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Using The Cloud To Store And Save Files, Rod Rudd

Purdue Road School

Secure Clouds exist that allow sharing of files between collaborators without having to email those files as attachments. This session demonstrates how to setup a secure environment and how to use the facilities available to activate your cloud storage environment.

"Span D” Ky Sliding Span, Tom Bolte

Purdue Road School

The design build team will provide an overview of the Madison Milton Ohio River Bridge Project construction. There will be a brief discussion of the design-build process. Specific discussions of the retrofits to the existing caissons and piers that allowed for the existing substructure to be reused as well as discussions of the truss design, erection, span lifts, and sliding will be provided.

Usefulness Of Byass Lanes In Roundabouts, Jason Rowley, Jeromy Grenard

Purdue Road School

Bypass lanes have safety and operational impacts on both motorists and pedestrians. This presentation discusses preliminary roundabout design with an emphasis on bypass lanes and roundabout spacing. Presentation also discusses the interaction between roundabouts and traffic signals and roundabouts that are very close to other roundabouts.

Roundabout Public Outreach Campaigns, Aimee Bennett, David Buck

Purdue Road School

As roundabouts continue to gain popularity in Indiana, it becomes important to help the public understand their function. This session discusses recent outreach efforts by the City of West Lafayette and INDOT.

The Madison Milton Bridge Project Main Piers, Tom Bolte

Purdue Road School

The design build team will provide an overview of the Madison Milton Ohio River Bridge Project construction. There will be a brief discussion of the design-build process. Specific discussions of the retrofits to the existing caissons and piers that allowed for the existing substructure to be reused as well as discussions of the truss design, erection, span lifts, and sliding will be provided.

Lindberg Brige Project, Chris Ogg, Alison Krupski

Purdue Road School

A case study of the bridge project at the Celery Bog on Lindberg Road in West Lafayette, Indiana, will be presented. It will discuss soil conditions, existing obstructions, and the processes for evaluating the challenges and their resolution during the project development stage. Issues encountered during construction and their solutions will also be discussed.

Traffic Safety Site Investigation, Alan Holderread

Purdue Road School

This session discusses the best practices that can be used to conduct a safety investigation at an intersection or on a segment of roadway. Discussion will center on practical methodologies to collect and analyze crash data, review roadway geometric factors, and consider operational conditions that may lead to the selection of cost effective safety improvements.

Change Order Approval Process On Federal-Aid Projects, Bren I. George-Nwabugwu Sr.

Purdue Road School

This session discusses the change order approval process.

Indiana Motor Vehicle Highway Fund: A Discussion On Revenues, Distributions And Expenses, Dan Bastin

Purdue Road School

This session discusses the revenues, distributions, and expenses that make up the MVH fund. Presenters will cover the different types of revenue that make up Indiana’s transportation funding and follow the path of those revenues through the funding formula. Also discussed will be the different expenses incurred by the fund each year and formulas as described in the Indiana Code.

Trails At The Regional Level, Mitch Barloga

Purdue Road School

Communities across Indiana are developing visions for both on-and-off-road non-motorized facilities that will provide convenient and safe options to link people, schools, businesses, parks, natural resources, and other destinations with each other as well as to adjacent communities and resources. Learn more in this session about off-road trails and on-road bike infrastructure such as bike lanes and how to combine the facilities to create a connected, non-motorized transportation network. We’ll also explore the benefits to users from improved walking and cycling conditions and the various benefits to society from increased non-motorized travel, reduced automobile travel, and support for more compact …

Spray Injection Road Repair, Cliff Dickehut

Purdue Road School

In today’s challenging economic times, agencies are looking for ways to better manage their assets. Strategies for pavement maintenance will assist in extending the life of current infrastructure. Spray injection road repair will be discussed as a strategy to improve an agencies pavement management program.

Asphalt 101, Gerry Huber, Brian Crume

Purdue Road School

This presentation provides an overview of the basics and best practices of the asphalt paving process, the variety of products.

Indiana Temporary Ramp, Tom Bolte

Purdue Road School

The design build team will provide an overview of the Madison Milton Ohio River Bridge Project construction. There will be a brief discussion of the design-build process. Specific discussions of the retrofits to the existing caissons and piers that allowed for the existing substructure to be reused as well as discussions of the truss design, erection, span lifts, and sliding will be provided.

Milton-Madison Bridge Project, Kevin Hetrick, Jason Bunselmeier

Purdue Road School

INDOT will provide a brief introduction to the Madison Milton Ohio River Bridge Project, discuss the project development process, the design/build procurement and the construction during this presentation.

Igic Cadastral, Boundaries, Plss Workgroup, Lorraine Wright

Purdue Road School

As more organizations develop electronic maps, the importance of a good understanding of the data that creates these electronic maps becomes more important. Members from the County Surveyors Association along with members from the Indiana Geographic Information Council (IGIC) will come together on a panel to discuss electronic mapping.

