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Work smarter, not harder: New technology takes flight

Runways may rank last on your list of considerations when purchasing plane tickets, but have you ever considered how much their maintenance affects your wallet?

There’s an app for that: Mobile apps improving rural roads

Rural roads are more than just scenic routes. In fact, unpaved roads make up 58 percent of the state’s total road mileage, according to the 2015 Illinois Highways and Street Mileage Statistics.

A real jam: ICT-IDOT improving your commute one stoplight at a time

Workweek traffic often feels like a rat race. Horns beeping, road-rage drivers, you name it. We’re all just trying to make it through the stoplight to punch in on time.

A clear path home: IDOT’s potential all-pavement marking improvements bring ‘good news’ for motorists

Driving at night is one thing. Driving in the dark when it’s raining cats and dogs is another. Once you lose the ability to see the centerline markings, it can get downright dangerous.

Bold Plans for the Future: Lyft, Uber Explore Autonomous Vehicles

In the era of ride-hailing, service providers often find themselves in contention with one another waiting to see who comes out victorious. Perhaps the most highly contended ride-hailer brawl is the one between Lyft and Uber.

News and Events

  • 2019 AFP00 Section Best Paper Award
  • 2020 CCAT Global Symposium Save the Date
  • The Smart Work Zone Deployment Initiative invites you to submit problem statements describing proposed research in the field
  • Fourth International Conference on Transportation Geotechnics 
  • 11th International Conference on Managing Pavement Assets

Upcoming Kent Seminars

Discrete element modeling of ballasts’ dynamic behavior

Oct. 24, 12:30 p.m. (CT), ATREL Classroom

Development of a Machine Learning-Based Quality Control Approach for Automated Pavement Condition Data

Oct. 31, 12:30 p.m. (CT), ATREL Classroom

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