99thANNUAL ILLINOIS TRANSPORTATION AND HIGHWAY ENGINEERING CONFERENCE

February 26 and 27, 2013

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On behalf of the program planning committee and my colleagues at the University of Illinois and the Illinois Center for Transportation, I’d like to welcome you to the 99th Annual Transportation and Highway Engineering Conference! For nearly a century, this conference has been a place where transportation professionals from the public and private sector have met annually to present key accom-plishments, to discuss new trends and new specifications, and to renew old friendships. I trust that you will enjoy the diverse array of technical presentations, agency and industry updates, interactive exhibits, awards presentations, and social events at this year’s conference. We have already begun to develop plans to celebrate the 100th Anniversary of the THE Confer-ence, which will include an expanded program (2 full days), extra venue space around ‘the Quad,’ and special historical exhibits, presentations, brochures, and sessions. As always, the program committee welcomes your comments and suggestions.

- William G. Buttlar, Director

The Tradition: Each year (and for as long as we can remember) we have gathered at the Illini Union Building on the University of Illinois’ Urbana-Champaign campus. Built in 1939, and dedicated by First Lady Eleanor Roosevelt in 1941, The Illini Union is an establishment rich in history. Modeled after colonial Virginia, most of the interior woodwork was carved by hand including an ornate lettering above the Pine Lounge fireplace that spells ‘Illini.’ Not only does the interior reflect the colonial tradition but special details highlight the exterior as well. The two clock towers are topped by an 11-foot bronze weather vane that supports an 8-foot bronze arrow.

Configuration of Conference within the Illini Union: Conference registration is located in the North Lounge of the ground level of the Illini Union Building. Exhibits and conference breaks will take place in the South Lounge, and will overflow into the West Entrance. General sessions will be held in Illini Rooms A, B, and C, which are located adjacent to the registration and exhibit areas. A Tuesday exhibit/luncheon, compliments of the THE sponsors and exhibitors, will be held in the South Lounge. Breakout sessions will be held in Illini Rooms A, B, and C, and on the third floor in room 314 (you must use the elevator or stairway in the north-west corner of the building to access this room). The Tuesday Social Mixer/Exhibit/Dinner event will be held in the magnificent Illini Ballroom, which is located on the north-east corner of the second floor of the Illini Union Building. The Wednesday Annual Luncheon event will be held this year in Illini Room C.

Parking near the Illini Union Building is very limited, so we recommend that you plan ahead. Travel, parking, public transportation, and hotel shuttle information can be found on our website (www.THEconf.com) and on page 11.

The Historic Illini Union Building

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GENERAL SESSION*University of Illinois, Illini Union, Illini Room, Urbana, IL

Chairperson: William Buttlar, Professor of Civil and Environmental EngineeringUniversity of Illinois, Urbana, IL

7:30 REGISTRATION, North Lounge EXHIBIT & Continental Breakfast, South Lounge Illini Union Building

9:00 Railroad Truss Placement at 130th and Torrence Avenue Using Self Propelled Modular Transporters (SPMT’s) Soliman Khudeira, Coordinating Engineer II City of Chicago, Department of Transportation Chicago, IL 9:40 Bridge Closure versus Staging: Maryland Experience Kellie Boulware, Community Outreach Manager Maryland Department of Transportation Baltimore, MD

Carl Puzey, Engineer of Bridges and Structures Illinois Department of Transportation Springfield, IL

10:15 INTERMISSION EXHIBIT & REFRESHMENTS, South Lounge

10:30 Recycling in Transportation, Panel Discussion IDOT Perspective David Lippert, Engineer of Materials & Physical Research Illinois Department of Transporation – Bureau of Materials & Physical Research Springfield, IL

Tollway Perspective Steve Gillen, Materials Manager Illinois State Toll Highway Authority Downers Grove, IL

Using RAS/RAP Jay Behnke, President/Owner S.T.A.T.E. Testing, LLC East Dundee, IL

In-Place Recycling Robert Pschirrer , Illinois Technical Sales Rep. Gallagher Asphalt Corporation Thornton, IL

11:20 I-95 Dynamic Pricing Managed Lanes in Florida Gregg Letts, ITS Project Manager AECOM Miami, FL

We recommend that you arrive early for the Tuesday morning preliminary session and ask that participants assist us in filling the seats in the center of rows and at the front of the room. After the start of the session, empty seats can be most conveniently accessed during the question and answer following each presentation. 12:00 RECESS FOR LUNCH EXHIBIT OPEN, South Lounge

1:30 - 4:30 TUESDAY AFTERNOON TECHNICAL BREAKOUT SESSIONS

4:30 - 7:30 Exhibit / Mixer / Midwest BBQ Buffet Dinner Illini Union, Illini Ballroom

