This June 3, 2026 WQAD news piece highlighted two Institute for Transportation (InTrans) projects, sponsored by the Iowa Department of Transportation (DOT), that earned national recognition from the American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials (AASHTO). The projects that will receive the High Value Research awards are Smart Work Zone Deployment Initiative (SWZDI) research on speeding in work zones and Program for Sustainable Pavement Engineering & Research (PROSPER) research on the impact of superloads on Iowa roads.

This May 29, 2026 KCII Radio article reminding drivers to watch for motorcycles this summer highlighted Real-Time Analytics of Transportation Data (REACTOR) Lab crash data.

This April 17, 2026 KMA article highlights one of the cities that was a 2026 recipient of the Iowa Local Technical Assistance Program’s (LTAP’s) Work Zone Sign Package Program.

This December 2025 article in the American Coal Ash Association’s ASH at Work magazine highlights the wide array of products produced by the National Concrete Pavement Technology Center (CP Tech Center), including several studies on the central role of coal ash in modern concrete paving.

This article, which appeared in the July 2025 rural transportation-focused edition of the ITE Journal, was authored by InTrans’ Inya Nlenanya, Zia Zihan, and Omar Smadi and highlights how technological advances can enable scalable, data-driven asset monitoring.

This May 26, 2025 Racoon Valley Radio article highlights one of the cities that was a 2025 recipient of the Iowa LTAP’s Work Zone Sign Package Program.

This April 30, 2025 Federal News Network article featured insights from InTrans Associate Director Neal Hawkins on how historical crash data analysis can utilize artificial intelligence (AI) to provide a probability of future crashes at a particular site.

This March 27, 2025 TR News article authored by InTrans researcher Christopher Day, along with other former InTrans researchers, highlights one of Day’s recent research projects sponsored by the National Cooperative Highway Research Program (NCHRP).

This October 3, 2024 The Gazette article includes insights from an Iowa DOT-sponsored research project led by InTrans researchers on the prevalence of deer crashes on Iowa highways, particularly during the fall months.

This May 22, 2024 Project Optimist article looks at a Minnesota DOT research project led by PROPSER Director Halil Ceylan on how to capture and store carbon dioxide in concrete through a process called sequestration.

This May 13, 2024 WHO 13 news piece included a spotlight on a new STEM Lab at Fairmeadows Elementary School that was created as part of a Bridge Engineering Center (BEC) research project that included funds to support STEM outreach for K-12 students.

This May 8, 2024 Concrete Products article notes the CP Tech Center’s role in the newly formed Reduced Carbon Concrete Consortium (RC3) that will provide DOTs with technical assistance and facilitate contractor preparedness with critical next steps in low-carbon transportation materials pursuits. It also highlights how the CP Tech Center’s recently released Guide for Reducing the Cradle-to-Gate Embodied Carbon Emissions of Paving Concrete factors into the early efforts.

This May 1, 2024 WHO 13 news piece highlights InTrans research aimed at keeping snowplows on the road during whiteout conditions by installing lane guidance devices on the vehicles.

This February 28, 2024 On-Site magazine article that covered the second annual Concrete Pavement Seminar in Mississauga, Ontario included updates from CP Tech Center Director Peter Taylor on the center’s recent research.

This February 14, 2024 Construction Equipment Guide article provides an update on the InTrans research project on snowplow visibility led by Anuj Sharma and sponsored by the Iowa DOT.

This January 1, 2024 Roads & Bridges article is authored by CP Tech Center Director Peter Taylor and focuses on how slipform advancement improves our roads in telling the story of concrete pavements.

This May 23, 2023 KAAL-TV news piece highlights the start of the Un-Ticketing campaign in Cerro Gordo County that is part of an Institute for Transportation research project looking into whether incentivizing good driving behavior improves speed compliance. A follow-up piece on June 2, 2023 “Rewarding safe drivers in Cerro Gordo County” included a ride-along with a sheriff’s deputy where they assessed drivers worthy of an “un-ticket” for their safe behavior.

This May 23, 2023 KIMT News 3 piece highlights the start of the Un-Ticketing campaign in Cerro Gordo County that is part of an Institute for Transportation research project looking into whether incentivizing good driving behavior improves speed compliance.

This January 10, 2023 Radio Iowa article on the High Five Rural Traffic Safety Project led by the Governor’s Traffic Safety Bureau notes the role that the InTrans will have in supporting the initiative.

