A reader asked for more information about the technology behind the UMR-Greene County bridge project that is up for a national award. The UMR University Transportation Center, from which this research originates, has all kinds of information about this research on its website. A good place to start would be with the UTC's selection of journal articles (links are PDF).

In addition, Fabio Matta, a researcher with the UMR Center for Infrastructure Engineering Studies, suggests these online documents about the use of fiber-reinforced polymer materials for infrastructure applications:

• Paper presented at the 2005 Federal Highway Administration conference in December 2005 (PDF). The paper discusses how glass fiber-reinforced polymer rebar may be used in bridge construction, and details its use in the Greene County, Mo., bridge.

• A slideshow presentation (PDF) of the research, from the same conference.

• The research group's most recent publication: Development of a Cost-Effective Structural FRP Stay-In-Place Formwork System for Accelerated and Durable Bridge Deck Construction (PDF).