Roadway/Bridge Maintenance
Asphalt Pavement Maintenance and Preservation
This workshop is designed to provide an overview of the available technology and tools that make implementing a pavement preservation program feasible. An effective pavement preservation program encompasses a full range of maintenance strategies, as well as rehabilitation treatments, with the goal of enhancing pavement performance (ride, quality, safety, service life, etc.). Pavement preservation takes the maintenance process one step further by carefully choosing and timing pavement maintenance applications to extend the life of the pavement. Additionally, the workshop will introduce some new preventative maintenance technologies.
Dates & Locations
This workshop is scheduled from 8:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. (registration begins at 8 a.m.) at the specified location on each of the dates listed below:
- February 23, 2010—Holiday Inn Express Hotel & Conference Center, 2422 Ridgeway Avenue, Bemidji, MN 56601
- February 25, 2010—Olmsted County Fairgrounds, 4-H Building, 1508 Aune Drive SE, Rochester, MN 55904
- February 26, 2010—Hennepin County Public Works, 1600 Prairie Drive, Medina, MN 55340
Registration
- February 23, 2010 — Bemidji
- February 25, 2010 — Rochester
- February 26, 2010 — Medina
Register online:
Register by mail or fax: Download registration form (240 KB PDF)
Registration contact: College of Continuing Education, 20 Coffey Hall, 1420 Eckles Avenue, St. Paul, MN 55108-6069, cceconf2@umn.edu, 612-624-4754 (phone), 612-624-5359 (fax)
Cost: $75. The registration fee includes lunch, coffee breaks, and program materials.
Please register no later than one week prior to the program. Preregistration allows us to contact you if the workshop must be postponed due to weather or other factors. A refund of the registration fee, minus a $30 cancellation fee, will be made if written cancellation is received at least five working days before the workshop. Disability accommodations will be provided upon request.
Who Should Attend
Engineers, managers, supervisors, and technicians responsible for asphalt pavement maintenance, design, and construction
Topics Covered
- Techniques for asphalt pavement evaluation, including pavement condition rating
- Discussion of how to select the best maintenance strategy; choose the right treatment at the right time on the right project
- Overview of the various maintenance treatments and their construction practices: fog seal, chip seal, double chip seal, slurry seal, micro-surfacing, Macro®–Surfacing, bonded thin overlay, thin overlay, new technology or processes
- Overview of material properties—how they are produced, and proper handling and storage of aggregates, emulsions, cutbacks, and asphalts
- Review of new Minnesota Best Practices Handbook on Asphalt Pavement Maintenance
Course Instructors
Thomas Wood has worked in the asphalt industry for more than 25 years with a blend of public and private service. He is employed currently at the Mn/DOT Office of Materials and Road Research working on asphalt research. For the last 10 years, Wood has worked in the field of pavement preservation, specializing the research and development of emulsion-based surface treatments. He enjoys hunting, fishing and riding his Harley.
Dan Wegman has worked with DOTs and local governments in several states with pavement rehabilitation and preventive maintenance strategies. As a former Mn/DOT construction and bituminous engineer and with over a dozen years working as a private sector material supplier, Wegman provides technical insight with respect to materials, construction, and implementation.
Credit
- 1.0 Roads Scholar Program required credit
- To the best of our knowledge, this course/activity meets the continuing education requirements for 6.0 PDHs as outlined in Minnesota Statute 326.107. More information concerning continuing education for professionals is online at www.aelslagid.state.mn.us.
Sponsors
This workshop is presented by the Minnesota Local Technical Assistance Program (LTAP) at the Center for Transportation Studies, University of Minnesota. Minnesota LTAP is sponsored by the Minnesota Local Road Research Board (LRRB) and the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA). This course is subsidized through funding from LRRB and FHWA. Facilitated by the College of Continuing Education, University of Minnesota.