A Daunting Challenge (.wmv 12:10, 126 mb)

Right now, the highway system in this country is facing a perfect storm:
At the same time that budgets are tighter than ever, much of the highway system is well beyond its useful life and in dire need of a major renewal effort. Yet, even if funds were available for such an effort using traditional methods, the resulting congestion would be enormous. This video offers some thoughtful answers to the challenge of that perfect storm.

Demonstration details on fabricating the first Ductal waffle slab specimen. (.wmv 3:57, 11.3 mb)

Video documenting the process of setting up, batching, casting, and stripping the first Ductal waffle slab specimen for the FHWA Highways for LIFE Technology Partnerships Program. The production of the first slab occurred on September 15, 2009.

All Weather Paint New York Thruway (.wmv 0:28, 2.7 mb)

Taken at night with light rain conditions on the New York Thruway illustrates the difference between conventional epoxy with 1.5 index beads and 3M's All Weather paint.

All Weather Paint for Work Zone (.wmv 6:30, 10 mb)

Demonstration of the technology in a controlled environment with a rain simulator and at an experimental site where three different formulations of the All-Weather-Paint were evaluated by drivers, together with the conventional pavement markings and a temporary wet-weather tape.

4500 South at I-215 East Rapid Bridge Replacement Project Salt Lake City, Utah (.wmv 5:20, 8 mb)

Nestled in the scenic Wasatch Front the 4500 South Bridge over I-215 East is being replaced using an innovative process called Accelerated Bridge Construction (ABC) which allows for the building of a new bridge in a staging area until it is moved into place. Animated demonstration of existing bridge being replaced with a single span bridge.

Boom Birch Bridge in Old Town, Maine (.wmv 1:40, 3 mb)

Boom Birch Bridge carries the Southgate Road (State Highway 116), a rural minor collector, over Birch Stream in the town of Old Town, Penobscot County, Maine. Boom Birch Bridge was 69 years old, in structurally deficient condition, and in need of immediate replacement. Animated demonstration of how Maine DOT used prefabricated bridge elements.