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A Decade Later – Us 31 Mitigation, Summer R. Elmore Mar 2022

A Decade Later – Us 31 Mitigation, Summer R. Elmore

Purdue Road School

Significant transportation projects are designed and built, but that’s not the end of the story. Wetland and stream mitigation efforts, including monitoring and maintenance, may continue for a decade. This presentation will showcase INDOT mitigation sites—from their creation a decade ago to the awesome results—for projects like US-31. We’ll share timelines, photos, quality data, and challenges identified and addressed over the years.

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Indot Work Zone Safety Update, Katherine Smutzer, Mischa Kachler Mar 2022

Indot Work Zone Safety Update, Katherine Smutzer, Mischa Kachler

Purdue Road School

This session will provide guidance on work zone safety topics that is geared toward designers who prepare MOT plans on construction and the professionals who implement these plans in the field. The topics discussed will likely include common problems encountered in the field and recent updates to the Indiana Design Manual, Standard Specifications and Drawings.

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Big Data Applications: Public Involvement Tools For Public Involvement, Amy L. Livingston, Houssam Ghandour Mar 2022

Big Data Applications: Public Involvement Tools For Public Involvement, Amy L. Livingston, Houssam Ghandour

Purdue Road School

Using big data to better understand origin-destination and regional travel patterns is critical to project development. Tools such as passive geographically based data lead to improved definitions for traffic analysis zones (TAZs), which, in turn, help inform public involvement plans for a more targeted approach and improved equity. This presentation will highlight future planning applications in Indiana and other case examples where we have used big data to aid the plan development of public and stakeholder engagement.

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Working Our Way To Job Satisfaction, Mark Spence Mar 2022

Working Our Way To Job Satisfaction, Mark Spence

Purdue Road School

Many Road School attendees chose their career to make a difference in the community using engineering. This session will focus on how the feeling of making a difference is a big part of job satisfaction. We will examine how the transportation industry has been collectively making a difference in Indiana over the years by reducing crash rates, reducing congestion, improving mobility, and extending the service life of assets.

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Digital Design Data For Asset Collection, Derek Fuller, Tim Haney, Scott Lecher Mar 2022

Digital Design Data For Asset Collection, Derek Fuller, Tim Haney, Scott Lecher

Purdue Road School

This session provides an update on the status of INDOT’s implementation of Bentley’s OpenRoads Designer (ORD)–Connect Edition for road design. Presenters will share lessons learned and benefits gained by consultants that have used the INDOT ORD Beta Workspace. Lastly we will demonstrate two workflows that utilize the enhanced digital design platform, ORD, to provide data to asset management.

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80/94 Flexroad: Indot’S First Pel Study, Dan Prevost, Laura Hilden, Roy Nunnally Mar 2022

80/94 Flexroad: Indot’S First Pel Study, Dan Prevost, Laura Hilden, Roy Nunnally

Purdue Road School

The Planning and Environment Linkages (PEL) process is gaining traction across the country as DOTs look to better integrate the planning and NEPA processes. INDOT initiated its first PEL study in 2021, the 80/94 FlexRoad study, on the Borman Expressway. With more PEL studies on the horizon, the 80/94 FlexRoad team and INDOT will provide an overview of the process, lessons learned from the first PEL study, and the future of PEL in Indiana.

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To Lead Or Not To Lead?, Matt Sagstetter Mar 2022

To Lead Or Not To Lead?, Matt Sagstetter

Purdue Road School

Why doesn’t the flashing arrow work anymore? The green arrow doesn’t turn on, is there something wrong? These questions and more will be answered in a discussion about the operation, implementation, and education of flashing yellow arrows (FYAs) at signalized intersections. Case studies of specific intersections in Indiana will be used to show the crash history and risk analysis used to make decisions related to overall signal operation and driver safety.

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Missed That! Roadway Drainage Lessons Learned, Michael Mills Mar 2022

Missed That! Roadway Drainage Lessons Learned, Michael Mills

Purdue Road School

Intersection improvements and downtown beautification projects are common essential improvements that benefit motorists and residents of urban communities. When scoping, it is easy to disregard drainage in order to minimize cost and reduce staffing needs. However, sometimes big problems can happen when roadway drainage is not assessed. Come take a deep dive into a few examples of drainage oversights and how they were remedied.

