2010 TERRA Pavement Conference

Thursday, February 11, 2010

Speakers at the 2010 TERRA Pavement Conference on February 11 addressed several topics, including innovative low-volume road construction practices, environmentally sensitive road construction and maintenance techniques, and the issue of heavy traffic and loads. In addition, U.S. Rep. James L. Oberstar, chairman of the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee, addressed the conference by video about infrastructure needs and priorities in a new federal surface transportation authorization act. Bernie Arseneau, MnDOT director of policy, safety, and strategic initiatives, spoke on behalf of MnDOT commissioner Tom Sorel.

This year's event was the 14th annual pavement conference and also marked the change of the name of the event from the Minnesota Pavement Conference to the TERRA Pavement Conference.

• Download conference proceedings (824 KB PDF)

Featured Video

The Surface Transportation Authorization Act of 2009: A Blueprint for Investment and Reform (Length: 00:15:14)

• Chairman James L. Oberstar, U.S. House of Representatives

2010 Pavement Conference–selected presentations

View presentations (slides included) (Mediasite Presenter, Microsoft Silverlight plugin required)

• Gravel Road Maintenance (Length: 00:28:12)
  Ken Skorseth, Local Technical Assistance Program, South Dakota State University, Brookings
• Shoulder Safety and Maintenance (Length: 00:24:50)
  Rick West, Otter Tail County Engineer
• Maintaining Recreational Trails – Best Practices (Length: 00:31:36)
  Duane Schwartz, Roseville Public Works

Event Presentations

• Welcome (211 KB PDF)
  Bernie Arseneau, Minnesota Department of Transportation
• Your Federal Pavement Technology Program (6.48 MB PDF)
  Robert Orthmeyer, Federal Highway Administration
• American Recovery and Reinvestment Act: How is it working in Minnesota? (986 KB PDF)
  Tim Worke, Associated General Contractors of Minnesota
• Pervious Pavement: Minnesota’s Experience (3.47 MB PDF)
  Kevin MacDonald, Cemstone Concrete Products Co.
• Study of Environmental Effects of De-Icing Salt on Water Quality in Minnesota (16.92 MB PDF)
  Heinz Stefan, University of Minnesota
• Use of Strategies in Asphalt Pavements (1.19 MB PDF)
  Curt Turgeon, Minnesota Department of Transportation
• Rapid Fire Session (1.68 MB PDF)
  Minnesota Department of Transportation
  • Crack Seal 101 - Mark Watson
  • Longitudinal Joints - Mark Watson
  • Best Practices for Surface Treatments - Tom Wood
  • Unbonded Overlay and Whitetopping - Tom Burnham
  • 4.75mm Taconite Mix - Ed Johnson
  • Implements of Husbandry - Shongtao Dai
  • Stabilized Full Depth Reclamation - Shongtao Dai
• Gravel Road Maintenance (2.75 MB PDF)
  Ken Skorseth, Local Technical Assistance Program, South Dakota State University, Brookings
• Shoulder Safety and Maintenance (1.71 MB PDF)
  Rick West, Otter Tail County Engineer
• Maintaining Recreational Trails – Best Practices (1.44 MB PDF)
  Duane Schwartz, Roseville Public Works
• Benefits of Pavement Reclamation: How in-place recycling has worked for federal parks (2.9 MB PDF)
  Mike Voth, Federal Lands Highway Program
• Effect of Drainage on Concrete Pavement Joints (1.85 MB PDF)
  Ryan Rohne, Minnesota Department of Transportation
• The Bumpy Road Ahead: MnDOT’s 20-Year Plan and Pavement Conditions (5.95 MB PDF)
  Dave Janisch, Minnesota Department of Transportation

Sponsors

The 2010 TERRA Pavement Conference is co-sponsored by the Transportation Engineering and Road Research Alliance (TERRA) and the Minnesota Department of Transportation,

in cooperation with:

• Department of Civil Engineering, University of Minnesota
• Local Road Research Board (LRRB)
• Minnesota City Engineers Association
• Minnesota County Engineers Association
• Minnesota Local Technical Assistance Program (LTAP)
• Minnesota Public Works Association
• Minnesota Street Superintendents Association
• Pavement Research Institute (PRI)
• State Aid for Local Transportation

The event was hosted by the University of Minnesota's Center for Transportation Studies and facilitated by the College of Continuing Education

More Information

For more information about this or other TERRA events, please contact Stephanie Malinoff, malinoff@umn.edu, 612-624-8398.