The 2017 National ABC Conference, sponsored by the ABC-UTC, was co-sponsored by 32 State Departments of Transportation and the Federal Highway Administration. The keynote speaker was James Ray (USDOT Senior Advisor on Infrastructure); other speakers included Caesar Singh (Director, University Grants Program, USDOT) and Romero Garcia (FHWA representative).

Over 600 attended the 2017 Conference, including over 120 bridge engineers from state departments of transportation, 20 bridge engineers from the Federal Highway Administration, and various consultants and other bridge professionals.  Eleven Half-day workshops were held on Wednesday, December 6. The Conference began on Thursday, December 7 with a general session followed by 34 technical sessions with 119 thirty-minute presentations. The Conference concluded on Friday, December 8.

A total of 46 companies exhibited ABC-related products and services to attendees during the 2017 Conference.

Resources from the Conference

Below are lists and descriptions of all technical presentations and workshops at the 2017 National Accelerated Bridge Construction Conference

• Final Conference Program
• Proceedings – Collection of Papers & Extended Abstracts (Note: Presented as Received from Authors Without External Review)
• View Photographs from the Conference:
  • General Conference Pictures
  •  Photo Booth Pictures

Workshop Resources

Wednesday, December 6, 2017

Morning Workshops (8:00 am – 12:00 pm)

• W-01: Implementation of the new AASHTO Guide Specifications for Accelerated Bridge Construction
• W-02: Lightweight Concrete – A Tool for Accelerated Bridge Construction
• W-03: Programmatic Approach to Accelerated Bridge Construction
• W-04: Ultra-High Performance Concrete Connections for Prefabricated Bridge Elements
• W-05: Foundation Re-use for ABC Projects

Afternoon Workshops (1:00 pm – 5:00 pm)

• W-06: Project and Technology Review of Proven Advanced Technologies
• W-07: Self-Propelled Modular Transporters for ABC – Trends, Challenges, and Future Activities
• W-08: Today’s Precast, Prestressed Concrete Bridge Design
• W-09: Recent Developments in Steel ABC Applications
• W-10: Innovative Bridge Designs for Rapid Renewal, SHRP2 R04 ABC Toolkit
• W-11: Accelerated Bridge Construction in Seismic Regions

2017 National ABC Conference Awards Recipients

The 2017 National Accelerated Bridge Construction Conference gave awards to recognize best ABC projects and most influential person contributing to the cause and implementation of ABC. See the award winners below.

Most Influential Person Contributing to the Cause and Implementation of ABC:  Benjamin Beerman

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Best ABC Project in Lateral Slide Technology (Bridge):  PA Turnpike Mainline Bridge WB-224B over Brush Creek Project

• Owner:  The Pennsylvania Turnpike Commission
• Designer:  SPK Engineering Inc.
• Contractor:  Brayman Construction Corporation
• Slide Engineer:  Tunstall Engineering Group
• Steel Erector:  Advantage Steel and Construction
• Additional Contributors:
  • STV, Inc.
• Contracting Method:  Design-Bid-Build

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Best ABC Project in Lateral Slide Technology (Railroad Bridge):  In-Line Replacement of BNSF Bridge 24.8

 

• Owner:  BNSF
• Designer:  TranSystems
• Contractor:  Hamilton Construction Co.

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Best ABC Project in Lateral Slide Technology (Three-Sided Box):  I-15 Northbound, 10600 South Interchange Improvement

• Owner:  Utah Department of Transportation
• Designer:  Michael Baker International
• Contractor:  Granite Construction
• Additional Contributors:
  • Pierline Engineering
  • Omega Morgan
  • Forterra Structural Precast
• Contracting Method:  CM/GC

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Best ABC Project in Prefabricated Bridge Elements and Systems (Bridge):  US Route 30 over Bessemer Avenue

• Owner:  Pennsylvania Department of Transportation
• Designer:  HNTB Corporation
• Contractor:  Brayman Construction Corporation
• Additional Contributors:
  • Maser Consulting (LiDAR Survey)
  • Tri-State Design & Development (utility coordination; ROW services; highway design support services during final design)
  • ms Consultants (highway design support services during preliminary engineering)
• Contracting Method:  Design-Bid-Build

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Best ABC Project in Prefabricated Bridge Elements and Systems (Multiple Bridges):  I-40 Bridges Fast Fix 8

• Owner:  Tennessee Department of Transportation
• Designer:  Gresham, Smith and Partners
• Contractor:  Kiewit Infrastructure South Co.
• Contracting Method:  CM/GC

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Best ABC Project in Prefabricated Bridge Elements and Systems (Historic Rehabilitation):  Franklin Avenue Bridge Rehabilitation

• Owner:  Hennepin County
• Designer:  HNTB Corporation
• Contractor:  Kraemer North America, LLC
• Contracting Method:  Design-Bid-Build

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Best ABC Project in Prefabricated Bridge Elements and Systems (Honorable Mention):  Rehabilitation of Bridges No. 03761, 03762, 03764 & 03765 – CT Route 8/25 NB, SB over Lindley Street and Capitol Avenue

• Owner:  State of Connecticut
• Designer for Base Technical Concept:  CME Associates, Inc.
• Designer for Final Design:  WSP | Parsons Brinckerhoff
• Contractor:  Manafort Brothers, Inc.
• Owner’s Representative:  CME Associates, Inc.
• Contracting Method:  Design-Build

Co-Sponsors

The 2017 National ABC Conference, sponsored by the ABC-UTC, was co-sponsored by 30 State Departments of Transportation, the Federal Highway Administration, and the Transportation Research Board. Thank you to all of our co-sponsors for making the event possible.

Travel Scholarship Sponsors

A travel scholarship fund was developed to assist engineers from state DOTs attend the conference. We would like to thank the following companies for their support.

Double Diamond Sponsors

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Platinum Sponsors

 

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Gold Sponsors

 

 

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Silver Sponsors

Exhibitors