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Federal Project Management, Jeremy Bartell, Michael Hopper, Paul Reed Mar 2022

Federal Project Management, Jeremy Bartell, Michael Hopper, Paul Reed

Purdue Road School

Managing more money means more money to lose. This session will help you identify when a project might lose its eligibility for federal funds. We also explain managing for capital projects, including discussions on the new federal act (BIL), federal performance end dates, inactive project funds, and other important factors for managing the federal resources of your projects.

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Monon Greenway – Carmel, In: Before And After, Jeremy Kashman, Trent Newport, William Hall Mar 2022

Monon Greenway – Carmel, In: Before And After, Jeremy Kashman, Trent Newport, William Hall

Purdue Road School

We will take a comprehensive look at the transformation of the Monon Greenway from a 12-ft-wide trail, to a pedestrian-prioritized, multi-modal street running through the heart of the City of Carmel. Topics covered include: reviewing key project objectives and evaluating if they were met; analyzing bicycle and pre- and post-pedestrian usage and the benefits of designing to prioritize pedestrian connectivity; the realized benefits of the project due to stakeholder involvement and infrastructure investment; and lessons learned.

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Learning The Ropes With Stormwater Management, Jeffrey E. Kuhn Mar 2022

Learning The Ropes With Stormwater Management, Jeffrey E. Kuhn

Purdue Road School

This presentation will touch on topics and skills learned by a newly employed Stormwater Engineer working for the City of West Lafayette. Topics include erosion control methods and theory, the minimum controls measures (MCMs) for Indiana’s local municipalities, the Tippecanoe County Partnership for Stormwater Quality, Wabash River infrastructures, construction-site and outfall inspections, and much more.

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Automated Pile Driving Data Acquisition Devices, Mir Zaheer, Tom Brummett, Derek Fuller Mar 2022

Automated Pile Driving Data Acquisition Devices, Mir Zaheer, Tom Brummett, Derek Fuller

Purdue Road School

This presentation introduces automated pile driving data acquisition devices, which gather accurate and consistent driving data and help to enhance inspection and payment. The process is completely digitized and cloud based. Acquired data can be analyzed to help reduce damage and repair costs over time, minimize human error and improve the level of safety for field staff, and provide additional support for future e-Construction processes. Join us for a discussion.

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A Safe System Approach To Transportation Planning And Implementation, Nicole Waldheim, Kendra Schenk Mar 2022

A Safe System Approach To Transportation Planning And Implementation, Nicole Waldheim, Kendra Schenk

Purdue Road School

Planners, engineers, and designers all have a role to play in the Safe System Approach (SSA). This presentation will highlight how to address safe road users, safe vehicles, safe speeds, safe roads, and post-crash care during planning and programming. Specifically, it will describe: (1) what a safe system is using real world examples, (2) system benefits and challenges, and (3) specific implementation ideas based on lessons learned.

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Freight Electrification, Scott Lowry Mar 2022

Freight Electrification, Scott Lowry

Purdue Road School

This panel presentation will discuss current efforts to electrify freight in both the public and private sectors. NACFE will discuss the demonstration and evaluation of real-world zero emission freight movement through their Run on Less – Electric Program. HNTB will discuss the public-sector’s planning and dashboarding efforts to support and measure freight electrification. INDOT will discuss the innovative effort of the ASPIRE Program to develop and test wireless power transfer on interstate highways.

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Changing Interchanges: Educating Hoosiers On Alternative Designs, Mindy Peterson, Will Wingfield Mar 2022

Changing Interchanges: Educating Hoosiers On Alternative Designs, Mindy Peterson, Will Wingfield

Purdue Road School

Alternative intersections improve traffic flow and safety, but the public can be unsure of new solutions. Learn best practices for educating the public on displaced lefts, median U-turns and roundabouts, and building support for these important improvements. You’ll hear examples from TheLloyd4U in Evansville and other projects across the stat. Strategic, specialized outreach to the public means thinking outside the box.

