           
|
Old Dominion SectionPast Meetings (latest on top)3/20/08 Regional Technical Conference in Charlottesville VA Click Here for Kevin McGhee's presentation Click Here for Ashton Lawler's presentation Click Here for Mike Fontaine's presentation Click Here for Paul Grasewicz's presentation Click Here for Lisa Choplin's presentation Click Here for George Rogerson's presentation Click Here for Gary Groat's presentation Click Here for the McIntire Road Project presentation Click Here for Tim Neuman's presentation Here are the announcements for the technical conference... HOLD THE DATE - Region 7 of ASHE will be hosting a Technical Session in Charlottesville...CLICK HERE Official announcement of the Region 7 Technical Session in Charlottesville...CLICK HERE 12/6/07 Winter Social in the VDOT Auditorium Click Here for the Member Meeting Announcement PDF FORMAT Click Here for the Christmas Wishlist in Word (DOC FORMAT) CLICK HERE FOR SOME DIGITAL IMAGES OF THE 12/6/07 SOCIAL October 24, 2007 Meeting of ex-presidents of ASHE Old Dominion Section     October 11, 2007 Melanie Rippon-Seigler from VDOT’s Information Technology Division will spoke on GIS capabilities and spatial data use Click Here for the Member Meeting Announcement PDF FORMAT Click Here for the powerpoint presentation Thursday August 9, 2007 David Ekern, VDOT Commissioner Click Here for the Member Meeting Announcement PDF FORMAT CLICK HERE FOR SOME DIGITAL IMAGES OF THE 8/9/07 MEETING Thursday April 12, 2007 Intelisum described the next generation of intelligent pixels in digital photographs Click Here for a brief description of what Intelisum presented Click Here for the Member Meeting Announcement PDF FORMAT Click Here for the powerpoint presentation CLICK HERE FOR SOME DIGITAL IMAGES OF THE 4/12/07 MEETING Wednesday February 7, 2007 Click here to see the invitation for the new VDOT commissioner. The Old Dominion Section was well represented and we all had fun. Thursday December 7, 2006 Click Here for the 12/7/06 Holiday Social Announcement PDF FORMAT Click here for a wishlist of presents Here is a similar Christmas wishlist CLICK HERE FOR SOME DIGITAL IMAGES OF THE 12/7/06 MEETING Thursday November 9, 2006 Field trip to the West Point Bridges! It all started with a presentation 11 am at Elko Materials Division training room and concluded with a tour by Jamie Browder. Photos by Jack Beilhart of VDOT's audio/visual group. Carpooling was quite effective and most appreciated! Click Here for the 11/9/06 Field Trip Meeting Announcement PDF FORMAT Click Here for a series of powerpoint slides/pictures regarding the project progress CLICK HERE FOR SOME DIGITAL IMAGES OF THE 11/9/06 MEETING Click here for Mr Browder's Presentation Thursday, September 14, 2006 VDOT's Partnership with Local Governments presented by Penny Forrest Click Here for the 9/14/06 Member Meeting Announcement PDF FORMAT Click Here for the 9/14/06 Member Meeting Announcement WORD FORMAT(DOC) CLICK HERE FOR SOME DIGITAL IMAGES OF THE 9/14/06 MEETING Click here for Ms Forrest's Presentation Thursday, May 11, 2006 Low Impact Development (LID) presented by Richard Street Click Here for the 5/11/06 Member Meeting Announcement PDF FORMAT Click Here for the 5/11/06 Member Meeting Announcement WORD FORMAT(DOC) Click here for Mr Street's Presentation Thursday, March 9, 2006 Virginia Capital Trail In July 2005 ground was broken on the first phase of the Virginia Capital Trail, a 54-mile cycling and pedestrian trail connecting Richmond, Williamsburg, and Jamestown. The completed trail will provide access to scenic, natural, and cultural landscapes, historic buildings, archaeological sites, and recreational areas along the scenic Route 5 corridor. The first three-mile leg of the project is under construction, with plans to have the eastern portion of the trail complete in time for the 400th anniversary of Jamestown in 2007. Our speaker was James G. (Jimmy) Carr, Assistant Secretary of Transportation. Mr. Carr was appointed to his position in July 2003 by Governor Mark Warner and recently reappointed by Governor Tim Kaine. He is responsible for legislative and regulatory affairs for the six agencies in the Transportation Secretariat, with particular focus on the Departments of Transportation and Rail and Public Transportation. He also directs implementation of the Governor's bicycle and pedestrian agenda and manages the Virginia Capital Trail program. CLICK HERE FOR SOME DIGITAL IMAGES OF THE 3/9/06 MEETING CLICK HERE FOR MR CARR's PRESENTATION Thursday, December 8, 2005 Winter Party Click Here for the word format meeting announcement CLICK HERE FOR SOME DIGITAL IMAGES OF THE 12/8/05 MEETING Thursday, September 8, 2005 