Our sponsors and exhibitors invite you to join them for a casual evening filled with conversation, music, prizes, and delicious food and drink in the stunning Illini Union Ballroom. At this event, you will have the opportunity to…

Network with colleagues and keep up with the latest industry trends…

Stroll through informative Exhibits as you enjoy complimentary beer and wine, gourmet fruit, cheese and crackers throughout the evening…

Mingle with ASCE, ITE, ACI, and ISP student officers and members along with other transportation students, and visit the Student Resume Exhibit…

Dine at our Midwest BBQ Buffet Dinner (you won’t leave hungry!), which will be served at the same venue, starting around 5:30 PM…

Win Big!!! All registered THE Conference Participants present at this event will be eligible to win one of twelve amazing door prizes!!! The drawing will be held during the opening remarks, which will occur just before the buffet dinner.

You must be present to win.

TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 26, 2013 TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 26, 2013

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BRIDGES AND STRUCTURESIllini Union, Room 314 A and B

Chairperson: Carl Puzey, Engineer of Bridges and Structures, Illinois Department of Transportation, Springfield, IL

1:30 I-90/I-294 Tri-Level Bridge Reconstruction Manar Nashif, Senior Project Engineer Illinois State Toll Highway Authority Downers Grove, IL

Hossam Abdou, Vice President Alfred Benesch & Company Chicago, IL

Andrew Keaschall, Project Manager Alfred Benesch & Company Chicago, IL

2:10 Influence of Skew on Slab Bridges Michael Mendenhall, Structural Engineer Hanson Professional Services, Inc. Springfield, IL 2:50 INTERMISSION EXHIBIT & REFRESHMENTS, South Lounge

3:10 Illinois Legal Loads Parametric Evaluation Chad Clancy, Structural Project Manager Modjeski and Masters, Inc. Mechanicsburg, PA

3:50 Design and Construction of the Hastings Tied Arch Bridge Martin Furrer, Senior Project Manager Parsons Chicago, IL

TRAFFIC, OPERATIONS AND MAINTENANCEIllini Union, Room A

Chairperson: Justin Mann, Operations Engineer, Illinois Department of Transportation – Bureau of Operations, Springfield, IL

1:30 Illinois Height Modernization Program: See What Has Been Accomplished and Take a Peek at the Future to Illinois Height Modernization Program: Improving Elevation Data for the State Sheena Beaverson, Program Manager, Illinois Height Modernization Illinois State Geological Survey Champaign, IL

2:10 Queuing Analysis Research Ray Benekohal, Professor University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign Urbana, IL

2:50 INTERMISSION EXHIBIT & REFRESHMENTS, South Lounge

3:10 Winter Maintenance Considerations in Transportation Design R. Mark DeVries, Maintenance Superintendent/APWA Winter Maintenance Committee Chairman McHenry County Division of Transportation Woodstock, IL

Wally Dittrich, Design Manager McHenry County Division of Transportation Woodstock, IL

3:50 Snow & Ice Issues with LED Traffic Signal Modules David Noyce, Professor/Director, Traffic Operations and Safety (TOPS) Laboratory University of Wisconsin - Madison Madison, WI

TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 26, 2013 TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 26, 2013

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LOCAL ROADS AND STREETSIllini Union, Room C

Chairperson: Doug Staske, County Engineer, Vermilion County Highway Department, Oakwood, IL

1:30 Pavement Recycling for Local Agencies Stephanie Drain, Principal Engineer S Drain Engineering of IL, LLC Charleston, IL 2:10 Roller Compacted Concrete Jerry Larson, Executive Director Indiana Ready Mixed Concrete Association Indianapolis, IN

2:50 INTERMISSION EXHIBIT & REFRESHMENTS, South Lounge

3:10 Clean Construction and Demolition Debris Gregory Wilcox, President Winston Engineering Bartlett, IL

3:50 Defenses for Local Agencies: Tort Immunity Act Updated – Discussion of Recent Cases & Passout Materials Jay Judge, Senior Partner Judge, James & Kujawa, LLC Park Ridge, IL

DESIGN AND CONSTRUCTIONIllini Union, Room B

Chairperson: J. Michael Bowen, Acting Division Administrator, Federal Highway Administration – IL Division, Springfield, IL

1:30 Wisconsin Use of 3D Modeling in Design and Construction David Platz, Construction & Contract Administration Engineer Federal Highway Administration Madison, WI

2:10 Intelligent Compaction for Hot Mix Asphalt Antonio Nieves, Construction Management Team Federal Highway Administration – Office of Infrastructure Washington, DC

