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Manitoba has extended funding by $600,000 to the ISIS (Intelligent Sensing and Innovative Structures) Canada Research Network to continue local research using advanced materials and sensing technologies to improve the construction and repair of transportation infrastructure. "Manitoba is delighted to extend this very productive partnership with ISIS and support groundbreaking research that is changing the way we design, build and repair bridges," said Transportation and Government Services Minister Ron Lemieux.Ê In 2000, Manitoba worked with ISIS to address the problem of aging timber bridges on Manitoba's highway system.Ê There are approximately 550 of these wood structures that would cost more than $300 million to replace to meet modern loading standards. The five-year extension will permit the Manitoba-based organization to expand research into the use of fibre-reinforced polymers, advanced composite materials and sensing technologies in bridge construction and rehabilitation. ÊThe funding will also allow for the development of a computer system for remote monitoring of the condition and performance of bridges. The ISIS Canada Research Network is a national network of centres of excellence encompassing 14 universities. ÊHeadquartered at the University of Manitoba, the multi-disciplined network focuses on research in civil, mechanical and electrical engineering for constructing and rehabilitating infrastructure.
