Mainebiz, AP report on DOT grant to create resilient infrastructure
Mainebiz and the Associated Press reported that the Transportation Infrastructure Durability Center at the University of Maine Advanced Structures and Composites Center has received a $2.6 million dollar grant from the U.S. Department of Transportation to support continued research and development of resilient infrastructure. The center’s director, Habib Dagher, testified before a U.S. Senate subcommittee in May to highlight how new construction methods and materials currently under development at UMaine can help address the impacts of climate change. U.S. News and World Report, the Westport News and the New Canaan Advertiser shared the AP story.