Broad Street Redevelopment by Andrew Gould, PE and Danny Lamie, CET from Timmons Group Click Here for the 9/8/05 Member Meeting Announcement PDF FORMAT Click Here for the 9/8/05 Member Meeting Announcement WORD FORMAT(DOC) CLICK HERE FOR SOME DIGITAL IMAGES OF THE 9/8/05 MEETING Thursday, July 14, 2005 Innovative Bridge Strengthening System by Peter James of CINTEC Click Here for the 7/14/05 Member Meeting Announcement PDF FORMAT Click Here for the 7/14/05 Member Meeting Announcement WORD FORMAT(DOC) CLICK HERE FOR SOME DIGITAL IMAGES OF THE 7/14/05 MEETING Thursday, May 12, 2005 Dave Ramsey from Williamsburg Environmental Group invited to speak about Wetlands Click here for the word format (.doc) of the meeting announcement Click here for the adobe format (.pdf) of the meeting announcement CLICK HERE FOR SOME DIGITAL IMAGES OF THE 5/12/05 MEETING Click here for Mr Ramsey's Presentation Thursday, March 10, 2005 General Assembly recap by Jack Rollison III & Richard D. Daugherity III Click Here for the pdf format meeting announcement CLICK HERE FOR SOME DIGITAL IMAGES OF THE 3/10/05 MEETING CLICK HERE FOR HANDOUT #1 CLICK HERE FOR HANDOUT #2 Tuesday, January 18, 2005 Place: Omni Richmond Hotel - Magnolia Room Topic: "Rebuilding 389km of War-Torn Roads in 207 Days: The Kabul-Kandahar Road, Afghanistan" The Old Dominion Section of the American Society of Highway Engineers (ASHE) and the Richmond Branch of the American Society of Civil Engineers hsd a Joint Lunch Meeting where we saw a presentation titled: "Rebuilding 389km of War-Torn Roads in 207 Days: The Kabul-Kandahar Road, Afghanistan", was be given by Mr. Kent 0. Lande, P.E., Chief Engineer and a Vice President for the Louis Berger Group. As the title indicates the subject is the Afghanistan Kabul-Kandahar Highway project which recently met a major milestone with the completion of a base course of asphalt for the entire segment of roadway. The completion of this 241 miles segment linking Kabul to Kandahar has been an important first step toward reconstruction of Afghanistan's national road system. As a vital element of the growth of commerce and industry in Afghanistan, the travel time from Kabul to Kandahar has been reduced from two days to five hours. More information can be found on this subject at the following website: http://www.usaid.gov/locations/asia_near_east/afghanistan/road.html CLICK HERE FOR SOME DIGITAL IMAGES OF THE 1/18/05 MEETING Thursday, December 9, 2004 Winter Party Click Here for the word format meeting announcement(pdf format here) CLICK HERE FOR SOME DIGITAL IMAGES OF THE 12/9/04 MEETING Friday, November 5, 2004 Arthur Taylor invited to speak about "VDOT Sells Land Too". Overview of the Department's Property Management discipline w/emphasis on conveyance of land. Click Here for the word format meeting announcement(pdf format here) CLICK HERE FOR SOME DIGITAL IMAGES OF THE 11/5/04 MEETING Thursday, September 9, 2004 Winston Phillips invited to speak about Project Management Click Here for the word format meeting announcement(pdf format here) Click Here for Winston's presentation CLICK HERE FOR SOME DIGITAL IMAGES OF THE 9/9/04 MEETING Friday, July 23, 2004 Concrete for the 21st Century presented by Celik Ozyildirim Click Here for the word format meeting announcement(pdf format here) CLICK HERE FOR SOME DIGITAL IMAGES OF THE 7/23/04 MEETING Thursday, May 13, 2004 The Virginia Conservation Lands Needs Assessment (VCLNA) presented by Joseph Weber and Steve Carter-Lovejoy Click Here for meeting announcement CLICK HERE FOR SOME DIGITAL IMAGES OF THE 5/13/04 MEETING Thursday, March 11, 2004 Subsurface Utility Engineering (S.U.E.) Presented By John Midyette Click Here for meeting announcement CLICK HERE FOR SOME DIGITAL IMAGES OF THE 3/11/04 MEETING Tuesday, January 20, 2004 ASHE/ASCE Joint meeting at the Westwood Club Click Here for meeting announcement CLICK HERE FOR SOME DIGITAL IMAGES OF THE 1/20/04 MEETING Thursday, December 11, 2003 Christmas Social Click Here for meeting announcement CLICK HERE FOR SOME DIGITAL IMAGES OF THE 12/11/03 MEETING Monday, November 17, 2003 Speaker: Jay Wells & John LaFlamme Meeting Announcement CLICK HERE FOR SOME DIGITAL IMAGES OF THE 11/17/03 MEETING (INCLUDES NEW MEMBERS) Wednesday, September 10, 2003 Meeting Announcement: Click Here for WORD Format or (PDF) Click here for information referenced by Senator Stosch CLICK HERE FOR SOME DIGITAL IMAGES OF THE 9/10/03 MEETING 7/7/03 New Hydraulic Structure Technology Presenter: Todd Callis Place: VDOT Central Office Auditorium, 1221 East Broad Street, Richmond, VA Time: Lunch 12:00 - 1:30 p.m. Meeting Information: The OmegaSpan utilizes precast monolithic precast footings as a way to