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Battelle and the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) conducted a demonstration site visit with the North Texas Tollway Authority (NTTA) to discuss the use of positive protection devices in work zones. The site visit was conducted on September 12, 2019, in Frisco, Texas. The site visit included a design-to-deployment presentation by the NTTA implementation team, as well as field demonstrations of a mobile barrier trailer in an active work zone and at the maintenance garage. FHWA’s 2018 memo on “eligibility of construction and highway safety equipment acquisition costs as a direct charge” also was discussed in relation to purchasing options for positive protection devices. The agenda is provided below with a link to the presentation.
Agenda
Morning Session
8:15 – 8:30 am Meet and Greet with Host Agency Stakeholders
8:30 – 8:45 am Introduction and Site Visit Objectives
– Jawad Paracha, FHWA
8:45 – 9:30 am Design to Deployment Presentation
– Eric Hemphill, NTTA
– Tom Dymidowski, NTTA
– Jason Skidmore, NTTA
9:30 – 9:45 am Break
9:45 – 10:15 am Field Tour of Mobile Barrier Trailer in Maintenance Yard
– Eric Hemphill, NTTA
– Tom Dymidowski, NTTA
– Jason Skidmore, NTTA
10:15 – 12:30 am Field Tour of Mobile Barrier Trailer Deployment in Work Zone
– Eric Hemphill, NTTA
– Tom Dymidowski, NTTA
– Jason Skidmore, NTTA
[Video 1 | Video 2]
12:30 – 1:30 pm Lunch
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Afternoon Session
1:30 – 2:50 pm Roundtable and Q&A Session
– Eric Hemphill, NTTA
– Tom Dymidowski, NTTA
– Jason Skidmore, NTTA
– Jawad Paracha, FHWA
2:50 – 3:00 pm Closing
– Jawad Paracha, FHWA
3:00 Depart for Airport
Participant List
Name | Organization | Email Address |
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Adam Carreon | Arizona DOT | [email protected] |
Esayas Butta | Colorado DOT | [email protected] |
Jeremy Gough | Idaho DOT | [email protected] |
Heath Coon | Kansas Turnpike Authority | [email protected] |
Terri Tabesh | Maryland DOT | [email protected] |
Robert Vasek | Minnesota DOT | [email protected] |
Chad Pendley | Oklahoma DOT | [email protected] |
Webb Rizor | Tennessee DOT | [email protected] |
Chris Tams | Washington DOT | [email protected] |
Alan Pate | Battelle | [email protected] |
Jawad Paracha | FHWA – Headquarters | [email protected] |
David Johnson | FHWA – Headquarters | [email protected] |
Ameila Hayes | FHWA – TX Division | [email protected] |
Jeff Dailey | CTRMA | [email protected] |
Greg Mack | CTRMA | [email protected] |
John Jones | CTRMA | [email protected] |
Eric Hemphill | NTTA | [email protected] |
Tom Dymidowski | NTTA | [email protected] |
Jason Skidmore | NTTA | [email protected] |
Tracy Moore | NTTA | [email protected] |
Kevin Groeneweg | Mobile Barriers | [email protected] |
Bridget Ostronic | Mobile Barriers | [email protected] |