Conference - Previous Details

2025 Michigan Bridge Week

PRESENTATIONS - Day 1

Latest Developments at MDOT Bridges and Structures 
Beckie Curtis, PE - MDOT

Local Bridge Program Update
Keith Cooper, PE - MDOT

TAMC Update
TAMC Bridge Committee

QA/QC Review Update
Kim O’Rear, PE - OHM Advisors
Mario Quagliata, PE - Colliers Engineering

Strategies for Managing Your Aging Culverts
Mike Halloran, PE - MDOT

Normalization of Deviance
Gregg Freeby, PE - American Segmental Bridge Institute

MDOT Specifications & Protective Coatings for Bridge Preservation 
Tony Serdenes, PCS - Greenman-Pedersen, Inc.
John Belcher, PE - MDOT

A Tale of Two Bridges
Steve Wright, PE - UP Engineers & Architects Inc.

New Macomb County Bridges
Eric Stone, PE & Christal Larkins, PE – HNTB

Mackinac Bridge
Cole Cavalieri, PE - MDOT
Matthew Makarewicz - Mackinac Bridge Authority

PRESENTATIONS - Day 2

Ultra High Performance Concrete Workshop 
Sherif El-Tawil, PhD - University of Michigan

  • History and Material Properties of UHPC
  • Production of UHPC
  • Qualification and Acceptance of UHPC
  • Structural Behavior and Design of UHPC
  • Applications of UHPC Technology

PRESENTATIONS - Day 3

Cheboygan / MDOT Healer Sealer
Ruby Solario - Cheboygan County Road Commission
Jacob Creisher, PE - MDOT

Bay Region Maintenance Highlights
Seth Bergman, PE - MDOT

Bridge Maintenance in GIS
Tyler Lemieux, PE - MDOT

Superior Substructure Patching
Jordy Maloney, PE - MDOT

Temporary Barrier Wall
Matt Niemi - MDOT

Epoxy Overlay Aggregate
Paul Schiefer, PE - MDOT

International Bridge Epoxy Overlay
Marcus Eidenier - International Bridge Administration
Raymond Breer - ZIIS America
Jacob Creisher, PE - MDOT

Grand Region Maintenance Highlights
Chad Roberts, PE - MDOT

University Region Maintenance Summary
Melissa Knauff, PE - MDOT

Updates on Contract Services & Special Provisions 
Jacob Creisher, PE - MDOT

What Do I Do When I Inherit More Than 30 Out-of-Service Bridges that Need to be Converted Into a Bike Trail?
Drew Storey - Clark Dietz, Inc
Jason DeRuyver, PE - HDR - Lansing