About the group

The Midwest Bridge Working Group (MBWG) is a successful forum for the discussion of issues in the field of bridge maintenance and inspection. The forum attracts bridge professionals from numerous state highway agencies, consulting firms, vendors, and universities for one and a half days of discussion of best practices and technical, political, and financial issues.

MBWG generally meets twice a year, in the spring and during the winter. The day-long first session consists of a wide variety of presentations, and the second half-day session sometimes includes a field trip to a local infrastructure project. Presentations given at MBWG meetings are broadcast live over the internet by the ITI Research Engineering Group for people who are unable to physically attend the meeting, but are still interested in seeing the talks.

MBWG has been coordinated through a joint effort between the Kentucky Transportation Center at the University of Kentucky and the Infrastructure Technology Institute at Northwestern University since 1996.

If you are interested in attending or presenting at a working group meeting, contact Ted Hopwood.