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2023 Annual Concrete Pavement Workshop Presentations

The presentations accessible by hyperlinks below have been provided by the presenters who utilized slides and shared their content for publication.  All speakers are shown for reference, but not all presenters used visuals.

General Session Presentations
Welcome  
Angela Folkestad, P.E., CO/WY Chapter – ACPA  
   
Concrete Overlay Construction & Performance
Ralph Bell, Castle Rock Construction Company  
   
Designing Concrete Overlays
Julie Vandenbossche, PhD, P.E., University of Pittsburgh  
   
The Benefits of Competition & A Balanced Paving Program: A Business Case for a Two-Pavement System  
Jim Mack, P.E., CEMEX
   
Constructing Quality Concrete Pavement for the Next Generation  

Craig Wieden, P.E., Colorado Department of Transportation (CDOT)
Matt Fonte, Fonte & Co.
Mike Praul, P.E., Federal Highway Administration (FHWA)

 
Sunstainability Throughout the Concrete Pavement Life Cycle   
Eric Ferrebee, P.E., ACPA  
   
Paving I-80 Rock Springs & Leveraging FHWA’s Mobile Concrete Technology Center to Learn More
Greg Frazee, IHC Scott  
Brad McCullough, P.E., WYDOT
Mike Praul, P.E., FHWA  
 
Breakout Session Presentations
Materials – Advancements in Concrete Mixtures  Design & Construction – Concrete Overlays
Prioritizing Durability in Concrete Mixtures & Paving – A Discussion on New Approaches to Materials, Testing & Opening to Traffic Designing Bonded & Unbonded Concrete Overlays
Mike Praul, P.E., Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) Julie Vandenbossche, PhD, P.E., University of Pittsburgh
Leif Wathne, P.E., National Concrete Pavement Technology Center (CP Tech Center) Get in, Get Out, Stay Out! Iowa SH 3 Accelerated Concrete Overlay
  Greg Mulder, P.E., Iowa Concrete Paving Association
   
Design & Construction – Smoothness Asset Management/Maintenance – Smoothness & Preservation
Constructing Smooth Concrete Pavements Concrete Pavement Preservation – Sustainable Solutions for Today & Tomorrow
Matt Fonte, Fonte & Co. John Roberts, P.E., International Grooving & Grinding Association (IGGA)
   
Longevity of Smoothness & its Relationship with Sustainability  Lessons Learned on Long-Term Smoothness 
Eric Ferrebee, P.E., ACPA Larry Scofield, P.E., ACPA & IGGA
   
Airports -Design & Construction Local Agencies – ADA Requirements
Everything Concrete Pavement for Airports! Discussions on P-501 & P-610 specifications, recently issued Engineering Bulletins, Life Cycle Cost Analysis (LCCA), and tackling changing conditions and challenges during Construction.

ADA Design & Solutions – A Practical Discussion on Implementing ADA Requirements.

Gary Mitchell, P.E., ACPA Jesse Jonas, P.E., MO/KS Chapter – ACPA

 

Thank you for attending the 2023 CO/WY ACPA Concrete Pavement Workshop!

We are so glad you were able to join us for a day of education and discussion on all things concrete pavement.  
Congratulations to all the Award Winners! 
We look forward to seeing you again in March 2024!

*Slideshows of the Presentations will be posted on our website soon!*

Thank you to our 2023 Workshop Sponsors!

Platinum

Castle Rock Construction Company
CEMEX
Chato’s Concrete
Fonte & Company
GCC
Holcim (US) Inc.
IHC Scott
Lawson Construction Company
Mountain Cement Company
Villalobos Concrete Company

Gold

Concrete Works of Colorado
GOMACO
Millstone Weber

Silver

American Highway
Chryso/GCP
CR Minerals
Faris Machinery
Flatiron
MAPEI
Master Builders Solutions
Power Curbers and Power Pavers
RockSol

Thank you to our 2023 Workshop Exhibitors!

Concrete Stabilization Technologies Inc.
Esch Construction Supply
Faris Machinery
Honnen Equipment

Additional Partners
Colorado Local Technical Assistance Program (LTAP)
Colorado Public Works Journal
Transportation & Construction Girl

Last Chance to Register for the 2023 Annual Concrete Pavement Workshop

Annual Concrete Pavement Workshop

 March 2, 2023

DoubleTree by Hilton Denver
3203 Quebec Street (at MLK & Quebec), Denver, CO 80207

Don’t miss the annual concrete pavement workshop on Thursday, March 2, 2023, featuring a full day of education and discussion on all things concrete pavement!  The Excellence in Concrete Pavement Awards will also be presented.  The workshop will feature presentations by industry experts both locally and from across the country speaking about topics that impact concrete pavement construction. 

The workshop agenda and registration information can be found on the workshop registration page.

Please contact Nicole Aganon at naganon@pavement.com or 303-949-2158 with questions.

Recipients of National Excellence in Concrete Pavement Awards

The Colorado/Wyoming Chapter of the American Concrete Pavement Association is pleased to announce that three Colorado concrete projects have been recognized as winners of ACPAs 2022 National Excellence in Concrete Pavement Awards.  

