General Session
ARDOT Welcome | Director Lorie Tudor, P.E., ARDOT |
Federal Highway Administration Update | Vivien Hoang, FHWA |
A Reconnecting Communities Planning Grant for a Deck Park Over I-30 | Bob Cook and Jerry Holder, Garver |
Amazing Asphalt: The Goal, the Attitude, and the Future | Paul Tinsley, ARDOT |
Sacrificial Surfaces: The Defenders of Our Pavement Structure | Sarah Tamayo, ARDOT |
The Data Buffet – Our Appetite for Spatial Data Governance and Transparency | Sharon Hawkins, ARDOT |
Concrete Innovation
FHWA and Emerging Concrete Technology | Robert Conway, FHWA |
Enhancing Performance with Internally Cured Concrete (EPIC) | Dr. Timothy Barrett, FHWA |
Concrete Pavement Preservation – Sustainable Solutions for Today & Tomorrow | John Roberts, International Grooving and Grinding Association |
Using Rapid Setting Belitic Calcium Sulfoaluminate Cement for Structural Concrete | Dr. Cameron Murray, UAF |
Precast Modular Block Retaining Wall Systems and Their Application for Transportation Projects | Matt Willis, Redi-Rock Company |
UHPC Yesterday and Today Quality and Testing Unification | Dr. Miles Zeman, Cor-Tuf UHPC Company |
Why Do We Lose Air During Pumping Concrete and Why Does the Air Come Back? | Dr. Tyler Ley, OSU |
Resilient Infrastructure
TSMO: Bridging the Way to Resilient Operations | Ralph Volpe, FHWA |
Nighttime Visibility for Safety – An EDC-7 Safety Initiative | Joe Heflin, FHWA |
INSPARK | Hilda Booth, Arkansas Department of Emergency Management |
Landslide Research in Arkansas | Martha Kopper, Arkansas Geological Survey |
TRC2003: Data Driven Methods to Assess Transportation System Resilience in Arkansas | Dr. Sarah Hernandez, UAF |
Wrong Way Driving Countermeasures – From Start to Future | Joe Harvey, TAPCO |
Pavement Recycling
In-Place Pavement Recycling: Overview Concepts and Applications | Dr. Steve Cross, OSU |
Agency’s Experiences with In-Place Recycling as an Innovative Solution for Sustainable Pavements | Lester Frank, FHWA |
ARDOT Updates on In-Place Pavement Recycling Construction Projects | Chris Dailey, ARDOT |
Hot In-Place Recycling (HIR): Overview and Experiences in Arkansas | Aaron Hansen, Dustrol, Inc. |
Pavement Recycling from the Perspective of Equipment | Cory Maupin, Wirtgen America, Inc. |
Cold In-Place (CIR) and Cold Central Plant Recycling (CCPR): Materials, Sampling, and Mix Design | Mike Hemsley, Paragon Technical Services, Inc. |
Maintenance/Traffic
Intersection Improvement Program (IIP) | Minghua Qiu Miller, ARDOT |
Decision Making Tools and Technology for Winter Maintenance | Michael Kelly, ARDOT |
Response Planning for Transportation Emergencies and Disasters | Aaron Adams, ARDOT |
Traffic Signal Warrants | Stephen Sichmeller, ARDOT |
I-430 Managed Lane | Hussain Alfaraj, ARDOT |
Constructing the Future
Road Safety Champion and Precast in Construction – What a Combination | Walt Catlett, Catlett Engineering |
Why is Cyber Security Important? | Ralph Volpe, FHWA |
Portland Limestone Cement & Building Materials for the Future | Ryan Parker, Buzzi Unicem |
Innovations in Wet Reflective Pavement Markings | Charles Clendenen, Jr., 3M |
SEEK the Future of Permitting for DEQ | Colby Ungerank, DEQ |
Infrastructure and Wildland Fire | Robert Murphy, Arkansas Forestry Division |
Claims Management – The Future | Jerry Trotter & Chris Briggs, Garver |
Environmental
Healing Springs Natural Area: Rare Fish Species | Dustin Lynch, ANHC |
ARDOT’s Efforts on Behalf of Wildflowers and Pollinators | Joe Ledvina, ARDOT |
Native Prairies – A Sustainable Approach to Roadside Vegetation Management in Arkansas? | Dr. Michael Richardson, UAF |
New Greenhouse Gas Guidance | Lee Ellen Carter, FHWA |
Beyond the Pavement: We Are Not Saying GIS Is the Solution…But It Can Be | Linda DeMasi, ARDOT |
Protection of Cultural Resources During Construction | Kristina Boykin, ARDOT |
Feasibility Assessment of Reclaimed Fly Ash (RFA) and Ground Tire Rubber (GTR) Modified Concrete | Dr. Zahid Hossain, ASU |
ARDOT Employee 101 Informational Session (ARDOT Employees Only)