Design And Construction Process Management, David Brown

Purdue Road School

New approaches for improving design and construction processes have been used recently. Innovative methods for managing the requirements and quality of these processes will be discussed. A systematic data centric approach will be discussed as well as the processes of separating progress from performance. It discusses the integration of these processes in the planning, risk analysis, design, submission, construction, inspection, quality control and documentation phases.

Pathways And Bike Lanes: A Local Perspective, Tim Burkman, Allan Henderson, Mitch Barloga

Purdue Road School

Communities across Indiana are developing visions for both on-and-off-road non-motorized facilities that will provide convenient and safe options to link people, schools, businesses, parks, natural resources, and other destinations with each other as well as to adjacent communities and resources. Learn more in this session about off-road trails and on-road bike infrastructure such as bike lanes and how to combine the facilities to create a connected, non-motorized transportation network. This session alsos explore the benefits to users from improved walking and cycling conditions and the various benefits to society from increased non-motorized travel, reduced automobile travel, and support for more …

Bim Transportation Sector: Lidar And Mobile Mapping, Rick Hammond

Purdue Road School

This presentation discusses building information modeling as it relates to the transportation sector. The presentation will cover the associated technology as well as integration of processes for survey, utility/obstruction coordination, design, and construction. Other applications of the technology including asset management will be discussed.

Accounting For Capital Assets Including General Infrastructure, Jon Peterson

Purdue Road School

Establishing a record of an agency’s capital assets for accounting and financial reporting purposes is an important process. This session discusses the processes and procedures for establishing and updating governmental fixed asset records.

Local Traffic Management: Tools For Local Agencies, Jay Grossman

Purdue Road School

Elkhart County will discuss recent efforts to improve signalized corridor management as well as specific actions taken to accommodate special event planning. Case studies of special events with limited access and infrastructure serving the event site will be discussed.

Understanding The Americans With Disabilities Act (Ada), David Meihls

Purdue Road School

This session covers the history of the ADA. It will explain the five Titles of the ADA, the changes that came with the 2010 ADAAG, and the eight proposed new rules. There will be a brief question and answer session to follow.

2012 Work Zone Review, Pat Mccarty

Purdue Road School

INDOT performs regular construction and maintenance work zone audits. This presentation provides an overview of the findings from reviews in 2012.

Nirpc Complete Streets Design Guide, Mitch Barloga, Josh Desmond, Peter Fritz

Purdue Road School

Many communities have adopted Complete Streets Policies, but few have much experience implementing them. This session will focus on what comes after adoption of the policy, the processes established, how to be flexible but stay true to the goals, exceptions to the policy, and performance measures.

Purdue E-Pubs: Free Online Access To Transportation Research, Charles Watkinson, David Scherer

Purdue Road School

Purdue e-Pubs is a free service provided by the Purdue Libraries offering access to some of the best transportation research. This session reviews the partnership with JTRP/INDOT to archive and disseminate technical reports, Purdue Road School presentations, and affiliated reports.

Eliminator: Where Science And Safety Interstect, David Gross, Lenny Addair

Purdue Road School

This session is designed to provide participants with a background on the development of emergency vehicle preemption and then move into a discussion regarding the improvements to the reliability of emergency vehicle preemption when radio frequencies are used. A case study based upon a recent field installation will presented in detail.

Subsurface Utility Engineering (Sue), Kenneth Slaninka

Purdue Road School

The Indiana Utility Regulatory Commission’s Pipeline Safety Division will provide information regarding the Damage to Underground Facilities Act (IC 8-1-26), the Indiana 811 “Call Before You Dig Law,” better known as Holey Moley. A discussion regarding subsurface utility engineering will also be provided.

Toward Long Lasting Bridge Decks, Jason Weiss, Ron Walker, Neal Carboneau, Tony Zander, Tommy Nantung

Purdue Road School

No abstract provided.

Lincoln Highway: Nation's First Transcontinental Highway, Dennis E. Horvath

Purdue Road School

The centennial of the organizing meeting creating the nation’s first transcontinental highway will be celebrated in July 2013. This is generally considered to be the birth of the federal highway system. The Indiana Lincoln Highway Association will discuss the Lincoln Highway and its upcoming celebration.

Automated Flagger Assistance Devices (Afads), David Jones

Purdue Road School

This presentation discusses the pros and cons of using various Automated Flagger Assistance Devices (AFADs). It reviews both AFADs using STOP/SLOW signs which are currently allowed in Indiana, and Red/Yellow signal faced AFADs that are not allowed in Indiana.

The presentation points out that the principle reason for developing AFADs was to enhance worker safety by enabling flagger/operators to position themselves out of harm's way while controlling work zone traffic. However, the dominant reason for buying them seems to be to save money by only using one flagger/operator.

Various applications using AFADs are reviewed as well as potential changes to …

Implementing Complete Streets: Bloomington/Monroe County Metropolitan Planning Organization, Josh Desmond

Purdue Road School

Many communities have adopted Complete Streets Policies, but few have much experience implementing them. This session focuses on what comes after adoption of the policy, the processes established, how to be flexible but stay true to the goals, exceptions to the policy, and performance measures.