SWZ: North Texas Tollway Authority (NTTA) Positive Protection Device Site Visit

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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
• Participant List

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
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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