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1 Volume LIII, No. 7, March 2015 the Newsletter of the American Society of Highway Engineers Published Monthly by the Harrisburg Section This Issue Sponsored by: Arora and Associates, PC CDM Smith, Inc. Michael Baker International Modjeski and Masters, Inc. Rummel, Klepper & Kahl, LLP The EADS Group, Inc. Whitney Bailey Cox & Magnani, LLC President s Message First of all, I want to give a big shout out to Spring! Thank you for showing up! Your arrival has never been more welcome (at least by me)! Hopefully we are over the cold weather hump and we can get on with the warmer, sunnier weather that I am sure you are all craving at this point. I know my golf clubs were starting to wonder if they were ever going to make it out of my basement! Thank You Acting Secretary Richards: I would like to first thank Acting Secretary Leslie Richards for taking time out of her busy schedule to stop in and talk with us at our lunch meeting on March 6th! For those that could not attend, her message focused around delivering Act 89 and continuing the push for funding at the Federal level. If she wouldn t have mentioned it, I don t think anyone would have picked up on the fact that she is only six weeks into the position. At the end of her speech, she stated that she looked forward to future speaking engagements with ASHE and we look forward to having her back! Speaking of Federal funding, the Legislative Committee of our National Board has started a campaign to raise awareness of the need for long-term transportation funding now. The program is aptly named Funding. Fix It Now!. The campaign has two initiatives to start. The first is a window decal that can be ordered for distribution from the following site: The second is a presentation template that is loaded with relevant and timely data that can be used by any of you to advance the message for an improved highway funding solution. This presentation is available for download from the ASHE National website at www. ashe.pro/downloads.html. If time permits, we will be showing this presentation at our upcoming PennDOT District 8-0/PTC/ASHE Joint Conference on April 10th. STIC Update The State Transportation Innovation Council held their first quarterly meeting of 2015 on March 11 at the PSATS Building in Enola, PA. The STIC is still going strong with several innovations moving forward to implementation. To date, 66 initiatives have been developed by the Technical Advisory Groups (TAGs) with 37 advancing to the White Paper Development stage. The STIC has developed a Communication Plan for 2015 that contains three goals: 1.) Advance innovation deployment in the focus areas of pavement quality and efficiencies, arterial management and project delivery. 2.) Improve and expand technology transfer activities through Innovation Day Workshops, presentations to industry professionals and the introduction of the Pennsylvania Consortium of Transportation Universities (PaCTU) to promote collaboration with research institutions. 3.) Establish performance goals, track implementation and recognize successes. Multiple specific action items have been developed for each goal that will guide the STIC s progress this year. The STIC will be very visible around the state this year with a full slate of events already scheduled. For more information about three particular innovations (Safety Edge, GRS Bridges and Warm Mix Asphalt) that have been deployed into actual projects around the state, please take some time and check out the STIC Webviewer at Also, as I have mentioned in previous messages, if you think that you would be interested in getting involved with one of the TAGs, please don t hesitate to contact me and I will get you in touch with the appropriate people. A list of the TAGs and their facilitators can also be found at the above website. In addition to this list, two new TAGs (Structures and Facilities) have just begun and already have their first initiatives under way. Student Chapter Update I was hoping to have more to talk about this month as we had a meeting scheduled with the PSU Harrisburg Civil Engineering/SDCET students on March 5th. Continued on page 2 1

