The x-bridge project awards $8,000,000 to the university of maine to conduct research and prototyping with the goal of developing technologies that can deliver bridges at half the cost in half the…

The x-bridge project awards $8,000,000 to the university of maine to conduct research and prototyping with the goal of developing technologies that can deliver bridges at half the cost in half the time with double the lifespan. The project has a total of five major tasks, covering the design of the composite bridge system (CBS) and its utilization, developing and prototyping CBS technologies, and planning and ramp up to constructing a full-scale demonstration bridge using the CBS in partnership with maine DOT. The university of maine will develop and integrate new advanced composite materials into bridge construction and to explore AI-assisted design tools, with the aim to demonstrate these technologies at scale through the construction of a prototype bridge. The intended beneficiaries will be the citizens of the united states. There are no known subrecipients. Award purpose: the x-bridge project awards $8,000,000 to the university of maine to conduct research and prototyping with the goal of developing technologies that can deliver bridges at half the cost in half the time with double the lifespan.activities to be performed - the project has a total of five major tasks, covering the design of the composite bridge system (CBS) and its utilization, developing and prototyping CBS technologies, and planning and ramp up to constructing a full-scale demonstration bridge using the CBS in partnership with maine DOT. Intended beneficiary(IES) are citizens of the united states. Subrecipient activities, if known or specified at the time of award. There are no known subrecipients.