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The Madison Milton Bridge Project Main Piers, Tom Bolte Mar 2013

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.


Change Order Approval Process On Federal-Aid Projects, Bren I. George-Nwabugwu Sr. Mar 2013

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

Purdue Road School

This session discusses the change order approval process.


Igic Cadastral, Boundaries, Plss Workgroup, Lorraine Wright Mar 2013

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.


Fhwa Construction Project Close-Out Expectations And Requirements, Bren I. George-Nwabugwu Sr., Robert Dirks Mar 2013

Fhwa Construction Project Close-Out Expectations And Requirements, Bren I. George-Nwabugwu Sr., Robert Dirks

Purdue Road School

FHWA is moving to new requirements for project close-out, which is presented in this session.


Use Of Liquid Routes For Winter Maintenance, Bryan Donze, Jim Scheffer, Stacy Flick, Phil Ivy Mar 2013

Use Of Liquid Routes For Winter Maintenance, Bryan Donze, Jim Scheffer, Stacy Flick, Phil Ivy

Purdue Road School

This presentation provides a discussion of the use of liquid routes for winter maintenance in INDOT’s LaPorte District.


Lindberg Brige Project, Chris Ogg, Alison Krupski Mar 2013

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.


"Concrete Overlays And Concrete Pavement Repair/Rehab Case Studies", Mike Byers, Christopher Tull Mar 2013

"Concrete Overlays And Concrete Pavement Repair/Rehab Case Studies", Mike Byers, Christopher Tull

Purdue Road School

This dual-topic session highlights where and how concrete overlays provide optimum performance as well as “best practices” for concrete pavement repair.


Design Visualization And Dynamic Assignment Of Traffic Volumes #2, Ting Wei, Paul Jarboe, Amanda Johnson Mar 2013

Design Visualization And Dynamic Assignment Of Traffic Volumes #2, Ting Wei, Paul Jarboe, Amanda Johnson

Purdue Road School

Design visualization for transportation projects is important for public outreach and facilitating stakeholder communications. Incorporating dynamic objects such as traffic elements can help in illustrating how the facility operates. This presentation will discuss the selection of design visualization products as well as best practices for their use. The presentation will also provide a discussion of Dynamic Assignment of Traffic Volumes (DTA) which takes driver expectations into consideration and provides a way for traffic engineers to evaluate traffic demand within a network based on impedance identified in the network.


Roundabout Public Outreach Campaigns, Aimee Bennett, David Buck Mar 2013

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.


Bim Transportation Sector: Lidar And Mobile Mapping, Rick Hammond Mar 2013

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.


Rail-Highway Crossing Safetty Program In Indiana, Kevin Knoke Mar 2013

Rail-Highway Crossing Safetty Program In Indiana, Kevin Knoke

Purdue Road School

Indiana is one of the top five states in the nation for the number of rail crossings and for the number of serious crashes at rail crossings. This presentation will cover rail-highway crossing safety performance trends, the safety investigation process, and a discussion of rail safety programs.


Permeable Pavements At Purdue, Jim Knapp Mar 2013

Permeable Pavements At Purdue, Jim Knapp

Purdue Road School

Two case studies will be presented describing sustainable drainage alternatives. The processes used for the 2nd Street project in Seymour will provide a comparison of the design processes for conventional and green infrastructure solutions. Purdue University will discuss a number of permeable pavement installations on campus and provide a map for viewing. Asphalt, concrete, and permeable paver options will be discussed.


Using High-Resolution Weather Data To Improve Winter Weather Maintenance Operations, Michael Baldwin Mar 2013

Using High-Resolution Weather Data To Improve Winter Weather Maintenance Operations, Michael Baldwin

Purdue Road School

Substantial resources are required for winter maintenance operations. This presentation focuses on more accurate and precise weather information that can help reduce the uncertainty related to winter weather, resulting in improved decision-making and significant cost savings for winter operations.


Town Of Avon: A Case Study In Pavement Preservation, Steve Moore, Ryan Cannon, Rex Hedges, Shawn Strange Mar 2013

Town Of Avon: A Case Study In Pavement Preservation, Steve Moore, Ryan Cannon, Rex Hedges, Shawn Strange

Purdue Road School

In this session presenters will discuss how the town of Avon has implemented and managed their pavement preservation program. This proactive program which began in the late 1990’s, resulted in good roads, a good overall network rating and an overall reduction in construction costs. Presenters will discuss the assessment of the road network, selection of treatments, and candidate selection. Representatives from the agency, contractor, and engineering firm will be on hand to discuss ideas and answer questions.


Pathways And Bike Lanes: A Local Perspective, Tim Burkman, Allan Henderson, Mitch Barloga Mar 2013

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 …


Indiana Motor Vehicle Highway Fund: A Discussion On Revenues, Distributions And Expenses, Dan Bastin Mar 2013

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.


