TEAM 2013
Workshop and Tour Short Descriptions
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Workshops
Workshop 1: ADA from Text Book to Work Zone to
Main Street
Workshop 2: Highway Safety Manual Workshop -Getting Serious about Safety
Workshop 3: Systems Engineering for Intelligent
Transportation Systems
Workshop 5: Workforce Diversity
Workshop 6: Innovative Contract Delivery Methods
Workshop 8: Road Safety Audits
Workshop 9: Virtual Design & Construction - More
than 3D Modeling
Tours --All tours are full
Technical Tour A: Metro Transit Facilities
Technical Tour B: Spirit Airport and Boone Bridge
Technical Tour C: Museum of Transportation and
TMC
Technical Tour D: Downtown Bridges: Spanning
the Ages
Technical Tour E: Mel Price Lock and Dam Tour
Workshops
Workshop 1 : ADA from Text Book to Work Zone to Main Street
This workshop will present participants the ADA specifics needed to be able to design and construct
sidewalks and curb ramps on public rights-of-way. Workshop discussion topics will include ADA laws and
published standards, guidance on accessible route components including: sidewalks, curb ramps, detectable
warnings, and pedestrian controls at signalized intersections and MUTCD Work Zone requirements for
pedestrian routes. During the workshop we will view pictures of ADA features to see real life examples of
the good, the bad and the ugly ADA installations. Plans are to once again include the very popular walking
and rolling field trip in the afternoon session to examine ADA features in the nearby downtown area.
Participants will determine the level of compliance that exists and discuss what is needed to improve the
design and construction of those areas to achieve full ADA compliance.
Time: 9:00 am - 4:00 pm
Workshop Limit: 50 participants
Workshop 2 : Highway Safety Manual Workshop -- Getting Serious about Safety
The first edition of AASHTO’s Highway Safety Manual (HSM) represents new methods for analyzing
safety. The purpose of the HSM is to provide the best factual information and tools in a useful form to
facilitate roadway planning, design, operations, and maintenance decisions based on explicit consideration
of their safety consequences. The HSM uses analytical tools for predicting the impact of roadway planning,
design, operations and maintenance decisions on road safety.
The HSM is already being implemented by DOTs around the nation. There are 13 lead states (including
Missouri) and 8 support states identified for their proactive use of the HSM.
This workshop will give an overview of the HSM, with a focus on Part C—The Predictive Method.
Time: 9:00 am - 12:00 pm
Workshop Limit: 50 participants
Workshop 3: Systems Engineering for Intelligent Transportation Systems
"This workshop is intended to introduce you to systems engineering and provide a basic understanding of
how it can be applied to planning, designing, and implementing intelligent transportation systems (ITS)
projects. The workshop will lead you step by step through the project life cycle and describe the systems
engineering approach at each step. It will describe how to begin implementing the systems engineering
approach on your next ITS project and incorporate it more broadly into your organization's business
processes and practices.
This workshop is designed for ITS project managers, system owners, operators, maintainers, and anyone
else in need of a quick, approachable primer on the basics of systems engineering for ITS."
Time: 9:00 am - 12:00 pm
Workshop Limit: 50 participants
Workshop 5: Workforce Diversity
Assessing Your Collateral Load
This is a 3 hour interactive workshop designed for individuals interested in increasing their intercultural
awareness. It is structured to promote greater understanding across differences such as race, ethnicity,
gender, and class. Through film, discussions, and activities, this workshop aims to expand participants’
consciousness of costs associated with housing stereotypes and harmful biases, as well as techniques to
“lighten the collateral load.”
Objectives:
1.
Participants will learn terminology related to diversity and inclusion
2.
Participants will increase personal awareness of the impact of social differences.
3.
Participants will learn to identify microaggressions.
4.
Participants will learn skills to combat and dismantle harmful stereotypes and microaggressions.
Time: 9:00 am - 12:00 pm
Workshop Limit: 50 participants
Workshop 6: Innovative Contract Delivery Methods
The Missouri Department of Transportation uses several innovative contracting techniques to improve
efficiency, increase flexibility and maximize value for our customers. In this workshop, MoDOT will
present the basics of several innovative contracting techniques including Flexible Schedules, Add
Alternates, Incentive/Disincentive, Alternate Technical Concepts and Design-Build. An hour of the
workshop will be dedicated to a panel style-discussion with experienced contractors and owners debating
the pros & cons of these contracting methods. Take this opportunity to see how government agencies large
and small can maximize their budget to get infrastructure built!
