You are invited to help us celebrate LHTAC’s 20th anniversary! LHTAC will host a celebration in conjunction with our March Council meeting and will follow up with mini-celebrations on our tour to Eastern Idaho in June and Northern Idaho in September. The celebrations will include refreshments, an update on LHTAC and fun giveaways. Everyone is welcome and encouraged to attend the council meeting to see first hand what’s on our upcoming agenda.
Instead of conventional bridge support technology, Geosynthetic Reinforced Soil (GRS) Integrated Bridge System (IBS) technology uses alternating layers of compacted granular fill material and fabric sheets of geotextile reinforcement to provide support for the bridge. GRS also provides a smooth transition from the bridge onto the roadway, and alleviates the “bump at the bridge” problem caused by uneven settlement between the bridge and approaching roadway. The technology offers unique advantages in the construction of small bridges, including:
Below you will find a collection of previous newsletters and technical articles from the past. Moving ahead, we’ll still put together mailings so you can have a physical copy, but much of the content will be posted on the website first. In the meantime, if there’s a newsletter or article you missed and would like to review it, click the link below to download it.