100
100
years
years
THE
THE
Annual Illinois
Transportation
and Highway
Engineering
Conference
March 24-26, 2014
www.THEconf.com
D I R E C TO R ’ S W E L C O M E
This year, we gather to celebrate the 100th Annual Illinois Transportation and
Highway Engineering Conference!!! For this very special event, you will notice
a number of departures from our traditional conference format, which were
designed to facilitate our celebration of 100 years of transportation leadership and
innovation in Illinois, and our look forward to the next 100 years. These include:
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A three-day format, including pre-conference workshops
A number of presentations, exhibits, and events providing a multimedia
retrospective of the history of transportation in Illinois and the evolution
of today’s T.H.E. conference
Extra venue space around ‘the Quad’, including Foellinger Auditorium
and historic Lincoln Hall
A tribute to the legendary Fish Fry event, with a Monday evening fish fry
at Legends on Green Street (a new tradition in the making?)
Live music at the Tuesday evening social mixer, with a salute to
transportation-themed sing-alongs, which were found on conference
programs nearly a century ago
We hope that you enjoy this celebration of 100 years of transportation
in Illinois. As always, the program committee welcomes your comments
and suggestions.
- William G. Buttlar, T.H.E. Conference Director
CONFERENCE VENUE
The Tradition: Each year (and for as long
as we can remember) we have gathered
at the Illini Union on the University of
Illinois’ Urbana-Champaign campus.
Built in 1939, and dedicated by First
Lady Eleanor Roosevelt in 1941, the Illini
Union is an establishment rich in history.
Modeled after colonial Virginia, most of
the interior woodwork was carved by
hand including an ornate lettering above
the Pine Lounge fireplace that spells
‘Illini.’ Not only does the interior reflect
the colonial tradition but special details
highlight the exterior as well. The two
clock towers are topped by an 11-foot
bronze weather vane that supports an
8-foot bronze arrow.
Configuration of Conference within the
Illini Union: Conference registration is
located in the South Lounge of the ground
level of the Illini Union Building. Exhibits
and conference breaks will take place in
Illini Rooms A, B, and C. General sessions
will be held in Foellinger Hall, which is
located on the beautiful Quad. A Tuesday
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The Historic
Illini Union
Building
exhibit/luncheon, compliments of the
T.H.E. sponsors and exhibitors, will be
held in the Illini Rooms.
The Tuesday Social Mixer/Exhibit/
Dinner event will be held in the Illini
Rooms.
Breakout sessions will be held in the
Union in the Illini Ballroom (on the 2nd
floor) and on the third floor in room
314 A & B (you must use 1the elevator
or stairway in the northwest corner
of the building to access this room).
Additional breakout sessions will be
held in Lincoln Hall Theater and Room
112 of Gregory Hall.
Wednesday afternoon will include a
general session which will be located
in Foellinger Hall.
Parking near the Illini Union is very
limited, so we recommend that you
plan ahead. Travel, parking, public
transportation, and hotel shuttle
information can be found on our website
(www.THEconf.com) and on page 13.
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100
Green St
S 6th St
S Wright St
years
years
Annual Illinois Transportation and
John St
Highway Engineering Conference
Illini Union
TRANSIT PLAZA
1S/N Yellow Bus
to/from Lot E-14
THE
THE
Noyes
Laboratory
Henry Admin
Building
Daniel St
Main
Quad
Davenport
Hall
S. Mathews Avenue
buses only
English
Building
SEE INSET
Green St
W Oregon St
Chalmers St
Lincoln
Hall
Foellinger
Auditorium
E John St
Foreign
Languages
Building
E Chalmers St
Main
Quad
S Mathews Ave
Gregory Hall
S 6th St
E Armory Ave
E Daniel St
S Wright St
W Nevada St
Smith
Hall
W Nevada St
E Armory Ave
Gregory Dr
S 6th St
S 4th St
Pennsylvania Ave
The 100th T.H.E. Conference will be
held at various buildings throughout the
Quad. The buildings that will be used
are highlighted in orange in the map
above.
