Bridge and Roadway Design Conference 2025
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Bridge and Roadway Design Conference 2025

Monday, April 14

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Presenter

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Corpus Christi Welcome

Mike Walsh, Corpus Christi District Engineer

No
TxDOT Project Development

Mo Bur, TxDOT Director of Project Development

No

TxDOT Project Delivery and Safety

Jessica Butler, TxDOT Director of Safety and Operations

Yes

Design Division Welcome

Jason Pike, Design Division Director

No

Bridge Division Welcome

Jamie Farris, Bridge Division DirectorYes
Project Overview

Lynn Allison, FDLLC - Public Information Coordinator

No

Bridge Construction and Design Highlights

Chris Ursery, Arup

No

Mobile Mapping

John Dulski, Design Division and Alex Martinez, Design Division

Yes

Digital Delivery Pilot Project Update

Taylor Mansfield, Design Division

Yes

Intersection Control Evaluation (ICE) | Access Control - Release of Access, Management Best Practices

Matt Barland, Design Division | Stacy James, Design Division and Ken Mora, Design Division

Yes

Tuesday, April 15

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Slope Stability For New Construction, Phased Construction, and RehabilitationAlexis Barron, Bridge DivisionYes
LRFD For Foundation DesignEddie Galbavy, Bridge DivisionYes
Creating Useful Scour DocumentationYusuf Yurtas, Bridge DivisionYes
Sub-Programs of Category 6 fundsPaul Rollins, Bridge DivisionYes
District Success via BMIPMike Roetheli, Bridge DivisionYes
Data Driven Asset Management DecisionsAndrew Bush, Bridge DivisionYes
Every Project is a Safety ProjectGabrielle (Gabby) Lott, Design DivisionYes
Safer by DesignDoyeon Kim, Design Division and Ragab Mousa, Design DivisionYes
Residential Driveway Temporary Signals in One Way Traffic ControlRafael Riojas, Traffic DivisionYes
Bridge Deck Construction In TexasDaryn Sims, Bridge DivisionYes
Specification Requirements for Preserving Steel BridgesKevin Pruski, Bridge DivisionYes
District Bridge Crews - Panel DiscussionVictor Songer, Dallas District | Tino Trujillo, Dallas District | Leon Flournoy, San Antonio District | Mark Johnson, Maintenance DivisionYes
Precast Alternates - Using the new standards, providing alternate designs in the plan set, and using the wide flange girdersSara Watts, Bridge DivisionYes
Design of Long Span Bridges Using Spliced GirdersBushra Islam, Bridge DivisionYes
Design of Long Span Bridges Using SteelHayden Porter, Bridge DivisionYes
Update on H&H Statewide Program | H&H and Bridges - PBLR Checklist and Scour Analysis | Stream Stats for Texas!Ab Maamar-Tayeb, Design Division | Edra Brashear, Design Division | Trenton Ellis, Design Division | Ab Maamar-Tayeb, Design Division | Kristine Blickenstaff, USGS | Kara Garvin, USGSYes
Life after NBI Updates and SNBI ImplementationBob Pearson, Bridge DivisionYes
Observations and Trends in SNBI Items and CodingsScott Choate, Bridge DivisionYes
District Bridge Inspection Practices - Panel DiscussionAshley Dubose, Beaumont District | Mark Burwell, Fort Worth District | Justin Ferguson, Paris DistrictNo
Research Update - Precast Columns, Nextgen Bridge DecksJon Boleware, Bridge DivisionYes
Lubbock ABC Project Spotlight - Rural SiteAnthony Felderhoff, Bridge Division | Shelley Harris, Lubbock DistrictYes
Lubbock ABC project Spotlight - Urban siteMark Bourland, Bridge Division | Shelley Harris, Lubbock DistrictYes
Project Readiness: What does that mean? | When to use a Construction Management Plan (CMP) and the CMP SOP‍Monica Gonzalez, Design Division | ‍Kelly Rodriguez, Design DivisionYes
Project Readiness - Panel Discussion‍Dwayne Halbardier, Design Division | Micah Shaw, Design Division | Kelly Rodriguez, Design Division | Diana Rogerio, San Antonio District | Kylan Francis, Lubbock DistrictNo
Tracking and Reporting Bridges Owned by a Local GovernmentBiniam Aregawi, Austin DistrictYes
Off-System Bridge MaintenanceJohn Tashi, City of HoustonYes
Agreements with Local GovernmentsRachel Larcom, Bridge DivisionYes
Delegation of Major/Other Projects, IAJRs, and Design Exceptions - Panel DiscussionDavid Magana, Design Division | Ana Montemayor, Design Division | Jennifer Book, Design Division | Khalid Jamil (IAJR), Design Division.Yes
Plan Quality - Panel DiscussionMicah Shaw, Design Division | Taylor Mansfield, Design Division | Roy Garcia, Austin District | Brandon Vinson, Amarillo District | Zelma Myers, Fort Worth DistrictYes

Wednesday, April 16

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Presenter

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Preserving Signature Bridges in Texas

Kevin Pruski, Bridge Division

Yes

Texas' Truss InventoryJamie Griffin, Bridge Division | Niyi Arowojolu, Bridge Division

Yes

District Bridge Preservation Priorities - Panel Discussion

Roger Lopez, Houston District | Jeff Bush, Dallas District | Zilthai Soto, El Paso District | Armando Bosquez, Corpus Christi District

No

Overview of Fluvial Geomorphology and a Tale of Two Bridges: FM 68 at the Sulphur River (PAR) and FM 787 at the Trinity River (BMT)

Rose Marie Klee, Design Division | Katie Vick, Paris District | Lisa Collins, Beaumont District

Yes

ADA Design Best practice | ADA and Green Ribbon Funding

Jamie Godwin, Design Division | Bill Macke, Design Division | Sam Lundquist, Kimley-Horn | Jennifer Loa, Design Division

No

Digital  Delivery at TxDOT: Progress Update | The Bridge Perspective |  A Look Forward

Jacob Tambunga, Design Division | Courtney Holle, Bridge Division | Adrian Martinez, Design DivisionY