Precast Concrete - Smart Pavement - The future of road building
Future Technology: The New Information Superhighway
This rendering depicts the various technology which can be incorporated into an Integrated Roadways precast panel.Courtesy: Integrated Roadways.
The term “information superhighway” was introduced in the 1990s. Back then, it was used to describe a worldwide communications network. Today, Kansas City, Mo.-based Integrated Roadways is putting a different spin on the term. The company’s innovative Smart Pavement system, which integrates advanced technology with precast concrete pavement slabs, has the potential to revolutionize the way our roads are built and financed.
“We look at Smart Pavement as a computer in a concrete case,” said Tim Sylvester, founder and CEO of Integrated Roadways. “What we deliver is a sensing system that turns the pavement into a touchpad, but instead of fingertips, the sensing system is looking for tire positions.”
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NBM&CW June 2018
