Improve the Approach to Measuring Highway Criticality

Preventive maintenance is critical for extending bridge service lives, reducing life cycle costs, and improving bridge performance. Kentucky Transportation Cabinet (KTC) researchers have identified preventive maintenance activities that should be prioritized and which require improved consistency, documentation, and workforce training across Kentucky. While technical guidance describing how to perform these activities is available, a clear need exists for a structured, hands-on training that presents this information in a uniform manner. KTC’s Technology Transfer (T2) Program specializes in proven techniques for conducting applied transportation training. Coordinating the development and delivery of bridge preventive maintenance training through T2 will promote effective knowledge transfer and long-term adoption of best practices by KYTC and local agency personnel.

Language

• English

Project

• Status: Active
• Funding: $120,000.00
• Contract Numbers:

  KYSPR 27-705

• Sponsor Organizations:

  Kentucky Transportation Cabinet

  200 Mero Street
  Frankfort, KY  United States  40622
• Performing Organizations:

  University of Kentucky, Lexington

  Kentucky Transportation Center College of Engineering, 176 Raymond Building
  Lexington, KY  United States  40506-0281
• Principal Investigators:

  Blandford, Ben

  Souleyrette, Reginald

  Chen, Mei

  Zhang, Xu

• Start Date: 20260701
• Expected Completion Date: 20270630
• Actual Completion Date: 0

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Bridges; Education and training; Preventive maintenance; Technology transfer
• Geographic Terms: Kentucky
• Subject Areas: Bridges and other structures; Education and Training; Highways; Maintenance and Preservation;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 02000584
• Record Type: Research project
• Source Agency: University of Kentucky, Lexington
• Contract Numbers: KYSPR 27-705
• Files: RIP, STATEDOT
• Created Date: Aug 26 2026 5:04PM