Pavement Management

Texas A&M Transportation Institute
1111 RELLIS Parkway
Bryan, TX 77807
(979) 317-2318
[email protected]

Mr. Paholek is a Research Engineer at the Texas A&M Transportation Institute (TTI) and a registered professional engineer in Texas.  Prior to joining TTI in October 2023, he previously retired with 27 years of service from the Texas Department of Transportation (TxDOT) and worked for HNTB, a consulting engineering firm, for six years.  He has a Civil Engineer degree from Texas A&M University.

While at TxDOT, Mr. Paholek worked in several areas including design, construction and maintenance. He started advanced from a surveyor to construction recordkeeper to inspector to design to Area Engineer in Hearne/Brenham and was responsible for construction of roadways/bridges in five counties. This included mostly all types of asphalt pavement.  He managed the Districtwide Seal Coat Project for several years.  Before he retired, he became the Director of Maintenance in the Bryan District, where he was responsible for the maintenance and operation of roadways/bridges totaling 3153 centerline miles (7264 lane miles) in 10 counties.  He managed 10 maintenance sections and let/managed all maintenance projects, including seal coats and HMA paving, with an annual budget of $45m.  He also prepared and managed the annual four-year pavement plan. 

After retirement, Mr. Paholek joined HNTB as a construction/maintenance manager for the GEC overseeing the SH 99 H&I Design-Build project ($850m, 52 miles), and several CEI projects, including the IH 10 reconstruction project in Sealy, TX and FM 2818 Superstreet project in College Station.

Thru 33 years of experience, he has become proficient in specifying the right materials, inspecting HMA paving operations, and processing testing reports for production, placement, and ride quality.  He has develop the ability to troubleshoot HMA issues, by using a review of paving/compacting operations, material sources, mix designs, production records, and test results.

He has also developed training for many items, mostly emergency operations, which included creating a video for Emergency Refueling Operations for Hurricane Evacuations.