Kansas Transportation Engineering Conference: Full Schedule

We are excited you are joining us for the 102nd Annual Kansas Transportation Engineering Conference on April 14 - 15, 2020 at the K-State Student Union!

7:00am PDT

Exhibitor Move In

Tuesday April 14, 2020 7:00am - 8:00am PDT
Main/West Ballroom

Exhibitors

8:00am PDT

Coffee

Tuesday April 14, 2020 8:00am - 8:50am PDT
Courtyard Lobby

Food and Beverages

8:00am PDT

Refreshments

Tuesday April 14, 2020 8:00am - 8:50am PDT
Main/West Ballroom

Food and Beverages

8:00am PDT

Registration

Sponsors

Alfred Benesch & Company

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Bartlett & West

Since the firm was founded in 1951, the driven, client-focused attitudes of our employees are what make Bartlett & West great. We believe in building a better community for a stronger tomorrow, and believe in building our employees through positive and collaborative work environments... Read More →

Tuesday April 14, 2020 8:00am - 8:50am PDT
Concourse

Registration

8:00am PDT

Trade Show

Tuesday April 14, 2020 8:00am - 12:00pm PDT
Main/West Ballroom

Exhibitors

8:50am PDT

Welcome Guests

Presiders

Burt Morey

Deputy Secretary and State Transportation Engineer, KDOT

Speakers

Gary Clark

Interim Dean of Engineering, Kansas State University

Tuesday April 14, 2020 8:50am - 9:00am PDT
Forum Hall

9:00am PDT

KDOT Update

Presiders

Burt Morey

Deputy Secretary and State Transportation Engineer, KDOT

Speakers

Maggie Doll

Deputy Secretary, Kansas Department of Transportation

Lindsey Douglas

Deputy Secretary, Kansas Department of Transportation

Tuesday April 14, 2020 9:00am - 9:30am PDT
Forum Hall

9:30am PDT

FHWA Update

Tuesday April 14, 2020 9:30am - 10:00am PDT
Forum Hall

10:00am PDT

Break with Exhibitors

Tuesday April 14, 2020 10:00am - 10:40am PDT
Main/West Ballroom

Exhibitors

10:45am PDT

Forensics Investigation of High Mast Illumination Pole Failures

Presiders

Jason Peek

Public Works Director, City of Topeka

Speakers

Caroline Bennett

Professor, University of Kansas, CEAE Department

Tuesday April 14, 2020 10:45am - 11:15am PDT
K/S Ballrooms

10:45am PDT

Turner Diagonal Design Build Engineering

Rex Fleming – Project Director, Kansas Turnpike Authority
Craig Cogan – Design Oversight Lead, HNTB
Bryan Wilkerson – DB Project Sponsor, Clarkson Construction Company
Bob Miller – DB Design Manager, TranSystems
Brian Bosak – Inspection Project Manager, GBA

Presiders

Ron Seitz

Director, Division of Engineering & Design, Kansas Department of Transportation

Speakers

Rex Fleming

Engineering Program Manger, Kansas Turnpike Authority

Tuesday April 14, 2020 10:45am - 11:15am PDT
Forum Hall

11:25am PDT

Implementation of Traffic Signal Preemption for Emergency Services

The presentation will highlight different emergency vehicle preemption solutions as well as the City of Overland Park’s experience with regards to installation, operations and maintenance of a signal preemption system.

Presiders

Jason Peek

Public Works Director, City of Topeka

Speakers

Shawn Gotfredson

Supervisory Civil Engineer, City of Overland Park

Shawn Gotfredson has worked for the City of Overland Park for 18 years in the city’s traffic engineering division. During his time with the city, Shawn has managed the installation, configuration and operations of traffic signal equipment ranging from traffic signal controllers... Read More →

Tuesday April 14, 2020 11:25am - 11:55am PDT
K/S Ballrooms

11:25am PDT

North Vine Street Roundabouts Design, Hays, KS

Presiders

Ron Seitz

Director, Division of Engineering & Design, Kansas Department of Transportation

Speakers

John Braun

Project Manager, City of Hays, KS

David Church

Senior Traffic Engineer, WSP USA Inc.

Tuesday April 14, 2020 11:25am - 11:55am PDT
Forum Hall

12:00pm PDT

Ladies Luncheon

Must be registered to attend.

Tuesday April 14, 2020 12:00pm - 1:15pm PDT
Holiday Inn at the Campus, Presidents Room 1641 Anderson Ave., Manhattan, KS 66502

Food and Beverages

12:00pm PDT

Professional Engineers in Government (PEG) Luncheon - The Future Tolling in Kansas

Presiders

Gary Janzen

City Engineer/ Assistant Director of Public Works & Utilities, City of Wichita

Speakers

Steve Hewitt

Chief Executive Officer, Kansas Turnpike Authority

Tuesday April 14, 2020 12:00pm - 1:15pm PDT
Main/West Ballroom

Food and Beverages

1:30pm PDT

Accessibility Issues for the Blind & Physically Disabled

Presiders

Leroy Koehn

District 1 Engineer, KDOT

Speakers

Annette Kohlmeyer

Lead Service Dog Trainer, KSDS Assistance Dogs, Inc.

