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1 100 years THE Annual Illinois Transportation and Highway Engineering Conference March 24-26,

2 DIRECTOR S WELCOME This year, we gather to celebrate the 100th Annual Illinois Transportation and Highway Engineering Conference!!! For this very special event, you will notice a number of departures from our traditional conference format, which were designed to facilitate our celebration of 100 years of transportation leadership and innovation in Illinois, and our look forward to the next 100 years. These include: A three-day format, including pre-conference workshops A number of presentations, exhibits, and events providing a multimedia retrospective of the history of transportation in Illinois and the evolution of today s T.H.E. conference Extra venue space around the Quad, including Foellinger Auditorium and historic Lincoln Hall A tribute to the legendary Fish Fry event, with a Monday evening fish fry at Legends on Green Street (a new tradition in the making?) Live music at the Tuesday evening social mixer, with a salute to transportation-themed sing-alongs, which were found on conference programs nearly a century ago We hope that you enjoy this celebration of 100 years of transportation in Illinois. As always, the program committee welcomes your comments and suggestions. - William G. Buttlar, T.H.E. Conference Director CONFERENCE VENUE The Tradition: Each year (and for as long as we can remember) we have gathered at the Illini Union 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 South Lounge of the ground level of the Illini Union Building. Exhibits and conference breaks will take place in Illini Rooms A, B, and C. General sessions will be held in Foellinger Hall, which is located on the beautiful Quad. A Tuesday exhibit/luncheon, compliments of the T.H.E. sponsors and exhibitors, will be held in the Illini Rooms. Breakout sessions will be held in the Union in the Illini Ballroom (on the 2nd floor) and on the third floor in room 314 A & B (you must use 1the elevator or stairway in the northwest corner of the building to access this room). Additional breakout sessions will be held in Lincoln Hall Theater and Room 112 of Gregory Hall. The Historic Illini Union Building The Tuesday Social Mixer/Exhibit/ Dinner event will be held in the Illini Rooms. Wednesday afternoon will include a general session which will be located in Foellinger Hall. Parking near the Illini Union is very limited, so we recommend that you plan ahead. Travel, parking, public transportation, and hotel shuttle information can be found on our website ( and on page 13. 2

3 S 6th St John St TRANSIT PLAZA 1S/N Yellow Bus to/from Lot E-14 Daniel St S Wright St buses only Henry Admin Building English Building Green St Illini Union Noyes Laboratory S. Mathews Avenue 100 years THE Annual Illinois Transportation and Highway Engineering Conference Chalmers St Main Quad Davenport Hall W Oregon St SEE INSET Green St Lincoln Hall Foellinger Auditorium Foreign Languages Building E John St E Armory Ave Gregory Hall Smith Hall W Nevada St E Daniel St E Chalmers St S 6th St S Wright St Main Quad S Mathews Ave W Nevada St E Armory Ave Gregory Dr S 6th St S 4th St Pennsylvania Ave W Kirby Ave The 100th T.H.E. Conference will be held at various buildings throughout the Quad. The buildings that will be used are highlighted in orange in the map above. S Oak St LOT E-14 S 1st St S 4th St The map to the left shows the directions from parking lot E-14 to the Quad. 1N/S Yellow Bus to/from Transit Plaza ihotel St. Mary s Rd Please refer to page 2 for a detailed description of conference configuration within the buildings and page 13 for parking information. Tweet your conference experience #THEconf100 3