The Importance Of Performing Route Surveys In The State Of Indiana, Rodney Kelly, Chester Parsons, Grant Niemeyer Mar 2013

The Importance Of Performing Route Surveys In The State Of Indiana, Rodney Kelly, Chester Parsons, Grant Niemeyer

Purdue Road School

This presentation provides an overview of Rule 12 and discuss what is involved in a Location Control Route Survey (LCRS). Details such as where they must be performed, why they are important, their benefits and best practices will be discussed.


Design And Construction Process Management, David Brown Mar 2013

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.


Milton-Madison Bridge Project, Kevin Hetrick, Jason Bunselmeier Mar 2013

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.


Buying And Selling Surplus Government Construction Equipment, Mark Domeier Mar 2013

Buying And Selling Surplus Government Construction Equipment, Mark Domeier

Purdue Road School

Purchasing and selling of surplus construction equipment has become more cost effective with the development of online auctions and surplus stores. Local government can benefit from using third party online equipment purchasing and receiving good appraisals on their used equipment. This session explains the details of this methodology.


Achieving 50% Rap, Gerry Huber, John Ayers Mar 2013

Achieving 50% Rap, Gerry Huber, John Ayers

Purdue Road School

This presentation provides the design perspective on high RAP mixes and provide discussion from a local agency on their use of these types of mixes.


Accessing And Using Indiana Traffic Data, Greg Katter Mar 2013

Accessing And Using Indiana Traffic Data, Greg Katter

Purdue Road School

This session offers demonstrations of the types of data and reports that are available on INDOT’s web site and suggestions of how the data can be used by designers and planners. Assumptions and application of the various published adjustment factors will be covered along with a discussion of updates to the process of collecting and warehousing the data will be included.


Best Practices In Contract Administration, Bren I. George-Nwabugwu Sr. Mar 2013

Best Practices In Contract Administration, Bren I. George-Nwabugwu Sr.

Purdue Road School

This session discusses best practices in contract administration.


Madison Milton Design Build Bridge Construction, Murray Johnson Mar 2013

Madison Milton Design Build Bridge Construction, Murray Johnson

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.


Purdue Road School: Funding, Funding, Funding, Gregory T. Guerrettaz Mar 2013

Purdue Road School: Funding, Funding, Funding, Gregory T. Guerrettaz

Purdue Road School

Municipal entities are facing many issues which are causing financial distress. This presentation will discuss strategies to assist in these difficult times. The strategies to be discussed will include short and long-term financial planning, board discussions and the creation of a capital improvement plan.


How To Develop And Implement A Successful In-House Chip Seal Program, Bill Tompkins, Gary Vandegriff Mar 2013

How To Develop And Implement A Successful In-House Chip Seal Program, Bill Tompkins, Gary Vandegriff

Purdue Road School

This session covers the lessons learned from the development of INDOT’s in-house chip seal/ fog seal program. Presenters will discuss the methodology involved in candidate selection, material selection and logistics. Presenters will also discuss the statewide effort to provide training and support to the INDOT staff that has reintroduced this age old surface treatment as a viable, economical, and effective pavement preservation treatment.


Trends In Engineering And Design, Alan Hamersly, Mary Cripe Mar 2013

Trends In Engineering And Design, Alan Hamersly, Mary Cripe

Purdue Road School

Trail design and engineering are complex tasks that change as rules and technology change. The discussion in this session will cover design criteria such as drainage, wayfinding signage, road crossings and surface materials. AASHTO standards for trails will also be discussed and analyzed. Good engineering and design can make trails easier to maintain for the future and safer for your users.


Indiana Trails Report, Dale Brier, Peter Fridtz, Dawn Ritchie Mar 2013

Indiana Trails Report, Dale Brier, Peter Fridtz, Dawn Ritchie

Purdue Road School

With populations concentrating in urban areas and the push for healthier living, biking and walking to work and other destinations are becoming more acceptable in the United States. With the ever-expanding network of trails in Indiana, the public is realizing the benefit of utilizing trails for daily commuting. This session will show what it takes for a community to embrace non-motorized commuters. We’ll also discuss the health and financial benefits of leaving your vehicle at home. Finally, we’ll get a statewide trails update from the Department of Natural Resources.


Rumble Stripes: Opportunity To Improve Safety And Retroreflectivity, Thomas M. Brennan Jr., Alan Plunkett, William Smith Mar 2013

Rumble Stripes: Opportunity To Improve Safety And Retroreflectivity, Thomas M. Brennan Jr., Alan Plunkett, William Smith

Purdue Road School

Painted rumble stripes can provide safety benefits as well as improved retroreflectivy and paint durability. This presentation covers specifications and construction techniques. A case study will describe the recent application of rumble stripes on US 231 between Crawfordsville and Lafayette, Indiana.


On Road Networks: Urban And Rural, Allan Henderson Mar 2013

On Road Networks: Urban And Rural, Allan Henderson

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 …