2 Harrisburg Section Officers President Douglas J. George, P.E. First Vice President Sandra K. Basehore Second Vice President Paul E. McNamee, P.E. Immediate Past President Jennifer L. Hendricks Treasurer Beatrice A. Walters Assistant Treasurer W. Andrew Bitner, P.E., P.L.S. Section Administrator Jeff M. Robertson, P.E., CPESC Secretary Robert J. Leonard, P.E. Director - 1 Year Robert L. Barton, Jr., P.E. David Frey, P.E. Ryan J. Hale, CPESC Frank P. Huttel, P.E. Keith D. Markel, P.E. Director - 2 Year Jason Bono, P.E. Stephen Roman, P.E. Brian A. Watson, P.E. Jennifer Woodworth, P.E. Scott Young, P.E. Director - 3 Year Bradley J. Heigel, P.E. Michael C. Poletti, P.E. Luis R. Villegas Jeremy D. Wyland, P.E. John Yamashita, P.E., CPESC ASHE Committees Administration & Operations Douglas J. George, P.E. Finance & Audit Beatrice A. Walters Program & Professional Development Sandra K. Basehore Scholarship & Student Development Paul E. McNamee, P.E. Public Relations Ryan Hale, CPESC Membership Keith Markel, P.E. Legislative & Government Affairs Paul McNamee, P.E. Communications Brian Watson, P.E. Fellowship Frank Huttel, P.E. Contact Info Updates: If your contact information changes, please contact Jeff Robertson, Section Administrator for ASHE Harrisburg: Stantec Attn: Jeff Robertson 5000 Ritter Road Suite 102 Mechanicsburg PA Phone: (717) jeff.robertson2@stantec.com New Membership Contact: Download your ASHE membership application at Send your completed ASHE membership application along with payment to: ASHE Harrisburg Section Attn: Secretary Bob Leonard P.O. Box 322 Camp Hill, PA Welcome New Members New Member Sponsoring Member Michael Erickson David Galeone Paul Slifko Brehan McBride Eric Gogola Jeff Griffiths Rosanna Smithnosky Ken Nadler Thomas Lavin Robert Leonard Mark Bolt Rob Wills President s Message continued from page 1 Profile Contact: If you have ASHE Profile news, please contact Brian Watson, Profile Editor for ASHE Harrisburg: HDR Attn: Brian Watson 4900 Ritter Road, Suite 240 Mechanicsburg, PA Phone: (717) Brian.A.Watson@hdrinc.com Find Us At: Local: National: Career Opportunities: Recently posted on : C.C. Johnson & Malhotra, PC KCI Technologies, Inc. Larson Design Group, Inc. McMahon Associates, Inc. P. Joseph Lehman, Inc. Skelly and Loy, Inc. Traffic Planning and Design, Inc. Unfortunately, the school closed that day due to a snow storm. The kids went on spring break last week, so we are hoping to meet with them at some point in the next few weeks. More to come next month! In closing, I just want to throw out some reminders about upcoming events in the next few months. On April 10th, we have our PennDOT 8-0/PTC/ASHE Joint Conference at the Best Western off the Union Deposit Exit of I-83. On May 7th, we will be having our Annual Past President s Banquet at Hollywood Casino at Penn National Race Course and then finally our last dinner meeting on June 1st to celebrate our scholarship winners. These are three of our biggest events of the year and we hope to see you all at one or more of these events. 2

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4 Joint Date: April 10 th 2015 Time: Registration 8:00 AM Conference 9:00 AM Closing 2:30 PM Location: Best Western Conference Center 800 East Park Drive, Harrisburg Cost: $40.00 Please RSVP with payment to Nikki Wright by March 31, 2015 questions: nlw@h2enginc.com Fax: Kacey Court Mechanicsburg, PA Please mail payment and completed registration form to the address listed above to ensure registration! We will not hold spots without payment! SPACE IS LIMITED to 200 Participants!!! Please contact Jennifer Hendricks at jlh@h2enginc.com or with questions! Agenda and Conference Handouts will be posted at 4

5 PennDOT Engineering District th Annual Joint CONFERENCE REGISTRATION FORM Please complete and return this form with payment by March 31, Attendee s Name: address: (Please include an address for each attendee!) Company: Address: PDH s will be offered! # Total Number of Attendees ($40.00) $ Total Amount Enclosed Please mail registration form along with payment to ensure registration. Due to space limitations space will not be held without attendee names and payment. Remember space is limited to 200 participants! Please make check payable to ASHE Harrisburg Section and mail along with a copy of the registration form. Nikki Wright H2 Engineering Services, Inc. 10 Kacey Court Mechanicsburg, PA F: Please note new address! E: nlw@h2enginc.com Please contact Jennifer Hendricks at jlh@h2enginc.com or if you have any additional questions. 5

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District 8-0 The ASHE Harrisburg Section invites you to participate in our 1st Annual SBE/MBE/WBE/DBE Networking event. If you are a SBE or MBE/WBE/DBE firm this is the event for you!

