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2025 Highway Maintenance Conference Sessions

PRESENTATIONS - Day 1 - April 22

Streamlining Road Maintenance: A New Operating Procedures Manual for Berrien County 
Drew Storey - Clark Dietz, Inc.

Alchemco Bridgedeck Product 
Eric Hoskinson – Alchemco
Larry Ryndak & John Warren - Roofing & Exterior Products Services

TPO AD – Thin Epoxy Overlay Advanced 
Bobby Scarpitto - Kwik Bond Polymers

Statewide Region Support Unit
Jacob Creisher, PE - MDOT

Roscommon County Bridge Maintenance
Neil Belanger, PE - Roscommon County Road Commission

Big Bridge Maintenance
Matt Moulton, PE - MDOT

FasTrac CE700 HPC Patching
Jim Hunter & Chris Piekos – FasTrac

Trustworthy Resource for Bridge Maintenance 
Jason DeRuyver, PE – HDR

M-40 Over I-94 Deck Deterioration
Jacob Creisher, PE - MDOT

PRESENTATIONS - Day 2 - April 23

Safe Excavation Practices 
Eric Urbain - MISS DIG

Innovation Meets Asphalt: What Wireless Charging Roads & Connected Corridors Mean for Maintenance Crews 
Connor Moore - MDOT

Managing Aging Culverts
Nicholas Green – HNTB

Establishing & Maintaining Landscape Plantings on Roadsides
Bert Cregg, PhD - Michigan State University

Pothole Patching Techniques and Contractor Patching Overview
Steven Moran - Jackson County Department of Transportation

Breaking Blue Collar Habits
Tyler Ankney & Randy Kester - Village of Buffalo Grove, IL

PRESENTATIONS - Day 3 - April 24

Preventive Maintenance Overview
Tom Wood - ASTECH Corporation

Foundation for Pavement Preservation (FP2) Update
Dave Henderson - Foundation for Pavement Preservation

Introduction to Void Reducing Asphalt Membrane (VRAM)
Vince Venturella - Asphalt Materials, Inc.

Introduction of NCPP
Crack Sealing with Hot Applied Rubber Sealants & Mastics
Mark Waits - National Center for Pavement Preservation

Best Practices for CPM in Michigan
Monica Ackerson - Michigan Road Preservation Association

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