Date and Time: Tuesday, July 25: 10:30 AM - 12:00 PM Location: Grand Ballroom A
Lead Presenter: Laura Fay
, Western Transportation Institute (WTI)
Speaker Biography
Laura Fay is a Senior Research Scientist at the Western Transportation Institute at Montana State University and the chair for the Low Volume Roads committee.
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Presentation Description/Paper Summary
The 12th International Conference on Low Volume Roads was held in Kalispell, MT September 15-19, 2019 and was sponsored by the Transportation Research Board and co-sponsored by the US Forest Service and US Department of Agriculture with local hosts the US Forest Service and the Western Transportation Institute at Montana State University. The conference welcomed 250 participants from 22 countries who experienced low volume roads in northwest Montana firsthand. The conference provided 27 sessions covering 104 presentations, six hands-on workshops, and a field tour highlighting demonstrations of a variety of low volume road management tools. Key findings and outcomes of the conference are presented including research ideas and themes for the LVR committee to consider in future work. A summary of developed materials associated with the conference are provided. Post conference LVR committee activities based on conference outcomes are highlighted, including developed research needs statements, webinars, TRB Annual Meeting activities, and awards attributed to these efforts are discussed.
