Schedule
Morning Session
Presiding: Jason Holdorf, Chair, ASCE Transportation Committee
8:25 AM – 8:30 AM
Welcome
Speaker(s):
Jason Holdorf, Chair, ASCE Transportation Committee
8:30 AM – 8:45 AM
IDOT Director Welcome
8:45 AM – 9:45 AM
From Disruption to Delivery: Managing Traffic While Upgrading the I-380 Corridor
Speaker(s):
Danielle Alvarez, Assistant District 6 Engineer, Eryn Stone, PE, PTOE, TSMO Engineer, District 6 Office, Iowa Department of Transportation
9:45 AM – 10:30 AM
Safety Programs, Projects, Data, and Analysis Tools
Speaker(s):
Greg Karssen, PE, RSP1, Safety Programs Engineer, Traffic Operations and Safety Bureau, Iowa Department of Transportation
10:30 AM – 10:45 AM
Break
10:45 AM – 11:30 AM
ICON Water Trails - Not Your Typical Transportation Project
Speaker(s):
Monica Converse, Engineering Manager, Henry Westemeyer, PE, Civil Engineer, ICON Water Trails
11:30 AM – 12:15 PM
Des Moines International Airport LIFT Terminal Project
Speaker(s):
Bryan Belt, Chief Development Officer, Des Moines International Airport
12:15 PM – 1:15 PM
Luncheon
Afternoon Session
Presiding: Amy Quartell, Planning Committee Member
1:15 PM – 2:00 PM
SE Connector from SE 30th - US Hwy 65 - Construction
Speaker(s):
Scott Almeida, PE, Vice President, Kirkham Michael, Engineering Manager
2:00 PM – 2:45 PM
Traffic Around Data Centers: Is it Real or AI?
Speaker(s):
Rudy Koester, PE, Public Works Director/City Engineer, City of Waukee, Cari Pauli, PE, City Traffic Engineer, City of Cedar Rapids
2:45 PM – 3:00 PM
Break
3:00 PM – 3:45 PM
IDOT Adoption of Digital Delivery
3:45 PM – 4:45 PM
Drawing the Line: Ethics in Engineering
Speaker(s):
Mindy Bryngelson, PE, Municipal Engineer, City of Ames