Coverage of Bridge-in-a-Backpack
The Bangor Daily News reported that the design standards for the Bridge-in-a-Backpack technology that was developed at UMaine’s Advanced Structures and Composites Center have been accepted for inclusion in the American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials codes. Center director Habib Dagher, who was interviewed for the story, said the move means a Bridge-in-a-Backpack used on federal or state highways is automatically eligible for federal Department of Transportation grants. The BDN also reported in a separate story that a transportation project in Caribou, Maine, that is nearing completion features a Bridge-in-a-Backpack over an ITS recreational trail.
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