Conference Agenda

Please email Garrett Wheat at garrett.wheat@la.gov with any questions.

Tuesday, March 15, 2022

8:30-9:45 am: General Session and Awards

10:00 am: On-Demand Supplemental Sessions Available
Engineering Ethics

• Professionalism and Ethics in Engineering (Chris Knotts)

Standards of Practice

• Louisiana Standards of Practice for Boundary Surveys (Stanley Ard)

LTRC Research Highlights - Structures and Materials: A 10,000 Foot View of Recently Completed and Ongoing Research Efforts

• Low and Intermediate Temperature Evaluation of Asphalt Binders through Dynamic Shear Rheometer (Saman Salari)
• Concrete Microstructure Development in Transportation Infrastructure (William J. Saunders)
• Materials Research Update: Concrete, Asphalt, and Structures (Sam Cooper)
• Feasibility and Performance of Low Volume Roads (Corey R. Mayeux)
• Effect of Clay Content on Alkali Carbonate Reaction (ACR) (Jose Milla)
• Investigating and Developing a MASH Compliant Contraflow Ramp Closure Gate (Walid Alaywan)

LTRC Research Highlights - Pavement and Geotech: A 10,000 Foot View of Recently Completed and Ongoing Research Efforts

• Evaluating the Performance of Embankment Supported by Geosynthetic Load Transfer Platform and Piles Tip on Sand (Murad Abu-Farsakh)
• Incorporating Site Variability into LRFD Design of Pile Foundations (Md Habibur Rahman)
• Use of Multispectral and Thermal Drone Imagery for Highway Embankment Monitoring: Soil Moisture Content Detection (Biyuan Zheng)
• Forensic Evaluation of Pavement Structure: Ponderosa Dr. in East Baton Rouge Parish (Qiming Chen)
• Forensic Investigation of the Presence of Voids under a Highway Pavement Section: LA 15 in Winnsboro City (Moses Akentuna)
• Geotechnical Asset Management for Louisiana, 18-4GT (Gavin Gautreau)
• Quality Control/Assurance on Base Course and Embankment with the Dynamic Cone Penetrometer (Nicholas Ferguson)

LTRC Research Highlights - Special Studies: A 10,000 Foot View of Recently Completed and Ongoing Research Efforts

• Develop and Evaluate Performance Measures for Intelligent Transportation Systems (ITS) in Louisiana (Julius Codjoe)
• Evaluating Permitted/Protected versus Protected Left Turn Signals in Louisiana (Raju Thapa)
• Evaluating the Impacts of the Complete Streets Policy in Louisiana: A Review of Practices and Projects in the Last 10 Years (Rebecca Bian)
• Young Driver Crashes in Louisiana: Understanding the Contributing Factors to Decrease the Numbers (Elisabeta Mitran)
• LTRC GIS in the SoE Framework (Adele Lee)

10:00-10:50 am: Session 1
Road Design: Green Book 8 and Road Design Manual Updates

• Road Design Manual Updates and Design Examples (Robert Isemann)
• Green Book Updates and Design Policy (David Smith)

11:00-11:50 am: Session 2
ITS: Current Trends in Data Analytics, Systems, and Operations

• Visualization and Analyzation of Big Data (Alaa Shams)
• Transportation Management Center Operations (Rachel Anderson)
• Motor Assistance Patrol: Incident Management Operations (Rick Ardis)

11:50 am-1:00 pm: Lunch Break | Visit Sponsors/Exhibitors

1:00-1:50 pm: Session 3
Highway Safety: Updates on Statewide Highway Safety Initiatives

• 2022 Strategic Highway Safety Plan Update (Autumn Goodfellow-Thompson)
• HSIP Implementation & Evaluation (Jessica DeVille, Karla Courtade)
• 2022 New and Improved Louisiana Crash Report (Ralph Mitchell, Jr.)

2:00-2:50 pm: Session 4
Bridge Design

• Emergency Structural Repair Update (Chris Guidry)

3:00-3:50 pm: Session 5
Multimodal: Making Modern Modes Move

• Mississippi River, A Deep Dive (Randall Withers)
• Elevating Aviation in Louisiana (Brad Brandt)
• Autonomous Trucks, Who's Driving? (Stephen Holliday)

Wednesday, March 16, 2022

8:30-9:20 am: Session 6
Traffic

• Closely Spaced Signalized Intersection (Ryan Hoyt)
• Traffic Signal and Sign Manual Updates (Andre Fillastre)
• A Ped's Perspective: Providing Clear Communication for Pedestrian Navigation (Chris FaKouri)

9:30-10:20 am: Session 7
Project Delivery/Critical Projects: I-10 Widening and Reconstruction Through Baton Rouge – CMAR Delivery

• Critical Projects Update (Bob Schmidt, Sherri Lebas)

10:30-11:20 am: Session 8
LTAP: Local Technical Assistance Program: Supporting Local Agencies!

• Local Road Safety Program: How to Apply for Funding (Leo Marretta)
• Disaster Preparedness and Improved Roadway Management (Nick Verret)
• Basic Maintenance Capabilities of Local Public Agencies (Steve Strength)

11:20 am-12:30 pm: Lunch Break | Visit Sponsors/Exhibitors

12:30-1:20 pm: Session 9
Maintenance: DOTD Maintenance

• Innovations Showcase (Jeff Brown, Kevin Reed)
• Drone Assisted Structure Inspections (Bradley Mistich)
• Section 42's Roadway Asset Management Division (David Coarsey)

1:30-2:20 pm: Session 10
Districts - DOTD District Projects and Maintenance Operations

• Emergency Bridge Replacement on LA 157 as a Maintenance Operation (David North)
• Susek Roundabout and Stakeholder's Team Effort (Steve Buskie)
• Drainage Structure Rehabilitation by Application of Geopolymer Lining (Joshua Stutes)

2:30-3:20 pm: Session 11
Operations: DOTD Emergency Operations

• Cost Recovery - How we get our money back! (Kim Darby)
• The 2020 Response - ESF-3 (Billy Douglas)
• The 2020 Response - ESF-1 (Mike Miller)

3:30-4:00 pm: On-Demand Sessions Q & A