• Attention 11th and 12th Grade High School Students!
2009 summer interns have an opportunity to participate in a statewide program that involves hands-on civil engineering experience through the TRAC Pipeline Internship Program.

• April 12, 2010 in East Lansing, Michigan
Applications Due November 30, 2009
Download Application Form

• Contest Timeline 

• View Brochure 

• Competition Checklists and Guidelines
  Grades 7 - 8 
  Grades 9 - 10  
  Grades 11 - 12 

• 2010 Bridge Challenge Competition Rules
* Addendum to Rules - This statement has been added to the "Who Can Enter" section and will be in effect for the 2010 Bridge Challenge competition. Each student can be a member of only one team.

  Grades 7 - 8 Draw Bridge 
  Grades 9 - 10 Floating Bridge 
  Grades 11 - 12 Suspension Bridge 

• Download and Install MicroStation PowerDraft V8 XM Edition
Follow the download sequence on the download page and install each one in proper sequence to take advantage of the powerful new MicroStation PowerDraft V8 XM Edition.

• Upcoming TRAC Training

November 12, 2009
Location:	Char-Em ISD 08568 Mercer Boulevard, Charlevoix
Registration Contact:	Tony Olson 989-731-5090 ext 341
November 12, 2009
Location:	MDOT Regional Office 1501 E. Kilgore Rd, Kalamazoo
Registration Contact:	Brenda Kragt 269-337-3913
December 5, 2009
Location:	MDOT Secondary Complex Lake Erie Room 7575 Crowner Drive, Lansing
Registration Contact:	Dee Parker  517-780-7541

• Bridge Builder - Building Math Skills
Algebra, geometry and physics are applied to the design and construction of bridges.

• City Planning- Building Fun in Social Studies
Use SIMCITY to show concepts of design, problem solving, critical thinking and group decision making.

• Highway Development and the Environment
Social studies and the sciences come together as students consider the environmental issues an science involved with highway planning.

• The Physics of Highway Safety

• Magnetic Levitation
Students put magnetic levitation cars through their paces while learning Newton's First and Second Laws of Motion.

• Motion and the Transportation Engineer - Physics
Momentum and impulse are brought to life for high school or middle school science classes.

• Roadway Design and Construction
Showcases the wide range of disciplines (including math, social studies and technology) involved in taking a road from design to construction.

• Traffic Technology - Physics and Computers
Linear motion, basic circuits and Boolean logic for high school students.

• AASHTO Video: U.S. Critically Short of Civil Engineers

• Trac Engineer Volunteers 

• Civil Engineering Colleges in Michigan 

• TRAC/Michigan Education Standards