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2008 Transportation Short Course:
Tentative Program

Session 11
Design
Wednesday, October 15
Room: 201 MSC

Program and Session Chair: Mark E. Tomlinson, P.E., Texas Turnpike Authority Division, TxDOT
Session Co-Chair: Kay Fitzpatrick, P.E., Ph.D., TTI

  Moderator: Cheryl Flood, P.E., Lufkin District, TxDOT
8:30 - 9:00 am Project Development Management System
Paula Sales-Evans, Corpus Christi District, TxDOT
(presentation available upon request)

9:00 - 9:30 am Retaining Walls - Design Software
Agustin Ramirez, P.E., Pharr District, TxDOT
(presentation available upon request)

9:30 - 10:00 am Retaining Walls - Lessons Learned in Construction
Rex Costley, P.E., Pharr District, TxDOT
(presentation available upon request)

10:00 - 10:30 am BREAK
  Moderator: John DeWitt, P.E., San Angelo District, TxDOT
10:30 - 11:00 am Innovative Use of Alternates to Lower Project Costs
Paul Frerich, P.E., Yoakum District, TxDOT
(presentation available upon request)

11:00 - 11:30 am Design Approaches to Control Cost Escalation
Clay Smith, P.E., San Antonio District, TxDOT
(presentation available upon request)

11:30 - 12:00 pm Incorporating Large-Scale Utility Adjustments in Construction Projects - Case Study
Gary Moonshower, P.E., Dallas District, TxDOT
(presentation available upon request)

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