Event Proceedings
2022 North Dakota Transportation Conference
Mar 1-2, 2022 – More than 700 engineers, road workers, planners, consultants, students and others involved with the North Dakota transportation system attended the two-day North Dakota Transportation Conference (NDTC) in Bismarck March 1-2 in Bismarck. With a theme of “One Team, One Network, One Goal,” the event featured an exhibit hall and three tracks of presentations for professional development.
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Presentations
| Title | Presenter |
|---|---|
| Opening Remarks [Video] | Ron Henke, NDDOT |
| MPOs: The 3Cs and the WWW [Video] | Rachel Drewlow, Bismarck-Mandan MPO; Cindy Gray, Fargo-Moorhead Metro COG; Teri Kouba, Grand Forks-East Grand Forks MPO |
| Performance Engineered Mixtures [Video] | Dan King, National Concrete Pavement Technology Center |
| Project Partnering: I-94 Reconstruction [Video] | Brad Ballweber, Alpha-Omega Enterprises LLC |
| Transportation Funding [Video] | Sandy Zimmer, FHWA, ND Division Office; Shannon Sauer, NDDOT Financial Management Division |
| Advancements in Survey and Data Collection [Video] | Kris Johnson, NDDOT Design Division; Troy Zornjak, NDDOT Design Division; Brett Ver Helst, NDDOT Design Division; Nathan Kumpfer, Frontier Precision |
| Design and Control of Concrete Mixtures [Video] | Michelle Wilson, Portland Cement Association |
| Civil Rights: Why? [Video] | Ramona Bernard, North Dakota DOT |
| Planning and Construction of the Amazon Facility in Fargo, ND [Video] | Ezra Ballinger, Braun Intertec; Mike Campion, Ulteig; Chris McKay, Ulteig; Thomas Reisdorg, Ulteig; Sara Schmidt, SRF Consulting |
| Pavement Smoothness and Grinding [Video] | Dustin Lang, NDDOT Grand Forks District; Larry Scofield, International Grooving & Grinding Association |
| Understanding Batch Tickets [Video] | Greg Johnson, Terracon |
| Project Management Techniques & Success [Video] | Michael Johnson, NDDOT Local Government; Brandon Barnes, Barr Engineering |
| Public Engagement Beyond the Empty Auditorium [Video] | Mike Bittner, Bolton & Menk |
| Cement and Supplementary Materials Update [Video] | Michelle Wilson, Portland Cement Association; Doug Rhodes, Boral Resources; Joseph Clendenen, Holcim; TJ Murphy, NDDOT Materials and Research |
| Horseshoe Bend Landslide [Video] | Colter Schwagler, NDDOT Materials and Research; Greg Fischer, Shannon & Wilson |
| Bridge View [Video] | Jon Ketterling, North Dakota DOT |
| Highway Safety Improvement Program & Local Road Safety Program [Video] | Justin Schlosser, NDDOT Programming Division |
| Closing Comments Day 1 [Video] | Governor Doug Burgum, State of North Dakota |
| Opening Remarks Day 2 [Video] | Russ Hanson, AGC of North Dakota |
| Utilities [Video] | Jason Hicks, Baranko Brothers, Inc.; Derek Pfeifer, NDDOT Design Division; Jon Wahlgren, Montana-Dakota Utilities; Derek Weigel, Midco |
| FHWA MATC Lab [Video] | Leslie Myers, Federal Highway Administration |
| Roundabouts [Video] | Monte Deis, North Dakota DOT; Kenzie Robertson, Highlands Engineering |
| Government Agency Coordination: Planning, Design, and Construction of ND Flood Diversions [Video] | Jason Benson, Cass County; Kris Bakkegard, Metro Flood Diversion Authority |
| Asphalt Construction Innovations [Video] | Curtis Dunn, NDDOT Grand Forks District; Melissa Korby, Interstate Engineering |
| Mobile Mapping Technology [Video] | Dylan Jones, Frontier Precision |
| Local Innovations [Video] | Matthew Johnson, Western North Dakota Transportation Liaison, UGPTI; Josh Loegering, Lamoure County |
| Every Day Counts – Round 6 [Video] | Rouzbeh Ghabchi, South Dakota State University |
| Transportation Management Center – An Overview [Video] | Brandon Beise, NDDOT Maintenance Division; Brad Wentz, Advanced Traffic Analysis Center & DOT Support Center (UGPTI/NDSU) |
| Building the Vision Zero Vision [Video] | Ryan Gellner, ND Association of Counties; Theresa Liebsch, Morton County, ND |
| Closing Keynote – The Art of The Frontman [Video] | Michael Cartwright, Musician |