2025 North Dakota Transportation Conference
Agenda
March 4, 2025
07:00 AM - 05:00 PM
General Topic:
Registration Open
Event Center Entry Way
07:30 AM - 07:00 PM
General Topic:
Vendor Booths & Exhibits
Hall B
09:00 AM - 09:15 AM
General Topic:
Welcome & Opening Remarks
Hall A
09:30 AM - 10:20 AM
Presentation Topic:
Weather, Software, and Safety - NDDOT's Software Innovation for Traveler Information Mark Gallagher
Prairie Rose Room 103/104
09:30 AM - 10:20 AM
Presentation Topic:
Balanced Mix Design on ND 14 & Transformative Tools for Smarter Paving Curt Dunn, Korey Bender, Steve McCarty, Zane Hartzog
Hall C
09:30 AM - 10:20 AM
Round Table Topic:
The Supply Chain and How it Impacts Projects and Planning Brandon Beise, Dale Scwindt, Lindsey Bossert, Nick West
Prairie Rose Room 105
09:30 AM - 10:20 AM
Presentation Topic:
Forging Synergies: Collaboration for Urban Project Success & Design and Construction of Drainage Improvements along I-94 in Valley City when faced with Site Constraints and Surprises Brandon Barnes, Kayla Block-Torgerson, Michael Johnson
Prairie Rose Room 101/102
09:30 AM - 10:20 AM
Presentation Topic:
How to Navigate the BIL Maze and Creating Funding Road Maps for Your Priority Projects Mitchell Brouse, Paul Chellevold
Hall A
10:20 AM - 11:00 AM
General Topic:
Networking
Hall B
11:00 AM - 11:50 AM
Presentation Topic:
Zero Crashes, Faster Response: How GCP is Powering Data-Driven Road Safety Peter Carlson
Prairie Rose Room 103/104
11:00 AM - 11:50 AM
Presentation Topic:
Warranty Chip Seals & Pavement Prservation Tom Wood
Hall C
11:00 AM - 11:50 AM
Presentation Topic:
Parents Impact Teen Drivers Ryan Gellner
Hall A
11:00 AM - 11:50 AM
Presentation Topic:
Is a Planning and Environmental Linkage (PEL) Study right for your project? Brandi Popenhagen
Prairie Rose Room 105
11:00 AM - 11:50 AM
Presentation Topic:
Bridge Preservation and Rehabilitation & Next Generation of Bridge Inspections: Navigating the New Standards Lindsey Bossert, Mary Boechler
Prairie Rose Room 101/102
12:00 PM - 01:00 PM
General Topic:
Lunch
Hall B
01:00 PM - 01:50 PM
Keynote Topic:
Keynote Stuart MacDonald
Hall A
02:00 PM - 02:50 PM
Presentation Topic:
Geotechnical Risk and Monitoring Aspects of MnDOT’s TH35W Stormwater Storage Facility Michael Haggerty
Prairie Rose Room 105
02:00 PM - 02:50 PM
Presentation Topic:
Communication First, Engineering Second Blue Weber, Cody Christian, Mike Bittner
Prairie Rose Room 103/104
02:00 PM - 02:50 PM
Presentation Topic:
Lessons Learned: Construction Critical Path Method Schedules Greg Thelen, Justin Hyndman, Taylor Goddard
Prairie Rose Room 101/102
02:00 PM - 02:50 PM
Presentation Topic:
Roadkill Study
Hall A
02:00 PM - 02:50 PM
Presentation Topic:
Back to Basics & Cold In-Place Recycling Dan Schellhammer, Tom Wood
Hall C
02:50 PM - 03:20 PM
General Topic:
Networking
Hall B
03:20 PM - 04:10 PM
Presentation Topic:
Construction Over Deep Compressible Soils (Twin Ports Interchange Ground Improvements) Brent Theroux
Hall A
03:20 PM - 04:10 PM
Round Table Topic:
Innovations in Asphalt Additives Ryan Lynch, Steve McCarty
Hall C
03:20 PM - 04:10 PM
Presentation Topic:
Tribal Coordination on Four Bears Bridge - 20th Anniversary Jeani Borchert
Prairie Rose Room 101/102
03:20 PM - 04:10 PM
Presentation Topic:
Geographic Distribution of Motor Vehicle Collisions Involving Pedestrians Resulting in Fatal, Major and Minor Injuries in Winnipeg (2012-2020). Jairo Viafara
Prairie Rose Room 103/104
03:20 PM - 04:10 PM
Presentation Topic:
Navigating Environmental on the Hwy 85 Widening Project: From Initial Studies to EIS Re-Evaluation and Beyond Kayla Block-Torgerson
Prairie Rose Room 105
04:20 PM - 05:00 PM
General Topic:
Governor's Office - Tentative
Hall A
05:00 PM - 07:00 PM
Social Topic:
Social
Hall B