This November 23, 2022 Cedar Rapids Gazette article features details of the snowplow navigation research currently underway by InTrans’ Anuj Sharma with funding from the Iowa DOT.

This August 31, 2022 Bloomberg article on a new Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) rule regarding pavement markings includes insights from Omar Smadi, Center for Transportation Research and Education (CTRE) director.

Halil Ceylan, director of PROSPER, recently had an opportunity to discuss his research on using waste plastics in gravel road projects with U.S. Rep. Ashley Hinson, R-1st District, as noted in this July 26, 2022 article from the Independence Bulletin Journal.

This Summer 2022 Public Roads magazine article on the Transportation Pooled Fund (TPF) Program includes SWZDI as “a great example of the benefits that come through the partnerships and collaboration of the TPF Program.”

The Jan. 8, 2022, news piece from WHO 13 highlights InTrans research on snowplow navigation systems to help operators stay on the roads when conditions are poor.

The Jan. 5, 2022, news piece from We Are Iowa Local 5 News ties holiday winter conditions to new research on snowplow navigation systems being done by InTrans’ Anuj Sharma with funding from the Iowa DOT.

The summer 2021  article in the American Traffic Safety Services Association’s (ATSSA’s) Roadway Safety magazine highlights Iowa DOT efforts to implement arrow boards that can share information in work zones and the REACTOR Lab’s research into the benefits of the technology.

The February 26, 2021 FAA Safety Briefing article looks at heated pavement technology applications at airports and the serious challenge to pilots and airport operations that winter weather poses.

This January 19, 2021 article from WalletHub features InTrans’ Jing Dong as an expert on potential future improvements to the safety, condition, and congestion of the nation’s roads.

In a January 8, 2021 article, Traffic & Transit featured the Rural Transportation Research Roadmap, a project for which InTrans Researcher John Shaw is the Iowa State University (ISU) project manager. The project is led by Western Transportation Institute (WTI), and ISU serves as a partner on the NCHRP-sponsored project.

The January 6, 2021 Roads & Bridges article on the history of concrete overlays includes the history of the CP Tech Center’s development of its Guide to Concrete Overlays.

This November 2020 article from American Trails recommends the Guide to Concrete Trails released by the CP Tech Center in 2019 for civic leaders as they make trails a part of their community’s critical infrastructure.

The October 2020 Airport Improvement article highlights research by PROSPER Director Halil Ceylan that demonstrates the potential of conductive concrete in airside pavements.

The World of Concrete said in a June 23, 2020 article that the Guide to Concrete Trails released by the CP Tech Center in 2019 provides a “valuable new resource” to promote concrete products in the parks.

On Feb. 12, 2020, PBS’ NewsHour ran a piece on ultra-high performance concrete featuring BEC staff and students as part of the news program’s ongoing Breakthrough series that looks at emerging technologies.

The January 2, 2020 Roads & Bridges article discusses the CP Tech Center’s spearheading of a multi-year performance engineered mixture (PEM) pooled-fund research program led by the FHWA.

The WHO 13 Nov. 20, 2019 news piece highlights the potential of soybean oil as a bio-based polymer in asphalt.

The Nov. 11, 2019 Ames Tribune article featured a soy-based polymer used in asphalt placed on a demonstration site at the ISU research farm parking lot.

The Aug. 15, 2019 For Construction Pros article said the Guide to Concrete Trails released by the CP Tech Center aids contractors in construction and maintenance.

The Jan. 22, 2019 Google blog post and accompanying video highlights the work the Iowa DOT and REACTOR Lab researchers are doing with big data to provide insights into traffic behavior and ultimately keep roads safe.

NBC’s Jeff Rossen of the TODAY Show talked with Halil Ceylan, professor of civil, construction and environmental engineering and director of the PROSPER about heated pavement technology in January 2018.

The March 31, 2017 Ames Tribune article featured the partnership between the REACTOR Lab and the Iowa DOT to leverage new opportunities using big data to manage traffic incidents.

The March 30, 2017 article from the International Society for Concrete Pavements shared an update on the first full-scale test slabs of electrically conductive concrete installed at an American airport.

A January 3, 2017 article in Roads & Bridges highlights research by the CP Tech Center to investigate the use of wireless, microfabricated sensor systems to detect and monitor data related to pavement distresses in concrete pavements.

A September 6, 2016 article in Roads & Bridges includes the CP Tech Center’s role in investigating the causes of premature joint distress and suggesting appropriate preventive practices.