2026 Transportation Infrastructure Durability Conference

TIDC26 NO-COST REGISTRATION

📆 WHEN:

August 19th – 20th,
2026

📍WHERE:

UMaine Wells Conference Center
Orono, ME

📩 CONTACT:

tidc.ascc@maine.edu
For More Info

Wednesday, August 19th

  • 9:45 AM
    Senior USDOT Leadership Keynote
  • 10:30 AM
    Keynote Q&A Panel
  • 11:15 AM Presentation Session 1
    X-BRIDGE 1.0: Design Challenges, Solutions, & Logistics
  • 1:15 PM Presentation Session 2
    Composite Advances in Infrastructure & Future Trends
  • 2:30 PM Presentation Session 3
    Girder Manufacturing & Construction Highlights
  • 4:30 PM
    Basalt International Facility Tour (Sign up during Registration)

Thursday, August 20th

  • 9:30 AM
    UMaine Opening
  • 9:45 AM Session 4
    StateDOT Leaders Panel Session: Adoption Challenges
  • 11:00 AM Presentation Session 5
    US Army Corps of Engineers Transformation to Composites
  • 1:00 PM Presentation Session 6
    Digital Twins-construction & AVs-Human Machine Interface
  • 2:30 PM
    ASCC & VEMI Lab Tours (Sign up during Registration)


Build Faster. Build Affordable. Build for the Future.

Why Attend TIDC26?

Hear Presentations &
Ask Questions About

Transportation Infrastructure Research, Advancements, and Future Developments:

  • Composites in Transportation Infrastructure
  • U.S. DOT Infrastructure Research Landscape
  • X-BRIDGE, and the First Demonstration Project in Hancock Maine
  • Advanced Driving Systems & Public Challenges with Autonomous Vehicles

Who Should
Attend?

Anyone engaged in
Transportation Infrastructure:

  • DOT 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

The Transportation Infrastructure Durability Conference is the University of Maine’s no cost annual forum for all things at the forefront of transportation innovation, this year with a focus on the UMaine / U.S. DOT ARPA-I (Advanced Research Projects Agency – Infrastructure) collaborative project: X-BRIDGE (eXceptional Bridges through Innovative Design and Groundbreaking Engineering).

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

TIDC26 NO-COST REGISTRATION
A crowd listening intently to a podium talk
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

🏠 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

On the booking portal: select your check in day and your check out day, the 20th is available for checkout even though it looks outside of the available options.

Book Your Stay HERE
Hotel Ursa Information
TIDC26 NO-COST REGISTRATION

Conference Supported by

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