Citing his expertise, innovation and quality of research, managers within the Texas Department of Transportation (TxDOT) have honored Tom Scullion of the Texas A&M Transportation Institute (TTI) with a new award from the department: Researcher Award of Excellence. Scullion, a senior research engineer and manager of TTI’s Flexible Pavement Program, is renowned for his work […]
Tom Scullion
Texas Cities, Counties Invest in New Pavements Developed by TTI
Thin pavements expected to last longer, save money If thin is in, then the new pavements being developed by researchers at the Texas A&M Transportation Institute (TTI) and the Texas Department of Transportation (TxDOT) are all that, and then some. Instead of the traditional two-inch overlays that are typical for road rehabilitation, TTI researchers have […]
Get a Grip
New Fine PFC Offsets Bleeding, Flushing on Roadways Lufkin had a problem. The highway interchange at US 59 and Loop 287 is one of the busiest in the area. Trucks wanting to avoid Lufkin traffic exited US 59 to Loop 287. The volume of traffic, the weight of the vehicles, and the speeds when exiting […]