Innovation: A Startup's Faster, Cheaper Way to Build Bridges
Building bridges just got faster and cheaper
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Innovator: Habib Dagher
Age: 54
Title: Co-founder of Advanced Infrastructure Technologies
Form and function: Lightweight tubes made of fiber-reinforced plastic are strong enough to support a roadway after they’re filled with concrete. The tubes then protect the concrete from weather and salt, and the spans can be built faster than traditional bridges.