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Accommodating Rapid Development In Design Level Forecast A Regionally Minded Methodology, Randy Kill Mar 2022

Accommodating Rapid Development In Design Level Forecast A Regionally Minded Methodology, Randy Kill

Purdue Road School

Rapid large-scale development presents challenges for traffic engineers to accurately forecast design-year traffic volumes. Prevailing forecasting methods, such as the ITE Trip Generation Manual, tend to exaggerate local traffic impacts on large developments and do not account for regional influences. This presentation outlines the methodologies for developing the design level forecast of two large freeway projects amid largescale private developments. This approach provides significant improvements over traditional trip generation methods and model-based forecasts.

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Infrastructure Investment And Jobs Act (Iija) / Bipartisan Infrastructure Law (Bil), Jennifer Sharkey Mar 2022

Infrastructure Investment And Jobs Act (Iija) / Bipartisan Infrastructure Law (Bil), Jennifer Sharkey

Purdue Road School

Hear updates from Indiana LTAP and INDOT on local transportation funding opportunities available with the infrastructure bill, federal aid funding, and Community Crossings Program updates.

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Managing Risk In Projects Large And Small, Steven Nicaise, Junell O'Donnell Mar 2022

Managing Risk In Projects Large And Small, Steven Nicaise, Junell O'Donnell

Purdue Road School

Risk management—identifying, managing, and mitigat- ing—is built into the project development process for major projects, but it needs to be integrated into every project. This session will discuss how to manage and scale the process using techniques from the I-69 Ohio River Crossing Project.

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Greenfield District Creates A Traffic Project, Luis Laracuente Mar 2022

Greenfield District Creates A Traffic Project, Luis Laracuente

Purdue Road School

Each year INDOT funds safety and mobility driven projects. There is yearlong internal process to identify the needs, define the problems, and plan the projects. This presentation aims at explaining this process from a district perspective and reveal our planning and funding process. We also discuss the shifting in planning philosophy and the ever-growing goal to plan and build multi-modal, self-enforcing, safe, and efficient intersections and streets.

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Drainage Considerations And Stormwater Structure Rehabilitation, Alex Sherrod, Eric Kennedy Mar 2022

Drainage Considerations And Stormwater Structure Rehabilitation, Alex Sherrod, Eric Kennedy

Purdue Road School

Throughout the United States there are millions of culverts that have exceeded their design life. Some of these antique structures were built by stone masons and craftsmen over 100 years ago, while others were installed using common materials that have rusted or crumbled over time. This presentation will address common drainage considerations, the factors that lead to culvert deterioration, and considerations for utilizing rehabilitation methods for long-term service and preservation.

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Contract Special Provisions, Scott Trammell Mar 2022

Contract Special Provisions, Scott Trammell

Purdue Road School

This session assists project managers and designers in preparing the necessary information required for Department contracts involving Standard Specifications and Special Provisions. Attendees will be exposed to examples of both correct and incorrect ways to present a unique special provision (USP) and taught helpful tips for navigating the new Sharepoint review process. This presentation also assists subject matter experts with their review of the USPs.

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Improvements In Highway Lighting, Robert Kramer Mar 2022

Improvements In Highway Lighting, Robert Kramer

Purdue Road School

This presentation describes INDOT’s plans to expand the use of highway lighting to improve safety and how we are modernizing our lighting systems by changing light sources from high pressure sodium to LED. Information on how our specifications, design procedure/policy, and product evaluations have developed to support these initiatives will be shared, and the LED conversion contracts will also be discussed.

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What Contractors Wish We Knew, Natalie Parks, Dan Osborn, John Agresta, Andrew Schouten, Jr Pitcock Mar 2022

What Contractors Wish We Knew, Natalie Parks, Dan Osborn, John Agresta, Andrew Schouten, Jr Pitcock

Purdue Road School

From design to construction, utility coordination is a hot topic. The coordination in design is a vital part of the coordination efforts, since design affects construction. This presentation will focus on the Contractor’s perspective of utility coordination and how designers can better coordinate with utilities in design to positively impact construction.

