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ANNUAL
TRANSPORTATION
SHORT COURSE
October 16–17, 2012
Texas A&M University ❚ College Station, Texas

In Me m o ria m
Bannister "Luther" DeBerry
State Highway Engineer
Lawrence Schulz
Brownwood District Engineer

OPENING SESSION
ANNUAL
TRANSPORTATION
SHORT COURSE
TUESDAY, OCTOBER 16
RUDDER AUDITORIUM
8:30 a.m. – Noon
Presiding:
Mr. Phil Wilson,
Executive Director,
Texas Department of Transportation
Posting of the Colors
Invocation
Video Presentation
Campus Welcome
Remarks on Behalf
of the Texas Department
of Transportation
Remarks on Behalf
of the Texas A&M
Transportation Institute
Presentation of Awards
Introductions
Remarks from the
Texas Transportation
Commission
Extra Mile Awards
Texas A&M University
Corps of Cadets Color Guard
Corps Chaplain
Texas Department of Transportation
Mr. Guy Diedrich,
Vice Chancellor for Federal and
State Relations,
The Texas A&M University System
Mr. Phil Wilson,
Executive Director,
Texas Department of Transportation
Dr. Dennis L. Christiansen, P.E.,
Agency Director,
Texas A&M Transportation Institute
Mr. Lawrence Olsen,
Executive Vice President,
Texas Good Roads/Transportation
Association
• Dewitt C. Greer Award
• Gibb Gilchrist Award
• Luther DeBerry Award
• Russell H. Perry Award
• Raymond E. Stotzer, Jr., Award
BREAK
Mr. Phil Wilson
Executive Director,
Texas Department of Transportation
Mr. Jeff Moseley,
Commissioner
Mr. Jeff Austin, III,
Commissioner
Mr. William Meadows,
Commissioner
Mr. Fred Underwood,
Commissioner
Mr. Ted Houghton, Jr.,
Chair
Mr. John A. Barton, P.E.,
Deputy Executive Director,
Texas Department of Transportation
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TUESDAY
OCTOBER 16
CONSTRUCTION I
ROOM: MSC 2300C
Program and Session Co-Chairs:
John Obr, P.E., Construction Division
Stuart Anderson, P.E., Ph.D., TTI
Jon Epps, P.E., Ph.D., TTI
Moderator:
Gina Gallegos, P.E.,
San Antonio District, TxDOT
1:30 – 1:50 p.m. Construction Management Contracts
Barry Heard, P.E., Dallas District, TxDOT
1:50 – 2:10 p.m. Construction Scheduling Contracts
Mike Mazoch, P.E., Waco District, TxDOT
2:10 – 2:30 p.m. Large Inspection and Testing Professional
Services Contracts
Lizette Colbert, P.E., South Region, TxDOT
2:30 – 3:00 p.m. Panel Discussion
Barry Heard, P.E., Dallas District, TxDOT
Mike Mazoch, P.E., Waco District, TxDOT
Lizette Colbert, P.E., South Region, TxDOT
3:00 – 3:30 p.m. BREAK
Moderator:
Stuart Anderson, P.E., Ph.D., TTI
3:30 – 3:50 p.m. Second Round of Every Day
Counts Initiatives
Al Alonzi, P.E., FHWA
3:50 – 4:10 p.m. Environmental Management System
Update
David Seago, P.E., Dallas District, TxDOT
4:10 – 4:30 p.m. Traffic Control on IH 35
Jim Dale, P.E., TTI
Andy Petter, P.E., Waco District, TxDOT
4:30 – 5:00 p.m. Price Adjustment Clauses
David Newcomb, P.E., Ph.D., TTI
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TUESDAY
OCTOBER 16
DESIGN
ROOM: MSC 2406A
Program and Session Co-Chairs:
Mark A. Marek, P.E., Design Division,
TxDOT
Kay Fitzpatrick, P.E., Ph.D., TTI
Moderator:
Michael Beaver, P.E.,
Wichita Falls District, TxDOT
1:30 – 2:00 p.m. Balancing Design and Funding Decisions
Thomas Young, P.E., Lubbock District, TxDOT
2:00 – 2:30 p.m. The Use of Add Alternates in
Project Estimates
David Debo, IT Services Division, TxDOT
2:30 – 3:00 p.m. Construction Plan Quality: Strengths
and Weaknesses
Mark Gacke, James Construction Group
3:00 – 3:30 p.m. BREAK
Moderator:
Matt C. Carr, P.E., Odessa District, TxDOT
3:30 – 4:00 p.m. Alternative Intersection Design Types
Gary Schatz, P.E., PTOE, City of Austin
4:00 – 4:30 p.m. Alternative Intersection Development —
Public Relations and Education
Lloyd Neal, P.E., PTOE, City of Plano
4:30 – 5:00 p.m. Super Street Concepts and Applications
Gilmer Gaston, P.E., PTOE, Pape-Dawson
Engineers, Inc.
