Event Proceedings
2025 North Dakota Transportation Conference
Mar 4-5, 2025 – This year, nearly 1,000 transportation professionals attended the two-day conference on March 4-5, 2025 at the Bismarck Event Center. Employees from county, tribal, and city agencies attended to learn and network with colleagues from the ND Department of Transportation (NDDOT), the Federal Highway Administration, engineering companies, contracting firms, and equipment and material suppliers. The 2025 North Dakota Transportation Conference (NDTC) was organized and presented by the NDDOT in partnership with the Upper Great Plains Transportation Institute (UGPTI) at North Dakota State University.
Related Links
- Conference Agenda (PDF, 3587K)
- Conference Agenda (Room Posters) (PDF, 190K)
- 2025 PDH Form (PDF, 503K)
- 2025 NDTC Photo Gallery
Presentations
| Title | Presenter |
|---|---|
| Welcome & Opening Remarks (Video) | Ron Henke, North Dakota DOT |
| FAR Part 31 Contract Cost Principles: A FAR-Out Review (Video) | Paul Myklebust, North Dakota DOT |
| Warranty Chip Seals: A View from the Road (Video) | Eric Gaasland, North Dakota DOT; Chad Beggs, North Dakota DOT |
| Parents Impact Teen Drivers (Video) | Molly Schoen, Vision Zero; Theresa Thom, Vision Zero; Ryan Gellner, Vision Zero |
| Bridge Preservation and Rehabilitation (Video) | Mary Boechler, Ulteig |
| Design and Construction of Drainage Improvements Along I-94 in Valley City When Faced with Site Constraints and Surprises (Video) | Brandon Barnes, Barr Engineering; Michael Johnson, North Dakota DOT |
| Pavement Preservation (Video) | Tom Wood, Asphalt Surface Technologies Corp. |
| Next Generation of Bridge Inspections: Navigating the New Standards (Video) | Matt Luger, North Dakota DOT |
| Balanced Mix Design on ND 14 (Video) | Korey Bender, Border States Paving; Steve McCarty, Aaron Swan & Associates; Zane Hertzog, National Center for Asphalt Technology |
| How to Navigate the BIL Maze and Creating Funding Road Maps for Your Priority Projects (Video) | Mitchell Brouse, SRF Consulting; Paul Chellevold, SRF Consulting |
| Forging Synergies: Collaboration for Urban Project Success (Video) | Kayla Block-Torgerson, Apex Engineering; Kristen Sperry, Federal Highway Administration |
| Weather, Software, and Safety: NDDOT’s Software Innovation for Traveler Information (Video) | Mark Gallagher, SRF Consulting |
| Is a Planning and Environmental Linkage (PEL) Study Right for Your Project? (Video) | Brandi Popenhagen, HDR; Zach Bentzler, HDR |
| Transportive Tools for Smarter Paving (Video) | Curt Dunn, North Dakota DOT |
| The Magic of Continuous Improvement: How Small Changes Create Big Impact (Video) | Stuart MacDonald, Magician |
| Monitoring and Mitigating Wildlife Vehicle Collisions (Video) | Lawson Frey, Univ of North Dakota; Patty Cramer, Wildlife Connectivity Institute; Susan Felege, Univ of North Dakota; Wyatt Mack, North Dakota DOT |
| Lessons Learned: Construction Critical Path Method Schedules (Video) | Greg Thelen, KLJ Engineering; Justin Hyndman, KLJ Engineering; Justin Oss, North Dakota DOT; Ryan Beyer, Central Specialties Inc.; Taylon Goddard, KLJ Engineering |
| Communication First, Engineering Second (Video) | Blue Weber, Bolton & Menk; Cody Christianson, Bolton & Menk; Mike Bittner, Bolton & Menk |
| Back to Basics (Video) | Tom Wood, Asphalt Surface Technologies Corp. |
| Construction Over Deep Compressible Soils (Twin Ports Interchange Ground Improvements) (Video) | Brent Theroux, Barr Engineering |
| Cold In-Place Recycling (Video) | Dan Schellhammer, Midstate Reclamation and Trucking |
| Geotechnical Risk and Monitoring Aspects of MnDOT’s TH35W Stormwater Storage Facility (Video) | Joel Swenson, Barr Engineering; Michael Haggerty, Barr Engineering |
| Tribal Coordination on Four Bears Bridge, 20th Anniversary (Video) | Calvin Grinnell, Three Affiliated Tribes; Greg Semenko, Bartlett & West; Jeani Borchert, Ulteig Engineers |
| Geographic Distribution of Motor Vehicle Collisions Involving Pedestrians Resulting in Fatal, Major and Minor Injuries in Winnipeg (2012-2020) (Video) | Jairo Viafara |
| Navigating Environmental on the Hwy 85 Widening Project: From Initial Studies to EIS Re-Evaluation and Beyond (Video) | Kayla Block-Torgerson, Apex Engineering Group |
| Innovations in Asphalt Additives (Video) | Jeff LeCorchick, Ingevity; Ryan Lynch, Resinall; Steve McCarty, Aaron Swan & Associates |
| Governors Address (Video) | Kelly Armstrong, State of North Dakota |
| BNSF Railroad Bridge over the Missouri (Video) | Mike Herzog, BNSF Railway |
| Concrete Pavements (Jointing 101) (Video) | Eric Ferrebee, American Concrete Pavement Association |
| Enhancing Safety Along Busy Urban Corridors (Video) | Deon Wawryzniak, Houston Engineering; Steve Strack, Houston Engineering |
| Maps - The Information Superhighway (Video) | Stephanie Weiand, North Dakota DOT |
| Building Smooth IRI Concrete Pavements (Video) | Matt Fonte, Fonte and Company |
| Design/Construction of US 85 from the Theodore Roosevelt National Park to McKenzie County Road 30 (Video) | Greg Thelen, KLJ Engineering; Jon Bach, KLJ Engineering |
| Leveraging Non-Traditional Crash Factors to Predict Future Fatal and Life Changing Crashes (Video) | Ben Pierce, HDR |
| Planning, Pop-Ups & Projects: Leveraging Low-Cost Exercises (Video) | Gabe Schell, City of Bismarck |
| Public Engagement During the Stabilization of an In-town Landslide (Video) | Aaron Grosser, Barr Engineering; Colter Schwagler, North Dakota DOT |
| A Fresh Look at Concrete Pavement for Local Agencies (Video) | John Adam, National Concrete Pavement Technology Center |
| SUE Coordination for 11th Street Underpass in Moorhead (Video) | Isabel Panek, WSB; Jess Karls, WSB; Taylor Olson, WSB |
| Closing Remarks (Video) | Matt Linneman, North Dakota DOT |