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Is Your Street Department Compliant With Ms4?, Mary Atkins Mar 2022

Is Your Street Department Compliant With Ms4?, Mary Atkins

Purdue Road School

The municipal separate storm sewer (MS4) regulations are being updated by IDEM to include new requirements. Street and highway departments must implement best management practices at their facilities and during their daily operations. Employees must be trained annually, and self-inspections are to be completed. This presentation will help you to understand the requirements and how to be ready for a regulatory audit.

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Polymer Systems For Bridge Deck Preservation, Bobby Scarpitto Mar 2022

Polymer Systems For Bridge Deck Preservation, Bobby Scarpitto

Purdue Road School

Join us for a discussion about a practical, simple, and cost-effective approach to protecting roadways, bridges, and parking structures. Kwik Bond Polymers materials provide honest solutions to effectively restore and maintain concrete assets.

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Odot And Indot I-70 Truck Automation Corridor Project, Scott Manning, Diane Newton, Anmol Sidhu Mar 2022

Odot And Indot I-70 Truck Automation Corridor Project, Scott Manning, Diane Newton, Anmol Sidhu

Purdue Road School

In June 2021, ODOT and INDOT began a project to implement and test truck platooning—Level 2 and Level 4 automation on Class 8 trucks in revenue service on I-70. The project also assessed infrastructure readiness for automated vehicles and developed a tool to automate this analysis to make roadways “automation ready.” This presentation provides the project concept and architecture, insights and status of participating fleets and developers, and the test plan for the roadway audit.

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Rail: Yesterday, Today, And Tomorrow In Indiana, Indiana State Rail Plan, Vanetta Keffe, Keith Bucklew Mar 2022

Rail: Yesterday, Today, And Tomorrow In Indiana, Indiana State Rail Plan, Vanetta Keffe, Keith Bucklew

Purdue Road School

The Indiana State Rail Plan is focused on improving the mobility, safety, economic development, and environmental stewardship of the state’s multimodal freight system. As the Crossroads of America, Indiana is home to 50 railroads, which deliver freight and Hoosiers to their destinations daily. This session focuses on the development of Indiana’s State Rail Plan and strategies to balance rail, trucking, and inland waterways as complementary modes that together represent the future of cost-efficient freight transportation.

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Pavement Marking Updates, Joseph Bruno Mar 2022

Pavement Marking Updates, Joseph Bruno

Purdue Road School

Significant changes to pavement markings are under- way to improve the safety and service life of roads and to assist vehicles with lane departure warning systems. This presentation will provide an update on changes to the Indiana Design Manual, Standard Specifications, and Standard Drawings for the use of 6-in. lines as the normal line width, RPM usage and spacing changes, and increasing the use of durable marking materials. The presentation will also include other pavement marking topics, such as contrast markings and orange pavement markings for work zones.

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Every Interchange Has A Story, Steven Nicaise, Toby Randolph Mar 2022

Every Interchange Has A Story, Steven Nicaise, Toby Randolph

Purdue Road School

The I-69 Ohio River Crossing Project includes four major interchanges, three new interchanges, and one reconstructed interchange. This session will discuss the design evolution of each interchange from conceptual design through NEPA to the design build process. We will also discuss building the first 6 roundabouts in a region and navigating the value engineering and IAD processes, properties, railroads, and transmission lines.

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Sewer Interceptor Transformed Into A Transportation Rehabilitation Project, Joshua Darby, Andy Crouch, Joshua Hillman Mar 2022

Sewer Interceptor Transformed Into A Transportation Rehabilitation Project, Joshua Darby, Andy Crouch, Joshua Hillman

Purdue Road School

The City of Jeffersonville Wastewater Utility had planned for a $20 million EPA consent decree combined sewer interceptor project along a downtown street corridor. The design team, city engineer, Wastewater Utility, and other planning divisions transformed this sewer project into a corridor rehabilitation project while satisfying EPA requirements. The new corridor provides drainage relief, bike corridors, traffic calming, and more. Join us for a discussion.

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