Agenda
NESMEA - 2007
Tuesday, OCTOBER 16, 2007
7:00 A.M. Continental Breakfast & Registration
Moderator: Keith Lane - ConnDOT
8:00 A.M. Welcome & Opening Remarks – ConnDOT & FHWA
Moderator: John Giannini - ConnDOT
8:30 A.M. Alternative Pavements for Snowmobile Crossings – Alan Rawson (NHDOT)
9:00 A.M. Two-Coat Paint Systems – Scott DeVinney (Sherwin Williams)
9:30 A.M. NEPCOAT Update – David Kuniega (PennDOT)
10:00 A.M. Break - Vendor Displays
Moderator: Wayne Blair - ConnDOT
10:30 A.M. Concrete Specifications – Jo Ann Devine (ConnDOT)
11:00 A.M. Portland Cement Concrete – Dr. David Gress (University of New Hampshire)
11:30 A.M. Panel: Use of Producers’ Test Results for QA Acceptance – Roger Apple (PennDOT), Matthew Corrigan (FHWA), Ronald Sines (P.J. Keating)
12:00 P.M. LUNCH (Provided)
Moderator: Robert Lauzon - ConnDOT
1:00 P.M. Perpetual Pavement Design and Practical Application – Dr. David Timm (Auburn University)
1:45 P.M. Long-Lasting Concrete Pavements – Dr. Shiraz Tayabji (Consultant to FHWA Office of Pavement Technology)
2:30 P.M. Break - Vendor Displays
3:00 P.M. Health Monitoring on Connecticut Bridges – Dr. John DeWolf (University of Connecticut)
3:30 P.M. Monitoring of the New Pearl Harbor Memorial Bridge (I-95) – Mark Rolfe (ConnDOT)
4:00 P.M. Adjourn
5:30 P.M. Reception
7:00 P.M. Banquet - Dinner
Wednesday, October 17, 2007
7:00 A.M. Breakfast & Registration
Moderator: Nelio Rodrigues - ConnDOT
8:00 A.M. Preparation for Rumble Strips for Rehab/Overlay – Denis Boisvert (NHDOT)
8:30 A.M. Modified Asphalts: What is Available? What does each do? – Ronald Corun (CITGO Asphalt)
9:00 A.M. System to Track the Condition of HMA Pavers on State Jobs in Maine – Brian Luce (MaineDOT)
9:30 A.M. Polyphosphoric Acid Issue (Acid Modified Asphalt Binders) – Dale Peabody (MaineDOT)
10:00 A.M. Break - Vendor Displays
10:30 A.M. Notched Wedge Joint – James Mahoney (Connecticut Transportation Institute)
11:00 A.M. Hot Topics for Hot Mix Asphalt – John D’Angelo (FHWA)
Moderator: Keith Lane – ConnDOT
11:30 A.M. –Closing Comments –General Discussion –NESMEA 2008
12:00 P.M. Conference Adjournment
HOTEL INFORMATION
Mystic Marriott Hotel and Spa 625 North Road (Route 117) Groton, CT 06340 Phone: 860-446-2600; Fax: 860-446-2601 (For toll-free reservations, please call 866-449-7390.) Rates are $159+/night for non-governmental employees and there are a limited number of rooms at the government rate of $98+/night that may change. Directions from I-95: Take Exit 88. The Mystic Marriott Hotel is on the north side of the highway. The closing date for these rates is September 23, 2007.