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TUESDAY
OCTOBER 16
MAINTENANCE AND
PAVEMENT MANAGEMENT
ROOM: RUDDER AUDITORIUM
Program and Session Co-Chairs:
Mario R. Jorge, P.E., Pharr District, TxDOT
Tom Freeman, P.E., Ph.D., TTI
Moderator:
Mario R. Jorge, P.E.,
Pharr District, TxDOT
1:30 – 2:00 p.m. Texas Energy Development and
TxDOT Right of Way
Cesar Quiroga, P.E., Ph.D., TTI
2:00 – 2:30 p.m. Use of Network Level FWD in Evaluating
Energy Sector Impacts
Magdy Mikhail, P.E., Construction Division,
TxDOT
2:30 – 3:00 p.m. Panel on Managing Energy Development
Impacts
Paul Reitz, P.E., Corpus District, TxDOT
Paul Hoelscher, P.E., Abilene District, TxDOT
Richard Schiller, P.E., Fort Worth District,
TxDOT
3:00 – 3:30 p.m. BREAK
Moderator:
Carolyn Dill, P.E., Maintenance Division,
TxDOT
3:30 – 4:00 p.m. Evolution of Performance Based
Maintenance Contracts-Houston’s
Experience
Quincy Allen, P.E., Houston District, TxDOT
4:00 – 4:30 p.m. New Technologies for
Pavement Evaluation
Robin Huang, P.E., Construction Division,
TxDOT
4:30 – 5:00 p.m. Next Generation Pavement
Management System
Magdy Mikhail, P.E., Construction Division,
TxDOT
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TUESDAY
OCTOBER 16
MANAGEMENT/
ADMINISTRATION I
ROOM: RUDDER THEATRE
Program and Session Co-Chairs:
Scott Haywood, Administration, TxDOT
Bill Stockton, P.E., Ph.D., TTI
Moderator:
Scott Haywood,
Administration, TxDOT
1:30 – 3:00 p.m. Open Forum with the Executive Director
Phil Wilson, Executive Director, TxDOT
3:00 – 3:30 p.m.m. BREAK
3:30 – 4:15 p.m. Technology Initiatives
4:15 – 5:00 p.m. Panel Discussion and Q&A
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TUESDAY
OCTOBER 16
MATERIALS I
ROOM: MSC 2300B
Program and Session Co-Chairs:
Catherine W. Hejl, P.E., Bryan District,
TxDOT
Andrew Wimsatt, Ph.D., P.E., TTI
David Newcomb, P.E., Ph.D., TTI
Moderator:
Tracy Friggle-Logan, P.E.,
Dallas District, TxDOT
THE BEST CONCRETE FOR THE
BEST CONCRETE PAVEMENT
1:30 – 2:00 p.m. Role of Zero-Stress Setting Temperature:
Keeping Your CRCP Insulated from the
Thermal Stresses and Environmental
Impacts Through Cement Initiatives
Andy Naranjo, P.E., Construction Division,
TxDOT
2:00 – 2:15 p.m. CRCP MEDG
Lisa Lukefahr, P.E., Construction Division,
TxDOT
2:15 – 2:30 p.m. Saving Money Without Compromising
Durability
Ryan Barborak, P.E., Construction Division,
TxDOT
2:30 – 2:45 p.m. Optimized Gradation for Concrete
Tomas Saenz, P.E., El Paso District, TxDOT
2:45 – 3:00 p.m. Concrete Repair Materials
Quincy Allen, P.E., Houston District, TxDOT
3:00 – 3:30 p.m. BREAK
Moderator:
Andrew Wimsatt, Ph.D., P.E., TTI
PREVENTIVE MAINTENANCE MATERIALS
3:30 – 3:55 p.m. Tier Asphalt Research Project
David Newcomb, Ph.D., P.E., TTI
3:55 – 4:10 p.m. Tiny TOM/Ultra-Thin Overlay Experience
Mike Arrellano, P.E., Austin District, TxDOT
4:10 – 4:35 p.m. Best Practices in Selection, Quality
Assurance and Construction for
Seal Coat Aggregates
Jesse Fleming, Jr., P.E., Wichita Falls District,
TxDOT
4:35 – 5:00 p.m. Performance Grading for Seal Coat
Binders Research
Amy Epps-Martin, P.E., TTI
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TUESDAY
OCTOBER 16
PLANNING
ROOM: MSC 2406B
Program and Session Co-Chairs:
Marc Williams, P.E.,
Director of Planning, TxDOT
