Pavement management decisions must balance infrastructure conditions, roadway safety, and limited agency resources. Incorporating friction and crash data into pavement management systems can help agencies consider pavement surface safety alongside traditional measures such as cracking, ride quality, and rutting. TRB will host a webinar on Friday, November 6, 2026 from 10:00 AM to 11:30 AM Eastern that will explore how agencies can integrate friction and crash data into pavement management decisions to support roadway safety and Vision Zero goals. Presenters will discuss the relationship between pavement friction and roadway safety and how friction and crash data can be incorporated into treatment selection and pavement investment decisions. Attendees will learn approaches for balancing competing pavement conditions and safety priorities within defined agency resources.
This webinar is sponsored by TRB’s Standing Technical Committee on Pavement Performance, Evaluation and Surface Interaction.
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

• Beyond traditional surface condition: Integrating safety into pavement project prioritization – Greg Garner, Kentucky Transportation Cabinet
• Safety analysis using friction data to predict crashes saved – Mike Vaughn, Kentucky Transportation Cabinet
• MD SHA safety project prioritization utilizing friction data – Bob Neal, Maryland State Highway Administration
• Question and answer session moderated by Andy Mergenmeier, WDM USA

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:

• Explain the relationship between pavement friction and roadway safety
• Identify how friction and safety considerations can be incorporated into pavement management investment decisions

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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