W Kirby Ave
S 4th St
S 1st St
S Oak St
LOT
E-14
1N/S Yellow
Bus to/from
Transit Plaza
St. Mary’s Rd
iHotel
The map to the left shows the directions
from parking lot E-14 to the Quad.
Please refer to page 2 for a detailed
description of conference configuration
within the buildings and page 13 for
parking information.
Tweet your conference experience
#THEconf100
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Monday 3|24|14
P R E - C O N F E R E N C E AC T I V I T I E S
Short CoursesYeh Center, Civil & Environmental Engineering Building
9:00 am - 12:00 pm
Asphalt Thermal Cracking Test and Spec: Intro to the DC(T)
Room 1311
This short course will cover the basics of the ASTM D7313 Disk-Shaped Compact Tension test, which
is being implemented in the Midwest USA as an asphalt pavement cracking performance test.
Topics will include:
a. Background – test development and ASTM specification (Bill Buttlar)
b. Specimen preparation and performing the test (Brian Hill)
c. Data Analysis (Brian Hill)
d. Private testing lab perspective: uses of the DC(T) and best practices (Joe Pitlik)
e. Development of Test Quip DC(T) and Equipment Demo (Tom Brovold)
A printed booklet containing PPT slides, specifications, related reports and literature, and related
materials will be provided. Three (3) professional development hours will be awarded for
completion of the short course via a signed certificate.
Workshop Instructors:
Bill Buttlar, Professor of Civil and Environmental Engineering, University of Illinois, Urbana, IL
Joe Pitlik, P.E. Senior Engineer, S.T.A.T.E. Testing, LLC, Urbana, IL
Brian Hill, Graduate Research Assistant, Civil and Environmental Engineering,
University of Illinois, Urbana, IL
Tom Brovold, Chief Executive Officer and President, Testquip, Inc., Barnes, WI
9:00 am - 12:00 pm
AASHTO Pavement ME Design, A New Design Paradigm
Room 1310
Pavement design has historically been a process where you provide basic traffic and soil inputs and the
design procedure calculates the required thickness of asphalt or concrete pavement. There is a significant
paradigm shift that is being rapidly embraced across the country in pavement design with the release
and adoption of AASHTO Pavement ME Design. In this workshop we will review the new mechanistic
empirical design procedure and will look at specific asphalt and concrete design examples. We will then
see how the new ME design tool can be used in the next generation of performance related specification
and how the design procedure will have an impact on life cycle cost analysis.
A printed booklet containing PPT slides, specifications, related reports and literature, and related
materials will be provided. Three (3) professional development hours will be awarded for
completion of the short course via a signed certificate.
Workshop Instructors:
William Vavrik, Ph.D., P.E., Vice President & Principal Engineer, ARA, Champaign, IL
1:00 pm - 4:00 pm
Pavement EvaluationRoom 1310
Evaluating in-place pavements is one of the most critical steps to improving infrastructure for evergrowing communities with ever-shrinking budgets. We will discuss the techniques and technologies
that can be used to quantify the engineering properties of in-place pavement materials. Using these
data, engineers can determine the best course of action for improving an in-place pavement, either
for an immediate rehabilitation or as part of a holistic pavement management approach.
A printed booklet containing PPT slides, specifications, related reports and literature, and related
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materials will be provided. Three
(3) professional development hours will be awarded for
completion of the short course via a signed certificate.
Workshop Instructors:
Mike Harrell, P.E., Principal Engineer, ARA, Champaign, IL
Doug Steele, P.E., Senior Engineer, ARA, Champaign, IL
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Monday 3|24|14
1:00 pm - 4:00 pm Sustainable Design/Construction
Room 1311
Our climate is changing and those changes
have an impact on our transportation
infrastructure. In this workshop we will provide
an overview of climate change and its impact
on our transportation infrastructure. Then
we will take a comprehensive look at the
measurement of sustainable practices through
sustainability rating systems and life cycle
assessment (LCA). Finally, we will dive into the
sustainable practice of permeable pavements.
A printed booklet containing PPT slides,
specifications, related reports and literature,
and related materials will be provided. Three
(3) professional development hours will be
awarded for completion of the short course
via a signed certificate.
