Thomas Saad, P.E.
Federal Highway Administration

Hamid Ghasemi, Ph.D
Team Leader & Program Manager
Federal Highway Administration

Robert Zobel, Ph.D., P.E
Technical and Development Engineer
Federal Highway Administration

Sue Lane, P.E.
Federal Highway Administration

Project Initiation

• TPF Solicitation posted in June, 2012 seeking participating States and industry
• TPF Project established in July, 2013
  • 7 States, FHWA have made commitments
  • Over $2M committed
  • Anticipated to be a 5 year project
  • Awarded a contract to Pennoni Associates Inc.
• Establishment of the Technical Advisory Committee underway

Project Participants

• Minnesota DOT
• Wisconsin DOT
• Georgia DOT
• North Carolina DOT
• Iowa DOT
• Pennsylvania DOT
• Oregon DOT
• FHWA, LTBP Program

Key Project Goals

• Develop a National Bridge Traffic Database 
• Determine and quantify influence of trucks on bridge component performance
• Develop protocols for collecting research quality bridge traffic data
• Develop tools and products that bridge owners can use to manage and operate loading conditions on existing network of highway bridges

Project Contract Awarded

• FHWA LTBP IDIQ Contractors submitted proposals for ‘proof of concept’ task order
• Pennoni Associates awarded 2-year contract in November 2013

Project Details

• Conduct literature review of WIM data collection systems
• Identify best technologies for collecting necessary data
• Identify best locations for data collection and # of sites
• Develop protocols for collecting research quality bridge traffic data
• Synthesize all findings and conduct workshop
• Collect data for 2 years at select sites
• Maintain systems, analyze data
• Store data in format appropriate for Bridge Portal

Interested In Participating In Pooled Fund Project TPF-5(283)?

Contact:
Thomas Saad, FHWA Resource Center
Phone: 708-283-3521
E-mail: thomas.saad@dot.gov

Thank You!

Questions?