8 District 8-0 The ASHE Harrisburg Section invites you to participate in our 1st Annual SBE/MBE/WBE/DBE Networking event. If you are a SBE or MBE/WBE/DBE firm this is the event for you! The event will give you the opportunity to: Showcase your firm & experience Meet / Interact with non DBE firms Discuss potential teaming Make connections DATE: Friday, April 10, 2015 TIME: 7:30 am 9:00 am LOCATION: BEST WESTERN PREMIER The Central Hotel & Conference Center 800 East Park Drive, Harrisburg, PA RSVP: By Friday, April 1, 2015 Registrations can be made by ing Jen Hendricks at jlh@h2enginc.com (Representatives from DB Supportive Services Center will be present) (Only table top exhibits will be be permitted. Each firm will be provided with one table.) (Registration to the ASHE Harrisburg Section/PennDOT/Turnpike Conference is separate from this event!) 8

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9 ADOPT-A-HIGHWAY SPRING CLEAN UP! Adopt-A-Highway Fall 2014 Clean Up Day Volunteers Please support your chapter of the American Society of Highway Engineers by helping to keep our highways clean and Pennsylvania beautiful. Date: Thursday April 16th at 3:00 P.M. Happy hour to follow! Beginning at: Comfort Inn Riverfront 525 South Front Street Harrisburg, PA For more information please contact: Ryan Hale Stantec Consulting 5000 Ritter Road, Suite 102 Mechanicsburg, PA Phone:

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11 District 8-0 March and April 2015 Anticipated Lettings MPMS County Cumberland State Route Section Project Title Short Narrative Let Date RANGE York St Resurface Shepherdstown Road Resurf Lancaster King Street Resurfacing Lebanon Quentin Rd & Main Street York Cross Pipe Sliplining Adams Adams Baltimore Pike Rsf Dauphin Paxton Creek Bridge Dauphin Forster Street Resurface Dauphin N 7th Street Resurface Resurface SR 2013 (York St) from Williams Grove Rd (SR 2011) to Gettybsurg Pike SR 2014 (Main St) from Rupp Ave to SR 2029 (St. Johns Church Rd.) Upper Allen Twp Mechanicsburg and Shiremanstown Boro s Cumberland County SR 2023 (Shepherdstown Road) from PA 114 (Market Street) to SR 2014 (Simpson Street) Upper Allen Township and Mechanicsburg Borough Resurfacing Resurfacing PA 462(King Street) from Lancaster City Line to SR 1002(Orange Street Lancaster City Intersection of PA 72 (Quentin Road) and PA 419 (Main Street) West Cornwall Township Intersection Improvements I-83 from Mason Dixon Line to PA-851 (Forrest Avenue) Shrewsbury Township Slip Line 2 pipes SR 2035 (Baltimore Rd) from US-15 to SR 3001 (Steinwehr Ave) Mt Joy, Cumberland Twps, Gettysburg Boro Resurface Resurface PA 97 (Baltimore Pike) from White Run to US-15 Mount Joy Township Adams County Herr Street (SR 3018) over Paxton Creek City of Harrisburg Bridge replacement Resurface SR 3016 (Forster St/7th St) from Front St to State St Bridge Harrisburg City Resurface SR 3018 (N 7th St) from SR 3016 (Forster St) to SR 3018 (Herr St) Harrisburg City 3/26/2015 3/26/2015 3/26/2015 3/26/2015 3/26/2015 Cumberland 500,000-1,000,000 Baltimore Road Resurface 200, ,000 11

