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Welcome to the ASCE Transportation Conference

The 2009 ASCE Transportation Conference will take place Thursday, November 5, 2009 at the Scheman Building located on the Iowa State University campus in Ames, Iowa.

If you are involved in the planning, design, construction, or operation of transportation facilities, you should plan to attend this conference. The conference is designed to be of interest to engineers and technicians, public and private, who work in the transportation area.

This conference provides a large variety of topics that will likely be of interest to you directly, in your work, or in your community development projects. Learn from the experiences of other engineers in the transportation field by attending. For more information about the conference, please see the full brochure.

2009 Conference Objectives:

Receive a report on transportation funding and the status of federal re-authorization from AASHTO.

As the nation transitions to increased fuel economy and more electric hybrids, what is the future model for funding the highway trust fund? Learn more about vehicle GPS options for recording transportation system usage.

Learn about alternative financing options for transportation projects through a case study in Sioux Falls, SD.

Increase your understanding of current protocols for structuring special assessments.

Learn more about improving traffic control in work-zones through night-time and off-peak construction.

Learn more about the new signing designs and an update on the current sign inventory.

Receive a report on the Principal Riverwalk Project in downtown Des Moines.

Learn more about the new design guide for roadway subgrade and subbase construction.

Increase your knowledge of bonded and un-bonded overlays for concrete pavements-- design and construction protocols.

Learn more about the current federal and state procedures for interchange justification reports.

Learn more about traffic engineering protocols for bicycle transportation systems through a case study master plan in Iowa City, IA.

Increase your understanding of procedures for ROW acquisition and condemnation on transportation projects.

Receive a first-hand report on the impact of the 2008 floods on statewide transportation systems.

Learn how the design/build project delivery methodology was implemented for optimizing the design and construction of the I-35W Mississippi Bridge at Minneapolis, MN.