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Integrating Project Delivery - Design, Row, And Utilities, Matthew Witt, Kenny Franklin Mar 2022

Integrating Project Delivery - Design, Row, And Utilities, Matthew Witt, Kenny Franklin

Purdue Road School

Utilities and ROW acquisition are two of the three most common critical path items for project delivery. Successful project teams build an awareness of these two processes early and strategically in their project. This interactive session focuses on improving reliability in project delivery by integrating a utility conflict management approach into design and project management, identifying when and how to use advanced utility investigations, and where ROW and utility coordination efforts strategically intersect.


Vru -Safety Federal Perspective, Rick Drumm Mar 2022

Vru -Safety Federal Perspective, Rick Drumm

Purdue Road School

Traffic safety numbers indicate that fatalities of pedestrians, bicyclists, and other vulnerable users have risen between 50% to 100% nationally over the past decade. This remarkable increase should make all overseers of a road system, local or state, reassess how vulnerable users can be accommodated and implement strategies to make our roads safer for all users. Join us and learn how you can improve safety for all.


The Future Of Transportation Funding, Steve E. Morello Mar 2022

The Future Of Transportation Funding, Steve E. Morello

Purdue Road School

Among the many collaterals impacts of vehicle electrification is a reduction in funding for government agencies who rely heavily on fuel taxation—over 75B annually—for transportation needs. States and the federal government are actively exploring user-based funding alternatives to pay for the next generation of roads that will be used by the next generation of vehicles.


Safety For The Most Vulnerable, Mike Holowaty Mar 2022

Safety For The Most Vulnerable, Mike Holowaty

Purdue Road School

Traffic safety numbers indicate that fatalities of pedestrians, bicyclists, and other vulnerable users have risen between 50% to 100% nationally over the past decade. This remarkable increase should make all overseers of a road system, local or state, reassess how vulnerable users can be accommodated and implement strategies to make our roads safer for all users. Join us and learn how you can improve safety for all.


Traditional Design And Speed Limit Setting Practices Are Ill-Suited To Urban Areas, Laura Slusher Mar 2022

Traditional Design And Speed Limit Setting Practices Are Ill-Suited To Urban Areas, Laura Slusher

Purdue Road School

Traffic safety numbers indicate that fatalities of pedestrians, bicyclists, and other vulnerable users have risen between 50% to 100% nationally over the past decade. This remarkable increase should make all overseers of a road system, local or state, reassess how vulnerable users can be accommodated and implement strategies to make our roads safer for all users. Join us and learn how you can improve safety for all.


Importance Of Proactive Safety Analysis For Corridor Planning, Martin Guttenplan, Houssam Ghandour Mar 2022

Importance Of Proactive Safety Analysis For Corridor Planning, Martin Guttenplan, Houssam Ghandour

Purdue Road School

A proactive safety analysis approach assists decision makers in addressing high-risk crash elements, particularly on low-volume roadways. Using corridor planning best practices and lessons learned, this presentation will explore creative and proactive approaches for holistic planning solutions. It will also validate 2020 pandemic crash data accuracy and highlight prioritization methodologies and AASHTO and FHWA guided countermeasures applied to at-risk locations.


Perspectives On Past And Present Mutcds, David Boruff Mar 2022

Perspectives On Past And Present Mutcds, David Boruff

Purdue Road School

This session will describe the history of the Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices. Prime focus will be on the Indiana version, including the procedures that have been and those that are currently used to adopt Indiana’s manual. Pending it’s adoption prior to Road School, a summary of the significant changes in next edition of the MUTCD will also be presented.


Bridge Load Rating For Overloaded Permit Vehicles, Charles Boltz, Jenny Raines Mar 2022

Bridge Load Rating For Overloaded Permit Vehicles, Charles Boltz, Jenny Raines

Purdue Road School

This session presents best practices and lessons learned from evaluating bridges for overloaded permit vehicles. Modeling techniques for heavy haul permit vehicles will be discussed, including vehicle configuration; proper use of load distribution and modification factors; existing deterioration consideration; maximum design speed and dynamic load allowance; vertical and horizontal clearances; and 3D modeling of the rigid frame bridge on the permit route.