Castle Rock Construction Company (CRCC) took home gold in the Concrete Pavement Restoration category for their I-76 Wiggins WB Pavement Rehabilitation project in Weld and Morgan Counties in Colorado. The Colorado Department of Transportation owns and engineered the pavement. Rehabilitating a 7-mile stretch of the westbound I-76 lanes west of Wiggins required removing 35,000 square yards of damaged concrete panels to their full depth and replacing them on-site with an optimized concrete mix. A 100-working-day timeframe for the scope of work required was daunting. In addition to removing and replacing damaged panels with a 1-inch asphalt bond breaker and grinding and texturing 96,755 square yards of slab, the contractor also had to saw and seal 144,917 linear feet of joints. All contractors on the project contributed to meeting the schedule, including committing full human and equipment resources. CRCC also removed and replaced 31 panels at their own expense to enable continuous paving for both the concrete and the asphalt bond breaker and to minimize the number of headers that required grinding. Overall, the paving schedule was the key to meeting the deadline, and all activities occurred concurrently. The timing of completion was key since each crew’s work followed closely to the previous crew’s work. 

 

Castle Rock Construction Company also won gold in the State Roads category with their US 287 & SH 40 Passing Lanes CM/GC project in Cheyenne and Lincoln Counties in Colorado. The pavement is owned by the Colorado Department of Transportation and the project was designed by Atkins. The paving site was located 25 miles southeast of Limon, Colorado, on US 287/SH 40, the ‘ports to the plains highway,’ a major thoroughfare from Mexico to Canada. The scope of the project was to complete six passing lanes between Hugo and Eads. Two of the sites were extensions of existing passing lanes, and four of the sites were new passing lanes. There were numerous examples of collaboration between CRCC and project partners to solve problems in a manner that best served the project goals, including inadequate subgrade material that required the use of geotextile fabric to decrease the likelihood of material settling or shifting under loads. CRCC managed to work on multiple sites at once, expediting the remainder of the schedule and successfully achieving completion prior to Thanksgiving. This deadline was critical, knowing that lane closures would not be safe along this corridor once it started snowing. 

 

IHC Scott was awarded gold in the Urban Arterials & Collectors category for their I-70B 1st Street & Grand Avenue project in Grand Junction, Colorado. The Colorado Department of Transportation owns and engineered the pavement. With over 30,000 vehicles per day using the intersection, it was necessary to keep it open during construction. The contractor used temporary roundabouts to divert traffic, which allowed longer concrete pours and resulted in smoother surfaces at this intersection. By utilizing the two temporary roundabouts, the project did not have to use the “Temporary Traffic Signal” item that was called out in the plans. Paving in Colorado in the winter months is always a challenge, so the Colorado Department of Transportation and the contractor met daily and weekly to discuss the freeze/thaw temperatures that could affect the project. The contractor provided maturity meters, and the department verified the maturity meters using a thermocouple and a probe to cross-check the contractor. 

“Sustainability, resiliency and innovation were on full display among this year’s award winners,” said Laura O’Neill Kaumo, ACPA President and CEO. “Congratulations to those who built these fine projects. The bar is set high for our industry.” 

 

2022 Annual Concrete Pavement Workshop Presentations

The presentations accessible by hyperlinks below have been provided by the presenters who utilized slides and shared their content for publication.  All speakers are shown for reference, but not all presenters used visuals.

General Session Presentations
Welcome  
Angela Folkestad, P.E., CO/WY Chapter – ACPA Steve Harelson, P.E., CDOT Chief Engineer
   
Concrete Pavement Competition and Sustainability
Leif Wathne, P.E., ACPA  
   
Documenting Sustainability in the Construction Process:  Colorado’s New Requirements & Demystifying EPDs, PCRs
Craig Wieden, P.E., CDOT Tom VanDam, P.E., PhD, NCE
   
Optimizing Pavement Network Performance  
Randy Kirchain, PhD, MIT Concrete Sustainability Hub
   
Building Quality Concrete Pavements  
Greg Frazee, IHC Scott  
   
Benefits of Partnering:  US 287 Passing Lanes CM/GC
Rhianna Poss, P.E., CDOT Region 4 Amy Brooks, Castle Rock Construction Company

 

Breakout Session Presentations
Materials – Sustainability  
Lower Carbon Concrete & Implementing
Documentation Requirements
Panel Discussion:  Unraveling the Mystery
of Lower Carbon Concrete
Whitney Wise, P.E., WYDOT Andrei Bedoya, P.E., IHC Scott
Tien Peng, LEED AP, NRMCA Jan Chang, P.E., CDOT Region 1
Hailey Goodale, EIT, CDOT Bryan Patterson, GCC
   
Design & Construction – Tools for Local Agencies
Upgrading to 21st Century Pavement Design  
Eric Ferrebee, P.E., ACPA  
   
Municipal Government Pavement Engineers Council (MGPEC) Specifications
Dan Roberts, P.E., Douglas County  
   
Asset Management/Maintenance  
Scoping & Constructing a Successful Concrete Pavement Rehabilitation Project
Dan Mattson, P.E. CDOT Region 4  
Mitzi McIntyre, P.E., CTS Cement  
Larry Scofield, P.E., ACPA & IGGA  
   
Airports  
Designing Concrete Overlays to Meet FAA Requirements
Gary Mitchell, P.E., ACPA  
   
CP Tech Center’s Airport Research Efforts  
Peter Taylor, P.E., PhD, National Concrete Pavement Tech Center
   
P-501 Specifications – Latest Updates & Continued Improvements
Harold Honey, P.E., PMP, FAA  
Gary Mitchell, P.E., ACPA