4 Monday PRE-CONFERENCE ACTIVITIES Short Courses Yeh Center, Civil & Environmental Engineering Building 9:00 am - 12:00 pm Asphalt Thermal Cracking Test and Spec: Intro to the DC(T) Room 1311 This short course will cover the basics of the ASTM D7313 Disk-Shaped Compact Tension test, which is being implemented in the Midwest USA as an asphalt pavement cracking performance test. Topics will include: a. Background test development and ASTM specification (Bill Buttlar) b. Specimen preparation and performing the test (Brian Hill) c. Data Analysis (Brian Hill) d. Private testing lab perspective: uses of the DC(T) and best practices (Joe Pitlik) e. Development of Test Quip DC(T) and Equipment Demo (Tom Brovold) A printed booklet containing PPT slides, specifications, related reports and literature, and related materials will be provided. Three (3) professional development hours will be awarded for completion of the short course via a signed certificate. Workshop Instructors: Bill Buttlar, Professor of Civil and Environmental Engineering, University of Illinois, Urbana, IL Joe Pitlik, P.E. Senior Engineer, S.T.A.T.E. Testing, LLC, Urbana, IL Brian Hill, Graduate Research Assistant, Civil and Environmental Engineering, University of Illinois, Urbana, IL Tom Brovold, Chief Executive Officer and President, Testquip, Inc., Barnes, WI 9:00 am - 12:00 pm AASHTO Pavement ME Design, A New Design Paradigm Room 1310 Pavement design has historically been a process where you provide basic traffic and soil inputs and the design procedure calculates the required thickness of asphalt or concrete pavement. There is a significant paradigm shift that is being rapidly embraced across the country in pavement design with the release and adoption of AASHTO Pavement ME Design. In this workshop we will review the new mechanistic empirical design procedure and will look at specific asphalt and concrete design examples. We will then see how the new ME design tool can be used in the next generation of performance related specification and how the design procedure will have an impact on life cycle cost analysis. A printed booklet containing PPT slides, specifications, related reports and literature, and related materials will be provided. Three (3) professional development hours will be awarded for completion of the short course via a signed certificate. Workshop Instructors: William Vavrik, Ph.D., P.E., Vice President & Principal Engineer, ARA, Champaign, IL 1:00 pm - 4:00 pm Pavement Evaluation Room 1310 Evaluating in-place pavements is one of the most critical steps to improving infrastructure for evergrowing communities with ever-shrinking budgets. We will discuss the techniques and technologies that can be used to quantify the engineering properties of in-place pavement materials. Using these data, engineers can determine the best course of action for improving an in-place pavement, either for an immediate rehabilitation or as part of a holistic pavement management approach. A printed booklet containing PPT slides, specifications, related reports and literature, and related materials will be provided. Three 2 (3) professional development hours will be awarded for completion of the short course via a signed certificate. Workshop Instructors: Mike Harrell, P.E., Principal Engineer, ARA, Champaign, IL Doug Steele, P.E., Senior Engineer, ARA, Champaign, IL 4

5 Monday :00 pm - 4:00 pm Sustainable Design/Construction Room 1311 Our climate is changing and those changes have an impact on our transportation infrastructure. In this workshop we will provide an overview of climate change and its impact on our transportation infrastructure. Then we will take a comprehensive look at the measurement of sustainable practices through sustainability rating systems and life cycle assessment (LCA). Finally, we will dive into the sustainable practice of permeable pavements. A printed booklet containing PPT slides, specifications, related reports and literature, and related materials will be provided. Three (3) professional development hours will be awarded for completion of the short course via a signed certificate. Workshop Instructors: William Vavrik, Ph.D., P.E., Vice President & Principal Engineer, ARA, Champaign, IL Lori Schaus, P.E., Senior Engineer, ARA, Champaign, IL 2:00 pm - 5:00 pm 5:30 pm- 9:00 pm Open House: Illinois Center for Transportation Tour of ICT facilities and laboratories 1611 Titan Drive Rantoul, IL (Note: located 15 miles north of Urbana; transportation not provided. Directions: Fish Fry at Legends Bar and Grill Enjoy a delicious fish sandwich dinner and drinks as we kick off the 100th Annual T.H.E. Conference! A new take on an age-old T.H.E. conference tradition. Sponsored by: Southwind RAS Baxter & Woodman & HDR Engineering 5

6 Premier Shingle Recycler in Illinois Recycle shingles for use in Hot Mix Asphalt Roofs to Roads 2250 Southwind Blvd. Bartlett, IL Ph: (630) Fax: (630) Contact: Dave Stanczak 6

