Accelerated Bridge Construction Technologies

2007 Conference

• Workshop Outcomes and Follow-up Activities

2008 FHWA Accelerated Bridge Construction Conference - Highway for Life

Hyatt Regency Baltimore on the Inner Harbor
Baltimore, Maryland, March 20 and 21, 2008

Conference Sponsor: Federal Highway Administration (FHWA)

Conference Co-Sponsors: California Department of Transportation, Florida Department of Transportation, Georgia Department of Transportation, Maryland Department of Transportation, Montana Department of Transportation, Nebraska Department of Roads, New York Department of Transportation, North Carolina Department of Transportation, Oregon Department of Transportation, Pennsylvania Department of Transportation, South Carolina Department of Transportation, Texas Department of Transportation, Washington State Department of Transportation.

The Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) will hold its "2008 Accelerated Bridge Construction - Highway for Life" conference in Baltimore Maryland on March 20 and 21, 2008. FHWA is working to accelerate the deployment of innovation and new technology to significantly improve the driving experiences of America's motorists through the Highways for LIFE program. The Accelerated Bridge Construction conference provides a critical forum to exchange ideas and experiences within the bridge community, public and private sector. The conference will be held at the Hyatt Regency Baltimore on the Inner Harbor and is being co-sponsored by the FHWA and 13 State DOTs from across the United States. In attendance will be the State Bridge Engineers from the sponsoring States along with FHWA representatives and others. The audience will include Department of Transportation bridge engineers, design professionals, fabricators, contractors, academia and representatives of federal and local public agencies. The focus of the conference will be on case studies world wide, emphasizing pre-fabricated bridge elements and systems, state-of-the-art equipment, material technologies, and innovative contracting methods that serve to enable accelerated bridge construction , using various construction materials. The public demand for a "Get in, Get out and Stay out" approach to bridge construction is the motive for the FHWA to promote technologies that will Reduce on-site construction time, Minimize traffic impacts, Improve work zone safety, Decrease environmental disruption, Make bridges more constructible, Increase quality and Lower life-cycle costs. The conference program will be finalized by the Conference Planning Committee (CPC) consisting of State Bridge Engineers, FHWA Engineers, and bridge design professionals from the private sector. The conference will also include a summary of available technologies worldwide.

Call for Abstracts

You are invited to submit an abstract of a formal paper to be considered for presentation at the conference. Abstracts are welcome from design practitioners, university researchers, industry representatives, fabricators, contractors and bridge owners. All papers selected and presented will be published in a proceeding available at the conference. Those interested in giving a presentation at the conference should submit a page long abstract before August 20, 2007. Abstracts should include the name and affiliation of the authors, the presenting author and a brief outline of the subject to be presented.

Please e-mail your one page abstract, before August 20, 2007 to Dr. Atorod Azizinamini

Authors will be notified of the status of their abstracts before September 14, 2007. Accepted abstracts will be asked to submit a full paper which will be included in the peer reviewed conference proceeding. For more information you can also contact Mr. Vasant Mistry of the FHWA at 202-366-4599.

Other Conference Information

• Hotel information
• Registration information
• Conference Program
• For more information contact Vasant Mistry or Dr. Atorod Azizinamini

Reports and Presentations

• 850 Ton Bridge Lifted Into Place by World's Largest Mobile Crane
• Accelerated Construction Interim Report
• Expedited Concrete Box Girder Bridge Removals Over the Interstate in One-Night Interstate Closures
• Innovated Technology For Accelerated Construction Of Bridge And Embankment Foundations In Europe
• e-Session: Sixth International Bridge Engineering Conference
• Second National Prefabricated Bridges Workshop