Time:1:00 pm - 4:00 pm
Workshop Limit: 50 participants
Workshop 8: Road Safety Audits
Road Safety Audits are a great tool for evaluating signals, roadways, and intersections considered to be
unsafe, confusing or that have unusual traffic patterns or accident history. By gathering a team of
concerned stakeholders from the community, law enforcement, and the owner (city, county, or state), an
evaluation can be made. Craig Allred, from FHWA will share some tips and guidelines from his 2 day
course. Also presenting will be representatives from the 3 Regional Planning Groups in the NW District,
whom have won 2 awards for their development of a RSA procedure. They will share highlights from the
6 RSA's completed so far, including lessons learned. The final 30 minutes of this workshop will focus on
how the NW District reviews the RSA's after their completion. Included in this process is determining
what actions to take and documentation back to the host RPC for inclusion in the final report. This
workshop provides a comprehensive overview and allows the participant an opportunity to talk with many
individuals who have completed these audits.
Time:1:00 pm - 4:00 pm
Workshop Limit: 50 participants
Workshop 9: Virtual Design & Construction - More than 3D Modeling
We live in a 3D world. We experience our lives in 3D - from movies to video games. So why limit
transportation improvement projects to a 2D plan-centric workflow? This workshop will present
participants an overview of Virtual Design & Construction methodology and the potential benefits and
opportunities for innovation. The workshop will discuss a traditional project workflow using Virtual
Design & Construction methods, MoDOT’s journey to this new methodology, growing pains with
implementation, lessons learned & associated cost.
Take this opportunity to learn how Virtual Design & Construction can be used to facilitate intensive project
development team collaboration, conduct technical analysis and identify potential conflicts to reduce
change orders in the field. This is a technical presentation designed for project designers and construction
inspectors as well as any staff involved with core team technical analysis and value engineering.
Time:1:00 pm - 4:00 pm
Workshop Limit: 50 participants
Tours
Tour A: Metro Transit Facilities--FULL
Ever wonder how Metro keeps people moving? Now is your chance to find out. This tour will allow you to
get a peek behind-the-scenes at Metro’s transit operations and maintenance. The tour will take you to the
downtown maintenance facility for MetroLink to see where and how trains are serviced and then on to a
major MetroBus hub, where critical operations come together. Come see the daily challenges faced by St.
Louis Metro Transit as they seek to provide a valuable transportation mode for the Bi-state St. Louis
Region.
Time: 9:00 am - 12:00 pm
Workshop Limit: 12
Tour B: Spirit Airport and Boone Bridge--FULL
Have you always wanted a behind-the-scenes look at an Airport? You don't need a plane ticket to get to
know the airport better! The Spirit of St. Louis Airport tour will put you right at the heart of the action.
60 minutes in the middle of the action. Airport staff will take your airport tour on a behind the scenes look
at the 3rd busiest airport in Missouri. After leaving the public area and passing through security screening,
the 5 mile route will cover a visit to our largest Airport FBO's ramp and terminal, Visit the St. Louis Metro
Air Support Facility, then we will look at both runways and taxiway system, and the newly built Aircraft
Ground Run-up Enclosure (GRE). You will also see maintenance hangars, Deicing Pads and Aircraft Fuel
Farms. We will learn about the history of the Airport and the economic impact to the state of Missouri and
the nation.
Time: 9:00 am - 12:00 pm
Workshop Limit: 24
Tour C: Museum of Transportation and TMC--FULL
Already know too much about roads and bridges? We encourage you delve into other branches of
transportation and experience the Museum of Transportation. It highlights the history and science of human
transportation from the Industrial Age onward. The museum houses a significant collection of
transportation vehicles, including railway equipment, automobiles, aircraft, tugboats and more. Come
experience this collection firsthand.
Time: 1:00 pm - 4:00 pm
Workshop Limit: 12
Tour D: Downtown Bridges: Spanning the Ages--FULL
Take a walk through history and a glimpse into the future with this tour that includes the historically
significant Eads Bridge as well as the new Mississippi River Bridge under construction. The tour will start
at the hotel with presentations about each structure.
Eads Bridge was completed in 1874 as the second span over the Mississippi. The construction of Eads
involved numerous challenges that gave rise to new and innovative construction techniques and resulted in
a resilient landmark that changed the face of St. Louis.
One-hundred forty years later, the new Mississippi River Bridge is scheduled to open to traffic in 2014.
This cable-stayed structure aims to become a modern icon for the St. Louis region as it carries I-70 traffic
across the river north of its current crossing and relieves traffic across the Poplar Street Bridge.
MoDOT staff will be required to follow the MoDOT PPE policy. All other attendees will be required to
wear hard hats, closed toe shoes and long pants. A hard hat will be provided if needed.
Time: 1:00 pm - 4:00 pm
Workshop Limit: 24
Tour E: Mel Price Lock and Dam Tour--FULL
Come learn about the logistics behind moving up and down the Mighty Mississippi at the Melvin Price
Locks and Dam. This facility was constructed in 1989 near Alton, Illinois as a replacement to an earlier
structure. Since that time, the 1,200- and 600-foot long locks have consistently seen 60-80 million tons of
freight annually. This tour includes an up-close look at the dam and locks as well as a visit to the adjacent
National Great Rivers Museum.
Time: 1:00 pm - 4:00 pm
Workshop Limit: 12