Upper Great Plains Transportation Institute

Spotlight

  • 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.
  • August 3, 2026
    Recent national trends, however, suggest that these gains may have slowed, raising the question of whether HRGC safety has entered a persistent plateau. This study investigates whether the historical decline in U.S. HRGC incidents has transitioned into a statistically distinct safety regime and whether the factors associated with casualty occurrence have changed following that transition.
  • July 28, 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.
  • July 23, 2026
    Highway–rail grade crossing (HRGC) incidents in the United States declined substantially for several decades before stabilizing in recent years. Understanding this persistence is important because future safety improvements may depend on identifying locations where incident occurrence remains resistant to further reduction.

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