12 District 8-0 March and April 2015 Anticipated Lettings (continued) MPMS County State Route Section Project Title Short Narrative Let Date RANGE Dauphin Walnut Street Resurface Dauphin Franklin 4004 BRG Lower Horse Valley Rd Br York Bull Run Road Bridge York Bridgeville Rd Shoulders Adams Old Hbg Road Bridge Dauphin Manada Bottom Rd Br Dauphin Eisenhower Intrchng Br PM Franklin Path Valley Road Lebanon ENH LVR Trail Phase 9 SR 3014 (Walnut St, N. 4th St) Market St to State St Bridge SR 3012 (S 4th St & Mulberry St) SR 3031 (Commonwealth Ave Extension) SR 9105 (Walnut St Underpass) Harrisburg City Resurface State Route 3014 (State Street) over Cameron Street, Norfolk Southern Railroad, and Amtrak Harrisburg City Bridge Rehabilitation Horse Road SR 4004 over West Branch of Conococheague Creek County Bridge #116 Metal Township Bridge Rehabilitation SR 2012 (Bull Run Road) over tributary of Beaver Creek Lower Windsor Township Bridge Replacement PA-425 (Bridgeville Road) from Old State Road to Silverdale Avenue Chanceford and Lower Windsor Townships Widening and Safety Improvements. State Route 3001 (Old Harrisburg Road) over Bermudian Creek Huntington Township Replace bridge SR 2017 (Manada Bottom Road) over Manada Creek East Hanover Township Bridge Replacement I-83 from South Bridge through I-283 Eisenhower Interchange Lemoyne and New Cumberland Boroughs, Swatara and Lower Paxton Townships, and City of Harrisburg Bridge Preservations Path Valley Road (PA-75) from North of Sweetwater Road to Fannett Metal School Driveway Metal Township Resurfacing Swatara Creek RR Bridge (at KPHOA in Jonestown) to the north side of the SR 22 underpass Construct a trail 12 4/23/2015 4/23/2015 4/23/2015 4/23/2015 4/23/ ,000-1,000,000 State Street over Cameron 200, , ,000-1,000, ,000-1,000, ,000-1,000,000 10,000,000-20,000, ,000-1,000,000

ASHE Century Club The ASHE Harrisburg Section wishes to thank the following Century Club members for their support during 2014-2015.

13 ASHE Century Club The ASHE Harrisburg Section wishes to thank the following Century Club members for their support during AECOM Alfred Benesch & Company Amman & Whitney Applied Research Associates, Inc. Arora and Associates, PC Arrow Land Solutions, LLC Barton & Loguidice, DPC Buchart-Horn, Inc. C.C. Johnson & Malhotra, PC CDM Smith, Inc. Century Engineering, Inc. Dawood Engineering, Inc. Erdman, Anthony and Associates, Inc. Gannett Fleming, Inc. GHD, Inc. Greenman-Pedersen, Inc. H2 Engineering Services, Inc. HDR JBC Associates, Inc. Johnson, Mirmiran & Thompson, Inc. KCI Technologies, Inc. Keller Engineers, Inc. Larson Design Group, Inc. L.R. Kimball Mackin Engineering Company Markosky Engineering Group, Inc. McCormick Taylor, Inc. McMahon Associates, Inc. Michael Baker International Modjeski and Masters, Inc. Navarro & Wright Consulting Engineers, Inc. NTM Engineering, Inc. Pennoni Associates, Inc. Pennsylvania Asphalt Pavement Association P. Joseph Lehman, Inc., Consultant Engineers Raudenbush Engineering, Inc. RETTEW Associates, Inc. Rummel, Klepper & Kahl, LLP SAI Consulting Engineers, Inc. Skelly and Loy, Inc. So-Deep, Inc. Stantec Consulting Services, Inc. STV Incorporated Susquehanna Civil, Inc. The Burns Group The EADS Group, Inc. Traffic Planning and Design, Inc. Urban Engineers, Inc. URS Corporation Whitman, Requardt & Associates, LLP Whitney Bailey Cox & Magnani, LLC Wilson Consulting Group, PC The Century Club is comprised of ASHE members who have made a $200 pledge to support the ASHE Harrisburg Section s activities. Century Club Members are prominently displayed in The Profile up to eight times a year. The Profile is issued monthly to approximately 400 Section Members in South Central Pennsylvania. The Century Club is an excellent opportunity to gain recognition among your colleagues, while actively supporting ASHE. Visit or call Sandra Basehore of Skelly & Loy, Inc. at , to make your pledge. HDR Attn: Brian Watson 4900 Ritter Rd, Suite 240 Mechanicsburg, PA Address Correction Requested

President s Message. ASHE March 4 th Lunch Presented by: Bryan A. Kendro, PennDOT Topic: P3 Update. Volume LII, No.

President s Message. ASHE March 4 th Lunch Presented by: Bryan A. Kendro, PennDOT Topic: P3 Update. Volume LII, No. Volume LII, No. 6, February 2014 President s Message THIS ISSUE SPONSORED BY: Arrow Land Solutions, LLC Erdman, Anthony and Associates, Inc. KCI Technologies, Inc. Michael Baker Jr., Inc. Rummel, Klepper