Shawn Turner, P.E., TTI
Moderator:
Jack Foster, P.E.,
Transportation Planning and Programming
Division, TxDOT
1:30 – 2:00 p.m. SB1420 and New Rules in TxDOT
Planning
Lori Morel, Transportation Planning and
Programming Division, TxDOT
David Plutowski, P.E., Transportation
Planning and Programming Division, TxDOT
2:00 – 2:30 p.m. Performance Based Transportation
Planning
Clint Currier, FHWA
2:30 – 3:00 p.m. Planning in a Era of Fiscal Uncertainty
Marc Williams, P.E., Director of Planning,
TxDOT
3:00 – 3:30 p.m. BREAK
Moderator:
Peggy Thurin, P.E.,
Transportation Planning and Programming
Division, TxDOT
3:30 – 4:00 p.m. Update on Panama Canal Stakeholder
Working
Group
Katie Turnbull, Ph.D., TTI
4:00 – 4:30 p.m. Freight Performance Measures at the
Texas-Mexico Border
Esther Hitzfelder, International Relations
Office, TxDOT
Juan Villa, TTI
4:30 – 5:00 p.m. Applications of Mobile Technology
for Travel Data Collection
Tony Voigt, TTI
Ed Hard, TTI
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TUESDAY
OCTOBER 16
PROJECT
DEVELOPMENT
ROOM: MSC 2300A
Program and Session Co-Chairs:
Randy Hopmann, P.E., Tyler District,
TxDOT
Montie Wade, P.E., TTI
Moderator:
Randy Hopmann, P.E.,
Tyler District, TxDOT
1:30 – 2:00 p.m. DFW Connector: A Design-Build Success
Sam Swan, P.E., Strategic Projects Office,
TxDOT
2:00 – 2:30 p.m. Methods and Innovative Financing Tools
for Delivering Major Projects in a
Metropolitan Region
Bill Hale, P.E., Dallas District, TxDOT
2:30 – 3:00 p.m. IH 35 Central Texas Best Practices
and Lessons Learned on Developing
a Large Corridor Project
Andy Petter, P.E., Waco District, TxDOT
3:00 – 3:30 p.m. BREAK
Moderator:
Montie Wade, P.E., TTI
3:30 – 4:00 p.m. Economic Benefits of Developing
Large Projects Using CDA Delivery
versus Traditional Design-Bid-Build
Jessica Castiglione, P.E., San Antonio
District, TxDOT
4:00 – 4:30 p.m. Planning and Environmental Linkage
(PEL) Studies General Overview and
Practical Examples
Jonathan Bean, P.E., San Antonio District,
TxDOT
4:30 – 5:00 p.m. Improving Scoping, Estimating and Risk
Assessments in Project Development
Curtis Beaty, P.E., TTI
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TUESDAY
OCTOBER 16
TECHNOLOGY
SERVICES
ROOM: MSC 2300E
Program and Session Co-Chairs:
Louis Carr, Jr., TxDOT
Brad Hoover, TTI
Moderator:
Louis Carr, Jr.,
Administration, TxDOT
1:30 – 2:20 p.m. Changing the Outlook on E-Mail
Marlowe Lofton, IT Operations Division,
TxDOT
2:20 – 2:40 p.m. Paving the Way to Improved IT Service
Management
Keith Davis, IT Customer Relations Office,
TxDOT
2:40 – 2:50 p.m. Continuously Operating Reference
System (CORS) Update: Enhancing the
Points
Darryl Zercher, IT Operations Division,
TxDOT
2:50 – 3:00 p.m. Mobile Application Showcase
Darryl Zercher, IT Operations Division,
TxDOT
3:00 – 3:30 p.m. BREAK
Moderator:
Andy Slack, IT Customer Relations Office,
TxDOT
3:30 – 4:00 p.m. Governance Process for IT Work Intake
Don McGrew, P.E., IT Project Management
Office, TxDOT
4:00 – 4:15 p.m. Field Infrastructure Updates
Madjid Benchouia, IT Operations Division,
TxDOT
4:15 – 4:30 p.m. Technology Procurement and
Deployment Leveling
Mike Tyler, IT Customer Relations Office,
TxDOT
4:30 – 4:45 p.m. Virtualized IT Support Team
Andy Slack, IT Customer Relations Office,
