ALDOT Maintenance Management Meeting
Sheraton Birmingham Hotel and Conference Center
August 7 - 9 2024, Birmingham, AL
The Alabama Department of Transportation Maintenance Management Meeting is a conference
that gives Maintenance Leadership around the state the opportunity to come together
and share innovative strategies and best practices. The conference also serves to
provide information regarding new resources and guidance available from Maintenance
Bureau and other supporting Bureaus. This conference serves as a great vehicle for
knowledge transfer and networking not only for maintenance staff but also for vendors
and consultants that provide products and services to support the maintenance of Alabama’s
highway system.
Dates to Remember
5/1/24 Online Registration Begins
7/12/24 Hotel Room Conference Rate Deadline
7/12/24 Booth Registration Deadline
7/12/24 Registration Closes
8/7/24 Conference Check-in 12:00 PM
8/7/24 Booth Set Up 12:00 PM
8/9/24 Conference Ends 12:00 PM
8/9/24 Booth Tear Down Ends 1:00 PM
Registration
Registration for this conference has closed.
Exhibitor Information
Please visit the link below if you have technical needs for your booth such as power,
wifi or AV equipment. The deadline to order exhibitor services is Sunday, August 4th.
Order Now
Please visit the link below for information regarding needs such as freight handling, padded carpet, and additional furniture.
Hotel Reservations
About the Event Center
The Sheraton Birmingham Hotel is located in the heart of downtown Birmingham, making
it a very walkable location to many of the city's attractions, including the BJCC,
Arena, Stadium, and CityWalk.
Conference Attendees
Each participant will be responsible for making their own room reservations at the
Sheraton Birmingham Hotel and can do so by using the Reservations link below. A limited number of rooms will
be available at the conference's rate until July 12, 2024.
Government Attendees
A reduced government rate of $130.00 per night (plus tax) for standard room accommodations has been secured for government attendees. Please select only the nights you will need.
Consultant/Industry Attendees
A reduced rate of $170.00 per night (plus tax) for standard room accommodations has been secured for Consultant and Industry.
Professional Development
Record Professional Development Hours
Agenda
Wednesday, August 7, 2024
9:00 A.M. Traffic Roundtable — Forum A (Invitation Only)
9:00 A.M. Bridge Roundtable — Forum B (Invitation Only)
9:00 A.M. TSM&O Roundtable — Forum C (Invitation Only)
9:00 A.M. Equipment Roundtable — Forum D (Invitation Only)
10:00 A.M. Roundtable Morning Break (Sponsored by Gresham Smith)
11:00 A.M. ATSSA Meeting — Forum F
12:00 P.M. Roundtable Lunch (Sponsored by Thompson Engineering)
12:00 P.M. Begin Registration — Birmingham Ballroom
12:00 P.M. Exhibit Booth Setup — Birmingham Ballroom
2:30 P.M. Roundtable Afternoon Break (Sponsored by Arcadis)
4:00 P.M. Meet & Greet with Exhibitors — Birmingham Ballroom (Alabama Road Builders Association, Alabama Asphalt Pavement Association, & Batey & Sanders)
5:30 P.M. End Registration
6:00 P.M. End Meet & Greet
6:00 P.M. Opening Reception — City Walk BHAM Amphitheater (Sponsored by Volkert)
8:00 P.M. End Reception
Thursday, August 8, 2024
6:30 A.M. Breakfast — Birmingham Ballroom (Sponsored by Lighting Solutions of Alabama, Cooper Lighting Solutions, Hapco Pole Products, & Stratus Products by Race Rock)
7:00 A.M. Begin Registration — Birmingham Ballroom
8:00 A.M. Opening Remarks — Birmingham Ballroom
¨ Eric Christie, State Maintenance Engineer
8:15 A.M. Welcome
¨ DeJarvis Leonard, Region Engineer, East Central Region
¨ Randall Woodfin, Mayor, City of Birmingham
8:30 A.M. Introduction & Remarks of Special Guests (Eric Christie)
¨ John Cooper, Transportation Director
¨ George Conner, Deputy Director, Operations
¨ Mark Bartlett, Division Administrator, Federal Highway Administration
9:00 A.M. Roll Call & Recognition of Guests
¨ Eric Christie, State Maintenance Engineer
9:45 A.M. Recognition of Equipment Roadeo Winners — Birmingham Ballroom (Sponsored by Tractor & Equipment Company)
