step in extending the lifecycle of bridges, accelerating bridge construction, and creating opportunities to substantially reduce the cost of bridge maintenance.
Under the Federal Aid Highway Program (FAHP), the demonstration project has long been an effective tool for state DOTs to demonstrate specific technology in an accelerated manner and to advance the state of knowledge for their own departments. Other jurisdictions, such as county and local transportation infrastructure owners, have also benefited from the demonstration project.
In an era when sustainability and climate change are top of mind, the use of composites in infrastructure is at an inflection point. The implications and promise of composite infrastructure for bridge building will continue to gain momentum and increasingly be considered in 2022.
We partner with private sector innovators to raise awareness among policymakers and the public about technology advancements in the transportation infrastructure sector and elevate the state of practice in digital delivery throughout the Federal Aid Highway Program.
We partner with private sector innovators to raise awareness among policymakers and the public about technology advancements in the transportation infrastructure sector and elevate the state of practice in digital delivery throughout the Federal Aid Highway Program.