Workshop Instructors:
William Vavrik, Ph.D., P.E., Vice President &
Principal Engineer, ARA, Champaign, IL
Lori Schaus, P.E., Senior Engineer, ARA,
Champaign, IL
2:00 pm - 5:00 pm Open House: Illinois Center for
Transportation
Tour of ICT facilities and laboratories
1611 Titan Drive
Rantoul, IL 61866
(Note: located 15 miles north of Urbana;
transportation not provided.
Directions: http://ict.illinois.edu/contact.aspx)
5:30 pm- 9:00 pm Fish Fry at Legends Bar and Grill
Enjoy a delicious fish sandwich dinner and
drinks as we kick off the 100th Annual T.H.E.
Conference! A new take on an age-old
T.H.E. conference tradition.
Sponsored by:
Southwind RAS
Baxter & Woodman & HDR Engineering
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TUESDAY 3|25|14
C O N F E R E N C E R E G I S T R AT I O N A N D E X H I B I T S
7:30 am
Exhibit & Continental Breakfast
Location: Illini Union, Illini Rooms ABC & South Lounge
Registration, South Lounge
Please account for a 5-10 minute walk between the Illini Union and Foellinger Hall. Shuttle
transportation will be available. For convenience, closed-circuit video broadcast of events held in
Foellinger Hall will be shown live in Illini Rooms ABC.
G eneral S ession
Location: Foellinger Hall, Auditorium
Chairperson: Bill Buttlar - T.H.E. Conference Director, Professor of Civil and Environmental
Engineering
9:00 am
Opening Remarks
9:10 am
Video: A Look Back on the History of the T.H.E Conference
Followed by a brief retrospective by the T.H.E. conference historian and video producer, Meg Griffin
9:30 am
10:00 am
10:30 am
History of Transportation in Illinois
Kirk Brown - Senior Policy Advisor, Hanson Professional Services, Springfield, IL
Intermission - Exhibit & Refreshments, Illini Rooms ABC & South Lounge, Illini Union
11:20 am
IDOT’s Multimodal Transportation System
Karen Shoup - Bureau Chief, Illinois Department of Transportation,
Office of Planning and Programming, Springfield, IL
Tollway- Update on the Tri-State (1-294)/I-57 Interchange
Clarita Lao - Deputy Chief of Program Implementation, Illinois State Toll Highway Authority,
Downers Grove, IL
Lanyea Collier - Executive Project Engineer, Illinois State Toll Highway Authority, Downers Grove, IL
12:00 pm
Lunch - Exhibit Open, Illini Rooms ABC & South Lounge, Illini Union
1:30 – 4:30 pm
Tuesday Afternoon Technical Breakout Sessions
4:30 - 7:30 pm
Exhibit / Mixer / Themed Buffet Stations
Illini Rooms ABC & South Lounge, Illini Union
Our sponsors and exhibitors invite you to join them for a casual evening filled with conversation,
music, prizes, and delicious food and drink.
At this event, you will have the opportunity to…
Network with colleagues and keep up with the latest industry trends…
Stroll through informative exhibits as you enjoy complimentary beer and wine, along with
delicious food throughout the evening…
Live Music with Emily Otnes & the Weekdays
Dine at our themed buffet stations (you won’t leave hungry!), which will be served at the same
venue, starting around 5:15 pm.
Win Big!!! All registered T.H.E. Conference Participants present at this event will be eligible to win
one of twelve amazing door prizes!!! The drawing will be held during the opening remarks,
which will occur just after the buffet dinner. (approximately 5:45 pm. You must be present to win.)