Deb Tegethoff

Lead Guide Dog Trainer, KSDS Assistance Dogs, Inc.

Tuesday April 14, 2020 1:30pm - 2:00pm PDT
Forum Hall

1:30pm PDT

Trade Show

Tuesday April 14, 2020 1:30pm - 4:30pm PDT
Main/West Ballroom

Exhibitors

2:10pm PDT

Effectiveness of "Entertaining, Non-Traffic Related Messages" on Dynamic Message Signs

Presiders

Leroy Koehn

District 1 Engineer, KDOT

Speakers

Alexandra Kondyli

Assistant Professor, University of Kansas

Tuesday April 14, 2020 2:10pm - 2:40pm PDT
Forum Hall

2:40pm PDT

Break with Exhibitors

Call Hall Ice Cream Provided by our amazing sponsors.

Sponsors

Affinis Corp

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Burns & McDonnell

We are a 100% employee-owned, full-service engineering, architecture, construction, environmental and consulting solutions firm. Our singular mission since 1898 has been to make our clients successful. When we plan, design, permit, construct and manage projects worldwide, we do it... Read More →

HNTB

HNTB sparkThe orange square in our logo represents our spark of innovation and imagination that we bring to all we do. It drives us as an employee-owned infrastructure solutions firm.

MHS

Established by Joe McAfee and Matt Henderson in 2000, MHS has developed into the go-to civil engineering firm for many of our clients.As a professional services business, our goal is to create a pattern of long-term responsible growth. MHS maintains this growth by observing the following... Read More →

WSP

We are the sum of our collective passion, vision and expertise. Discover the people, purpose and stories that are helping shape the organization we are today and the one we are designing for the future.

Tuesday April 14, 2020 2:40pm - 3:00pm PDT
Main/West Ballroom

Exhibitors

3:00pm PDT

2019 Historic Flooding in Nebraska, Cause, Response, and Recovery

Presiders

Sara Peters

Design Manager (President), GBA Systems Integrators (KAUTC)

Speakers

Mark Traynowicz

State Bridge Engineer, Nebraska DOT

Tuesday April 14, 2020 3:00pm - 3:45pm PDT
Forum Hall

3:45pm PDT

Workforce Development Challenges - Panel Discussion

Speakers

Peter Clark

Public Works Director/ County Engineer, Pottawatomie County

Moderator - Ron Seitz

Director, Division of Engineering & Design, KDOT

Maggie Doll

Deputy Secretary, KDOT

Deb Miller

Director, KU Public Management Center

Tuesday April 14, 2020 3:45pm - 4:30pm PDT
Forum Hall

5:00pm PDT

Social Hour

Tuesday April 14, 2020 5:00pm - 6:00pm PDT
Carl R. Ice Engineering Hall 1046 Rathbone, Manhattan, KS 66506

Food and Beverages

8:00am PDT

Coffee

Wednesday April 15, 2020 8:00am - 8:45am PDT
Courtyard Lobby

Food and Beverages

8:00am PDT

Refreshments

Wednesday April 15, 2020 8:00am - 8:45am PDT
Main/West Ballroom

Food and Beverages

8:00am PDT

Trade Show

Wednesday April 15, 2020 8:00am - 12:00pm PDT
Main/West Ballroom

Exhibitors

8:45am PDT

Safe Mobility for All through the Eyes of a Non-Engineer

Presiders

Chris Herrick

Director, Division of Planning & Development, KDOT

Speakers

Susan Herbel

President, SBH Consult

Wednesday April 15, 2020 8:45am - 9:25am PDT
Forum Hall

9:25am PDT

Learning from the May 28, 2019 EF4 Linwood, KS Tornado, and Examining Adoption Potential of Above-Code Performance for Residential Buildings

Presiders

Chris Herrick

Director, Division of Planning & Development, KDOT

Speakers

Elaina Sutley

Chair's Council Assistant Professor in Structural Engineering, University of Kansas

Wednesday April 15, 2020 9:25am - 10:05am PDT
Forum Hall

10:05am PDT

Break with Exhibitors

Wednesday April 15, 2020 10:05am - 10:35am PDT
Main/West Ballroom

Exhibitors

10:35am PDT

Emergency Relief (ER) for Kansas Counties' Flooding 2019

Presiders

Richard Jurey

Project Delivery Team Leader, Federal Highway Administration

Speakers

Nelda Buckley

Road Team Leader, KDOT - Local Projects

Steve Toillion

Division Bridge Engineer, Federal Highway Administration

Wednesday April 15, 2020 10:35am - 11:05am PDT
K/S Ballrooms

10:35am PDT

Sustainable Technologies for Replacing and Rehabilitating Corroded Steel Pipes

Presiders

Alvin Perez

Operations Manager, Riley County Public Works Department

Speakers

Jie Han

Professor, The University of Kansas

Wednesday April 15, 2020 10:35am - 11:05am PDT
Forum Hall

11:15am PDT

Guardrail Evaluation for Hazards on Low-Volume Rural Roads in Kansas

Speakers

Peng Wang

Graduate Teaching Assistant, Kansas State University

Wednesday April 15, 2020 11:15am - 11:45am PDT
K/S Ballrooms

11:15am PDT

What on Earth are performance engineered mixtures?

