FYI: For Your Information & Calendar of Events (April-June 1999)

from On the Move, Spring (March) Quarter 1999, Volume 12, Number 1

FYI: For Your Information

Hot Mix Asphalt Construction Training

April 20-22, 1999

U of U Sandy Campus, 9875 South 240 West, Sandy, Utah

The Utah Department of Transportation (UDOT), Association of General Contractors (AGC) and National Highway Institute (NHI) are sponsoring this pilot course on hot mix asphalt construction for field construction personnel from both agency and industry. To register, or for more information, please call Wade Betenson (UDOT) at (801) 965-4303 or Mike Worischeck (Staker Paving) at (801) 298-7500. Registration is limited to 40 people so call today.

Design-Build for Transportation Conference

April 22-23, 1999

Salt Lake City, Utah

If you have an interest in the design-build contracting technique, you might want to consider attending this conference sponsored by the Design Build Institute of America (DBIA) and the American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE). They expect that this will be the largest design-build conference for transportation projects. It should be an excellent educational opportunity and chance to meet others who have some experience in this field. Conference registration is $495. A preliminary agenda and registration form is available at the DBIA website: [http://www.dbia.org/meeting/].

Hot Mix Asphalt Plant Operations & Control Workshop

April 27, 1999 (8:30 am-4:30 pm)

U of U Sandy Campus, 9875 South 240 West, Sandy, Utah

The Utah Department of Transportation (UDOT), Association of General Contractors (AGC) and ASTEC Industries, Inc. are sponsoring this conference on "computer processor-based controls for drum mix plants" for plant managers, project engineers and senior inspectors. To register, or for more information, please call Wade Betenson (UDOT) at (801) 965-4303 or Mike Worischeck (Staker Paving) at (801) 298-7500. Registration is limited to 45 people so call today.

Calendar of Events (April-June 1999)

April

13-14 Gravel Roads Workshop (Price)

14-16 Utah Association of Counties Management Conference (Logan)

20 Work Zone Traffic Control (Washington City)

20-22 NHI Hot Mix Asphalt Construction (Sandy)

21-23 Utah League of Cities & Towns City Streets & County Roads School (St. George)

27 Hot Mix Asphalt Plan Operations & Control Workshop (Sandy)

May

Tentative: Work Zone Traffic Control Telecourse (TEL-8 downlink sites)

14-15 Intermountain ITE Conference (Jackson, Wyoming)

16-22 National Public Works Week

June

Tentative: Equipment Operator Training (location to be determined)