2:50 INTERMISSION EXHIBIT & REFRESHMENTS, South Lounge

3:10 Two Lift Concrete Composite Pavements           William R. Vavrik, Vice President & Principal Engineer Applied Research Associates, Inc. Champaign, IL

3:50 Illinois Tollway’s Success Using Precast Pavements for Patching & Reconstruction Jeffrey Druckman, Vice President AMEC Chicago, IL

TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 26, 2013 TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 26, 2013

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GENERAL SESSIONUniversity of Illinois, Illini Union, Rooms A and B, Urbana, IL

Chairperson: Kevin Burke, Local Policy & Technology Engineer, Illinois Department of Transportation – Bureau of Local Roads & Streets, Springfield, IL

7:15 EXHIBIT & Continental Breakfast, South Lounge

8:00 Illinois Center for Transportation Update Imad Al-Qadi, Director Illinois Center for Transportation University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

Highlighted ICT Project: New Load Rating and Strengthening Approach for Bridge Timber Piles Under Eccentric Loading Bassem Andrawes, Assistant Professor Department of Civil & Environmental Engineering University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign 8:45 AWARD PRESENTATIONS

2012 IDOT ENGINEER AND TECHNICIANS OF THE YEAR Omer Osman, Director of Highways, Illinois Department of Transportation, Springfield, IL

ILLINOIS ASSOCIATION OF COUNTY ENGINEERS Bruce Bird, President, IACE, Macon County Engineer

ILLINOIS DIVISION, FHWA J. Michael Bowen, Acting Division Administrator, Federal Highway Administration – IL Division, Springfield, IL

ILLINOIS CENTER FOR TRANSPORTATION Imad Al-Qadi, Director, ICT, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Urbana, IL

9:35 INTERMISSION EXHIBIT & REFRESHMENTS, South Lounge

WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 27, 2013

TRANSPORTATION PLANNING AND FUNDING PERSPECTIVES

10:00 THE FEDERAL VIEW Gregory Nadeau, Deputy Administrator Federal Highway Administration Washington, D.C.

10:30 THE ILLINOIS VIEW Andre’ Ashmore, Deputy Secretary of Transportation Illinois Department of Transportation Chicago, IL                       11:00 THE TOLLWAY VIEW Kristi Lafleur, Executive Director Illinois State Toll Highway Authority Downers Grove, IL

11:30 THE LOCAL VIEW Craig Fink Dewitt County Engineer, Past President IACE Clinton, IL

12:00 ANNUAL LUNCHEON Illini Union, Room C, Urbana, IL Price $20.00 per plate. Tickets should be purchased at the time of registration or before noon on Tuesday, February 26.

Lunch Served

12:30 Presiding: William G. Buttlar, T. H. E. Conference Director

Introductions of Transportation / Highway Agency Representatives

12:40 Heavier Longer Trucks Bradley Roseberry, National Campaign Director Coalition Against Bigger Trucks Frankfort, IL

CONCLUSION OF THE 2013 T.H.E. CONFERENCE

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I.A.H.E. and I.A.C.E Holiday Inn Shuttle

Illini Union and the Urbana Holiday Inn and Holiday Inn ExpressI.A.H.E. and I.A.C.E. are providing a shuttle between the Illini Union and the Urbana Holiday Inn.

Location: Illini Union circle drive located at the north entrance

Schedule:Tuesday: 7:30 am – 9:30 am and 4:00 pm to 7:30 pmWednesday: 7:30 am – 9:00 am and 12:00 pm to 1:30 pm

Free Park & RideIllini Union and Parking Lot E-14There is free parking in Lot E-14 (south campus) and free bus service from Parking Lot E-14 to the Illini Union. The Mass Transit District (MTD) has a free bus service, Free Park & Ride, which you can ride for free from Parking Lot E-14 to the Illini Union.

You must print and display the Parking Lot flyer (which can be found on the THE website) on the dash-board of your car for parking lot E-14. There is no overnight parking. Flyer is only valid through 2:00 AM. Parking Lot E-14 is located on the corner of St. Mary Road and First St. in Champaign, south of campus, just west of Assembly Hall. You may take a free MTD bus to campus.

Bus Schedule to Campus:•Bus1NYellowfromLotE-14NorthSheltertotheEastsideof Transit Plaza, next to the Illini Bookstore on Wright Street every 10 minutes, leaves parking lot E-14 at 6:40, 7:08, 7:20, 7:30, 7:38, 7:55, 8:12 AM, & every 10 minutes thereafter until 6:42 PM. Entrance to the Illini Union is approximately 1 block due east.

