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2010 TERRA Pavement Conference

Thursday, February 11, 2010
Continuing Education and Conference Center
University of Minnesota
1890 Buford Avenue
St. Paul, Minnesota 55108

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, Mn/DOT director of policy, safety, and strategic initiatives, spoke on behalf of Mn/DOT 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.

Featured Video

  • The Surface Transportation Authorization Act of 2009: A Blueprint for Investment and Reform
    Chairman James L. Oberstar, U.S. House of Representatives
    View presentation (Length: 00:15:14)

  • 2010 Pavement Conference–selected presentations
    View presentations (slides included) (Mediasite Presenter, Microsoft Silverlight plugin required)
    1. Gravel Road Maintenance
      Ken Skorseth, Local Technical Assistance Program, South Dakota State University, Brookings
      View presentation (Length: 00:28:12)
    2. Shoulder Safety and Maintenance
      Rick West, Otter Tail County Engineer
      View presentation (Length: 00:24:50)
    3. Maintaining Recreational Trails – Best Practices
      Duane Schwartz, Roseville Public Works
      View presentation (Length: 00:31:36)

Event Presentations

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

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:

The event is 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.