Bridge and Roadway Design Conference

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Dallas Welcome

Ceason Clemons, Dallas District Engineer

Yes

Messaging in TxDOT

Alejandro Garcia, TxDOT Director of Communications and Public Affairs

No

TxDOT Project Development

Mo Bur, TxDOT Director of Project Development

No

Bridge Division Welcome

Graham Bettis, Bridge Division Director

Yes

Design Division Welcome

Marisabel Ramthun, Design Division Director

No

TxDOT Project Delivery and Safety

Jessica Butler, TxDOT Director of Safety and Operations

Yes

IH 410 Direct Connector Project, San Antonio

Igor Kafando, TxDOT Bridge Division
Travis Owens, TxDOT San Antonio District
Danny Gallegos, TxDOT San Antonio

Yes

Traffic Simulation and its Application to Project Development

Panel Moderator: Farhan Khan, TxDOT Design Division
Liang Ding, TxDOT Dallas District
Scott Nelson, TxDOT San Antonio District
Antonio Santana, TxDOT El Paso District

No

Design Exception Guidance & Requirements

Jennifer Book, TxDOT Design Division

Yes

Traffic and Safety Analysis Procedures (TSAP) Manual Update

Khalid Jamil, TxDOT Design Division

No

DES Workshop: TxDOT Comprehensive Accessibility Program (TCAP) Introduction and Hands-on Workshop (Frisco 9)

Becky Byford, TxDOT Design Division
Jamie Godwin, TxDOT Design Division
Bill Macke, TxDOT Design Division

Yes

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Transition to LRFD for Foundation Designs

Edward Galbavy, TxDOT Bridge Division

Yes

Soil Nail and Drilled Shaft Working Drawings

Alexis Barron, TxDOT Bridge Division

Yes

Plastic Pipe Resources and Installation

Gyaneswor Pokharel, TxDOT Bridge Division

Yes

Retaining Wall Maintenance

Worku Mergia, TxDOT Bridge Division

Yes

Texas Bridge Performance & Funding

Bernie Carrasco, TxDOT Bridge Division

Yes

Intro to AASHTO BrM

Andrew Bush, TxDOT Bridge Division

Yes

Bridge Programs – Target Projects

Paul Rollins, TxDOT Bridge Division

Yes

ORD DU Updates and Support

Ab Maamar-Tayeb, TxDOT Design Division

Yes

Construction Moving Towards Digital Delivery

Eduardo Acosta, TxDOT Construction Division

Yes

Digital Delivery: Challenges and Solutions - A Technical Look

Alexis Walters, Kimley Horn and Associates, Inc.

Yes

Concrete Bridge Engineering Institute

Graham Bettis, TxDOT Bridge Division

Yes

Bridge Joint Repair Options and Effects of Improper Joint Maintenance

Seth Cole, TxDOT Bridge Division

Yes

Performance of Bridge Deck Overlays

Nader Mavaddat, TxDOT Bridge Division

Yes

Emergency Deck Repairs

Michael Reynolds, TxDOT Wichita Falls District

Yes

How to Design a Standard Bridge

Al Shawn, TxDOT Bridge Division

Yes

Bridge Layouts and Common Plan Errors

Riad Yahiaoui , TxDOT Bridge Division

Yes

What is Coming and What is New

Sara Watts, TxDOT Bridge Division

Yes

Geomorphology and Bridge Stability

Michael Roetheli, TxDOT Abilene District
Robert Armstrong, Huitt-Zollars, Inc.
Rose Marie Klee, TxDOT Design Division
Sandip Tamrakar, TxDOT Fort Worth District
Tracy Jones, TxDOT Abilene District
Trenton Ellis, TxDOT Design Division
James Friels, TxDOT Fort Worth District

Yes

Status Update on Metrics and SNBI Changes

Andrea Johnson, TxDOT Bridge Division

Yes

Maintenance Module Statistics and Observations

Bob Pearson, TxDOT Bridge Division

Yes

Load Rating Tools and Introduction to BrR

Jesus Alvarez, TxDOT Bridge Division

Yes

Superstructure Selection and Design

Denisson Cruz, TxDOT Bridge Division

Yes

Substructure Selection and Design

Hunter Walton, TxDOT Bridge Division

Yes

Bridge Staging Considerations: Phased vs Temp vs Close

Zoran Umicevic, TxDOT Bridge Division

Yes

Advantages of using OpenRoads Designer

Jaime Sanchez, TxDOT Dallas District

Yes

Lessons Learned using OpenRoads Designer

Travis Owens, TxDOT San Antonio District

Yes

OpenRoads Designer Version 10.12 – What’s new?

Steve Phipps, TxDOT/Bentley Resident Engineer

Yes

Environmental Considerations for Bridge Project Development

Barbara Obelgoner, TxDOT Yoakum District
Kimberly Amy, TxDOT Corpus Christi District
Robert Owens, TxDOT Bridge Division
Linda Henderson, TxDOT Environmental Affairs Division

Yes

Roadway Design Manual - Upcoming Revisions

Kenneth Mora, TxDOT Design Division
Alberto Guevara, TxDOT Design Division

Yes

Rural Roadways Cross Section Optimization Guidance

Kenneth Mora, TxDOT Design Division

Yes

The New Bid Item Cost History Dashboard

Max Proctor, TxDOT Design Division

Yes

Construction Management Plans

David Ramirez, TxDOT Design Division

Yes

PS&E Submittal Process

Max Proctor, TxDOT Design Division

Yes

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District Perspective (Frisco 7)

Jon Boleware, TxDOT Bridge Division
Michael Carlson, TxDOT Houston District
Jeffrey Vinklarek, TxDOT Yoakum District
Tracy Jones, TxDOT Abilene District

Yes

Steel and Timber Piling Initiative

Istiaque Hasan, TxDOT Bridge Division

Yes

Segmental Bridge Observations

Lianxiang Du, TxDOT Bridge Division

Yes

Bridge Painting Initiatives

Kevin Pruski, TxDOT Bridge Division

Yes

Panel Discussion - District Perspective on Bridge Preservation Actions

Kit Black, TxDOT Amarillo District
Manuel Padron, TxDOT Fort Worth District
Daniel Richardson, TxDOT Abilene District

No

Intro to Resilience Planning and Design

Adriana Torcat, TxDOT Transportation Planning & Programming Division
Bernie Carrasco, TxDOT Bridge Division
Hui Wu, TxDOT Maintenance Division
Rose Marie Klee, TxDOT Design Division

Yes

Digital Delivery at TxDOT: Progress Update

Jacob Tambunga, TxDOT Design Division

Yes

Digital Delivery at TxDOT: The Bridge Perspective

Courtney Holle, TxDOT Bridge Division

Yes

Digital Delivery at TxDOT: A Look Forward

Nicole Williams, Kimley Horn and Associates, Inc.

Yes