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Infrastructure Week 2019–#BuildForTomorrow

May 13, 2019

May 13-20 is the 7th annual Infrastructure Week. This year’s message emphasizes that America’s future will be shaped by the infrastructure choices we make today. So let’s #BuildForTomorrow. The Center for Infrastructure Renewal (CIR), located on the RELLIS Campus, is a state-of-the-art research center that is the leading source for developing transformative infrastructure solutions. The […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: Center for Infrastructure Renewal, CIR, infrastructure, Infrastructure Week, RELLIS Campus

TTI Hosts FHWA’s Sustainable Pavements Technical Working Group

November 1, 2018

Hosted by the Texas A&M Transportation Institute (TTI), the Federal Highway Administration’s (FHWA’s) Sustainable Pavements Technical Working Group (SPTWG) met at The Texas A&M University System’s Center for Infrastructure Renewal (CIR), located at the A&M System’s RELLIS Campus, Oct. 30–31. The group’s stated purpose is to “provide technical input to the FHWA on sustainability and […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: Center for Infrastructure Renewal, CIR, education, environment, Federal Highway Administration, FHWA, pavement, pavement technique, pavement technology, policy, SPTWG, sustainability, Sustainable Pavements Technical Working Group, transportation, workforce

Texas Plugfest Comes to TTI for Connected and Autonomous Vehicle Testing

October 30, 2018

Transportation technology companies from the United States and around the world met at the Texas A&M University RELLIS Campus Oct. 22–26 for Texas Plugfest, a weeklong transportation technology equipment testing event hosted by the Texas A&M Transportation Institute (TTI). The companies — which have developed their own connected and self-driving automobile equipment — are hoping […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: CAV, Center for Infrastructure Renewal, CIR, Plugfest, RELLIS Campus

It’s High Time For a Discussion on Infrastructure

August 23, 2018

By Gregory Winfree and Zachary Grasley In August, we mark 11 years since the Interstate 35 bridge in Minneapolis collapsed into the Mississippi River, killing 13 people and injuring 145 more. For anyone not living there, or otherwise not personally affected by that tragedy, the anniversary will likely pass without a single thought as to […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: Bill Shuster, Center for Infrastructure Renewal, CIR, Gregory Winfree, infrastructure, roads and bridges

CIR Ribbon Cutting Ceremony Highlights Expected Infrastructure Innovations for State, Nation

April 12, 2018

Credited with acquiring the legislative funding needed for The Texas A&M University System’s Center for Infrastructure Renewal (CIR), Texas Lieutenant Governor Dan Patrick was the special guest for the center’s ribbon-cutting ceremony held on the RELLIS Campus April 11. The 138,000-square-foot, multidisciplinary research center boasts state-of-the-art research facilities and laboratories aimed at making infrastructure smarter, […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: Center for Infrastructure Renewal, CIR, infrastructure, Infrastructure Investment, RELLIS Campus, Texas Engineering Experiment Station

Groundbreaking for Center for Infrastructure Renewal Kicks Off RELLIS Campus Construction

September 26, 2016

Texas A&M University System officials on Monday kicked off their aggressive construction schedule for the new 2,000-acre RELLIS campus with a groundbreaking for its first new building, the Center for Infrastructure Renewal. It is a collaboration among the Texas A&M Transportation Institute, the Texas A&M Engineering Experiment Station and the private sector. Just five months […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: Center for Infrastructure Renewal, CIR, RELLIS Campus

Birgisson Brings Vision, Experience to CIR Leadership Role

September 15, 2016

When asked why he accepted the leadership position for the new Center for Infrastructure Renewal (CIR), Dr. Bjorn Birgisson’s answer is simple: “TTI and Texas A&M are the best place in the world to be for infrastructure research.” His claim might sound glib, but it’s born of experience. Trained as a professional engineer in the […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: Bjorn Birgisson, Center for Infrastructure Renewal, CIR, RELLIS Campus

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