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TUESDAY 3|25|14
BRIDGES AND STRUCTURES
Location: Illinois Ballroom, 2nd Floor-northeast, Illini Union
Chairperson: Carl Puzey - Engineer of Bridges and Structures, Illinois Department of Transportation,
Springfield, IL
Tuesday, FEBRUARY 26, 2013
1:30 pm
I-43 Leo Frigo Bridge Pier Settlement and Emergency Repairs
Scot Becker - Wisconsin State Bridge Engineer, Wisconsin Department of Transportation, Madison, WI
Kent Zinn - Vice President, Michael Baker Corporation, Chicago, IL
2:10 pm
Today’s Precast, Prestressed Concrete Bridge Design and Construction
William Nickas - Managing Director of Transportation Systems,
Precast/Prestressed Concrete Institute (PCI), Chicago, IL
2:50 pm
Intermission - Exhibit & Refreshments, Illini Rooms ABC & South Lounge, Illini Union
3:10 pm
Circle Interchange Reconstruction
Dipal Vimawala - Vice President, AECOM, Chicago, IL
Michael Eichten - Associate Vice President, AECOM, Chicago, IL
Chuck Stenzel - Principal, TranSystems, Schaumburg, IL
3:50 pm
Underwater Inspection Using 3-D Scanning Sonar Technology
Brian Dilworth - Project Manager, Collins Engineers, Inc., Chicago, IL
Nick Triandafilou - Structural Engineer/Project Manager, Collins Engineers, Chicago, IL
O P E R AT I O N S A N D S A F E T Y
Location: 314 A & B, Illini Union (access by northwest stairs or elevator)
Chairperson: Catherine Batey - Division Administrator, FHWA Illinois Division, Springfield, IL
1:30 pm
2:10 pm
Traffic Turk
Dan Work - Assistant Professor, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Urbana, IL
Innovative Bicycle Markings and Signals in Chicago
Nate Roseberry - CDOT Senior Bikeways Engineer, T.Y. Lin International, Inc., Chicago, IL
2:50 pm
Intermission - Exhibit & Refreshments, Illini Rooms ABC & South Lounge, Illini Union
3:10 pm
High Friction Surface Treatments
Frank Julian - Safety Engineer, FHWA Resource Center, Atlanta, GA
3:50 pm
Road Safety Assessments
Tim Sheehan - Safety Design Engineer, Illinois Department of Transportation, Springfield, IL
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TUESDAY 3|25|14
LO CA L R OA D S A N D S T R E E T S
Location: Lincoln Hall Theater, Lincoln Hall
Chairperson: Doug Staske - County Engineer, Vermilion County Highway Department, Oakwood, IL
1:30 pm
Historic Bridges and the Section 106 Process
Brad Koldehoff - Cultural Resources Unit Chief (Acting)/Chief Archaeologist,
Illinois Department of Transportation, Springfield, IL
Emilie Eggemeyer - Historic Architectural Compliance Specialist,
Illinois Department of Transportation, Cultural Resources Unit, Springfield, IL
2:10 pm
Lake County’s Experience and Challenges with Installing Roundabouts
Glenn Petko - Engineer of Construction, Lake County Division of Transportation, Libertyville, IL
2:50 pm
Intermission - Exhibit & Refreshments, Illini Rooms ABC & South Lounge, Illini Union
3:10 pm
County Surveyors and Highway Superintendents: Their Role in Building Illinois
Andy Plummer - Retired, Transportation Planner and Historian,
Chicago Area Transportation Study, Palatine, IL
3:50 pm
Navigating the Inevitable Adoption of LED Street Lights
Tom Burtness - Owner/Chief Engineer, Burtness Engineering Services, White Heath, IL
DESIGN AND CONSTRUCTION
Location: Gregory Hall, Room 112
Chairperson: John Baranzelli - Acting Bureau Chief, Illinois Department of Transportation,
Design & Environment, Springfield, IL
Tim Kell - Interim Engineer of Construction, Illinois Department of Transportation, Springfield, IL
1:30 pm
2:10 pm
What You Need to Know about Dowel Bar Alignment and the National Dowel
Alignment Guide Specification
Robert Rodden - Director of Technical Services & Product Development,
American Concrete Pavement Association, Rosemont, IL
Accessibility in the Public Right-of-Way
Juliet Shoultz - ADA Policy Engineer, Illinois Department of Transportation,
Bureau of Design & Environment, Springfield, IL
2:50 pm
Intermission - Exhibit & Refreshments, Illini Rooms ABC & South Lounge, Illini Union
3:10 pm
Roller Compacted Concrete
James Krstulovich - Concrete Research Engineer, Illinois Department of Transportation,
Bureau of Materials & Physical Research, Springfield, IL
3:50 pm
The New Mississippi River Bridge: Coordinating Construction and Archaeology
Brad Koldehoff - Cultural Resources Unit Chief (Acting)/Chief Archaeologist,
Illinois Department of Transportation,
Springfield, IL
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Country Road, photo courtesy Marshall Thompson
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WEDNESDAY 3|26|14
C O N F E R E N C E R E G I S T R AT I O N A N D E X H I B I T S
7:30 am
Location: Illini Union, Illini Rooms ABC & South Lounge
Registration, South Lounge
Exhibit & Continental Breakfast, ABC & South Lounge
Please account for a 5-10 minute walk between the Illini Union
and Foellinger Hall. Shuttle transportation will be available. For convenience, closed-circuit video
broadcast of events held in Foellinger Hall will be shown live in Illini Rooms ABC.
