2026 Transportation Infrastructure Durability Conference

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Informational header that reads: Transportation Infrastructure Durability Conference. Build Faster. Build Affordable. Build for the Future. 2026 topic focus U.S. DOT ARPA-I X-BRIDGE. Join TIDC this August 19th to the 20th at Wells Conference Center at the University of Maine in Orono.

📆 WHEN:

August 19th – 20th,
2026

📍WHERE:

UMaine Wells Conference Center
Orono, ME

📩 CONTACT:

tidc.ascc@maine.edu
For More Info

🏠 Lodging:

A Limited Discount Group Rate is Available
at the On-Campus Hotel Ursa

– 5min Walk From Wells Conference Center –
Book Your Stay By July 28th, 2026

Book Your Stay HERE
Hotel Ursa Information

The Transportation Infrastructure Durability Conference is the University of Maine’s (UMaine) annual forum for all things at the forefront of transportation innovation, this year with a focus on the UMaine / U.S. DOT Advanced Research Projects Agency – Infrastructure (ARPA-I) collaborative project: eXceptional Bridges through Innovative Design and Groundbreaking Engineering (X-BRIDGE).

X-BRIDGE is a corrosion free bridge system. The goal is to construct bridge superstructures in half the time, at half the cost, and with twice the lifespan with minimal maintenance cost.

TIDC26 topics will include State-of-the-art Infrastructure Composites, X-BRIDGE Design, Fabrication, and Commercialization, and a look into the U.S. DOT Infrastructure Research Landscape. Stick around after proceedings conclude for tours that include the ASCC’s GEM Factory of the Future. We hope to see you in Orono this August 19th-20th as we discuss ways to:

Build Faster. Build Affordable. Build for the Future.

Why Attend TIDC26?

Hear Presentations &
Ask Questions About

Topics in Transportation Infrastructure Research, Advancements, and Future Developments Including:

  • The Current U.S. DOT Infrastructure Research Landscape
  • How to Use Composites More Effectively in Transportation Infrastructure
  • The U.S. DOT ARPA-I Program’s Inaugural Project: X-BRIDGE, and its Upcoming Demonstration Project in Hancock Maine
  • Advanced Driving Systems & Public Challenges with Autonomous Vehicles

Who Should
Attend?

Anyone with an Interest in Advancing the Affordability of Transportation Infrastructure Including:

  • Department of Transportation Professionals at the National, State, and Municipal Levels
  • Transportation Engineers, Designers, Fabricators, Planners, & Project Managers
  • Materials Manufacturers, Technology Providers, & Industry Organizations
  • Universities Looking to Advance Composite Solutions in Transportation
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a presenter talking about infrastructure topics behind the podium
An interaction between two transportation professionals at an expo booth

Conference Co-Chairs

Headshot of Dr. Habib Dagher

Dr. Habib Dagher

Director

UMaine Advanced Structures & Composites Center

Kelley Severns Headshot

Kelley Severns

Program Director

USDOT ARPA-I’s X-BRIDGE Program

Conference Supported by

Advanced Research Projects Agency - Infrastructure (ARPA-I)
University of Maine