TxDOT
4:45 – 5:00 p.m. The Business in Business Intelligence
Tim Jennings, IT Strategy Office, TxDOT
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TUESDAY
OCTOBER 16
TRAFFIC
OPERATIONS I
ROOM: MSC 2300D
Program and Session Co-Chairs:
Carol T. Rawson, P.E.,
Traffic Operations Division, TxDOT
Ed Seymour, P.E., Ph.D., TTI
Moderator:
Bob Ratcliff, P.E.,
Atlanta District, TxDOT
1:30 – 2:00 p.m. Planning for Formula 1 Race Day
Imelda Barrett, P.E., Austin District, TxDOT
David Greear, P.E., Travis County
2:00 – 2:30 p.m. Status of Statewide ITS Program
Charlie Farnham, Traffic Operations
Division, TxDOT
2:30 – 3:00 p.m. Adaptive Signal Control in Atlanta
District
Rebecca Wells, P.E., Atlanta District, TxDOT
3:00 – 3:30 p.m. BREAK
Moderator:
Ed Seymour, P.E., Ph.D., TTI
3:30 – 4:00 p.m. IH35 Traveler Information During
Construction Project
Bob Brydia, TTI
Jim Dale, TTI
4:00 – 4:30 p.m. Faces of Drunk Driving Campaign
Sean Carter, WhenSeanSpeaks, Inc.
Jenny Carter, WhenSeanSpeaks, Inc.
4:30 – 5:00 p.m. No Refusal
Warren Diepraam, Montgomery County
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WEDNESDAY
OCTOBER 17
CONSTRUCTION II
ROOM: MSC 2300C
Program and Session Co-Chairs:
John Obr, P.E., Construction
Division
Stuart Anderson, P.E., Ph.D., TTI
Jon Epps, P.E., Ph.D., TTI
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Moderator:
Ron Baker, P.E., Lubbock District, TxDOT
8:30 – 8:50 a.m. Construction Overview
Bill Reitman, P.E., Corpus Christi District,
TxDOT
8:50 – 9:10 a.m. Structural Design and Materials
Selection Considerations
Marie Fisk, P.E., Bridge Division, TxDOT
9:10 – 9:30 a.m. Contractor Considerations
Randy Rogers, V.P., Williams Brothers
Construction Company
9:30 – 10:00 a.m. Panel Discussion
Ron Baker, P.E., Lubbock District, TxDOT
10:00 – 10:30 a.m. BREAK
Bill Reitman, P.E., Corpus Christi District,
TxDOT
Marie Fisk, P.E., Bridge Division, TxDOT
Randy Rogers, V.P., Williams Brothers
Construction Company
Moderator:
John Obr, P.E.,
Construction Division, TxDOT
10:30 – 10:50 a.m. Specification Book Update
Roxana Garcia-Zinsmeyer, P.E.,
Construction Division, TxDOT
10:50 – 11:10 a.m. What’s New with IDP
Scott Starkjohann, Construction Division,
TxDOT
11:10 – 11:30 a.m. Introduction to Local Government
Project Office
David Millikan, P.E., Local Government
Project Office, TxDOT
11:30 – Noon Contract Administration Issues
John Obr, P.E., Construction Division, TxDOT

WEDNESDAY
OCTOBER 17
ENVIRONMENT
ROOM: MSC 2406B
Program and Session Co-Chairs:
Carlos Swonke,
Environmental Affairs Division, TxDOT
Joe Zietsman, P.E., Ph.D., TTI
Moderator:
Carlos Swonke,
Environmental Affairs Division, TxDOT
8:30 – 9:00 a.m. Everyday Counts: Second Round,
New Initiatives
Greg Punske, Texas Division, FHWA
9:00 – 9:30 a.m. CDA-Related Environmental Issues
Sonja Land, Strategic Projects Office,
TxDOT
9:30 – 10:00 a.m. Environmental Management System:
Update
Layde Phillips, Environmental Affairs
Division, TxDOT
10:00 – 10:30 a.m. BREAK
Moderator:
Carlos Swonke,
Environmental Affairs Division, TxDOT
10:30 – 11:00 a.m. Environmental Affairs Division:
Direction and New Initiatives
Carlos Swonke, Environmental Affairs
Division, TxDOT
11:00 – Noon Air Quality and Transportation Planning
