inspections, these technologies should replace some components of the visual inspections or reduce the time of inspections to offset the addi- tional costs. Most advanced technologies are not yet at that stage, and there has been little focus from technology developers on this aspect. Ñ Education: Most college undergraduate students entering the workforce still do not have a formal introduction to new technologies while in school due to given educational requirements and a limit of how many courses/technologies can fit beyond fulfilling engineering fundamentals. Ñ Exposure and training: There are limited trainings available for owner agencies as part of continuing education to improve the current workforce in these technologies. There is little focus by technology developers and academic institutions in this area. Ñ Procurement: Many bridge owners do not have in-house technical staff that can keep up with technological advances and develop procurement specifications due to wide array of manufacturers and vendors offering similar equipment and services but with different features. The typical procurement methods used by owners for design and construction of bridges also may not be suitable for procurement of developing technol- ogies. The burden of longtime maintenance and fear of obsolescence also hampers the use of new technologies. Some technologies such as SM have high breakeven periods, and thus is hard for owners to justify their use due to resources needed that outweigh immediate needs. Given the challenges in implementing new technologies, FHWA and other transportation agencies have striven to improve their accessibil- ity and know-how for the underutilized technolo- gies. FHWA developed the Bridge Inspectors NDE Showcase (BINS) program (Jalinoos 2009). The purpose of the showcase is to familiarize bridge inspectors with various portable technician-driven NDE technologies such as ultrasonic testing, eddy current, ground penetrating radar, impact echo, and infrared thermography. Further, FHWA devel- oped a companion NDE web manual as an aid for the bridge community for selecting suitable NDE technology solutions for different engineering problems (Jalinoos 2008). The NDE web manual has since been expanded into the InfoTechnology web portal (FHWA 2022c) which, besides the bridge module, now includes tunnels and pavements and will soon include structural monitoring and under- ground utilities modules. Finally, for geotechnical disciplines—including concerns about foundations and subsurface characterization—FHWA has devel- oped the geophysical manual (Wightman et al. 2004) now hosted by the subsurface committee of the Deep Foundation Institute (DFI). FHWA is also working on developing procurement guidance as well as technical resources at its research and resource centers. Finally, in September 2021, the Government Accountability Office (GAO) in its report, Highway Bridges: Federal Highway Administration Could Better Assist States with Information on Corrosion Practices (GA0-21-104249), recommended that FHWA to include activities in ongoing bridge preservation efforts. Examples of such bridge preservation efforts include peer exchanges and case studies that focus on addressing the challenges states face with deter- mining the circumstances under which specific corrosion practices and materials are most effective. As such, FHWA plans to conduct two regional peer exchanges. The first peer exchange will include representative midwestern and northeastern states, which have environments with arid conditions or that experience frequent freeze/thaw cycles and use deicing chemicals on their highway bridges. The second peer exchange will include represen- tative southeast and western states which have environments that experience freeze/thaw cycles and/or have highway bridges that are exposed to a saltwater environment. These peer exchanges will focus on the states’ practices and materials used that mitigate bridge corrosion. Based on these shared experiences and lessons learned, FHWA will publish case studies and/or communicate the findings to states to improve their bridge preserva- tion programs. 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