To return to Parking Lot E-14 South Shelter from the Illini Union anytime before 6:48 PM, you may take a free MTD bus.

Bus Schedule to Parking Lot E-14:•Bus1SYellowisrecommended,whichcanbeboardedatthe Westside of Transit Plaza just 1 block west of the Union on Wright Street near the Illini Union Bookstore at 6:45, 7:12, 7:29, 7:47, 8:07, 8:17, 8:37, 8:47, 8:57, 9:17, 9:37, 9:47, 10: 07, 10:17, 10:37, 10:49, 10:58 AM, then at :08, :18, :28, :38, :48, :58 minutes after the hour until 6:48 PM. •Pleaseseehttp://www.cumtd.com/andlookundercampus routes for full details and maps.

Imad Al-QadiIllinois Center for TransportationUniversity of Illinois at Urbana-ChampaignUrbana, IL

Thomas BernsBerns, Clancy & AssociatesUrbana, IL

Gary BurdineIllinois Association of Highway EngineersSpringfield, IL

Kevin BurkeIllinois Department of TransportationSpringfield, IL

William G. ButtlarConference DirectorUniversity of Illinois at Urbana-ChampaignUrbana, IL

David DratnolIllinois Municipal LeagueVillage of Lombard, IL

Robert MillerTownship Officials of IllinoisCrystal Lake, IL

Matthew MuellerIllinois Department of TransportationSpringfield, IL

John PeiskerAssociated General Contractors of IllinoisUrbana, IL

Brian PfeiferFederal Highway Administration – IL DivisionSpringfield, IL

Douglas StaskeIllinois Association of County EngineersOakwood, IL

Gregory StukelIllinois State Toll Highway AuthorityDowners Grove, IL

PARKING AND TRAVEL INFORMATION T.H.E. CONFERENCE PROGRAM COMMITTEE

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University of Illinois at Urbana-ChampaignMichael Bragg, Interim Dean, College of EngineeringAmr Elnashai, Head, Department of Civil & Environmental EngineeringWilliam Buttlar, Conference Director, Department of Civil & Environmental EngineeringTrachia Wilson, Conference Coordinator, Illinois Center for TransportationMeg Griffin, Associate Conference Coordinator, Department of Civil & Environmental EngineeringMegan Everette, Assistant Conference Coordinator, Department of Civil & Environmental Engineering

Illinois Department of TransportationAnn Schneider, Secretary of Transportation Omer Osman, Director of Highways Illinois State Toll Highway AuthorityKristi Lafleur, Executive Director

Illinois Association of County EngineersBruce Bird, President, Macon County Curtis Cook, Vice President, Ogle County Gregory S. Smothers, Secretary-Treasurer, Williamson County

Public Works Section, Illinois Municipal LeagueLarry Frang, Executive Director, Illinois Municipal League Dave Dratnol, Chairman, Public Works Committee

Township Officials of IllinoisJeff Wallace, President Bryan Smith, Executive Director

Associated General Contractors of IllinoisJohn Peisker, President Steve Ashe, 1st Vice President

Illinois Association of Highway EngineersWarren Norris, Chairman of the Board Gary Burdine, Vice Chairman

Illinois Division, Federal Highway AdministrationJ. Michael Bowen, Acting Division Administrator

Illinois Center for TransportationImad Al-Qadi, Director

T.H.E. CONFERENCE ADMINSTRATION, 2013 NOTES

Civil & Environmental Engineering University of Illinois1208 NCEL, 205 N. Mathews Ave.Urbana, IL

T.H.E. CONFERENCE EXHIBITIONTuesday 7:00 am - 4:00 pm, Illini Union South LoungeTuesday 4:00 pm - 8:00 pm, Illini Union Ballroom, 2nd FloorWednesday 7:15 am - 10:15 am, Illini Union South Lounge

SPONSORSArrow Bridge Gonzalez Companies, LLCIL Association of County Engineers IL Association of Highway Engineers IL Center for Transportation IL Department of Transportation

EXHIBITORSAmerican Surveying & Engineering, P.C. CEE Online Cheri K Lewis Engineers, LLCChicago Testing Laboratory, Inc. CONTECH Engineered Solutions ESI Consultants, Inc. Flint Trading, Inc. Gateway Traveler Information System Geo DynamicsHumboldt Mfg. Co. HY-SPAN Bridge Systems IL Association of County Engineers IL Association of Highway Engineers IL Center for Transportation Infrastructure Engineering, Inc.Seiler Instrument Company TAPCO TenCate The Reinforced Earth Company

All T.H.E. Conference Registrants Welcome! www.THEconf.com