for Timely Project Implementation
Michelle Conkle, Transportation Planning
and Programming Division, TxDOT
Ashby Johnson, HGAC
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WEDNESDAY
OCTOBER 17
MANAGEMENT/
ADMINISTRATION II
ROOM: RUDDER THEATRE
Program and Session Co-Chairs:
Scott Haywood, Administration, TxDOT
Bill Stockton, P.E., Ph.D., TTI
Moderator:
Scott Haywood,
Administration TxDOT
8:30 – 9:15 a.m. Legislative Preview
9:15 – 10:00 a.m. TxDOT Finance 101
James Bass, Chief Financial Officer, TxDOT
10:00 – 10:30 a.m. BREAK
10:30 – Noon Communications
Bob Kaufman, Chief Communications
Officer, TxDOT
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WEDNESDAY
OCTOBER 17
MATERIALS II
ROOM: MSC 2300B
Program and Session Co-Chairs:
Catherine W. Hejl, P.E., Bryan District, TxDOT
Andrew Wimsatt, P.E., Ph.D., TTI
David Newcomb, P.E., Ph.D., TTI
Moderator:
Tucker Ferguson, P.E., Beaumont District,
TxDOT
USES for RAP and RAS
8:30 – 9:00 a.m. Performance of High RAP Mixes and
a Guide Document for Their Use
Audrey Copeland, NAPA
9:00 – 9:20 a.m. Innovations in the Use of RAS
Dave Morton, APAC
9:20 – 9:40 a.m. Performance Difference of Various Levels
of Recycled Asphalt
Mike Arrellano, P.E., Austin District, TxDOT
9:40 – 10:00 a.m. Seal Coat Rock Manufactured from RAP
Gary Shubert, P.E., Roswell District
Engineer, NMDOT
10:00 – 10:30 a.m. BREAK
Moderator:
Howard Holland, P.E., Maintenance
Division, TxDOT
QUALITY ASSURANCE/OWNER VERIFICATION
10:30 – 10:50 a.m. Satisfying FHWA That QA/OV Testing
Is Meeting Their Requirements
Brian Huntsinger, P.E., FHWA
Jim Travis, P.E., FHWA
10:50 – 11:10 a.m. Best Practices for Consultant Lab
Selection and Their Use to Perform
QA Testing for TxDOT
Al Aramoon, P.E., Dallas District, TxDOT
11:10 – Noon Experiences with the QA/OV Program:
DFW Connector Project — PSI and Pavetex
LBJ-635 Project
M Kim Soucek, P.E., Strategic Projects
Division, TxDOT
Gordon Peterson, P.E., Northgate
Constructors
Bob Schenk, P.E., Professional Service
Industries
Lewis Reagan, P.E., PaveTex Engineering
and Testing
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WEDNESDAY
OCTOBER 17
MULTIMODAL
ROOM: MSC 2406A
Program and Session Co-Chairs:
Eric Gleason, Public Transportation
Division, TxDOT
Katie Turnbull, Ph.D., TTI
Moderator:
Eric Gleason,
Public Transportation Division, TxDOT
8:30 – 9:00 a.m. Map-21: Upgrade on Federal
Authorization Legislation Impacting
Non-Highway Programs
Andrea Lofye, Federal Affairs, TxDOT
9:00 – 9:30 a.m. Interstate Service Partnerships: Red
River Project
Brad Underwood, CEO, Texoma Area
Paratransit Service
9:30 – 10:00 a.m. TxDOT Bicycle and Pedestrian Program:
an Overview of Best Practices
Charles Riou, P.E., Public Transportation
Division, TxDOT
10:00 – 10:30 a.m. BREAK
Moderator:
Katie Turnbull, Ph.D., TTI
10:30 – 11:00 a.m. TxDOT Passenger Rail Initiatives
Jennifer Moczygemba, P.E., Rail Division,
TxDOT
11:00 – 11:30 a.m. TEX Rail: Fort Worth Commuter Rail
Project
Dick Ruddell, President, Executive Director
of Fort Worth Transportation
11:30 – Noon Panama Canal: Multimodal Investment
Packages to Facilitate Freight Movement
Rob Harrison, Center for Transportation
Research, University of Texas – Austin
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WEDNESDAY
OCTOBER 17
