Selected third-party sources documenting Ty Barger’s work in road and bridge leadership, municipal public works, winter maintenance, transportation research, operational improvement, and innovation.
Colorado Association of Road Supervisors and Engineers (CARSE)
CARSE recognized Ty Barger in 2025 for leadership in county road and bridge operations. Its award profile describes responsibility for more than 300 miles of roadway, an annual budget in the $4–6 million range, high-country maintenance, and long-range road planning.
Roads & Bridges
Co-authored by Ty Barger and Hunter Flodman, Ph.D., this technical article examines customized liquid-brine strategies used in Lincoln, Nebraska to reduce winter-maintenance costs and chloride impacts while maintaining roadway service.
Nebraska Department of Transportation
NDOT identifies Ty Barger as Highway Operations Assistant Division Manager and a lead technical advisory member on validation of a test for measuring liquid-deicer ice-melting capacity. NDOT later used the validated method in procurement scoring.
Nebraska DOT Roadrunner
An NDOT process-improvement feature reported a reduction in liquid-deicer purchasing cycle time from 39 days to 12 days. The article quotes Ty on expanding the approach and on the relationship between prompt payment, vendor competition, and pricing.
Government Fleet
Government Fleet interviewed Ty Barger about Lincoln’s use of spray-patching equipment to reduce employee hours, disruptive street closures, and repeat pothole repairs while freeing crews for additional permanent work.
Boise State Public Radio / KBSX
Boise State Public Radio contacted Ty Barger, then Lincoln’s Public Works Maintenance Manager, while comparing snow-removal practices between similarly sized cities. He discussed Lincoln’s plow fleet and snow-emergency strategy.
The patent record identifies Ty L. Barger as inventor of a method, system, and composition for producing deicing brines without crystallization, with the City of Lincoln, Nebraska listed as assignee.
The official department page identifies Ty Barger as Road & Bridge Superintendent and describes the department’s responsibility for more than 300 miles of County roads.