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Source: FHWA
FHWA recently issued a Notice of Funding Opportunities (NOFO) to solicit applications to support its Sustainable Pavements Program through a cooperative agreement. The purpose of the Advancing Sustainability and Resilience in Pavements cooperative agreement is to further the program by exploring topics related to sustainability and resilience, including, but not limited to, sustainable and resilience infrastructure, equity, life cycle cost analysis (LCCA), lifecycle assessment (LCA), social LCA, and vulnerability assessments.
Visit the solicitation for more information.
Next Community of Knowledge Webinar on Benchmarks for Construction Materials
All public agency staff such as state DOTs, cities, and federal agencies (including consultants and academics working directly with a public agency) are invited to participate in the next Community of Knowledge Webinar on Tuesday, June 6 at 2pm ET. The webinar will explore how to derive benchmarks for construction materials based on environmental product declarations (EPDs). See the flyer for more information and register to participate in the webinar. Technical information shared during the Community of Knowledge webinars is now available online.
Sustainable Pavements Technical Working Group Meeting Held
The Spring 2023 Sustainable Pavements Technical Working Group (SPTWG) Meeting was held April 19-20, 2023 in Wilmington, DE. With more than 70 in-person attendees and over 100 virtual attendees, the meeting was a huge success! Thanks to all participants, especially the Delaware Department of Transportation for hosting the meeting. The presentations were informative and the discussions were highly engaging.
The next SPTWG Meeting is being planned for Fall 2023. Detailed information will be shared in the coming weeks.
New Sustainable Pavements Program Publications
The Sustainable Pavements Program recently published the following documents:
Using Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) to Inform the Pavement Treatment Selection Process
This case study demonstrates how the Arizona Department of Transportation explores environmental impacts as part of its pavement treatment type selection process using the FHWA Pavement Life Cycle Assessment Framework.
Pavement Resilience: State of the Practice
This report describes the state of knowledge, practice, and future needs for pavement resilience based on (1) key national and international climate documents, (2) a FHWA approach to resilience, (3) the results of a literature review, and (4) the findings from two FHWA sponsored peer exchanges on pavement resilience.
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