Extending Pavement Life Through Pavement Preservation Techniques, Strategies, and Preventative Maintenance

About the Workshop

This workshop provides an overview of the available technology and tools that make implementing a pavement preservation program feasible. An effective pavement preservation program encompasses a full range of maintenance strategies, as well as rehabilitation treatments, with the goal of enhancing pavement performance (ride, quality, safety, service life, etc.). Pavement preservation takes the maintenance process one step further by carefully choosing and timing pavement maintenance applications to extend the life of the pavement. Additionally, the workshop will introduce some new preventive maintenance technologies and allow time for specific discussions around attendees' needs.

Registration

• Register 
• Cost: $75 in person/$45 virtual (Free for Tribal Nation members and employees; separate registration is required.)
• Registration contact: Samantha Hahn-Douville at snhahn@umn.edu

Please let us know how we can ensure that this workshop is inclusive to you. What accommodations or access needs can we help facilitate? Contact Samantha Hahn-Douville when you register to help us provide you with the best access.

Topics Covered

• Techniques for asphalt pavement evaluation, including pavement condition rating
• Discussion of how to select the best maintenance strategy; choose the right treatment at the right time on the right project and measures to track performance
• Overview of various maintenance treatments and their construction practices: patching, crack seal/fill, fog seal, chip seal, double chip seal, slurry seal, microsurfacing, bonded thin overlay, thin overlay, new technologies and processes
• Asset management concepts in raising your pavement network performance on a limited budget
• Best practices in pavement preservation applications
• Targeted pavement preservation topics specific to the interests of each class attendees

Who Should Attend

This workshop is designed for engineers, managers, supervisors, and technicians responsible for asphalt pavement maintenance, design, and construction.

Course Instructor

Tom Wood has worked in road construction and maintenance for more than 40 years. He has a mix of public and private service experience. For the last 21 years, he has worked on pavement preservation treatments, specializing in emulsion base methods. He also teaches classes for the National Center for Pavement Preservation. Wood retired from MnDOT in July 2016 after more than 28 years of service. He currently works for WSB & Associates, continuing to promote the use of pavement preservation as a method to extend pavement life.

Virtual Workshop Access

The software we will use for this event is Zoom. We recommend that all registrants test their connection prior to the workshop using Zoom’s test meeting. Additionally, if you are new to Zoom, we recommend viewing this Zoom for Students tutorial.   

Credit

• 1.0 Roads Scholar Program Maintenance Certificate credit.
• To the best of our knowledge, this course/activity meets the continuing education requirements for 6.0 PDHs as outlined in Minnesota Statute 326.107. More information concerning continuing education for professionals is online.

Sponsors

This workshop is presented by Minnesota LTAP at the Center for Transportation Studies, University of Minnesota. Minnesota LTAP is sponsored by the Minnesota Local Road Research Board (LRRB) and the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA). This course is subsidized through funding from LRRB and FHWA.