7 TUESDAY CONFERENCE REGISTRATION AND EXHIBITS 7:30 am Exhibit & Continental Breakfast Location: Illini Union, Illini Rooms ABC & South Lounge Registration, South Lounge Please account for a 5-10 minute walk between the Illini Union and Foellinger Hall. Shuttle transportation will be available. For convenience, closed-circuit video broadcast of events held in Foellinger Hall will be shown live in Illini Rooms ABC. General Session Location: Foellinger Hall, Auditorium Chairperson: Bill Buttlar - T.H.E. Conference Director, Professor of Civil and Environmental Engineering 9:00 am 9:10 am 9:30 am 10:00 am 10:30 am 11:20 am 12:00 pm 1:30 4:30 pm 4:30-7:30 pm Opening Remarks Video: A Look Back on the History of the T.H.E Conference Followed by a brief retrospective by the T.H.E. conference historian and video producer, Meg Griffin History of Transportation in Illinois Kirk Brown - Senior Policy Advisor, Hanson Professional Services, Springfield, IL Intermission - Exhibit & Refreshments, Illini Rooms ABC & South Lounge, Illini Union IDOT s Multimodal Transportation System Karen Shoup - Bureau Chief, Illinois Department of Transportation, Office of Planning and Programming, Springfield, IL Tollway- Update on the Tri-State (1-294)/I-57 Interchange Clarita Lao - Deputy Chief of Program Implementation, Illinois State Toll Highway Authority, Downers Grove, IL Lanyea Collier - Executive Project Engineer, Illinois State Toll Highway Authority, Downers Grove, IL Lunch - Exhibit Open, Illini Rooms ABC & South Lounge, Illini Union Tuesday Afternoon Technical Breakout Sessions Exhibit / Mixer / Themed Buffet Stations Illini Rooms ABC & South Lounge, Illini Union Our sponsors and exhibitors invite you to join them for a casual evening filled with conversation, music, prizes, and delicious food and drink. 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, along with delicious food throughout the evening Live Music with Emily Otnes & the Weekdays Dine at our themed buffet stations (you won t leave hungry!), which will be served at the same venue, starting around 5:15 pm. Win Big!!! All registered T.H.E. 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 after the buffet dinner. (approximately 5:45 pm. You must be present to win.) 7

8 TUESDAY BRIDGES AND STRUCTURES 1:30 pm 2:10 pm 2:50 pm 3:10 pm 3:50 pm Location: Illinois Ballroom, 2nd Floor-northeast, Illini Union Chairperson: Carl Puzey - Engineer of Bridges and Structures, Illinois Department of Transportation, Springfield, IL Tuesday, FEBRUARY 26, 2013 I-43 Leo Frigo Bridge Pier Settlement and Emergency Repairs Scot Becker - Wisconsin State Bridge Engineer, Wisconsin Department of Transportation, Madison, WI Kent Zinn - Vice President, Michael Baker Corporation, Chicago, IL Today s Precast, Prestressed Concrete Bridge Design and Construction William Nickas - Managing Director of Transportation Systems, Precast/Prestressed Concrete Institute (PCI), Chicago, IL Intermission - Exhibit & Refreshments, Illini Rooms ABC & South Lounge, Illini Union Circle Interchange Reconstruction Dipal Vimawala - Vice President, AECOM, Chicago, IL Michael Eichten - Associate Vice President, AECOM, Chicago, IL Chuck Stenzel - Principal, TranSystems, Schaumburg, IL Underwater Inspection Using 3-D Scanning Sonar Technology Brian Dilworth - Project Manager, Collins Engineers, Inc., Chicago, IL Nick Triandafilou - Structural Engineer/Project Manager, Collins Engineers, Chicago, IL OPERATIONS AND SAFETY Location: 314 A & B, Illini Union (access by northwest stairs or elevator) Chairperson: Catherine Batey - Division Administrator, FHWA Illinois Division, Springfield, IL 1:30 pm 2:10 pm 2:50 pm 3:10 pm 3:50 pm Traffic Turk Dan Work - Assistant Professor, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Urbana, IL Innovative Bicycle Markings and Signals in Chicago Nate Roseberry - CDOT Senior Bikeways Engineer, T.Y. Lin International, Inc., Chicago, IL Intermission - Exhibit & Refreshments, Illini Rooms ABC & South Lounge, Illini Union High Friction Surface Treatments Frank Julian - Safety Engineer, FHWA Resource Center, Atlanta, GA Road Safety Assessments Tim Sheehan - Safety Design Engineer, Illinois Department of Transportation, Springfield, IL 5 8