PROJECT
MANAGEMENT
ROOM: MSC 2400
Program and Session Co-Chairs:
Russell Zapalac, P.E., Chief Planning and
Project Officer, TxDOT
Curtis Beaty, P.E., TTI
Ginger Goodin, P.E., TTI
Lynn Isaak, P.E., Project Management
Office, TxDOT
Lonnie Gregorcyk, P.E., Yoakum District,
TxDOT
Moderator:
Ruben Anchondo, P.E.,
Project Management Office, TxDOT
8:30 – 9:00 a.m. Project Management Office 101
Lynn Isaak, P.E., Project Management
Office, TxDOT
9:00 – 10:00 a.m. PMO Key Initiatives: Project Health
Management Information System
Maureen Wakeland, P.E., Project
Management Office Risk Management,
TxDOT
10:00 – 10:30 a.m. BREAK
Michael Watry, P.E., Project Management
Office, TxDOT
10:30 – 11:00 a.m. Innovative but Familiar: Delivering
Chisholm Trail Parkway
Elizabeth Mow, P.E., North Texas Tollway
Authority
11:00 – 11:30 a.m. Addressing Congestion Through the
MoPac Improvement Project
Sean Beal, P.E., Central Texas Regional
Mobility Authority
11:30 – Noon The Project Management Environment
Ivan Damnjanovic, Ph.D.,
Texas A&M University
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WEDNESDAY
OCTOBER 17
RIGHT OF WAY
ROOM: MSC 2300A
Program and Session Co-Chairs:
John Campbell, P.E., Right of Way
Division, TxDOT
John Overman, TTI
Moderator:
John Campbell, P.E.,
Right of Way Division, TxDOT
8:30 – 9:15 a.m. Streamlining Acquisition of Right of Way
John Zimmerman, Right of Way Division,
TxDOT
Sheila Mills, North Region, TxDOT
9:15 – 10:00 a.m. Best Practices for Utility Accommodation
in the Project Development Process
Charon Williams, Right of Way Division,
TxDOT
10:00 – 10:30 a.m. BREAK
Cesar Quiroga, P.E. Ph.D., TTI
Edgar Kraus, P.E., TTI
10:30 – Noon Right of Way Asset Management
Hilda Correa, Right of Way Division,
TxDOT
Jesse Cooper, Right of Way Division,
TxDOT
Dan Erwin, Right of Way Division,
TxDOT
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WEDNESDAY
OCTOBER 17
STRATEGIC PROJECTS
ROOM: MSC 2300E
Program and Session Co-Chairs:
Edward P. Pensock, Jr., P.E., Strategic
Projects Division, TxDOT
Christopher Poe, P.E., Ph.D., TTI
Rafael Aldrete, Ph.D., TTI
Moderator:
Eddie Sanchez, P.E.,
Strategic Projects Division, TxDOT
8:30 – 9:00 a.m. Managing the Implementation of CDAs
and Design Build Projects
Sam Swan, P.E., Strategic Projects
Division, TxDOT
Randall C. Redmond, P.E., Strategic
Projects Division, TxDOT
9:00 – 9:30 a.m. Design-Build vs. CDA Contracts and
Procurement
Dieter Billek, P.E., Strategic Projects
Division, TxDOT
9:30 – 10:00 a.m. Closing Out the SH 130 Concession
Project, Construction to Operations
Frank P. Holzmann, P.E., Strategic Projects
Division, TxDOT
10:00 – 10:30 a.m. BREAK
10:30 – 11:00 a.m. Toll Collections and Shared Operations
Between Multiple Agencies
Tim Reilly, Director of Operations,
Central Texas Regional Mobility
11:00 – 11:30 a.m. Concession Back Office Operations,
Enterprise Solutions to Privatizing
Javier Gutierrez Villanueva, CEO,
SH 130 Concession Company, LLC
11:30 – Noon Senate Bill 1420 Committees and
Lessons Learned
John Hudspeth, P.E., Strategic Projects
Division, TxDOT
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WEDNESDAY
OCTOBER 17
STRUCTURES AND
HYDRAULICS
ROOM: RUDDER AUDITORIUM
Program and Session Co-Chairs:
Gregg A. Freeby, P.E.,
Bridge Division, TxDOT
