Utah Evaluates Technologies to Automate Culvert Inspections June 4, 2024 - Routine pipe inspections are an important part of transportation infrastructure maintenance. But getting the job done manually can be challenging, time-consuming and costly.
Webinar to Discuss Innovative Pavement Maintenance Technique May 28, 2024 - The innovative Thin Concrete Overlay on Asphalt (TCOA) technique has the potential to change the future of pavement rehabilitation and maintenance in California.
FHWA Highlights Innovations from No Boundaries Members May 21, 2024 - The May/June 2024 issue of Innovator, the bimonthly newsletter of the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA), recognized the efforts of two No Boundaries member states for their work with unmanned aerial systems (UAS).
Highlights from No Boundaries’ May 2024 Peer Exchange May 14, 2024 - No Boundaries members gathered in Baton Rouge, Louisiana from May 7-9 for a peer exchange on maintenance issues. Hosted by the Louisiana DOTD, the event included a showcase and demonstration of the innovative maintenance tools and equipment developed by the agency’s field staff, as well as a visit to a state-owned bridge that’s being replaced by a Louisiana DOTD maintenance crew.
Missouri Develops Detection System to Reduce Backing Accidents April 30, 2024 - When maintenance crews on the ground are working near heavy machinery, backing accidents and strikes can occur. To increase worker safety in busy, noisy and low-visibility conditions, the Missouri Department […]
Minnesota Develops Mobile App For Reporting Work Zone Intrusions in Real Time April 23, 2024 - Highway maintenance workers – and all road users – can be seriously injured or killed when drivers fail to follow instructions around work zones.
NCHRP Report Highlights Maintenance During Winter April 16, 2024 - A new synthesis report from the National Cooperative Highway Research (NCHRP) documents the practices states use during the winter months to keep their roads operational.
Advancing Safety for Maintenance Crews in Work Zones April 9, 2024 - In honor of National Work Zone Awareness Week, which will take place next week from April 15-19, we’ve rounded up a few of the innovative solutions that transportation agencies around the country have used to make working in and around traffic less hazardous for their highway maintenance workers.
Webinar to Help Agencies Predict Future Costs of Asset Maintenance April 2, 2024 - State transportation agencies use transportation asset management plans to help manage and invest in the state’s infrastructure. The costs associated with future maintenance work, however, can be hard to predict.
No Boundaries Updates List of State Innovation Programs March 26, 2024 - To encourage innovations that can help get a job done faster, better and more cost-effectively, many state transportation agencies have developed innovation programs that highlight the best and brightest ideas brought forward by agency staff.