streamline and expedite installations of 3-sided bridges. It ranges in standard spans from 8' to 30' spans and can accommodate profiles as low as 1' and as high as 12'. Thus, it can give you great design flexibility on your projects. The presentation will discuss the design parameters of the Omega, different options and solutions the Omega can offer you, and different projects and applications the Omega has been successful on. CLICK HERE FOR THE OFFICIAL MEETING ANNOUNCEMENT 5/7/03 meeting Cultural Resources and Transportation Presenter: Eric E. Voigt The Louis Berger Group Thanks very much to Eric Voigt for an excellent presentation on cultural resources and it's relationship with transportation development. Eric provided a review of the history of cultural resources and the development of the current regulatory process and procedures. He also gave a great first-hand review of the work done at the Brook Run archeological site which was discovered in 1998 during a cultural resources survey for the Virginia Department of Transportation Route 3 project in Culpeper County. During this survey, they uncovered a Paleo-Indian jasper quarry site dating to 11,500 years ago. Artifacts of jasper indicate early occupants of North America came to the Brook Run area to actively mine jasper nodules from a vertical seam at the site. This is the second oldest artifact site in Virginia and one of the oldest on the east coast If you missed the meeting our would like to learn more about archeology, a televsion show on the Brook Run Project and VDOT's involvement will air on WCVE (Channel 23) at 12:30 PM on June 8.CLICK HERE FOR SOME DIGITAL IMAGES OF THE 5/7/03 MEETING March 17, 2003 Virginia's 511 Information System Presenter: W. Todd Kell, AICP Travel Information Program Mgr. Mobility Management Division Virginia Department of Transportation Once again Virginia is leading the way in finding innovative solutions to improve transportation. On the leading edge of intelligent transportation system technology, an exciting new initiative is underway under the direction of the Virginia Department of Transportation (VDOT). Virginia's 511 service, an outgrowth of the "Travel Shenandoah" traveler information service, involves a novel public-private partnership designed to ensure ongoing traveler information services yet take advantage of the system's potential future financial success. This is a unique an exciting partnership including the Virginia Tech Transportation Institute, the Virginia Tourism Commission, the Virginia State Police, and the Shenandoah National Park. VDOT is encouraging brand recognition for its 511 service, and has so far installed fifty-eight 511 signs along I-81 and approaching Interstate. Hundreds of travelers are using the service daily and usage continues to grow. We are happy to have W. Todd Kell, AICP, the VDOT Travel Information Program Manager, Mobility Management Division, join us on March 17 to discuss the exciting new 511 system be implemented. Please plan to join us to learn about this exciting new program which is just the beginning of intelligent driver information technology. 2/23/03 CAREER DAY 2003...Click here to see pictures January 21, 2003 We started of the New Year with a well attended event with VDOT Commissioner Philip Shucet as the guest speaker for our Joint meeting with ASCE. Commissioner Shucet provided an overview of current initiatives underway at the Department and made a request to the transportation and engineering community to offer solutions for ways to do business better and more efficiently. While he already has an Old Dominion Section ASHE hat from a previous engagement with us, the gift to Commissioner Shucet on this occasion was a complimentary membership in the Old Dominion Section which he gladly accepted. We greatly appreciate the Commissioner providing an open format for questions and discussion on the challenges and opportunities our industry is facing! December 13, 2002 The Old Dominion Section closed out the year with our First Holiday Social which over sixty people attended. The purpose of this meeting, with a format different from our typical meetings, was to provide a social atmosphere for networking among membership, potential members, and industry supporters. To gain admittance to the meeting, attendees were asked to bring an unwrapped toy to be donated to the Medical College of Virginia Hospital Massey Cancer Center. Entities that donated to the Old Dominion Section Century Club were given the opportunity to bring informational material on their businesses. The event was a great success providing a relaxed setting for current members, prospective members, and industry representatives to