9 TUESDAY LOCAL ROADS AND STREETS Location: Lincoln Hall Theater, Lincoln Hall Chairperson: Doug Staske - County Engineer, Vermilion County Highway Department, Oakwood, IL 1:30 pm 2:10 pm 2:50 pm 3:10 pm 3:50 pm Historic Bridges and the Section 106 Process Brad Koldehoff - Cultural Resources Unit Chief (Acting)/Chief Archaeologist, Illinois Department of Transportation, Springfield, IL Emilie Eggemeyer - Historic Architectural Compliance Specialist, Illinois Department of Transportation, Cultural Resources Unit, Springfield, IL Lake County s Experience and Challenges with Installing Roundabouts Glenn Petko - Engineer of Construction, Lake County Division of Transportation, Libertyville, IL Intermission - Exhibit & Refreshments, Illini Rooms ABC & South Lounge, Illini Union County Surveyors and Highway Superintendents: Their Role in Building Illinois Andy Plummer - Retired, Transportation Planner and Historian, Chicago Area Transportation Study, Palatine, IL Navigating the Inevitable Adoption of LED Street Lights Tom Burtness - Owner/Chief Engineer, Burtness Engineering Services, White Heath, IL DESIGN AND CONSTRUCTION Location: Gregory Hall, Room 112 Chairperson: John Baranzelli - Acting Bureau Chief, Illinois Department of Transportation, Design & Environment, Springfield, IL Tim Kell - Interim Engineer of Construction, Illinois Department of Transportation, Springfield, IL 1:30 pm 2:10 pm 2:50 pm 3:10 pm 3:50 pm What You Need to Know about Dowel Bar Alignment and the National Dowel Alignment Guide Specification Robert Rodden - Director of Technical Services & Product Development, American Concrete Pavement Association, Rosemont, IL Accessibility in the Public Right-of-Way Juliet Shoultz - ADA Policy Engineer, Illinois Department of Transportation, Bureau of Design & Environment, Springfield, IL Intermission - Exhibit & Refreshments, Illini Rooms ABC & South Lounge, Illini Union Roller Compacted Concrete James Krstulovich - Concrete Research Engineer, Illinois Department of Transportation, Bureau of Materials & Physical Research, Springfield, IL The New Mississippi River Bridge: Coordinating Construction and Archaeology Brad Koldehoff - Cultural Resources Unit Chief (Acting)/Chief Archaeologist, Illinois Department of Transportation, 6 Springfield, IL 9

10 Country Road, photo courtesy Marshall Thompson 10

11 WEDNESDAY CONFERENCE REGISTRATION AND EXHIBITS 7:30 am Location: Illini Union, Illini Rooms ABC & South Lounge Registration, South Lounge Exhibit & Continental Breakfast, ABC & South Lounge Please account for a 5-10 minute walk between the Illini Union and Foellinger Hall. Shuttle transportation will be available. For convenience, closed-circuit video broadcast of events held in Foellinger Hall will be shown live in Illini Rooms ABC. General Session Location: Foellinger Hall, Auditorium Chairperson: Matt Mueller, Engineer of Tests, Illinois Department of Transportation, Bureau of Materials & Physical Resource, Springfield, IL 8:00 am ICT Update and Highlighted ICT Project Imad Al-Qadi - Professor of Civil and Environmental Engineering/Director of ICT, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Urbana, IL Highlighted Project: Recent Transportation Safety Modeling and Dissemination Efforts at the Illinois Center for Transportation 8:45 am Future Funding Panel Federal Perspective Regina McElroy - Director, Office of Innovative Program Delivery, FHWA, Washington, DC Illiana Project Funding Overview Roger Driskell - Acting Director, Office of Innovative Project Delivery/Deputy Director of Highways, Region 4, Illinois Department of Transportation, Springfield, IL 9:20 am AWARD PRESENTATIONS 2013 IDOT Engineer and Technicians of the Year Omer Osman - Director of Highways, Illinois Department of Transportation, Springfield, IL Illinois Association of County Engineers Curtis Cook - President, IACE, Ogle County Engineer Illinois Division, FHWA Catherine Batey - 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 Matt Mueller - Engineer of Tests, Illinois Department of Transportation, Bureau of Materials & Physical Resource, Springfield, IL 10:00 am Intermission - Exhibit & Refreshments, Illini Rooms ABC & South Lounge, Illini Union 11