G eneral S ession
Location: Foellinger Hall, Auditorium
Chairperson: Matt Mueller, Engineer of Tests, Illinois Department of Transportation, Bureau of
Materials & Physical Resource, Springfield, IL
8:00 am
ICT Update and Highlighted ICT Project
Imad Al-Qadi - Professor of Civil and Environmental Engineering/Director of ICT,
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Urbana, IL
Highlighted Project: Recent Transportation Safety Modeling and Dissemination Efforts at the Illinois
Center for Transportation
8:45 am
Future Funding Panel
Federal Perspective
Regina McElroy - Director, Office of Innovative Program Delivery, FHWA, Washington, DC
Illiana Project Funding Overview
Roger Driskell - Acting Director, Office of Innovative Project Delivery/Deputy Director of Highways,
Region 4, Illinois Department of Transportation, Springfield, IL
9:20 am
AWA R D P R E S E N TAT I O N S
2013 IDOT Engineer and Technicians of the Year
Omer Osman - Director of Highways, Illinois Department of Transportation, Springfield, IL
Illinois Association of County Engineers
Curtis Cook - President, IACE, Ogle County Engineer
Illinois Division, FHWA
Catherine Batey - Division Administrator, Federal Highway Administration
IL Division, Springfield, IL
Illinois Center for Transportation
Imad Al-Qadi - Director, ICT, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Urbana, IL
Matt Mueller - Engineer of Tests, Illinois Department of Transportation, Bureau of Materials &
Physical Resource, Springfield, IL
10:00 am
Intermission - Exhibit & Refreshments, Illini Rooms ABC & South Lounge, Illini Union
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WEDNESDAY 3|26|14
10:30 am
Transportation Leadership Panel
Federal View
Gregory Nadeau - Deputy Administrator, Federal Highway Administration, Washington, D.C.
Tollway View
Kristi Lafleur - Executive Director, Illinois State Toll Highway Authority, Downers Grove, IL
Industry View
Mike Sturino - Executive Director, Illinois Road & Transportation Builders Association, Itasca, IL
Illinois View
Omer Osman - Director of Highways, Illinois Department of Transportation, Springfield, IL
12:00 pm
Intermission - Exhibit & Lunch, Illini Rooms ABC & South Lounge, Illini Union
Please account for a 5-10 minute walk between the Illini Union
and Foellinger Hall. Shuttle transportation will be available. For convenience, closed-circuit video
broadcast of events held in Foellinger Hall will be shown live in Illini Rooms ABC.
G E N E R A L S E S S I O N : The Future of Transportation in Illinois
Location: Foellinger Hall, Auditorium
Chairperson:Yanfeng Ouyang - Professor of Civil and Environmental Engineering,
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Urbana, IL
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1:30 pm
Future Equipment/Caterpillar Vehicles
John Carpenter - Solutions and Technology Manager for Construction and Infrastructure, Caterpillar
Peoria, IL
Terry Rasmussen - Americas Region Manager for Technology & Solutions, Caterpillar, Peoria, IL
2:15 pm
3D Models- The New Paradigm in Design, Review and Construction
Ray Filipiak - Application Engineer, Bentley, Civil & Transportation, Atlanta, GA
Joe Kiesow - Corporate Account Manager, Bentley, Transportation and Local Infrastructure
Minneapolis, MN
2:50 pm
Disruptive Technologies and the Future of Transportation Systems
Dan Work - Assistant Professor, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Urbana, IL
3:20 pm
Conference Wrap-Up
Bill Buttlar - T.H.E. Conference Director
3:30 pm
Conclusion of the 2014 T.H.E. Conference
Par k ing and T ravel I nformation
I.A.H.E. and I.A.C.E Holiday Inn Shuttle
Illini Union and the Urbana Holiday Inn and Holiday Inn Express
I.A.H.E. and I.A.C.E. are providing a shuttle between the Illini Union and the Urbana Holiday Inn.
