Award will provide funding to develop an advanced bridge technology clearinghouse

This $10,000,000 Cooperative Agreement awarded by the U.S. Department of Transportation's Immediate Office of the Secretary Transportation (USDOT/OST-R) under the Advanced Bridge Technology Clearinghouse (ABTC) Development program (CFDA 20.947) will fund Rutgers University and a consortium of partner universities to develop a comprehensive national repository and clearinghouse for bridge design, technology, and infrastructure innovation. The clearinghouse will provide a platform for bridge and structure stakeholders to access technically robust and unbiased information on emerging bridge materials, structural technologies, and best practices to facilitate the evaluation, acceptance, and implementation of innovative bridge design and construction techniques across the United States. The award period runs from Aug 1, 2024 to Jul 31, 2029, and involves sub-recipients including Prairie View A&M, Texas A&M Transportation Institute, Michigan State University, and Arizona State University supporting research activities under the consortium led by Rutgers.

Subrecipient activities

Support of research activities will be conducted under a consortium of universities led by rutgers university and including rutgers, prairie view a & m, texas a & m transportation institute (TTI), michigan state university and arizona state university.