In October 2024, the Enhancing Performance with Internally Cured Concrete (EPIC2) initiative hosted a national webinar titled “Implementation of Internal Curing by a Local Agency,” spotlighting the successful application of internal curing (IC) in bridge projects across Lafayette, Louisiana.
The session featured insights from Alison C. Lognion, M.S., P.E., Engineer III and Manager at the Lafayette Consolidated Government, and Tyson D. Rupnow, Ph.D., P.E., Associate Director of Research at the Louisiana Transportation Research Center (LTRC). Moderated by Tim Barrett of FHWA’s Turner-Fairbank Highway Research Center, the webinar demonstrated how IC has transformed bridge construction in Lafayette by reducing shrinkage cracking, extending service life, and lowering maintenance costs.