12 WEDNESDAY :30 am Transportation Leadership Panel Federal View Gregory Nadeau - Deputy Administrator, Federal Highway Administration, Washington, D.C. Tollway View Kristi Lafleur - Executive Director, Illinois State Toll Highway Authority, Downers Grove, IL Industry View Mike Sturino - Executive Director, Illinois Road & Transportation Builders Association, Itasca, IL Illinois View Omer Osman - Director of Highways, Illinois Department of Transportation, Springfield, IL 12:00 pm Intermission - Exhibit & Lunch, Illini Rooms ABC & South Lounge, Illini Union Please account for a 5-10 minute walk between the Illini Union and Foellinger Hall. Shuttle transportation will be available. For convenience, closed-circuit video broadcast of events held in Foellinger Hall will be shown live in Illini Rooms ABC. GENERAL SESSION: The Future of Transportation in Illinois Location: Foellinger Hall, Auditorium Chairperson:Yanfeng Ouyang - Professor of Civil and Environmental Engineering, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Urbana, IL 1:30 pm 2:15 pm 2:50 pm 3:20 pm 3:30 pm Future Equipment/Caterpillar Vehicles John Carpenter - Solutions and Technology Manager for Construction and Infrastructure, Caterpillar Peoria, IL Terry Rasmussen - Americas Region Manager for Technology & Solutions, Caterpillar, Peoria, IL 3D Models- The New Paradigm in Design, Review and Construction Ray Filipiak - Application Engineer, Bentley, Civil & Transportation, Atlanta, GA Joe Kiesow - Corporate Account Manager, Bentley, Transportation and Local Infrastructure Minneapolis, MN Disruptive Technologies and the Future of Transportation Systems Dan Work - Assistant Professor, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Urbana, IL Conference Wrap-Up Bill Buttlar - T.H.E. Conference Director Conclusion of the 2014 T.H.E. Conference 12

13 Parking and Travel Information I.A.H.E. and I.A.C.E Holiday Inn Shuttle Illini Union and the Urbana Holiday Inn and Holiday Inn Express I.A.H.E. and I.A.C.E. are providing a shuttle between the Illini Union and the Urbana Holiday Inn. Location: Schedule: Tuesday: Wednesday: Illini Union circle drive located at the north entrance 7:30 am 9:30 am and 4:00 pm to 7:30 pm 7:30 am 9:00 am and 3:00 pm to 5:00 pm Free Park & Ride Illini Union and Parking Lot E-14 There 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 T.H.E. website) on the dashboard 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 the State Farm Center. You may take a free MTD bus to campus. Bus Schedule to Campus: Bus 1N Yellow from Lot E-14 North Shelter to the Eastside of Transit Plaza, next to the Illini Union 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 one 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: Bus 1S Yellow is recommended, which can be boarded at the Westside of Transit Plaza just one block west of the Illini 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. Please see and look under campus routes for full details and maps. 13