network and enjoy a wonderful offering of food and drink. Most importantly, a large number of toys and games were donated to a very appreciative MCV/Massey Cancer Center representative the following day. They were very appreciative and we hope the toys will provide some happiness to the children coping with challenging medical conditions. We plan to make this an annual event Thanks very much to those who organized and worked to make the event a success including Suzanne Lucas, Jim Durbin, Tal Wingate, Susan Warren, and Adrienne Belcher. Great Job! November 13, 2002 New Survey Technology In Practice Bobby Tuck, Tuck Engineering, Inc. Our guest speaker for our Nov. 13 meeting was Bobby Tuck with Tuck Engineering, Inc. Flying in from Big Stone Gap, Virginia, Mr. Tuck gave us an excellent presentation on new survey technology being tested and brought into use. LiDAR (Light Detection and Ranging) is an emerging technology that has seen wide spread uses for very large projects such as a recent North Carolina FEMA project where the entire state is in the process of being mapped. Tuck Engineering has installed a system in a Bell Jet Ranger helicopter to provide services for smaller projects, but also with a higher accuracy than is being realized by LiDAR mapping from fixed wing aircraft. Accuracies are being achieved in the range of +/- 0.15 meters on hard surfaces and on open regular terrain and +/- 0.25 meters on soft/vegetated surfaces in flat to rolling terrain. These accuracies are good enough for many highway design projects. Mr. Donald W. Little, the VDOT Program Manager for Surveys and Photogrammetry, provide an outstanding briefing on the Department’s experience in utilizing LiDAR. September 26, 2002 Route 288 Field Trip Through the Public-Private Transportation Act (PPTA), the Virginia Department of Transportation awarded a $236 million contract to APAC-Virginia for the completion of Route 288 around Richmond, Virginia. APAC's team is currently constructing new segments of Route 288 in Powhatan and Goochland counties and completing four lanes of Route 288 all the way from the Powhite Parkway (Route 76) in Chesterfield to I-64 in Goochland, completing a long-planned western loop around Richmond. The project totals 17.5 miles and is planned for completion by October 2003. A big Thank You to TIMMONS, Inc. for organizing the field trip and providing support for the use of the buses. We would also like to thank the following organizers and presenters for the field trip: R.H. Riley, Jr., PE, Parsons Brinkerhoff Construction Services, Inc.; James L. Schmidt, PE, Koch Performance Roads, Inc.; Lee Yowell, PE, CH2M Hill, Inc.; Jim Wiley, PE, APAC, Inc.; Karen Allen, TIMMONS; Paul R. Trapp, Jr., PE, TIMMONS For more information on the project, check out the website at: www.route288.com September 4, 2002 Wilson Bridge Geotechnical Issues Presensented by Stan Hite - VDOT Geotechnical Engineer Stan Hite provided and excellent presentation on the complex challenges for providing suitable foundations for the roadways, bridges, and associated infrastructure needed to complete the Woodrow Wilson bridge project. Through VDOT's innovative planning, geotechnical engineering design, contracting, and construction methods substandard soil conditions are being addressed with a comprehensive testing and implementation program keeping the project on schedule. We hope to stay tuned with Stan and hear about the lessons learned as they work towards the successful completion of this premiere project. August 1, 2002 Natural Stream Assessment and Restoration Guest Speakers: Bill Jenkins and Jan Patterson of EarthTech gave an excellent presentation on two stream restoration projects in North Carolina. They provided an overview of the elements of stream restoration projects and some lessons learned enroute to successfully completing the challenging projects. Randy Baker, of the VDOT Environmental Section, and John McClain, from the VDOT Lynchburg District Environmental Section gave presentations on past, future, and ongoing projects with the Virginia Department of Transportation. The Old Dominion Section plans to continue a dialog on this subject at future meetings which has been a great benifit to our membership. March 13, 2002 GEOPAK 2001 DESIGN SOFTWARE GEOPAK provided an informative presentation on the Roadway, Bridge and Drainage design systems on GEOPAK design software. Mr. Tommy Davis, VDOT Automated Engineer Support Manager, will be delivering an update on how the move to GEOPAK is progressing with the Department. 2/25/2002 CAREER DAY Old Domion Section Particpation in Engineers'Week Activities. See Pictures! 2000 field trip pictures I-895 Pocahontas Parkway |