Roger Bligh, P.E., Ph.D., TTI
Moderator:
Kevin Dickey, P.E., Waco District, TxDOT
8:30 – 9:00 a.m. Spliced Prestressed Concrete Girders —
The Future
Mike Hyzak, P.E., Bridge Division, TxDOT
9:00 – 9:30 a.m. MSE Wall Case Studies
John Delphia, P.E., Bridge Division, TxDOT
9:30 – 10:00 a.m. Mass Concrete Placement
Kevin Pruski, P.E., Bridge Division, TxDOT
10:00 – 10:30 a.m. BREAK
Jason Cavness, P.E., Austin District, TxDOT
Moderator:
Duane Browning, P.E., Beaumont District,
TxDOT
10:30 – 10:55 a.m. Roadway Drainage Detention
Nellie Shannon, P.E., San Antonio District,
TxDOT
10:55 – 11:15 a.m. QA/QC in Bridge Design —
Getting It Right
Thomas Stout, P.E., Bridge Division, TxDOT
11:15 – 11:40 a.m. What’s Up with These New Bridge Rails
John Holt, P.E., Bridge Division, TxDOT
11:40 – Noon New TxDOT Hydraulic Design Manual
Jorge Millan, P.E., Design Division, TxDOT
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WEDNESDAY
OCTOBER 17
TRAFFIC
OPERATIONS II
ROOM: MSC 2300D
Program and Session Co-Chairs:
Carol T. Rawson, P.E.,
Traffic Operations Division, TxDOT
Ed Seymour, P.E., Ph.D., TTI
Moderator:
Carol T. Rawson, P.E.,
Traffic Operations Division, TxDOT
8:30 – 9:00 a.m. Impact of Energy Sector on Traffic
Operations
Marla Jasek, P.E., Yoakum District, TxDOT
Ismael Soto, P.E., Corpus Christi District,
TxDOT
9:00 – 9:30 a.m. Equipment Replacement and
Maintenance Program
Jody Pitman, Beaumont District, TxDOT
9:30 – 10:00 a.m. Improvements to Large and Small
Roadside Sign Hardware and Design
Doug Skowronek, P.E., Traffic Operations
Division, TxDOT
10:00 – 10:30 a.m. BREAK
Moderator:
Lance Simmons, P.E., Beaumont District,
TxDOT
10:30 – 11:00 a.m. Alternative Intersection Analysis: The
Do’s and Don’ts on Selling the Public
Victor Vargas, P.E., Austin District, TxDOT
11:00 – 11:30 a.m. Austin District Implementation of
Centraccs and 5.8 Wireless Ethernet
System for Traffic Signals
Scott Cunningham, P.E., Austin District,
TxDOT
11:30 – Noon Flashing Yellow Arrow Implementation
Larry Colclasure, Waco District, TxDOT
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Traffic
Operations I
Construction
I
TUESDAY SESSION LOCATIONS MAP OF
MSC AND RUDDER TOWER
RESTROOMS
Services
Project
Development
Materials I
RESTROOMS
Design
Environment
Rudder
Tower
Opening Session – Rudder Auditorium
Maintenance and Pavement Management – Rudder Auditorium
Management/Administration – Rudder Theatre
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WEDNESDAY SESSION LOCATIONS MAP
OF MSC AND RUDDER TOWER
RESTROOMS
Strategic
Projects
Traffic
Operations II
Construction
Right of
Way
Materials II
Project
Management
Multimodal
RESTROOMS
Planning
Structures and Hydraulics – Rudder Auditorium
Management/Administration – Rudder Theatre
Rudder
Tower
I
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PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT
HOURS (PDHs)
According to the Texas Board of Professional Engineers (TBPE),
15 professional development hours (PDHs) are required each
year for license renewal. A PDH is defined as a contact/clock
hour on any qualifying course or activity with a clear purpose
and objective to maintain, improve or expand the skills and
knowledge relevant to the license holder's engineering field.
