MnDOT Presentations at the 2023 TRB Annual Meeting

MnDOT staff will be presenting their work in more than 39 sessions at the 102nd Annual Meeting of the Transportation Research Board, January 8-12, in Washington, D.C.

If you’re planning to attend, be sure to check out their sessions!

Sunday, January 8, 2023

9:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. ET

Workshop 1013 – Building Consensus on Resilience Metrics
MnDOT Experience with Resilience Metrics, Trisha Stefanski

Workshop 1024 – Use of Available Data to Extend the Life of Highway Infrastructure
Importance of Database Structure and Metadata: MnROAD’s Experience, Benjamin Worel

Workshop 1026 – Best Practices for Gender Mainstreaming in Transportation Analysis and Research
Gender Mainstreaming, Hally Turner

1:30 p.m. – 4:30 p.m. ET

Workshop 1044 – Leveraging Transportation Project Data Throughout the Asset Life Cycle
Asset Life Cycle Digital Data Approach for Operations, Maintenance, and Asset Management, Trisha Stefanski

Workshop 1045 – Sustainability and Emerging Transportation Technology (SETT): Highlights from the 2022 SETT Conference
Introduction to SETT Conference, Timothy Sexton

Workshop 1049 – Current Trends and Best Practices to Incorporate Equity into the Life Cycle of Transportation Projects
Definition of Equity, Gloria Jeff

Workshop 1052 – Alternative Delivery: Preconstruction Services 101
Panel Discussion, Jay Hietpas

Workshop 1055 – Effects of Drainage on Pavement Structural Capacity and Resilience
Using Falling Weight Deflectometer and Ground Penetrating Radar to Monitor the Effects of Seasonal Moisture Variation on the Structural Capacity of Pavements, Thomas Calhoon
Breakout Groups, John Siekmeier

Workshop 1057 – Fracture Tests and Modeling: Advancements and Challenges for Asphalt Mixes
Panel Discussion, Eyoab Zegeye

Workshop 1065 – DOT Right-of-Way: Corridors for Sustainable, Resilient, and Equitable Energy and Broadband
A State Perspective on Corridors for Sustainable, Resilient, and Equitable Energy and Broadband, Jessica Oh

Monday, January 9, 2023

9:00 a.m. – 9:45 a.m. ET

Lectern Session 2013 – Railroad Safety and Accident Prevention
Panel Discussion, Angela Forsythe

Lectern Session 2022 – Alternative Uses and Impacts on the Right-of-Way
Minnesota Department of Transportation Alternative Use of the Right-of-Way, Jessica Oh

Lectern Session 2024 – Equitable Access to Essential Places and Services
Panel Discussion, Gloria Jeff , presiding

10:15 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. ET

Lectern Session 2069 – Centering Equity in Transportation Performance Management
A State-Level Perspective on Equity in Transportation from Minnesota, Hally Turner

Lectern Session 2076 – Geo-Environmental and Climatic Impacts on Geomaterials Panel Session on Future Outlook
Future Vision of Climatic Impacts on Geomaterials, Benjamin Worel

Lectern Session 2079 – Novel Approaches for Pavement Condition Evaluation
Incorporating 3D Ground Penetrating Radar in Pavement Project Scoping Efforts: Minnesota Department of Transportation Experience, Eyoab Zegeye and Steven Henrichs

1:30 p.m. – 3:15 p.m. ET

Poster Session 2157 – Recent Progress in Geotechnical Instrumentation and Modeling
Improving Field Moisture Monitoring of Recycled and Virgin Aggregates, Raul Velasquez and Bernard Izevbekhai

3:45 p.m. – 4:30 p.m. ET

Lectern Session 2189 – Innovative Concrete Bridge Research
Panel, Jennifer Wells

Tuesday, January 10

8:00 a.m. – 9:45 a.m. ET

Poster Session 3047 – Cracking Processes in Asphalt Mixtures
Relationship Between Uniaxial Thermal Stress and Strain Test (UTSST) Parameters and Field Cracking Data of Asphalt Mixtures from MnROAD Test Experiment, Michael Vrtis

10:15 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. ET

Lectern Session 3068 – The Bipartisan Infrastructure Law and Inflation Reduction Act: Impacts and Opportunities
Craig Gustafson and Joshua Root

Lectern Session 3072 – Staged Bridge Construction as Design Objective
3rd Avenue Bridge Construction, Keith Molnau

Lectern Session 3078 – Best Practices for Maintenance Operations Workforce Management
Kaizen Approach to a COVID Adjusted Continuity of Infrastructure Monitoring Operations, Bernard Izevbekhai

Poster Session 3103 – Design and Performance of Asphalt Mixtures
Michael Vrtis

Poster Session 3105 – Pavement Structural Testing and Evaluation: Falling Weight Deflectometer, Traffic Speed Deflection Device, Accelerated Pavement Testing, and More
Using Falling Weight Deflectometer and Ground Penetrating Radar to Monitor the Effects of Seasonal Moisture Variation on the Structural Capacity of Pavements, Thomas Calhoon, Eyoab Zegeye, Raul Velasquez, and Jacob Calvert

1:30 p.m. – 3:15 p.m. ET

Lectern Session 3118 – Communicating Concepts to the Public Competition
Winner: Storytelling as a Framework for Engagement: Minnesota Department of Transportation’s 2022 Statewide Multimodal Transportation Plan Update, Hally Turner

Lectern Session 3125 – Demonstrating Moisture Influences and Mitigation Strategies
John Siekmeier

Lectern Session 3129 – Supplementary Cementitious Materials: Mixtures and Practical Implementation
Innovative Supplementary Cementitious Materials Mixtures at MnRoad Test Track, Bernard Izevbekhai

3:45 p.m. – 5:30 p.m. ET

Poster Session 3202 – Public Engagement and Communications Poster Session
Storytelling as a Framework for Engagement: Minnesota Department of Transportation’s 2022 Statewide Multimodal Transportation Plan Update, Hally Turner

Wednesday, January 11

8:00 a.m. – 9:45 a.m. ET

Lectern Session 4012 – Quantifying Moisture for Resilient Roadway Design and Construction
John Siekmeier , presiding

Lectern Session 4017 – Equity in Past and Present Practice
Gloria Jeff

Poster Session 4030 – Project Delivery Methods
Jay Hietpas

10:15 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. ET

Poster Session 4071 – Equitable Access and Travel Costs
Gloria Jeff

Poster Session 4072 – Current Research in Transportation Equity
Gloria Jeff

3:45 p.m. – 5:30 p.m. ET

Poster Session 4083 – Pavement Management: It Is Not Just About Pavement Condition
Heavy Truck IRI-Induced Excess Fuel Consumption in Minnesota NHS, Bernard Izevbekhai

Poster Session 4085 – Identifying Pavement Maintenance Needs and Performance of Maintenance Solutions
Evaluation of Short-term Field Performance of Proprietary Spray-on Rejuvenators, Michael Vrtis

Poster Session 4086 – Innovative Approaches to Bridge and Structure Inspection and Non-Destructive Evaluation
Jennifer Wells