Events

Quiet Pavements Seminar

May 7, 2009

1 p.m. to 4 p.m. CDT, Room 780, Civil Engineering Building, East Bank Campus, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, Minnesota

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Local and international experts will present the latest research about quiet pavements. The seminar will include presentations and discussion.

Preliminary Agenda

• Welcome
  Mihai Marasteneau, University of Minnesota
• European Experience Using Noise-Reducing Pavements
  Hans Bendtsen, Danish Road Institute
• Mn/DOT's Quiet Pavement Experience
  Bernard Izevbekhai, Mn/DOT Office of Materials and Road Research
• A Minnesota Perspective on Overall Noise
  Mel Roseen, Mn/DOT Office of Environmental Services
• Sweden's Model for Selecting Low-Noise Pavements
  Mats Wendel, Swedish Road Administration
• European Experiment: Thin, Quieter Pavements on Low-Volume Roads
  Hans Bendtsen, Danish Road Institute
• Discussion

Related Links

• Nordic Road and Transport Research: Noise Reducing Pavements—Internationally!
• Mn/DOT Materials and Road Research: Pavement Surface Characteristics
• TERRA E-News: Project aims to improve PCC surface characteristics with diamond grinding

Parking and Transit

Parking is available at the Washington Avenue Ramp, the Church Street Garage, or the Oak Street Ramp. For transit information, call Metro Transit at 612-373-3333 or visit www.metrotransit.org.

Sponsors

This seminar is sponsored by TERRA, the Pavement Research Institute, the University of Minnesota, and the Minnesota Department of Transportation.

More Information

For more information, contact Maureen Jensen, Minnesota Department of Transportation, 651-366-5507, maureen.jensen@state.mn.us.