Pavements and Materials

The Pavements and Materials Technical Advisory Group determines research needs and priorities involving pavement design procedures (new, rehabilitation and preservation), pavement subgrades and embankments, highway construction materials, pavement performance, new materials for highway applications and recycling reclaimed materials.

The contact and Pavements and Materials TAG chairs are Brian Pfeifer, who serves Illinois Department of Transportation’s Office of Highways Implementation in the Central Bureau of Materials, and John Senger, who serves as IDOT’s bureau chief of research in the Central Bureau of Materials.

TAG members’ affiliations include:

IDOT’s Office of Highway Project Implementation, Central Bureau of Materials
IDOT’s Office of Highway Project Implementation, Bureau of Construction
IDOT’s Office of Highway Project Implementation, Bureau of Design and Environment
IDOT’s Office of Highway Project Implementation, Regional Representative
IDOT’s Office of Intermodal Project Implementation, Bureau of Airport Engineering
IDOT’s Office of Planning and Programming, Bureau of Programming
IDOT’s Office of Planning and Programming, Bureau of Research
IDOT’s Office of Planning and Programming, Bureau of Research (non-voting)
IDOT’s Office of Planning and Programming, Bureau of Local Roads and Streets
Federal Highway Administration
Illinois Association of Aggregate Producers
Illinois Asphalt Pavement Association
Illinois Center for Transportation, Academic Representative (term ends May 31, 2025)
Illinois Center for Transportation, Research Coordinator (non-voting)
Illinois Concrete Pavement Association
Illinois State Toll Highway Authority