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July 2008
TERRA to host MnROAD open house
A tour bus will loop through the MnROAD pavement facility during the July 30 open house.
The Transportation Engineering and Road Research Alliance (TERRA) is hosting a behind-the-scenes look at how materials and pavement engineering innovations are developed, tested, and implemented on Minnesota roads at the Minnesota Road Research Project (MnROAD) facility near Albertville. The event, Engineering Better Roads Through Dynamic Research Partnerships, is part of the TERRA Innovation Series started last year. It will take place on July 30 from 10 a.m. to 3:30 p.m.
Representatives from TERRA, Mn/DOT, local government, and industry will be on hand to discuss TERRAinitiated research under way as part of the MnROAD Phase Two Research Initiative as well as the latest innovations in transportation engineering. A tour bus will run a continuous loop through the MnROAD facility, making stops at various project locations. Researchers will be at project sites to discuss details.
Potential featured projects include fulldepth reclamation, pervious pavement, fly ash, and warm-mix asphalt. Poster sessions and equipment demonstrations will share the latest innovations in the industry. In addition, forum discussions and presentations will focus on topics relevant to construction, local government, and researchers, consultants, and practitioners.
Visitors may participate as their schedules allow, either for a brief stay or for the entire day. During lunch, which will be provided, various TERRA, Mn/DOT, and industry leaders will speak and a TERRA appreciation award will be presented.
There is no cost to attend the open house but registration is required. A complete program is on the TERRA Web site at www.terraroadalliance.org. To register, please contact Stephanie Malinoff at malinoff@umn.edu or 612-624-8398.
This is the second event in the TERRA Innovation Series, which features transportation engineering and road research. The TERRA Innovation Series was created to communicate TERRA activities, innovations, and products through knowledge transfer, exchange, and demonstration.