101 st Annual Kansas Transportation Engineering Conference April 9 and 10, 2019 K-State Student Union Carl R. Ice College of Engineering Manhattan, Kansas Sponsored by K-State University Transportation Center (KSUTC) Kansas Department of Transportation (KDOT) Kansas County Highway Association (KCHA) Kansas Chapter, American Public Works Association (APWA) Kansas Association for Uniform Traffic Control (KAUTC) Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) Kansas University Transportation Center (KUTC) Page 1 of 7
Tuesday, April 9 7:00-8:00 Exhibitor Move-In 8:00-8:50 Registration and Refreshments, Coffee Second Floor Concourse (Registration), Main/West Ballroom (Refreshments), Courtyard Lobby (Coffee) Coffee sponsored by Coughlin Company 8:00-12:00 Trade Show Hours Session I Burt Morey, P.E., Deputy Secretary and State Transportation Engineer, Kansas Department of Transportation, Topeka, KS presiding 8:50-9:00 Welcome to Guests 9:00-9:30 KDOT Update Julie Lorenz, Secretary of Transportation, Kansas Department of Transportation, Topeka, KS 9:30-10:00 FHWA Update Anthony Furst, Chief Innovation Officer, Federal Highway Administration, Salem, Oregon 10:00-10:40 Break with Exhibitors Tuesday break sponsored by GBA Session II-A Ron Seitz, P.E., Director of Engineering and Design, Kansas Department of Transportation, Topeka, KS presiding 10:45-11:15 Know Your Resources Aaron Frits, P.E., Road Design Leader, Kansas Department of Transportation, Lawrence, KS Amy Rockers, P.E., Road Support Engineer, Kansas Department of Transportation, Topeka, KS Tom Rhoads, P.E., Road Design Leader, Kansas Department of Transportation, Topeka, KS 11:25-11:55 Wichita North Junction Michael Armour, P.E., Special Projects Engineer, City of Wichita, Wichita, KS Don Snyder, P.E., Metro Engineer, Kansas Department of Transportation, Wichita, KS Kelly Farlow, P.E., Team Lead, Professional Engineering Consultants, P.A., Lawrence, KS Page 2 of 7
Session II-B John Braun, President, Kansas Chapter APWA, Hays, KS, presiding 10:45-11:15 An Emphasis on Pedestrian Safety Matt Messina, Pedestrian and Bicycle Coordinator, Kansas Department of Transportation, Topeka, KS 11:25-11:55 Citywide Roundabout Feasibility Study Lincoln, NE David Church, P.E., Senior Traffic Engineer, WSP USA, Inc., Lenexa, KS 12:00-1:15 Professional Engineers in Government (PEG) Luncheon Gary Janzen, P.E., City Engineer/Assistant Director of Public Works & Utilities, City of Wichita, Wichita, KS, presiding Wichita Stadium Project Paul Gunzelman, P.E., Assistant City Engineer, City of Wichita, Wichita, KS 1:30-4:30 Trade Show Hours Session III-A Tony Menke, District Construction and Materials Engineer, Kansas Department of Transportation, Topeka, KS, presiding 1:30-2:00 2:10-2:40 Tunneling Under the Road Sewer Force Main Trevor Kaufman, P.E., Design Engineer, Professional Engineering Consultants, Wichita, KS Steve Degenhardt, P.E., Construction Division Manager, City of Wichita, Wichita, KS Session III-B Sara Peters, P.E., Design Manager, GBA System Integrators, Lenexa, KS, presiding 1:30-2:00 Implementation of Automatic Vehicle Location (AVL) (KTA & Wichita) Aaron Henning, P.E., Maintenance Engineer, City of Wichita, Wichita, KS Brian Clark, WEX Telematics Consultant, WEX Inc., South Portland, Maine Jason Weber, Roadway Operations Manager, Kansas Turnpike Authority, Wichita, KS 2:10-2:40 2:40-3:00 Break with Exhibitors Tuesday break sponsored by GBA Call Hall ice cream sponsored by MHS Surveying & Engineering Page 3 of 7
