Welcome to Webinar on Accelerated Bridge Construction ABC Bridges from a County Perspective Sponsored by Center for Accelerated Bridge Construction (ABC) Center at Florida International University Website: abc.fiu.edu February 14, 2013 – 1:00 p.m. to 2:00 p.m. Eastern

Webinar Agenda ABC Announcements(10 minutes) Featured Presentation (35 minutes) ABC Bridges from a County Perspective Eugene Calvert, PE, PTOE, Engineering Supervisor & Marlene Messam, PE, Project Manager Collier County, Florida Question and Answer(15 minutes) Please post your questions in the chat box

ABC Action taken at 2013 TRB Annual Meeting January 13-17, 2013 – Washington, DC Formation of ABC Subcommittee TRB AFF10 General Structures – parent committee Subcommittee Chair: Ben Beerman, FHWA Membership includes representation from: AFF20, Steel Bridges Committee AFF30, Concrete Bridges Committee AFH40, Construction of Bridges and Structures For more information, contact: Ben Beerman, FHWA,

Call for Award Nominations 2013 PCI Design Awards Projects completed within the last three years (no earlier than Jan. 1, 2010) Sponsored by Precast/Prestressed Concrete Institute Submission Deadline: May 20, 2013 For more information, contact: William Nickas,

DC N.E. Region -July 2012 S.W. Region - Feb 2012 M.N. Region - May 2012 N.W. Region - Nov 2012 PR S.E. Region - Feb 2013 [Feb 26 – March 1] PBES/ABC Regional Peer Exchanges

Upcoming Events 2013 PCI Committee Days – Chicago, IL April 25-28, 2013 Sponsored by Precast/Prestressed Concrete Institute Meetings include: PCI Committee on Bridges – Friday, April 26, 2013 AASHTO T-10, Concrete Design – Saturday, April 27, 2013 For more information, contact: William Nickas,

Upcoming Events 2013 Mid-Continent Transportation Research Symposium – Ames, Iowa August 15-16, 2013 Sponsored by Iowa Department of Transportation & Iowa State University’s Institute of Transportation Call for Abstracts deadline: March 16, 2013 Suggested topics include ABC Submit abstracts online For more information, contact: Judy Thomas, iastate.edu

Upcoming Events 2013 Western Bridge Engineers’ Seminar – Bellevue, Washington September 3-6, 2013 Hosted by Washington State DOT and a biennial cooperative effort by FHWA & Alaska, Arizona, California, Idaho, Nevada, Oregon & Washington DOTs Call for Abstracts Deadline: April 5, 2013 Abstract Guidelines: Suggested topics include PBES for ABC Submit abstracts to Jugesh Kapur:

Upcoming International Events 2013 International Highway Technology Summit – Beijing, China April 16-18, 2013 Sponsored by China Highway and Transp. Society (CHTS) Co-Sponsored by Transp. Research Board (TRB) & International Road Federation (IRF) Online registration is now open: For more information, contact: Betty Guo at Nina Guan at

Upcoming 2014 International Event Lake Louise Peace Bridge, Calgary, Alberta Ninth International Conference on Short and Medium Span Bridges – Calgary, Alberta, Canada July 15-18, 2014 Sponsored by Canadian Society for Civil Engineering (CACE) Topics include Accelerated Bridge Construction For more information and inquiries,

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Next Webinar Thursday, March 21, 2013 (1:00 – 2:00 p.m. Eastern) Featured Presentation ABC for Minnesota County Roads by Christopher Werner, PE Project Manager, HDR Engineering Minneapolis-St. Paul, Minnesota To register, visit:

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Webinar Agenda ABC Announcements(10 minutes) Featured Presentation (35 minutes) ABC Bridges from a County Perspective Eugene Calvert, PE, PTOE, Engineering Supervisor & Marlene Messam, PE, Project Manager Collier County, Florida Question and Answer(15 minutes) Please post your questions in the chat box