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A transportation podcast produced by the Louisiana Transportation Research Center. Hosts Todd Blount and Garrett Wheat highlight what and who is driving change in Louisiana transportation.
Louisiana Transportation Research Center hosts The Driving Force, a government show with 39 episodes published.
On this episode, Todd and Garrett launch a new series highlighting the groundbreaking work of LTRC's Pavement & Geotechnical Research group. Research Administrator Gavin Gautreau joins us for an introduction to the conte
On this episode, Todd and Garrett wrap up our series with Louisiana DOTD's Structures Maintenance and Inspection Group by welcoming Group Administrator Haylye Brown and Bridge Engineer Jason Michiels to the show to discu
On this episode, Todd and Garrett continue to explore the inner workings of Louisiana DOTD's Bridge Maintenance Group by welcoming Bridge Maintenance Administrator Haylye Brown and Load Rating Engineer Billy Metcalf. Thi
On this unique episode, Todd and Garrett are joined by Bridge Maintenance Administrator Haylye Brown and Louisiana Roadside Development Manager Ryan Duhon . They discuss Ryan and his team's impressive and extensive work
On this episode, Todd and Garrett continue our series with Louisiana's DOTD Bridge Maintenance Group with a focus on structural bridge repair and rehabilitation across the state. Bridge Maintenance Administrator Haylye B
On this episode, Todd and Garrett kick off an exciting new series on bridge maintenance in Louisiana by welcoming Bridge Maintenance Administrator Haylye Brown and Bridge Inspection Engineer Stephanie Doolittle . In this
On this episode, Todd and Garrett wrap up our series with LTRC's Special Studies Research Group by welcoming Dr. Walid Alaywan , Senior Structures Research Engineer. Dr. Alaywan shares about a wide range of bridge and ot
Todd and Garrett continue our Special Studies Research Highlights series by welcoming Dr. Ashifur Rahman , LTRC's Planning and Intermodal Research Manager. In this conversation, Dr. Rahman discusses how he and his partne
Dr. Milhan Moomen joins Todd and Garrett for a fascinating conversation about his work in Intelligent Transportation Systems (ITS) and traffic research, highlighting several current projects exploring and evaluating the
LTRC Safety Research Manager Dr. Elisabeta Mitran joins Todd and Garrett on this episode to share about the latest in her team's groundbreaking transportation safety research. She highlights several recently completed an
On this episode, Todd and Garrett kick off a new series highlighting the work of LTRC's Special Studies Research Group. They are joined by Research Administrator Dr. Julius Codjoe , who provides an overview of the unique
Todd and Garrett kick off Year Two of The Driving Force by sitting down with Dr. VJ Gopu, LTRC's Associate Director of External Programs. In this conversation, Dr. Gopu shares highlights from his decorated and far-reachi
In Part Two of our series with Louisiana DOTD's Pavement and Geotechnical Unit, Todd is joined by section head Chris Nickel and geotechnical engineers Jesse Rauser and Miranda Perkins. This conversation highlights how th
On this episode, Todd and Garrett are joined by three members of DOTD's Pavement Design group- Chris Nickel, Mark Ordogne, and Xingwei Chen . This trio gives a fascinating overview of their group's day-to-day operations
Professor Louay Mohammad, LTRC's longest tenured researcher, joins Todd and Garrett on this episode to reflect on his four decade career in teaching and materials research. He discusses what has changed in the transporta
On this episode, Todd and Garrett welcome Drs. Zhen Liu and Ricardo Hungria, two members of LTRC's excellent and award-winning concrete research team. This conversation touches on several recently completed or in-progres
On this episode, Dr. Moses Akentuna and Saman Salari , two of LTRC's talented and hard-working asphalt research engineers, join Todd and Garrett to discuss several of their recently completed and in-progress projects, hi
On this episode, Todd and Garrett are joined by Dr. Sam Cooper III, LTRC's Materials Research Administrator. In our conversation, Dr. Cooper provides an overview of how LTRC is making groundbreaking advances in materials
On this episode, Todd and Garrett kick off our transportation research series with a conversation with LTRC's Associate Director of Research, Dr. Tyson Rupnow . In this interview, Dr. Rupnow provides us with an overview
On this episode, Todd and Garrett close out our Highway Safety series with a deep dive into how Louisiana DOTD collects, analyzes, and utilizes a broad range of safety and crash data from across the state. In this conver
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