Wide cracks in asphalt pavements can compromise roadway performance and safety. Advances in materials, procedures, and practices are improving the effectiveness and durability of wide crack repairs. TRB will host a webinar on Monday, December 8, 2025 from 12:00 PM to 1:30 PM Eastern that will explore how agencies define and address wide cracks in asphalt-surfaced pavements. The session will highlight current maintenance practices and feature examples from state departments of transportation (DOTs) with well-defined wide crack maintenance procedures. Presenters will share their approaches, discuss material selection and application techniques, and provide insights that can help maintenance departments strengthen their own guidelines and performance outcomes.
This webinar is based on NCHRP Synthesis Report 640: Wide Cracks and Joints in Flexible and Composite Pavements: State DOT Maintenance Practices.
This webinar is sponsored by TRB’s National Cooperative Highway Research Program.
The registration fee is $100. Purchase a webinar package for discounted pricing. Complimentary registration is available for employees of TRB sponsors, standing technical committee chairs, involved CRP panel members, media, congressional staff, and TRB or National Academies staff. Visit MyTRB.org for details.
A recording will be sent to all registrants after the webinar.
 
Webinar agenda and presenters

• Introduction and study findings – David Peshkin, principal investigator
• Washington state DOT's experience with wide crack maintenance – Jim Weston, WSDOT
• Minnesota DOT's experience with wide crack maintenance – Joel Ulring, MnDOT
• Question and answer session moderated by Amy Beise, NDDOT

The first 60 minutes of the webinar will be for presentations and the final 30 minutes will be reserved for audience questions.
 
Learning Objectives
At the end of this webinar, participants will be able to:

• Define wide cracks and the components of DOT guidelines that specifically address wide crack maintenance
• Define and plan implementation of the various materials and procedures used to maintain those cracks in asphalt-surfaced pavements

 
Professional Development Hours
Professional engineers (PEs) who register and attend the entire webinar as an individual will be awarded 1.5 Professional Development Hours (PDHs). TRB’s webinar program awards PDH credits only to the registered individual, and not to other members of a group that view the webinar together. To be eligible for the credits, individuals must remain signed in for the entire webinar, including for any question and answer session following the presentations.
This webinar will be delivered as a scheduled – e-learning live event and is categorized within RCEP as Technical, Health and Safety.
Please check with your licensing board to ensure that TRB webinar PDHs are approved by your board.
TRB will report credits earned to the Registered Continuing Education Program (RCEP). Complaints about registered providers may be sent to RCEP, 1015 15th Street, NW, 8th Floor, Washington, D.C., 20005.
 
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