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The Center for Local-aid Support (CLAS) team is the conduit for connecting Local agencies, Tribes and Federal Land Management Agencies to innovative market-ready deployment opportunities that can be used on our nation's highways to save lives, project delivery time, and money. Through Innovation Exchange webinars, we are bringing cutting-edge transportation leaders to the table to share ideas and out of the box innovative practices that have proven results.

Innovation Exchange webinars are given by subject-matter experts and thought leaders to spread new ideas, spark conversation, and promote innovative leadership for the issues confronting our nation's transportation system now and in the future. The goal of Innovation Exchange webinars is to allow participants to (1) gain best practices of innovation deployment from subject matter experts (2) have a venue to discuss transportation related ideas and issues with other transportation partners around the country, and (3) learn and share successful practices.

We encourage and challenge our transportation partners to join in and participate on each Innovation Exchange topic by watching informative presentations and engaging in Q&A discussions. Please email CLAS@dot.gov with questions or comments on Innovation Exchange webinars.

Upcoming Webinars

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Build a Better Mousetrap State Winners
Thursday, February 15, 2024
2:00 p.m. ET
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Presenters:

Rolette County Highway Department, ND: "Hydraulic Side Disc to Improve Safety" - a device that cuts and chops vegetation to move gravel back more efficiently onto roadways, saving time and money, as well as improving safety on gravel roads. Presenters: Mark Allery, Mark Davis

Bedford, NH: “Vehicle Work Order System” - a digital tracking system utilizing Chat Generative Pre-trained Transformer (ChatGPT) artificial intelligence (AI), resulting in better data management practices and an improved government vehicle work order system. Presenter: Brandon Boisvert

City of Arlington, TX: “Equitable Street Solutions for Pedestrians and Bicyclists” - a LiDAR-based system at intersections that improves safety for pedestrians and bicyclists, reduces traffic control delays, and improves the ability to identify potential crashes. Presenter: Daniel E. Burnham

If you have any questions about this upcoming webinar, please contact Trinette Ballard, Program Manager with FHWA’s Local Aid Support team. For more information on Build a Better Mousetrap, visit the Local Aid Support's website. Click here to see the 2023 winners. If you have an innovation for the 2024 Build a Better Mousetrap, contact your State's Local Technical Assistance Program (LTAP) center.

Webinars On-Demand

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Programs

Innovation Exchange: EDC 6
October 1, 2020
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Build A Better Mousetrap 2020
September 10, 2020
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Maintenance

Winter Toolkit Innovation Exchange
October 15, 2020
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Fixing Damaged Culverts in Place
March 5, 2020
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Road Brine and Beyond
February 20, 2020
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Bridge Rehabilitation Activities
October 31, 2019
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Effective Culvert Repair Practices
August 22, 2019
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National Park Service Pavement Preservation: Repair Road Edge Stabilization
April 4, 2019
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Weather Responsive Management Strategies: Roadway Brine Usage
April 18, 2019
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GRS-IBS: Ivars Road Bridge (Alaska)/ Lahaina Bypass (Hawaii)
March 21, 2019
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Driving Surface Aggregate
December 13, 2018
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Cold Weather Concreting for Transportation Agencies
November 15, 2018
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Carbon Fiber Reinforced Polymer (CFRP) Wraps on Prestressed Concrete Box Beam Bridge
May 24, 2018
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Dust Management
April 5, 2018
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High Friction Surface Treatment
March 6, 2018
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Tools for Pavement Preservation - HOW
February 22, 2018
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Gravel Road Maintenance
February 14, 2018
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Ultra-High Performance Concrete (UHPC) for Local Agencies
December 6, 2017
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Weather-Savvy Roads
September 6, 2017
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Unpaved Road Dust and Stabilization Solutions
August 23, 2017
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Pavement Preservation: When, Where, and How Webinar
June 22, 2017
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Safety

SHRP2 Railroad Crossing Coordination
April 23, 2020
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Reducing Rural Road Departures
December 12, 2019
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Safety Data Mining
February 21, 2019
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Data-Driven Safety Analysis (DDSA) for Local Roads
December 13, 2017
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Construction Management

The Connected Job Site
November 14, 2019
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Real Time Network
May 3, 2018
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E-construction and Partnering
March 22, 2018
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Funding/Finance

Innovation Exchange: US DOT Funding Opportunities
October 29, 2020
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Value Capture: Capitalizing on the Value Created by Transportation
August 8, 2019
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Introduction to Innovative Finance Strategies
August 2, 2018
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Asset Management

Asset Management: Incorporating Data into Decision Making
May 21, 2020
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Asset Data Management - Cost Effective Data Collection (Part 1)
September 5, 2019
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Unmanned Aerial Systems (UAS)
June 27, 2019
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Asset Management for Local Agency Programs
May 17, 2018
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Design

Innovation Exchange: 3D Printing Infrastructure Innovations
November 12, 2020
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Using Short Span Steel Bridges at the Local Level
July 9, 2020
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Collaborative Hydraulics: Advancing to the Next Generation of Engineering
July 25, 2019
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Internally Cured Concrete
May 16, 2019
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Advanced Geotechnical Methods in Exploration (A-Game)
March 7, 2019
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Showcase of Safe and Cost-effective Design and Construction of Short-span Steel Bridges
April 19, 2018
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Collaborative Hydraulics, Advancing to the Next Generation of Engineering (CHANGE)
November 8, 2017
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Planning

Crowdsourcing
September 24, 2020
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Railroad Coordination
August 27, 2020
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Virtual Public Involvement
May 30, 2019
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Burned Area Emergency Relief (BAER) Strategies for Low Volume Roads
October 4, 2017
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Accelerated Innovation Deployment (AID) Demonstration: How to Write a Proposal
June 7, 2017
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Operations

Innovation Exchange: Winter Toolkit
October 15, 2020
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Connected and Automated Vehicles
February 6, 2020
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Use of Crowdsourcing to Advance Operations
June 13, 2019
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Mobile Solutions for Assessment and Reporting (MSAR) Application Webinar
November 8, 2018
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All About Drones: Rules, Riggings, Routines, and Results
June 20, 2018
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Automated Traffic Signal Performance Measures (ATSPM)
October 26, 2017
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Traffic Incident Management (TIM) - Part II
September 20, 2017
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Traffic Incident Management (TIM) - Part I
July 26, 2017
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Environment

Green Stormwater Management
May 7, 2020
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Innovation and Sustainable Transportation Evaluation Process (INSTEP) Webinar
May 25, 2017
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Integrating NEPA and Permitting Webinar
May 24, 2017
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Contract Administration

Rail Coordination
August 27, 2020
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Project Bundling Innovation Exchange
June 4, 2020
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EDC 5: Project Bundling
February 7, 2019
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