Location:
Illini Union circle drive located at the north entrance
Schedule:
Tuesday:
Wednesday:
7:30 am – 9:30 am and 4:00 pm to 7:30 pm
7:30 am – 9:00 am and 3:00 pm to 5:00 pm
F re e Pa r k & R i d e
Illini Union and Parking Lot E-14
There is free parking in Lot E-14 (south campus) and free bus service from Parking Lot E-14 to the
Illini Union. The Mass Transit District (MTD) has a free bus service, Free Park & Ride, which you can
ride for free from Parking Lot E-14 to the Illini Union.
You must print and display the Parking Lot flyer (which can be found on the T.H.E.
website) on the dashboard of your car for parking lot E-14. There is no overnight
parking. Flyer is only valid through 2:00 AM.
Parking Lot E-14 is located on the corner of St. Mary Road and First St. in Champaign, south of
campus, just west of the State Farm Center. You may take a free MTD bus to campus.
Bus Schedule to Campus:
Bus 1N Yellow from Lot E-14 North Shelter to the Eastside of Transit Plaza, next to the Illini Union
Bookstore on Wright Street every 10 minutes, leaves parking lot E-14 at 6:40, 7:08, 7:20,
7:30, 7:38, 7:55, 8:12 AM, & every 10 minutes thereafter until 6:42 PM. Entrance to the Illini
Union is approximately one block due east.
To return to Parking Lot E-14 South Shelter from the Illini Union anytime before 6:48 PM, you may
take a free MTD bus.
Bus Schedule to Parking Lot E-14:
Bus 1S Yellow is recommended, which can be boarded at the Westside of Transit Plaza just
one block west of the Illini Union on Wright Street near the Illini Union Bookstore at 6:45, 7:12,
7:29, 7:47, 8:07, 8:17, 8:37, 8:47, 8:57, 9:17, 9:37, 9:47, 10: 07, 10:17, 10:37, 10:49,
10:58 AM, then at :08, :18, :28, :38, :48, :58 minutes after the hour until 6:48 PM.
Please see http://www.cumtd.com/ and look under campus routes for full details and maps.
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T.H.E. CONFERENCE PROGRAM COMMITTEE
T.H.E. CONFERENCE ADMINSTRATION, 2014
Imad Al-Qadi
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Illinois Center for Transportation
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Urbana, IL
Andreas Cangellaris, Dean, College of Engineering
Benito Marinas, Interim Head, Department of Civil & Environmental Engineering
William Buttlar, Conference Director, Department of Civil & Environmental Engineering
Trachia Wilson, Conference Coordinator, Illinois Center
for Transportation
Meg Griffin, Associate Conference Coordinator,
Department of Civil & Environmental Engineering
Megan Everette, Assistant Conference Coordinator,
Department of Civil & Environmental Engineering
Thomas Berns
Berns, Clancy & Associates
Urbana, IL
Gary Burdine
Illinois Association of Highway Engineers
Springfield, IL
William G. Buttlar
Conference Director
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Urbana, IL
David Dratnol
Illinois Municipal League
Village of Lombard, IL
Herb Jung
Illinois Department of Transportation
Ottawa, IL
Robert Miller
Township Officials of Illinois
Crystal Lake, IL
Matthew Mueller
Illinois Department of Transportation
Springfield, IL
John Peisker
Associated General Contractors of Illinois
Urbana, IL
Brian Pfeifer
Federal Highway Administration – IL Division
Springfield, IL
Douglas Staske
Illinois Association of County Engineers
Oakwood, IL
Gregory Stukel
Illinois State Toll Highway Authority
Downers Grove, IL
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Illinois Department of Transportation
Ann Schneider, Secretary of Transportation
Omer Osman, Director of Highways
Illinois Association of County Engineers
Curtis Cook, President, Ogle County
Greg Smothers, Vice President, Williamson County
Eric Seibring, Secretary-Treasurer, Piatt County
Public Works Section, Illinois Municipal League
Larry Frang, Executive Director, Illinois Municipal League
Dave Dratnol, Chairman, Public Works Committee
Township Officials of Illinois
Jeff Wallace, President
Bryan Smith, Executive Director
Associated General Contractors of Illinois
Greg Miller, President
Bob Bruner, Vice President
