During the Annual Meeting and Awards Ceremony, CTS debuted two videos about the many contributions U of M researchers have made—and are still making—in pavement design and traffic operations.
The videos are one of the ways CTS is marking 30 years of transportation innovation. Our goal is to show how research progresses over time—from curiosity to discovery to innovation. The videos also show how U of M research meets the practical needs of Minnesotans in the Twin Cities metro and throughout the state.
Designing pavements that can stand up to Minnesota’s harsh climate is a continuing priority for researchers, whose work has led to new methods, tools, and specifications to extend pavement life. The video also looks at how research teams are pushing the envelope with use of materials such as taconite waste and graphene nano-platelets for pavement applications.
The second video, about traffic operations, shows how researchers have been leaders nationally and internationally in developing tools to collect and analyze traffic data (see story in the February 2017 Catalyst).