14 T.H.E. CONFERENCE PROGRAM COMMITTEE Imad Al-Qadi Illinois Center for Transportation University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign Urbana, IL Thomas Berns Berns, Clancy & Associates Urbana, IL Gary Burdine Illinois Association of Highway Engineers Springfield, IL William G. Buttlar Conference Director University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign Urbana, IL David Dratnol Illinois Municipal League Village of Lombard, IL Herb Jung Illinois Department of Transportation Ottawa, IL Robert Miller Township Officials of Illinois Crystal Lake, IL Matthew Mueller Illinois Department of Transportation Springfield, IL John Peisker Associated General Contractors of Illinois Urbana, IL Brian Pfeifer Federal Highway Administration IL Division Springfield, IL Douglas Staske Illinois Association of County Engineers Oakwood, IL T.H.E. CONFERENCE ADMINSTRATION, 2014 University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign Andreas Cangellaris, Dean, College of Engineering Benito Marinas, Interim Head, Department of Civil & Environmental Engineering William Buttlar, Conference Director, Department of Civil & Environmental Engineering Trachia Wilson, Conference Coordinator, Illinois Center for Transportation Meg Griffin, Associate Conference Coordinator, Department of Civil & Environmental Engineering Megan Everette, Assistant Conference Coordinator, Department of Civil & Environmental Engineering Illinois Department of Transportation Ann Schneider, Secretary of Transportation Omer Osman, Director of Highways Illinois Association of County Engineers Curtis Cook, President, Ogle County Greg Smothers, Vice President, Williamson County Eric Seibring, Secretary-Treasurer, Piatt County Public Works Section, Illinois Municipal League Larry Frang, Executive Director, Illinois Municipal League Dave Dratnol, Chairman, Public Works Committee Township Officials of Illinois Jeff Wallace, President Bryan Smith, Executive Director Associated General Contractors of Illinois Greg Miller, President Bob Bruner, Vice President Illinois Association of Highway Engineers Warren Norris, Chairman of the Board Gary Burdine, Vice Chairman Illinois Division, Federal Highway Administration Catherine Batey, Division Administrator Illinois Center for Transportation Imad Al-Qadi, Director Gregory Stukel Illinois State Toll Highway Authority Downers Grove, IL 14

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17 Conference History The first Short Course in Highway Engineering was in January of 1914 at the Engineering Building on the University of Illinois campus. The state legislature had passed the Tice Bill in 1913 to improve roads and bring Illinois out of the mud. (purpose of the course from 1914 page 1) Engineering Hall 1910, photo courtesy of University of Illinois Archives Gravel Roads, from The Construction, Rehabilitation, and Maintenance of Gravel Roads Suitable for Moderate Traffic, Carroll C. Wiley, 1929 Department of Civil Engineering, View in the Road Materials Testing Laboratory, photo courtesy of University of Illinois Archives 17

18 Conference History Engineering Hall Lecture Hall, 27th Annual Conference on Highway Engineering, March 1940 Bridge slab investigation, Talbot Laboratory, 1939 Annual Banquet, 27th Annual Conference on Highway Engineering, March 1940 (C.C. Wiley at head of table) In 1935 the conference name was changed to the University of Illinois Conference on Highway Engineering, and the conference goals were further developed. Bridge over the Illinois River at Seneca 18

19 T.H.E. Conference Directors Carroll C. Wiley Ellis Danner Marshall R. Thompson William G. Butlar present By the 1950s, the war years were past and change was coming with increased traffic and highway construction. The opening of the 1950 program contained the following: Are there still some problems left for the highway engineer to solve? How much do we really KNOW about highway engineering? Isn t it actually very little?the public demand for the improvement and expansion of every part of our highway system presents a tremendous challenge to the highway engineer of today. In 1951, engineers were encouraged to contribute to the profession. As highway engineers we cannot stand still. We must dig and search for new knowledge and develop new methods and techniques or we fail in our responsibility. Every highway engineer should be able to contribute something to our fund of highway knowledge. In 1973 the conference name became what it is today, the Transportation and Highway Engineering Conference. Highway maintenance and construction were, of course, still at the forefront, but environmental issues became increasingly important, and new technologies brought many changes as well. For a century, this conference has been a place where transportation professionals from the public and private sector have met annually to present key accomplishments, discuss new trends and new specifications, and meet new friends and renew old friendships. What was stated in the 1935 program remains relevant for attendees in 2014 and beyond. 19

20 Sing-along from the Evening Session, 18th Annual Short Course in Highway Engineering, Februrary 26,

21 SPONSORS Special exhibits for the 100th T.H.E. Conference provided by Berns, Clancy and Associates Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, University of Illinois Federal Highway Administration Illinois Association of County Engineers and Illinois Department of Transportation Illinois Association of Highway Engineers Illinois Center for Transportation Paving Train, photo courtesy Marshall Thompson Photo courtesy of Marshall Thompson Photo courtesy of Marshall Thompson 21

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24 Civil & Environmental Engineering University of Illinois 1208 NCEL, 205 N. Mathews Ave. Urbana, IL Tweet your conference experience #THEconf100