How Locals Take Control On Their Federal Aid Projects, Jennifer L. Sharkey Mar 2022

How Locals Take Control On Their Federal Aid Projects, Jennifer L. Sharkey

Purdue Road School

This session will highlight opportunities for local agencies to better deliver federal aid projects, including the LPA Certification process for local design standards and the Utility Relocation Inspection Contracts that are now eligible for federal aid reimbursement.


Paving To The Finish Line: I-69 Section 6 Pavement Design, Paul Mykytka, Kumar Dave Mar 2022

Paving To The Finish Line: I-69 Section 6 Pavement Design, Paul Mykytka, Kumar Dave

Purdue Road School

Split into four design-bid-build contracts, I-69 Sections 6.1 through 6.4 used a range of pavement designs, including full depth HMA, full depth PCCP, major structural overlay, and alternate bid pavements. These designs addressed low volume S-lines, mainline interstate pavement, and everything in between. Each design accommodated unique conditions within the Section 6 corridor to produce a cost-effective, long-lasting solution for the conversion of SR-37 to I-69 from Martinsville to south of Indianapolis.


Proactively Upgrading Aging Infrastructure For Multi-Modal Corridor Renewal, Michael Mills Mar 2022

Proactively Upgrading Aging Infrastructure For Multi-Modal Corridor Renewal, Michael Mills

Purdue Road School

Indiana is experiencing urban renewal. Urban multi- modal corridor renewal in an aging, socioeconomically challenged area has its challenges on the surface; however, what is underground can be equally challenging. In Florida, Burgess & Niple partnered with FDOT and the City of Tampa to proactively resolve the flooding on 8 miles of one-way pairs. Twelve existing 100-year-old drainage systems discharging to the Hillsborough River were modeled and upgraded, setting the foundation for the surface Complete Streets improvements.


Public Speaking For Engineers And Local Officials, Tim Jensen Mar 2022

Public Speaking For Engineers And Local Officials, Tim Jensen

Purdue Road School

Public speaking is a lost art and not taught in many schools. Engineers and public officials are often asked to speak in front of the public, councils, and commissions with frequently negative results. This presentation will provide some basic hints, tips, and examples of public speaking best practices.


Road Buffets: Proving Road Diets Are For Everyone, Amy Rosepiler Mar 2022

Road Buffets: Proving Road Diets Are For Everyone, Amy Rosepiler

Purdue Road School

Complete Streets applications increase mode choices and provide multiple active transportation options. Using strategies such as road repurposing or incorporating improvements into previously planned projects to save costs; implementing safety enhancements for vulnerable road users; engaging stakeholders and the public; and creating aesthetic, livable corridors are goals for many Complete Streets projects. This session will explore lessons learned on three Complete Streets projects that vary in complexity, cost, level of public engagement, and aesthetic enhancement.


Unforeseen Covid Impacts On Indianapolis Traffic, Amanda Johnson, Jill Palmer, Lauren Maenhout Mar 2022

Unforeseen Covid Impacts On Indianapolis Traffic, Amanda Johnson, Jill Palmer, Lauren Maenhout

Purdue Road School

COVID has impacted traffic volumes, travel patterns, and even trip generation across our country. This session will explore COVID’s impact on Indianapolis traffic and how to address it. We’ll demonstrate how impacts differ in urban areas and depend on adjacent land use, adjusted work schedules, socio-economic forces, and transit access. We’ll compare Indianapolis to national trends and conclude with open discussions regarding future TIAs and the potential permanency of adjusted travel patterns.


Boone County, Indiana A Case Study In Asset Management Plan Implementation, Brad Stump Mar 2022

Boone County, Indiana A Case Study In Asset Management Plan Implementation, Brad Stump

Purdue Road School

Indiana’s investment in road building at both state and local levels have been at record highs over the past few years, but we must continue looking forward! This workshop will evaluate what is next in road funding, what challenges remain to delivering the highest quality infrastructure, and how asset management plans can be used to drive value in budgeting processes.


