2021 National Conference Going Virtual Pocono Mountains PA

"The mission of the American Society of Highway Engineers is to provide a forum for members and partners of the highway industry to promote a safe, efficient and sustainable transportation system through education, innovation and fellowship."

ASHE 2021 National Conference

Join us for a Virtual Conference

May 25 - May 27, 2021

View the Conference Final Report

View the Conference Program Book

Recorded Technical Sessions are now available on our Conference Program Page.

 

Conference Program
  Subject to change
All time are Eastern Daylight Time

Technical Sessions

Track 1: Planning and design

Track 2: Innovation

Track 3: Construction

Tuesday, May 25
11:00 am - noon Pre-conference networking
Noon - 1:00 pm ASHE Opening Session & Keynote Speaker
Yassmin Gramian, Secretary, Pennsylvania Dept of Transportation
1:00 pm - 2:00 pm
Technical session #1
Track 1 - Corner Design For All Users   Details   This session was not recorded
Track 2 - Leveraging Technology to Optimize Operations   Details   View recorded session
Track 3 - Steel Dowel/Reinforced Concrete Retaining Wall Stabilizing System    Details   View recorded session
2:00 pm - 4:00 pm Networking
Wednesday, May 26
9:00 am - 10:00 am Pre-session networking
10:00 am - 11:00 am
Technical session #2
Track 1 - Central Susquehanna Valley Thruway (CSVT) Northern Section Project  Details   View recorded session
Track 2 Lightning session   Details   View recorded session
- Lincoln Way Streetscape Project
- The On-going challenge of a Seamless Mesh among Hydrographic Multibeam data
- Stites Tunnel: Replacing the Bridge Inside a Tunnel

Track 3 - An ABC Success Story: Blackhall Road over Rum Creek    Details    View recorded session
11:00 am - Noon
Technical session #3
Track 1-One Corridor, Two Projects, A Common Vision: A review of the Empire State Trail   Details    View recorded session
Track 2 - Accelerated Bridge Construction- Integrating New Technologies in Bridge Construction presentation   Details    View recorded session
Track 3 - I-84 Twin Bridges Project   Details    View recorded session
Noon - 1:00 pm Networking
Noon - 1:00 pm Section / Region Officers' meeting*
1:00 pm - 2:00 pm
Technical session #4
Track 1 - Overcoming Foundation Challenges in Dual Highly Charged Aquifers   Details    This session was not recorded
Track 2 - PennDOT Digital Delivery Directive 2025 – A Gateway to the Future of Project Delivery   Details    View recorded session
Track 3 - Automated Work Zone Speed Enforcement   Details    View recorded session
2:00 pm - 4:00 pm Networking
*The Section / Region officers' meeting is free and does not require registration -more information-
Thursday, May 27
9:00 am - 10:00 am Pre-session networking
10:00 am - 11:00 am
Technical session #5
Track 1A - Closing a Critical Gap in the Schuylkill River Trail: Using Creative Engineering Solutions to Transform a Highway Bridge into a Multi-Modal Bridge (½ session)   Details
Track 1B - Complete Streets - Redefining Greensboro’s Gateway (½ session)   Details    View recorded sessions
Track 2 - OpenBridge & OpenRoads – 3D Design & Real World FDOT Applications   Details    View recorded session
Track 3A - You Want Me to Build What? (½ session)   Details
Track 3B - A Modern Truss for the 21st Century – The Pond Eddy Bridge Replacement Project (½ session)   Details    View recorded sessions
11:00 am - Noon
Technical session #6
Track 1 - PennDOT District Executive & Pennsylvania Turnpike Commission Panel Discussion   Details    View recorded session
Track 2 - 3D Utilities for a Successful and Cost Effective project  Details    View recorded session
Track 3 - Urban Design-Build  Details    View recorded session
Noon - 1:00 pm Installation of Officers
Award ceremony
2:30 pm - 4:00 pm Past Presidents' Meeting
(by invitation only)

"The mission of the American Society of Highway Engineers is to provide a forum for members and partners of the highway industry to promote a safe, efficient and sustainable transportation system through education, innovation and fellowship."