Illinois Association of Highway Engineers
Warren Norris, Chairman of the Board
Gary Burdine, Vice Chairman
Illinois Division, Federal Highway Administration
Catherine Batey, Division Administrator
Illinois Center for Transportation
Imad Al-Qadi, Director
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C onference H istory
The first Short
Course in Highway
Engineering was in
January of 1914 at the
Engineering Building
on the University of
Illinois campus. The
state legislature had
passed the Tice Bill
in 1913 to improve
roads and bring Illinois
“out of the mud.”
(purpose of the course
from 1914 page 1)
Engineering Hall 1910, photo courtesy of University of Illinois Archives
Gravel Roads, from The Construction, Rehabilitation,
and Maintenance of Gravel Roads Suitable for
Moderate Traffic, Carroll C. Wiley, 1929
Department of Civil Engineering, View in the Road
Materials Testing Laboratory, photo courtesy of
University of Illinois Archives
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C onference H istory
Engineering Hall Lecture Hall, 27th Annual Conference on Highway
Engineering, March 1940
Bridge slab investigation, Talbot Laboratory, 1939
Annual Banquet, 27th Annual
Conference on Highway
Engineering, March 1940
(C.C. Wiley at head of table)
In 1935 the conference
name was changed
to the University of
Illinois Conference on
Highway Engineering,
and the conference
goals were further
developed.
Bridge over the Illinois River at Seneca
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T.H.E. Conference Directors
Carroll C. Wiley
1914 - 1950
Ellis Danner
1951 - 1973
Marshall R. Thompson
1974 - 2002
By the 1950s, the war years were past and change was coming with
increased traffic and highway construction. The opening of the 1950
program contained the following:
Are there still some problems left for the highway engineer to solve?
How much do we really KNOW about highway engineering? Isn’t
it actually very little?The public demand for the improvement and
expansion of every part of our highway system presents a tremendous
challenge to the highway engineer of today.
In 1951, engineers were encouraged to contribute to the profession.
As highway engineers we cannot stand still. We must dig and search
for new knowledge and develop new methods and techniques or we
fail in our responsibility. Every highway engineer should be able to
contribute something to our fund of highway knowledge.
William G. Butlar
2003 - present
For a century, this conference has
been a place where transportation
professionals from the public and private
sector have met annually to present key
accomplishments, discuss new trends and
new specifications, and meet new friends
and renew old friendships.
What was stated in the 1935 program
remains relevant for attendees in 2014
and beyond.
In 1973 the conference name became what it is today, the Transportation
and Highway Engineering Conference. Highway maintenance and
construction were, of course, still at the forefront, but environmental issues
became increasingly important, and new technologies brought many
changes as well.
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Sing-along from the
Evening Session, 18th
Annual Short Course in
Highway Engineering,
Februrary 26, 1931
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SPONSORS
S pe c i al exhi b its fo r the 100th
T.H.E. Confer enc e provided by
Berns, Clancy and Associates
Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering,
University of Illinois
Federal Highway Administration
Illinois Association of County Engineers and Illinois
Department of Transportation
Illinois Association of Highway Engineers
Illinois Center for Transportation
Photo courtesy of Marshall Thompson
Paving Train, photo courtesy Marshall Thompson
Photo courtesy of Marshall Thompson
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Civil & Environmental Engineering
University of Illinois
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Urbana, IL
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