Upper Great Plains Transportation Institute

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

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