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2021 Virtual National Work Zone Management Conference – October

10/19/2021 – 10/20/2021 CST

Tuesday, October 19

10:30 a.m.

Welcome and Opening Session:
  • Bradley Sant, ARTBA
  • Martha Kapitanov, FHWA

[Video]

11:00 a.m.

FHWA Work Zone Safety Grant Products – Part 1
Rumble Strips and Pedestrians in Work Zones
  • Nagham Matout, ATSSA
TIM Document
  • Andi Bill, University of Wisconsin, Madison
Toolbox of Low-Cost Work Zone Management Strategies
  • Tim Gates, Michigan State University

MODERATOR: Martha Kapitanov

1:00 p.m.

Updates on the Work Zone Data Exchange (WZDx) and Grant Projects
  • Nate Deshmukh-Towery, Volpe National Transportation Center
  • Adam Carreon, Arizona DOT
  • Corey O’Connor, MADOT

MODERATOR: Jerry Ullman

[Video]

2:00 p.m.

Implementation of Active Work Zone Management in Indiana using Connected Vehicle Data
  • Richard Hedgecock, Indiana Constructors
  • Darcy Bullock, Purdue University

MODERATOR: Brad Sant

3:00 p.m.

Advanced Technologies to Improve Work Zone Safety
  • Jerry Ullman, TTI
CARMA for Work Zones
  • Pavle Bunjanovic, FHWA
Freight Advanced Traveler Information Systems (FRATIS) Project
  • Bob Brydia, TTI

MODERATOR: Martha Kapitanov

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4:00 p.m.

Innovation Session
  • David McKee, PSS
  • Cecil Brown, Hill & Smith
  • Mark Bedard, Lindsay Transportation Systems

MODERATOR: Katie Chimelewski

Wednesday, October 20

10:30 a.m.

Side Effects: Worker Safety Interventions
  • Jesus de la Garza, Clemson University

MODERATOR: Katie Chimelewski

[Video]

11:00 a.m.

  • Dennis Burks, HTNB (Retired)

MODERATOR: Beth Stinson

(This session is not recorded.)

1:00 p.m.

Improving Large Trucks Safety in Work Zones
  • Melisa Finley, TTI
  • William Bremer, University of Wisconsin, Madison
  • Kirsten Radewagen, FMCSA

MODERATOR: Martha Kapitanov

[Video]

2:00 p.m.

FHWA Work Zone Safety Grant Products – Part 2
LMS Courses, Working Around Silica Document, and Just in Time Training Videos
  • Beth Stinson and Katie Chimelewski, ARTBA

MODERATOR: Brad Sant

[Video]

3:00 p.m.

Protecting Roadway Users and Workers in Work Zones
MOTs and Mega-Project Management in the DC Area
  • David May, RK&K
Internal Traffic Control Plans
  • Emmett Russell, ARTBA Master Trainer

MODERATOR: Jerry Ullman

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