Inside INDOT’s Division of Materials and Tests, technicians and engineers analyze the materials that go into our roads, ...
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Why Some Roads Are Made of Styrofoam

Over the years, engineers have come up with a lot of creative ways to mitigate the settlement of heavy stuff on soft soils, ...
University of Texas at Arlington engineering professor Sahadat Hossain explains how the unique mix of plastic and asphalt is made. He and a team of students are piloting the sustainable mix on a paved ...
When civil engineers go to plan the roads that we drive, they’re doing so using materials and technology that have advanced significantly in recent history. Some of the biggest advancements in road ...
Here’s another dire assessment of the condition of roadways and transit service. A report card on the state of our nation’s roads, bridges and transit service and several other categories of public ...
Self-healing roads, made from biomass waste and designed using AI, could offer a solution to the country’s £143 million pothole problem. An interdisciplinary team of scientists from King’s College ...
UMN researchers tested recycled-plastic pipes under a Minnesota highway — finding they held up like new plastic while cutting ...
Tazewell County is developing a Safety Action Plan to reduce crash deaths and serious injuries. The county received a federal ...
HINDMAN, Ky. — Kentucky Army National Guard engineers continued road construction on county roads in Hindman and Hyden on April 1, 2025. Soldiers from Detachment 1, 149th Engineer Vertical ...
Colorado’s infrastructure systems remain adequate but roads, schools and other aging assets require urgent attention, according to a report published by civil engineers. The state’s infrastructure ...