Project Delivery Methods, Tim Jensen, Tim Gropp Mar 2022

Project Delivery Methods, Tim Jensen, Tim Gropp

Purdue Road School

With so many project delivery methods available to cities, towns, and counties across Indiana, how do public officials decide which ones to use on each project? This session will review the available project delivery methods and talk through the risks and decisions which must be made to make a selection— whether knowingly or unknowingly.


It Takes A Village: Contract Administration Letting Preparation, Elizabeth Thomas Mar 2022

It Takes A Village: Contract Administration Letting Preparation, Elizabeth Thomas

Purdue Road School

Once a contract is submitted to Final Tracings, that is the last time a designer hears anything about it (unless problems arise). For many, contract administration is a “black box” that requires an excessive amount of time to prepare contracts. This session provides clarity on the internal preparations of a contract as it is readied for advertisement, including cost estimating, PS&E review, and fiscal applications.


White County Highway Garage Project Development And Outcomes, Dan Zuerner, Mike Kyburz Mar 2022

White County Highway Garage Project Development And Outcomes, Dan Zuerner, Mike Kyburz

Purdue Road School

In this presentation we will discuss the conducted project needs assessment; site search and selection process; ancillary benefits to the county and the surrounding communities; site challenges; design development strategies and lessons learned; the anticipated time line to duplicate this project; and the contractual methods used to deliver the project. We will then wrap up with a photographic campus tour of the final outcomes and improvements.


Complex Bridge Load Rating Of I-65 Over Sr 46, Dongzhan Jenny Raines, Francisco J. Bonachera Martin Mar 2022

Complex Bridge Load Rating Of I-65 Over Sr 46, Dongzhan Jenny Raines, Francisco J. Bonachera Martin

Purdue Road School

This session presents best practices and lessons learned from completing a complex load rating of the I-65 over SR 46 basket handle tied arch bridge. We will discuss how the effects of the multidirectional post tensioning in the floor system were captured; how the stiffness of the arch-to-foundation fixity was evaluated; and updates to the AASTHO LRFD 9th edition code equations for rectangular box-section member.


Safety Analysis For All Projects, Mike Holowaty, Taylor Ruble Mar 2022

Safety Analysis For All Projects, Mike Holowaty, Taylor Ruble

Purdue Road School

The reduction of roadway fatalities and serious injuries is a key goal of INDOT. In order to meet the vision of zero roadway deaths, the analysis of motor vehicle crash risk is an important part of project development. This session will discuss how INDOT is bringing appropriate safety analysis practices to the development of engineering assessment (scoping) preparation and into the design process.


Infrastructure Asset Management - How To Pay For This?, Brad Stump Mar 2022

Infrastructure Asset Management - How To Pay For This?, Brad Stump

Purdue Road School

Indiana’s investment in road building at both state and local levels have been at record highs over the past few years, but we must continue looking forward! This workshop will evaluate what is next in road funding, what challenges remain to delivering the highest quality infrastructure, and how asset management plans can be used to drive value in budgeting processes.


Recent Developments In Emergency Vehicle Traffic Signal Preemtion And Collision Avoidance Technologies - Where Science And Safety Intersect, Dave Gross Mar 2022

Recent Developments In Emergency Vehicle Traffic Signal Preemtion And Collision Avoidance Technologies - Where Science And Safety Intersect, Dave Gross

Purdue Road School

This session discusses recent technology developments that allow collision avoidance systems to be integrated into emergency vehicle preemption and transit signal priority. This presentation will include a historic over- view of all preemption platforms (acoustic, optical, radio based, and GPS) as well as the benefits (including a 17%–25% response time decrease), drawbacks, and limitations that can be expected from each platform type.