10:00 A.M. Morning Break — Birmingham Ballroom (Sponsored by Energreen America, Wavetronix, & Xcessories Squared)
10:30 A.M. Ben Yates, Asst. State Maintenance Engineer, Bridge — Birmingham Ballroom
¨ Status of State Owned Bridges
¨ Bridge Priorities
¨ Specifications for the National Bridge Inventory
¨ Overhead Structure Inspections
11:00 A.M. Morgan Musick, Asst. Maintenance Management Engineer— Birmingham Ballroom
¨ ATOM Phase I Completion & Phase II Timeline
¨ ATOM Budgeting Portal & MQA
¨ Leveraging AI for Condition Assessments
11:30 A.M. Bryan Orange, Asst. State Maintenance Engineer, Permits and Operations — Birmingham Ballroom
¨ Alabama Fiber Initiative Permits
12:00 P.M. Lunch — Birmingham Ballroom (Sponsored by Blyncsy)
1:30 P.M. Jason Daniels, Asst. State Maintenance Engineer, Traffic Operations— Birmingham Ballroom
¨ New MUTCD
¨ Sign Installation 101
¨ Non-Conforming Warning Signs
¨ Contracts
2:00 P.M. Chris Tadlock, GIS/LRS Data Management Administrator — Birmingham Ballroom
¨ Street Smart Application and Updates
¨ Street Smart Training
¨ Cyclomedia Sign Extraction
¨ Cyclomedia New Collection
2:30 P.M. Bryson Moultry, Transportation Systems Performance Manager — Birmingham Ballroom
¨ Field Asset Management System (FAMS) for ITS
¨ ALDOT Alerts
3:00 P.M. Afternoon Break — Birmingham Ballroom (Sponsored by Southland Transportation Group, Sansom Equipment Company, Corrective Asphalt Materials, & Morell Engineering)
3:30 P.M. Jessie Spear, Asst. State Maintenance Engineer, Roadway — Birmingham Ballroom
¨ Interstate Maintenance Program
¨ Federal-aid Maintenance Resurfacing Program
¨ Vegetation Management Program
4:00 P.M. Houston Blackwood, Workforce Director — Innovation Center, Alabama Community College System — Birmingham Ballroom
¨ Skills for Success Heavy Equipment Courses
4:20 P.M. Josh Phillips, Public Information Officer, Media & Community Relations — Birmingham Ballroom
¨ ALDOT News
4:40 P.M. Jonathan Woodham & Michael Kyser, UAS Managers — Birmingham Ballroom
¨ UAS New Additions
¨ Apache 3 Pro
¨ Live U Demo
5:00 P.M. Adjourn & End Registration
6:00 P.M. Reception — The Harbert Center (Sponsored by InLine, Warrior Tractor, Southern Lighting & Traffic Systems, Ergon, Sain Associates, Xcessories Squared, Wireless Technology Inc., Eco Partnering Innovations, GovComm, C&H Construction, & Graybar)
9:00 P.M. End Reception
Friday, August 9, 2024
6:30 A.M. Breakfast — Birmingham Ballroom (Sponsored by AECOM & ATOM AI Solutions)
7:00 A.M. Begin Registration — Birmingham Ballroom
8:00 A.M. End Registration — Birmingham Ballroom 8:00 A.M. Jesse Wallace, Asst. State Maintenance
Administrator, Vehicle Enforcement — Birmingham Ballroom
¨ Vehicle Enforcement
8:20 A.M. Johnathon Roberts, Asst. State Maintenance Engineer, Bridge Scour & Environmental — Birmingham Ballroom
¨ MS4 Update
¨ USFW Update
¨ Tire Disposal Update
8:40 A.M. Brette Grant, ALDOT Enterprise Information Analyst, Sr., Traffic Monitoring — Birmingham Ballroom
¨ Traffic Monitoring: What do we do? What can we do?
9:00 A.M. Tracy Fletcher, Asst. State Maintenance Administrator, Emergency Management & Safety — Birmingham Ballroom
¨ Worker Safety Panel Discussion
10:00 A.M. Morning Break —Birmingham Ballroom (Sponsored by Energreen America, Hydro- Engineering Solutions, Costar HD, & The National Cement Company)
10:30 A.M. Area Maintenance Operations — Birmingham Ballroom
¨ Dal Ogle, Area Maintenance Engineer, Tuscumbia Area
¨ Jason Boothe, Area Maintenance Engineer, Troy Area
¨ Justin Noble, Area Maintenance Engineer, Grove Hill Area
11:50 A.M. Door Prize Giveaways
12:00 P.M. Closing Remarks, Announcement of 2025 Meeting
& Adjourn
¨ Eric Christie, State Maintenance Engineer
12:30 P.M. 2025 Meeting Planning Luncheon — (State Maintenance Engineer & Staff, Birmingham
Area — Region, Area, & Maintenance Engineer, Guntersville Area — Region, Area, & Maintenance
Engineer) Location: Birmingham Ballroom.
Contact Us
If you have registration questions please contact continuinged@troy.edu or 334-983-0005.
If you have conference questions please contact mmm@dot.state.al.us.
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