Session IV 3:00-3:45 Driving Change with UAS Bob Brock, Director of Aviation, Kansas Department of Transportation, Topeka, KS 3:45-4:30 Future of Transportation in Kansas Panel Discussion Moderator Dr. Eric J. Fitzsimmons, P.E., Associate Professor, Kansas State University Michael White, Executive Director, Kansas Contractors Association Norm Bowers, L.S., P.E., Local Road Engineer, Kansas Association of Counties Larry L. Thompson, P.E., Director of Operations, Kansas Department of Transportation Jason M. Peek, Ph.D., P.E., Public Works Director City of Topeka, Kansas Chapter of American Public Works Association 5:00-6:00 Social Hour Carl R. Ice College of Engineering Sponsored by Contech Engineered Solutions, LLC Page 4 of 7
Wednesday, April 10 8:00-8:45 Refreshments and Coffee Main/West Ballroom (Refreshments), Courtyard Lobby (Coffee) 8:00-12:00 Trade Show Hours Session V 8:45-9:25 Kansas Transportation Task Force Julie Lorenz, Senior Strategic Consultant, Burns & McDonnell, Kansas City, MO Chris Herrick, P.E., Director of Planning & Development and Interim Director of Fiscal & Asset Management, Kansas Department of Transportation, Topeka, KS 9:25-10:05 The In s and Out s and Up s and Down s of Traffic Fatalities Robert Wunderlich, P.E., Director of Center for Transportation Safety, Texas A&M Transportation Institute, College Station, TX 10:05-10:35 Break with Exhibitors Wednesday break sponsored by Session VI-A James Simerl, Project Delivery Team Leader, Federal Highway Administration, Topeka, KS, presiding 10:35-11:05 FHWA s EDC5 Collaborative Hydraulics Initiative Laura Girard, P.E., Hydraulic Engineer, FHWA Resource Center, Baltimore, MD 11:15-11:45 A river tried running through it: A higher look at Highway 81 and the rage of the Ninnescah AJ Wilson, P.E., Area Engineer, Kansas Department of Transportation, Winfield, KS Session VI-B Justin Mader, P.E., County Engineer, Saline County, Salina, KS, presiding 10:35-11:05 11:15-11:45 Emergency Bridge Replacement in the Ozarks Bob Gilbert, P.E., Delivery Leader Transportation & COO, Bartlett & West, Inc., Jefferson City, MO 11:45-1:15 Lunch (on your own) Page 5 of 7
Session VII-A Steven Schrock, P.E., Professor, University of Kansas, Lawrence, KS, presiding 1:15-1:45 1:55-2:25 Update of Asphalt Change/ Improvements Steven Houser, P.E., Asphalt Research Engineer, Kansas Department of Transportation, Topeka, KS Session VII-B 1:15-1:45 KDOT Creating Roadside Habitat for Pollinators One Highway at a Time Melissa Davidson, Roadside Vegetation Management, Kansas Department of Transportation, Topeka, KS Scott Shields, Environmental Program Administrator, Kansas Department of Transportation, Topeka, KS 1:55-2:25 Kansas Stormwater Update Mervin Lare, P.E., Stormwater Compliance Engineer, Kansas Department of Transportation, Marion, KS Session VIII 2:35-3:05 3:05-3:35 TBA Keith Williams, Chief, Enforcement and Justice Services Division, NHTSA, Washington, D.C. 3:35-3:45 Closing Remarks Dr. Eric J. Fitzsimmons, P.E., Associate Professor, Kansas State University, Manhattan, KS Future Conference Dates 2020: 102 nd Annual, April 14-15, 2020 2021: 103rd Annual, April 13-14, 2021 2022: 104th Annual, April 12-13, 2022 2023: 105th Annual, April 11-12, 2023 2024: 106th Annual, April 9-10, 2024 Page 6 of 7
2019 Conference Planning Committee Eric J. Fitzsimmons, Ph.D., P.E., Co-Chair, KSU David Behzadpour, M.S., P.E., Co-Chair, KDOT Wayne Blackbourn, Kansas County Highway Association Doug Daugherty, FHWA Lisa Harris, KUTC Rick Kreider, KDOT Shawn Mellies, City of Wichita, Kansas Chapter American Public Works Association Garry Olson, KDOT, Kansas Association for Uniform Traffic Control Glen Scott, Kansas Turnpike Association Dominque Shannon, KDOT Alan Spicer, KDOT Kevin Palic, KDOT Debbie Tanking, KDOT Ed Thornton, KDOT Conference Sponsors K-State University Transportation Center (KSUTC) Kansas Department of Transportation (KDOT) Kansas County Highway Association (KCHA) Kansas Chapter, American Public Works Association (APWA) Kansas Association for Uniform Traffic Control (KAUTC) Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) Kansas University Transportation Center (KUTC) Page 7 of 7