Integrated Mobile Observations - Future Of Mobile Observation Data Technologies, Tony Coventry Mar 2022

Integrated Mobile Observations - Future Of Mobile Observation Data Technologies, Tony Coventry

Purdue Road School

Mobile observations have become an integral part of snow and ice programs. In this session we will learn about the FHWA IMO (integrating mobile observations) initiative; how mobile sensors have evolved; and what these new units are capable of doing. Discussion will include how this technology can help both the operator and the agency, how the data is visualized and used, and how agencies and airports have implemented these units.


Fhwa Updates In Highway Safety, Derek Troyer Mar 2022

Fhwa Updates In Highway Safety, Derek Troyer

Purdue Road School

There have been numerous changes to the safety program over the years. The past year in particular has brought new challenges and opportunities. The recent infrastructure bill introduced new areas of emphasis and a renewal, and updates to programs, such as the Focused Approach to Safety and Proven Safety Countermeasures, have recently been published. Find out what all this means for traffic safety at the local, state, and federal level in this session.


An Introduction To Accelerated Bridge Construction With Precast Concrete, Daryl Burns Mar 2022

An Introduction To Accelerated Bridge Construction With Precast Concrete, Daryl Burns

Purdue Road School

Accelerated bridge construction (ABC) and prefabri- cated bridge elements and systems (PBES) are gaining popularity in the U.S. boast the advantages of rapid construction, less traffic disruption, improved quality and durability, improved safety, and fewer environmen- tal impacts. This presentation will introduce ABC and PBES, provide a practical guide to integrating precast concrete elements in ABC applications, and review case studies of how various DOTs have achieved success.


Roadhat D, Version 4.1 - Changes From Roadhat 3, Thomas E. Ford Mar 2022

Roadhat D, Version 4.1 - Changes From Roadhat 3, Thomas E. Ford

Purdue Road School

This session will describe the subtle and not-so-subtle changes between the new RoadHAT version 4 and previous versions and also discuss some recommended choices in using RoadHAT 4 for the various road facility types.


Utilizing Uas To Mitigate Wildlife Strikes To Aviation, Flavio A. C. Mendonca, Robert Sliwinski, Ryan Wallace Mar 2022

Utilizing Uas To Mitigate Wildlife Strikes To Aviation, Flavio A. C. Mendonca, Robert Sliwinski, Ryan Wallace

Purdue Road School

Our team has explored the use of UAS technologies to identify hazardous wildlife and their habitat—an important component of wildlife hazard management by airport operators and a critical activity to mitigate the risk of aircraft accidents resulting from wildlife strikes. This presentation summarizes the lessons learned and best practices developed. Most importantly, audience members will be invited to provide feedback and suggestions to this ongoing research study.


Protection Of Karst Features During Project Development And Construction, Sandra Bowman, Jessica Eichhorst, Kia Gillette Mar 2022

Protection Of Karst Features During Project Development And Construction, Sandra Bowman, Jessica Eichhorst, Kia Gillette

Purdue Road School

INDOT released a new procedure in July 2021 to protect karst features during project development and construction. Three key components of the new procedure are: (1) an expanded Indiana Karst Region, (2) integration with other INDOT environmental procedures and federal and state environmental laws, and (3) an educational component that includes best management practices and karst geology and biology. This presentation will provide an overview of the procedure, implementation guidance, and key concepts.


Consultant & Contractor Prequalification, Crystal M. Weaver Mar 2022

Consultant & Contractor Prequalification, Crystal M. Weaver

Purdue Road School

Over the last 2 years, the prequalification process for contractors has been completely overhauled. INDOT has developed a new electronic application called contractor prequalification (CPQ) and a new contractor evaluation system called contractor performance evaluation (CPE). Along with the new application platform, the prequalification division has introduced rule and process changes. This session present an overview of these changes, a live walk-through of the new systems, and a discussion of the purposes behind the vast changes to contractor prequalification.


Emotional Intelligence And Conflict Resolution, Jennifer L. Sharkey Mar 2022

Emotional Intelligence And Conflict Resolution, Jennifer L. Sharkey

Purdue Road School

Conflict in the workplace is inevitable. This session will discuss emotional intelligence—what it is, how you can improve your skill, and how a high EQ can better facilitate conflict resolution in the workplace.