Courses, presentations, or activities related to engineering in a
technical, managerial, or ethical manner count toward PDHs.
There are two basic criteria for an activity to count:
1. Is the specific activity on the list of activities in the rule
(see theTBPE website for an excerpt from the rule)
2. Is the activity relevant to the practice of a technical
profession and does it include technical, ethical, or
managerial content
The board wants the reporting process to be as simple as
possible and as such, there are only two things that a license
holder needs to do:
1. Certify on the renewal statement that you have completed
the CEP requirement and return it with your renewal
payment. This is the main document that the board reviews
and keeps as a record of completing the CEP requirement.
2. Keep some sort of paper proof of your activity. We
recommend that you retain a copy of the program along
with any presentations you attended.
For additional information:
TxDOT Employees should contact Nancy-Ellen Soterios, Ph.D.,
at 512/486-5447 or NancyEllen.Soterio@txdot.gov.
Non-TxDOT Employees should access the TBPE website:
http://engineers.texas.gov/cep_faq.htm
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PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT
HOURS (PDHs) LOG
Transportation Short Course
October 15–17, 2012 ❙ Texas A&M University ❙ College Station, TX
Name
Employee ID
Division/District/Company Name
Mailing Address
INITAL
INITAL
INITAL
MONDAY, OCTOBER 15
SESSION TOPIC
Ethics
TUESDAY, OCTOBER 16
SESSION TOPIC
Construction I
Design
Maintenance and Pavement Management
Management/Administration I
Materials I
Planning
Project Development
Technology Services
Traffic Operations I
WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 17
SESSION TOPIC
Construction II
Environment
Management/Administration II
Materials II
Multimodal
Project Management
Right of Way
Strategic Projects
Structures and Hydraulics
Traffic Operations II
______________________________________________________
Signature (Your signature certifies your attendance at the sessions indicated)
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2012 SHORT COURSE AT A GLANCE
8:30 a.m. –
Noon
OPENING SESSION
Rudder Auditorium
TUESDAY, OCTOBER 16
Lunch on your own
1:30 p.m. – 5:00 p.m.
SESSIONS
Construction I
Design
Maintenance
and Pavement
Management
Management/
Administration I
Materials I
Planning
Project
Development
Technology
Services
Traffic
Operations I
LOCATION
MSC 2300C
MSC 2406A
Rudder
Auditorium
Rudder Theatre
MSC 2300B
MSC 2406B
MSC 2300A
MSC 2300E
MSC 2300D
WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 17
SESSION
Construction II
Environment
Management/
Administration II
Materials II
Multimodal
8:30 a.m. – Noon
LOCATION
MSC 2300C
MSC 2406B
Rudder Theatre
MSC 2300B
MSC 2406A
Project Management MSC 2400
Right of Way
Strategic Projects
Structures and Hydraulics
Traffic Operations II
MSC 2300A
MSC 2300E
Rudder Auditorium
MSC 2300D
TXDT1228.0912.3000

87 th Annual
Transportation Short Course
October 15–16, 2013
Texas A&M University
College Station, TX