The 47th Paving & Transportation conference opens at 8 a.m. on Jan. 4. The conference, which is sponsored annually by the UNM Department of Civil Engineering and the Alliance for Transportation Research will be held at the Marriott Pyramid North.
Albuquerque Mayor Richard Berry will furnish a local perspective on transportation and paving issues, and will be followed by the New Mexico Secretary of Transportation Gary Giron. The keynote address will come from Gregory G. Nadeau, the Deputy Administrator of the Federal Highway Administration in Washington, D.C.
The meeting features the latest research into pavements, and panels on how best to communicate information about highway projects to the public. For more information visit:
Paving & Transportation Agenda
Media Contact: Karen Wentworth, (505) 277-5627; e-mail: kwent2@unm.edu