This session will review the background to this program, the work undertaken to date, and how concrete mixture specifications can be modified to improve the probability that high quality concrete is delivered in every batch. The discussion will also cover test methods available to assess the six parameters that control concrete performance, and tools to help contractors ensure that their mixtures will meet the specified limits.

Presiders

Alvin Perez

Operations Manager, Riley County Public Works Department

Speakers

Peter Taylor

Director, CPTech Center

Peter Taylor is the Director of the National Concrete Pavement Technology Center at Iowa State University. He is involved in conducting projects and programs investigating materials related aspects of concrete pavements. He also spends time helping agencies and contractors implement... Read More →

Wednesday April 15, 2020 11:15am - 11:45am PDT
Forum Hall

11:45am PDT

Lunch (on your own)

Wednesday April 15, 2020 11:45am - 1:15pm PDT
On your own

12:00pm PDT

Ladies Luncheon

Must be registered to attend.

Wednesday April 15, 2020 12:00pm - 1:15pm PDT
Carl R. Ice Engineering Building, Women in Engineering Conference Rm, 1093 Fiedler Hall

1:15pm PDT

Awareness: How AI Inspects Infrastructure

Presiders

Steven Schrock

Director, University of Kansas Transportation Center

Speakers

Ben Lindner

Director of Operations and Innovations, GBA (Alynix)

Wednesday April 15, 2020 1:15pm - 1:45pm PDT
Forum Hall

1:15pm PDT

Emergency Vehicle Load Rating and Posting

Presiders

Brett Letkowski

Senior Vice President, ACEC

Speakers

Colby Farlow

KDOT Local Bridge Team Leader, KDOT

Wednesday April 15, 2020 1:15pm - 1:45pm PDT
K/S Ballrooms

1:55pm PDT

Developing and Implementing a Context Classification System

Presiders

Steven Schrock

Director, University of Kansas Transportation Center

Speakers

Paul Hiers

Manager, Production Support Office, FDOT

Wednesday April 15, 2020 1:55pm - 2:25pm PDT
Forum Hall

1:55pm PDT

Roadside Streambank Rehabilitation

The presentation highlights various methods of stabilizing and rehabilitating eroding streambanks. The methods presented are time proven and suitable for streams ranging in size from a few square miles of drainage area to streams with several thousand square miles of drainage.

Presiders

Brett Letkowski

Senior Vice President, ACEC

Speakers

Phil Balch

President, Wildhorse Riverworks, Inc.

Philip G. Balch, a Stream Specialist and principal of Wildhorse Riverworks, Inc., has over 30 years of experience in the fields of wildlife biology, soil bioengineering, streambank stabilization, stream rehabilitation, and riparian establishment. During his career, he has been responsible... Read More →

Wednesday April 15, 2020 1:55pm - 2:25pm PDT
K/S Ballrooms

2:35pm PDT

Missouri Hyperloop Feasibility Study

Olsson, in partnership with Black & Veatch, completed a high-level feasibility study for a Missouri Hyperloop Route that would connect Kansas City, Columbia, and St. Louis with the next generation of on-demand, high-speed transportation. Olsson was involved in ridership projections, financial analysis including travel time savings and crash reduction savings, and portal/station locations that capitalized on connecting to the existing transportation networks. Locations for the portals / stations were identified with a focus on either freight access (in more industrialized areas), pedestrian focus (including with connections to existing or planned localized mass transit), and portals that would provide for a mixed focus of both pedestrians and freight. We will discuss the work completed for the Missouri Feasibility Study, as well as on-going efforts to certify this next generation of transportation technology, and the potential long-term implications for Kansas.

Presiders

Dr. Eric J. Fitzsimmons

Assistant Professor and Conference Director, Kansas State University

Speakers

Jeff McKerrow

Industry Expert - Transportation, Olsson

Jeff is an Industry Expert in Transportation for Olsson with more than 24 years of experience in both public and private practice. Jeff has a BS in Civil Engineering from the University of Missouri – Columbia. His wide-ranging experience in transportation planning, design, and operations... Read More →

Wednesday April 15, 2020 2:35pm - 3:05pm PDT
Forum Hall

3:05pm PDT

Kansas Bridge Collisions/ Johnson Drive over I-435 Emergency Bridge Repairs

Presiders

3:35pm PDT

Closing Remarks

Speakers

Dr. Eric J. Fitzsimmons

Assistant Professor and Conference Director, Kansas State University

Wednesday April 15, 2020 3:35pm - 3:45pm PDT
Forum Hall