ACEC/NC NCDOT Joint Transportation Conference

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ACEC/NC NCDOT Transportation Conference, the largest transportation event in the state, explores the latest transportation innovations and provides attendees with the chance to network with other professionals.

AGENDA

Monday, September 17^th | 6pm - 8pm
Stop by the evening before and enjoy an opportunity to network with colleagues, NCDOT Raleigh and Division-based staff, exhibitors and conference sponsors!
Light hors d'oeuvres will be provided as well as a cash bar.
-South Hallway, Raleigh Convention Center
 
Tuesday, September 18^th
7:15 am - 8:00 am: Registration, Continental Breakfast
 
8:00 am - 9:30 am General Session (1.5 PDH)
                    Gary Hartong, PE, The Wooten Company, ACEC/NC President
                    John Sullivan, PE, FHWA Division Administrator
                    Jim Trogdon, PE, NCDOT Secretary
                    Tim Little, PE, NCDOT Chief Engineer
                    Chris Werner, PE, NCDOT Technical Services Director
9:30 am -  10:00 am Networking Break
10:00 am -11:00 am Concurrent Sessions (1 PDH)
                Project Delivery  (ORD) Open Roads Designer & Project Wise
                Jason Moore, PE, NCDOT - Roadway Design Support Services;     
                    Brian Edwards, PE, NCDOT - CADD Services
                    Cool Projects  North Carolina's First CFI: Adventures in Alternative                     Roadway and Traffic Engineering Design
                    Betsy Watson, PE, Stantec; Dean Sarvis, PE, Stantec
                    Environmental Environmental Justice and Public Outreach - Bridging                     Communities: Creating Public Spaces Under Highways
                    Harrison Marshall, NCDOT, Addressing Environmental Justice;
                    Tim Witsil, RS&H, Use of Visualization in Public Involvement
                Economic Development  NC Main Street Initiative
                Mike Surasky, PE, WSP; Eric Lamb, PE, City of Raleigh
11:00 am - 11:30 am Networking Break
11:30 am - 12:30 pm Concurrent Sessions (1 PDH)
                    Project Delivery Bridge Program Delivery
                    Kevin Fischer, PE, NCDOT - Structures Management Unit;
                    Heather Lane, PE, NCDOT; Garland Haywood, PE, NCDOT
                   Project Atlas
                    Leilani Paugh, NCDOT Environmental Analysis Unit;
                    Morgan Weatherford, NCDOT Environmental Analysis Unit
                    Cool Projects  Beyond Replacement: Examining Community                     Impacts Mitigation on the I-70 East Project in Denver
                    Carrie Wallis, PE, LEED AP, Atkins
                     - Hope Mills Dam Reconstruction
                     Mark Landis, PE, PG, Schnabel Engineering
                Environmental Threading the Needle - Avoiding 4(f) effects             and Shore Stabilization
                Marvin Brown AECOM, Transportation Alignments: Buried and             Can't be Historic, plus Threading the Needle - Resources and Methods for avoiding 4(f) effects; Randy Boyd, North State Engineering, Shore Stabilization to Protect Historic Fort Anderson
                    Economic Development - What Happens When We Invest in
                    Livable Communities - Real Numbers on Bicycle and Pedestrian
                    Return on Investment
                    Sig Hutchinson, Wake County Commissioner; Julie White, NCDOT
                    Multi-Modal Transportation
12:30 pm - 2:00 pm Lunch & Keynote Speaker (1 PDH)
                Steve Rizzo, Hall of Fame Speaker and Author
2:00 pm - 2:30 pm Networking Break
2:30 pm - 3:30 pm Concurrent Sessions (1 PDH)
                    Project Delivery  Project Delivery - State of the Divisions
                    John Rouse, PE, NCDOT Chief Engineer's Office; Louis Mitchell, PE,                     NCDOT Chief Engineer's Office
                Cool Projects - Bayonne Bridge - Raising the Roadway
                Joseph LoBuono, PE, HDR
                Environmental PCSP, BMPs and Bees
                Brian S. Lipscomb, PE, NCDOT, NCDOT?s Post Construction Stormwater Program (PCSP) - What Does It Mean for You?; 
                    Karl Dauber, PE, CFM, WSP, Biofiltration Conveyance for I-77 Median at Patterson Creek; David B. Harris, PE, NCDOT, Pollinator Habitat Zones Along Highways
                Economic Development Chatham Park
                Tim Smith, Preston Development Company
3:30 pm - 4:00 pm Networking Break
4:00 pm - 5:00 pm Concurrent Sessions (1 PDH)
                    Project Delivery Project Delivery After the Bid
                    Berry Jenkins, Jr., PE, PLS, Carolina Association of General                     Contractors;  Jonathan Bivens, PE, S.T. Wooten Corporation;
                    Drew Johnson, PE, Zachry Construction Corporation; Jeff                     Thatcher, PE, CCM; Marcus Kiser, PE, NCDOT
                Cool Projects  - Transportation Technology
                Michael Davis, PE, DBIA, RS&H
                    - Keep Droning On: The Future of Unmanned Aerial Systems in                    Transportation
                    Basil Yap, PE, NCDOT Photogrammetry Unit
                Environmental NCDOT's State of the Practice - Environmental Documentation and USACOE Industry Update
                Colin Mellor, NCDOT, Karen Taylor, PE, AECOM; Monte Matthews, USACOE
                Economic Development  NC Mega Sites
                Ellen Tai, Economic Development Partnership of North Carolina
 
5:00 pm - 6:30 pm Networking Reception