Austin, Texas Site Visit
Battelle and the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) conducted a one-and-a-half-day demonstration site visit of Smarter Work Zones (SWZ) utilizing innovative technology applications in Austin, TX on May 8 &9, 2017. The visit included a tour of Austin’s Combined Transportation, Emergency, and Communications Center (CTECC), presentations on both the Austin and Waco Districts’ WZ ITS work, TxDOT’s Connected Work Zone initiative, and a site visit of an active End of Queue (EOQ) warning system. See the agenda for the site visit.
Demonstration Site Visits Participants/Attendees
The demonstration site visit was facilitated by Hunter McCracken of Battelle and Gerry Ullman of the Texas A&M Transportation Institute (TTI), and moderated by Paul Pisano of FHWA. Thirteen participants from various state DOTs were in attendance as well as representatives from TxDOT, TTI, the Southwest Research Institute (SwRI), and FHWA Division Offices.
| Name | Agency | Contact |
|---|---|---|
| Hunter McCracken | Battelle | [email protected] |
| Jerry Ullman | TTI | [email protected] |
| Paul Pisano | FHWA | [email protected] |
| Toni Whitfield | FHWA — TX | [email protected] |
| John Nevares | TxDOT | [email protected] |
| Mary Anne Griss | TxDOT | [email protected] |
| Brian Shewski | TxDOT/Kimley-Horn | [email protected] |
| Alberto Munguia | TxDOT | [email protected] |
| John Habermann | TTI | [email protected] |
| Bob Brydia | TTI | [email protected] |
| Lynne Randolph | SwRI | [email protected] |
| Sebastian Nesbitt | Georgia DOT | [email protected] |
| Kayode Adenaiya | Maryland State Highway | [email protected] |
| Tyler Fields | Alabama DOT | [email protected] |
| Erin Schoon | Wisconsin DOT | [email protected] |
| Chad Pendley | Oklahoma DOT | [email protected] |
| Garry Olson | Kansas DOT | [email protected] |
| Charles Blackman | New Hampshire DOT | [email protected] |
| Gary Sims | Illinois DOT | [email protected] |
| Amber Reimnitz | PA Turnpike | [email protected] |
| Bill Feehan | Ohio DOT | [email protected] |
| Thomas Gilpin | Kentucky Trans. Cabinet | [email protected] |
| Jonathan Mills | Alabama DOT | [email protected] |
| Rod Turochy | Auburn University | [email protected] |