Transportation Engineering and Safety Conference 2024: Full Schedule

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1:30pm EST

Scaling Project Delivery - National & Statewide Advice on Delivering More Projects, Faster, and Better

Wednesday December 11, 2024 1:30pm - 3:00pm EST

Topic 1: Interim Report on Project Delivery from the Transforming Transportation Advisory Committee (TTAC)
Speaker: Kim Lucas .

Topic 2: PennDOT District Level Project Delivery Challenges.
Speaker: Rich Reisinger

Topic 3: Municipal Challenges - Delivering a Large Influx in BIL Funded Projects.
Speaker: Chris Puchalsky

Moderators

Gus Scheerbaum

Director, Strategic Initiatives, City of Philadelphia, Dept of Streets

Gustave Scheerbaum is Director of Strategic Initiatives for Department of Streets at the City of Philadelphia. Having over 25 years engineering design and program management experience in our industry, Gus currently leads special transportation programs, multimodal safety initiatives... Read More →

Speakers

Christopher Puchalsky

Director of Policy and Strategic Initiatives, City of Philadelphia, OTIS

Chris is a nationally recognized transportation expert with a passion for livable cities. He has Bachelor‘s and Master’s degrees in Mechanical Engineering from Temple University, as well as a Ph.D. in Urban Transportation Systems Engineering from the University of Pennsylvania.Chris... Read More →

Kim Lucas

Director of Department of Mobility & Infrastructure, City of Pittsburgh

Kim Lucas serves as the Director for the City of Pittsburgh's Department of Mobility & Infrastructure. As Director of DOMI, Kim oversees transportation investments and policies that support the physical mobility needed for the people of Pittsburgh to pursue the economic mobility they... Read More →

Richard Reisinger

Assistant District Executive-Design, PennDOT

Rich Reisinger graduated from the University of Pittsburgh with a B.S. Degree in Civil Engineering in 2002. His career with the Commonwealth began in 2003 as a Civil Engineer Trainee at the PA Department of Environmental Protection in the Dam Safety Program.-------------------------------In... Read More →

Wednesday December 11, 2024 1:30pm - 3:00pm EST
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Planning

3:30pm EST

Truck Restrictions in Pennsylvania

Wednesday December 11, 2024 3:30pm - 5:00pm EST

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Heavy trucks are a critical piece of a region’s freight movement plan. However, managing where and when these vehicles may travel is a logistical and operational challenge for both municipalities and PennDOT. During this session, the presenters will cover (1) the Pennsylvania laws and regulations that are used to restrict truck traffic on both state and local road, and (2) strategies that are being used in the Lehigh Valley to manage the impact of truck traffic in the region.
Topic 1: Posted Roads – Understanding 4902(a) and (b) Postings
Speaker: Nick Ninosky

Topic 2: Posted Roads – Understanding 4902(a) and (b) Postings
Speaker: Halley Cole

Topic 3: Planning for trucks in Your Community
Speaker: Brian Hite

Moderators

Bob Pento

Traffic Engineering and Permits Section, PennDOT

Mr. Pento began his professional career with PENNDOT in 1992 and has held a variety of engineering positions within the Department. Since 1998, Bob has worked in PennDOT’s central office on traffic operations issues in the Bureau of Operations. He received a bachelor’s degree... Read More →

Speakers

Nick Ninosky

Special Hauling Permit Unit Manager, PennDOT

Nick Ninosky is the Manager of the Special Hauling Section of the Central Permit Office for PennDOT’s Bureau of Operations, Highway Safety & Traffic Operations Division since 2021. Prior, Nick served for over 9 years as District Permit Manager for PennDOT District 2 in Clearfield... Read More →

Halley Cole

Manager, Pavement Testing and Asset Management Section, PennDOT

Halley is a graduate of Youngstown State University, B.S. Civil Engineering. She began her professional career with PENNDOT in 2008. Since then she has worked in PennDOT’s central office within the Bureau of Operations and she is currently the Section Chief of the Pavement Testing... Read More →

Brian Hite

Transportation Planner, Lehigh Valley Planning Commission

Brian Hite is a Transportation Planner at the Lehigh Valley Planning Commission (LVPC) since 2015. His primary duties include freight infrastructure planning, traffic data collection, development reviews with extensive focus on transportation impacts to the transportation network.Prior... Read More →

Wednesday December 11, 2024 3:30pm - 5:00pm EST
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Operations