Upper Great Plains Transportation Institute

Spotlight

  • August 18, 2026
    Join this webinar to explore research findings on innovative approaches to managing highway infrastructure. Participants will learn about a cost-efficient method for assessing culvert conditions and prioritizing maintenance tasks when highway data is limited. The session also examines the role of condition prediction models in optimizing maintenance budgets for underrepresented assets such as culverts.
  • August 18, 2026
    Researchers developed five new crash modification factors, which are indicators of expected changes in crashes after implementing innovative intersection designs. Coupled with a traffic simulation procedure, those factors empower agencies to optimize infrastructure investments and save lives without implementing more costly interchanges.
  • August 17, 2026
    This issue includes tips on managing gravel roads under hot dry summer conditions, the use of advisory speed plaques to improve safety and a calendar of upcoming training events. The newsletter also includes a summary of the transportation safety plan recently updated for the Wind River Reservation in Wyoming. The plan may provide guidance for other reservations looking to develop or update their own safety plans.
  • August 13, 2026
    Nine treatment court teams from North Dakota and Minnesota—representing approximately 85–90 treatment court professionals—recently came together to learn about updated treatment court best practices and explore ways to put those practices into action within their programs.

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