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Thursday December 12, 2024 8:30am - 10:00am EST
This session will present current day Federal and Pennsylvania perspectives for highway freight planning and operations. The FHWA PA Division will provide updates of topical interest that will set the stage for three areas of statewide interest: infrastructure preservation through bridge strike prevention, municipal freight planning, and implementation of the 2023 TAC Truck Parking Study.

Federal Perspective
State Perspective


Topic 1: Infrastructure Preservation – Bridge Strike Prevention
Speaker: Todd Trautz

Topic 2: Local Perspective – Municipal Planning for Freight
Speaker: Bob Dolan

Topic 3: Operations Perspective – TAC Truck Parking Implementation
Speaker: Tom Phelan

Moderators
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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
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Bob Dolan

PMTA Road Team Captain, Retired
Bob is a professional CDL truck driver with a 43-year career and 3.5 million miles of safe driving.  He is a member of the Pennsylvania Governor's Motor Carrier Safety Advisory Committee, and the Pennsylvania Motor Truck Association Road Team Captain.  Bob promotes and instructs... Read More →
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Dan Walston

Transportation Operations Program Manager, FHWA
Dan has over 30 years of federal, state, and private sector experience in the transportation field – 17 of those years with FHWA. He is currently serving as the transportation operations program manager in the PA Division. Responsibilities include promoting and improving transportation... Read More →
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Tom Phelan

BHX Engineering
Tom 30 years of experience in traffic and transportation consulting services in the U.S. and Canada. He has managed a variety of highway, transit, freight facility and land development projects, and specializes in regional transportation planning and industrial development. A licensed... Read More →
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Todd Trautz

AVP/Director – Transportation Technical Services, Michael Baker International
Todd Trautz is the Director of Transportation Technical Services for Michael Baker International in Harrisburg, PA. Additionally he is the Traffic/ITS Practice lead for Michael Baker’s Great Lakes Region. After graduating from Penn State University, he now has 16 years of consulting... Read More →
Thursday December 12, 2024 8:30am - 10:00am EST
Room: TBD

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